One stake in the supply company is held by John B. The newspaper said it reviewed documents from Kings Mountain Equipment Supply LLC, which gets 20 cents for every $1 in profits the new Catawba Two Kings Casino generates from its hundreds of slot machines. The tribe's leader said they met with dozens of federal officials in a transparent and public process over more than a decade as they sought to secure permission to build the casino. Jim Clyburn were given shares of a company that leased slots machines to a North Carolina tribal casino that needed political help to open last year, a national newspaper reported.Ĭlyburn's brother and a spokesperson for Haley both said the men provided services for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation's casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, The Wall Street Journal reported. A fine of up to $57,527 per violation per day can be levied.The husband of former South Carolina Gov. On Wednesday, the NIGC issued a notice of violation to the Catawba Indian Nation and Kings Mountain Sky Boat Partners and its principals.Īccording to the notice of violation, the Catawba Nation allowed Sky Boat 'to manage in part the expansion of the Catawba Two Kings Casino without an approved management contract,' a violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and NIGC regulations.Īlso the Nation and Sky Boat failed to submit a management contract within 60 days of its execution as required by regulation. This fall, a sportsbook opened at the facility.

The casino opened Jin temporary facilities located off Interstate 85 in Cleveland County. The NIGC's compliance division has been investigating the Catawba and some of their arrangements to run the Two Kings Casino since July of 2021.

Sequoyah Simermeyer, the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, in a statement. 'We do not take this enforcement action lightly, but do so to preserve the integrity of the industry and protect the valuable tool Indian Gaming represents for many Tribes as codified in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,' said E.

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