KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (News Release) — The Catawba Nation will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Friday, June 7, to mark the beginning of construction of a more than $700 million permanent casino resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, about 35 minutes from downtown Charlotte.
The permanent casino resort, which will employ an estimated 2,200 team members be about 2 million square feet at full buildout, will be completed in two main phases:
- An Introductory Casino to be constructed at ground level with 1,350 slots/ETGs, 12 table games and a restaurant with 40 seats that will include a sportsbook area with 30 self-service kiosks, supporting back-of-house space and part of the first two floors of the parking garage. It is anticipated to be completed in early 2026.
- The Full Casino Resort will feature 4,300 slots, 100 table games, five restaurants, a players lounge, six bars and a 400-room hotel, which will be a separate structure that is connected to the casino complex to maximize the patron experience. The casino complex will feature three levels of parking (floors 2-4), an entire floor devoted to back-of-house operations and offices, and the main casino floor and restaurants on top.
During construction of the first phase, the Catawba Nation will continue to operate its temporary casino, which opened in 2021 and features 1,000 slot machines, electronic table games (ETGs), a retail sportsbook and restaurant. The temporary casino is set to add 12 live table games and 56 additional slot machines in early summer, along with additional surface parking.
