Gambling News by Gambling Headquarters

The Catawba Indian Nation will argue before the state's high court on Wednesday that its 13-year-old land settlement with the state allows it to offer video gambling on its York County reservation. The tribe won in a lower court, but the state is appealing. The state outlawed video gambling years ago and does not want to see the tribe bring it back. The tribe's lawyer, Jay Bender, says the tribe doesn't actually want to run a video gambling operation. It would rather open a high-stakes bingo game near Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County. A favorable ruling in the video gambling case would give the Catawbas leverage in getting lawmakers to let them open the bingo parlor. Opponents, however, worry that allowing a bingo operation in Orangeburg would open the door to more high-stakes bingo locations elsewhere in the state.