Cherokee, North Carolina (AP)
Alcohol sales at a North Carolina mountain casino have been approved by members of the Cherokee Indian tribe as a way to boost profits used to run tribal government and pay its members.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians approved alcohol sales by 1,847 to 1,301 June 4 after nearly half the tribe’s registered voters went to polls, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported June 5.
Alcohol sales at a North Carolina mountain casino have been approved by members of the Cherokee Indian tribe as a way to boost profits used to run tribal government and pay its members.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians approved alcohol sales by 1,847 to 1,301 June 4 after nearly half the tribe’s registered voters went to polls, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported June 5.