Sunday, June 7, 2009

NC tribe votes to allow casino alcohol sales

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 Thursday after nearly half the tribe's registered voters went to polls, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday.
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