When complete, the expanded resort, which is located in Whittier, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will feature more hotel rooms, 83,000 square feet of convention space, and a new parking garage, among other new additions.Ĭommenting on the ongoing expansion and its imminent completion, Brooks Robinson, Regional SVP and General Manager of Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos, said that they are thrilled to see the project come to completion and be able to offer their guests and visitors new amenities and offerings. Construction was initially expected to take two and a half years from ground-breaking in late June 2018, but the scheme faced some delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. The multi-million project, work on which kicked off in the summer of 2018, is expected to be finished this coming fall, it also became known. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort’s $250-million expansion has entered the final stretch, property officials said recently.
