The two partners have a 20-year relationship. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has joined with Caesars Entertainment to build the new $650 million Caesars Virginia in Danville, VA. News Headlines Eastern Band of Cherokee partners with Caesars Virginia Aug. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians also own Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Hotel & Casino in Murphy, North Carolina, and Caesars Southern Indiana in Elizabeth,Indiana. The hotel tower, conference center and parking garage opened in October 2021. The entertainment center named Ultrastar Multi-tainment Center opened in August 2017. In 2017 Harrah's announced plans to add a fourth hotel tower, a convention center, an entertainment center and a parking deck. It expanded the casino floor and added a 3rd hotel tower, luxury spa, a 3,000-seat Events center, new parking garages and food and retail outlets. It lies on a 56-acre property located 50 miles SW of Asheville at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Ī $650 million construction project was completed in July 2012. Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort opened November 13, 1997.
