Casino gambling is about to move closer to Chattanooga.
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino will open on Sept. 28 near Murphy, N.C., about an hour and 50-minute drive from Chattanooga.
It’s a leaner version of North Carolina’s only other casino, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, which is about a 3-hour drive from Chattanooga in Cherokee, N.C.
The new, $110 million Murphy casino will have 50,000 square feet of gaming space with 1,050 slot machines and 70 traditional table games, a five-outlet food court and a 300-room, full-service hotel, casino officials say.
Both of the North Carolina casinos are owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment.