# Politicians relatives making money on new Indian casino?

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**Created:** [August 1, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-relatives-making-money-on-new-indian-casino/968927 "2022-08-01T16:55:00Z")\
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Both parties involved in this. Glad someone noticed this.

> **[Politicians’ relatives profiting from Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain,...](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article264038791.html)**
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> The Catawba resort and casino project is facing delays due to federal scrutiny, Wall Street Journal reports.

Lumbee tribe in NC is not an official tribe so they cannot have a casino. There are over 400 official tribes in the US. Supposedly they have too many members who are part white or part black.