2 Kings Casino in Kings Mountain officially opens

The Charlotte area's first casino officially opened Thursday as the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain opened the doors to its temporary facility.

The casino, which is located just off Exit 5 on Interstate 85, has hundreds of slot machines.

Hours before the casino opened up, there were already cars lining up.

Thursday's ribbon-cutting marked the end of a years-long legal and regulatory fight for the Catawba Indian Nation to cross from South Carolina to North Carolina in order to build a casino on what the tribe says is their ancestral land.

"Today it is about working together, but it is also about building a future," said Chief Bill Harris, who explained the day brought a sense of justice for his ancestors and future generations.

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