With Class II slots, the machines are usually linked to a centralized computer and players try to win from the same pot of money, essentially playing against each other. Now we have exactly what they have in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.'Īlso as part of the change in law is the switch from Class II slot machines to Class III, which means all of the 'Raffle Reels' machines in the casino will be converted. 'Our economic impact is already more than $400 million and this will increase that. 'We had a lot of strong support this year and the folks in Raleigh were starting to understand what this will bring to the state,' said Brooks Robinson, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Cherokee.
The tribe was always rebuffed, but in June, the law finally passed. For more than nine years, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council, which owns the casino (Harrah's manages and operates the property), battled the state to allow a change from dealers using digital-based cards for blackjack and poker and electronic versions of roulette, to physical cards, live roulette and the addition of 'carnival games' such as Let it Ride and Three Card Poker. By mid-August, Harrah's Cherokee will have live table games, a hallmark of any genuine casino.
