Catawba Two Kings Casino | Opens March 2026

★ New Casino Opens March 2026
★ Full Casino Resort Opens 2027

Nation | Tribe: Catawba Indian Nation

CATAWBA TWO KINGS CASINO RESORT

538 Kings Mountain Blvd.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 750-7777

The Catawba Indian Nation is building a $1 billion casino resort named "Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort" in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, near the state line with South Carolina and 33 miles west of Charlotte. The 2.2 million-square-foot resort will open in phases. A new, Introductory Casino will open in March 2026, and the Full Casino Resort will open in 2027. A Temporary Casino has been operating since July 1, 2021.

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Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort

Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort

Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will be a $1 billion casino complex totaling 2 million square-feet and located near the Kings Mountain Boulevard interchange at I-85 Exit 5. The casino resort and its 16-acre site is owned by the Catawba Nation.

Construction of Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort is planned in three phases. Phase 1 was construction of a temporary casino, which was completed and opened July 1, 2021. Phase 2 is construction of the permanent casino followed by the hotel in the final phase.

The temporary casino opened July 1, 2021. This casino will continue operating 24/7 until construction of the permanent Two Kings Casino Resort is completed. See details

The permanent casino is under construction and will open in early 2026. Construction will continue with a final phase to add a hotel, entertainment center, and retail stores. See details

Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will be a $273 million casino complex with 195,000 square feet. It will feature a casino, 1,500-room hotel, entertainment center, restaurants and stores. The casino will occupy 75,128-square-feet and include 1,796 slot machines and 54 table games.

News

Catawba Two Kings Casino Construction | June 2025 Update June 18, 2025 - Construction of the $1B Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort began one year ago this month and remains on-schedule for next spring to complete ... Read more

Two Kings Casino | New Hotel Details June 15, 2025 - As the construction project at Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort continues into Summer 2025, the primary activity is focused on completion of the introductory casino by early ... Read more

Two Kings Casino Construction Started One Year Ago Today! June 7, 2025 - One year ago today, Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of a full-scale, permanent casino to ... Read more

Catawba Two Kings Casino | Construction Update March 2025 March 9, 2025 - Construction of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort has made significant progress since starting last June. The 16-acre site has three major construction ... Read more

Two Kings Temporary Casino

538 Kings Mountain Blvd.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

The Two Kings temporary casino opened on July 1, 2021 and will operate 24/7 during construction of the permanent Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort.

A "Pre-launch Casino" is the opening stage in the development of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort. This temporary facility is located at 538 Kings Mountain Blvd in Kings Mountain, NC, and is fabricated with modular buildings joined together to make the casino.

TEMPORARY CASINO FEATURES
Opened July 1, 2021. Expanded Dec. 15, 2021.

Temporary Two Kings Casino

Two Kings Casino Resort

The permanent Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will be built in phases. The official groundbreaking for construction was June 7, 2024.

OVERVIEW

Artist Rendering of Completed Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort

Phase 1: Introductory Casino

OPENS EARLY 2026
The first phase of construction will build a ground-level casino, a restaurant, initial parking structure, and administrative space.

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Phase 2: Full Casino Resort

OPENING DATE TBD
The second phase of construction will expand the casino, add a hotel, add an entertainment center, and complete the remaining amenities of the resort. The total size of the completed Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will be nearly 2 million square feet.

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Background History of Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort

Native American tribes require federal recognition and federal approval before building a casino under the Indian Gaming Regulation Act. The Catawba received federal recognition in 1993 and is the only federally recognized tribe in South Carolina.

In September 2013 the Catawba tribe took its first major step towards building a casino when it filed an application with the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs for a land trust and casino rights on 16 acres near Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The ancestral homeland of the Catawba stretched from South Carolina, through North Carolina and into southern Virginia.

Since the Catawba Indian Nation filed its application in 2013, there was five years of delays and no action by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). This prompted South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham to introduce the bill in March 2019 to bypass the BIA and approve the application by an act of Congress. Read the news story "New Hope for Catawba Casino at Kings Mountain NC" (below).

The U.S. Department of Interior finally granted federal approval for the Catawba Two Kings Casino in March 2020.

The Catawba casino plan was initially estimated to cost $273 million for the casiino, hotel, entertainment center, restaurants and stores. A temporary slots casino opened July 1, 2021 to operated during the construction period of the permanent casino.

Two Kings Casino History

Casino Application
The Catawba Indian Nation applied with the U.S. Department of Interior to build a casino in Kings Mountain, NC, under terms of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Federal Approval
The U.S. Department of Interior granted approval for the Kings Mountain casino project on March 12, 2020 by the . See details.

Gaming Compact
On Jan. 22, 2021 the Catawba Nation annouonced the signing of a gaming compact with the state governor that will allow Class III gaming at the casino. Class III are "house-banked" slot machines and table games. Without the compact the Two Kings Casino would be limited to Class II gaming, which is non-banked casino games played against other players. See details

Temporary Casino
A temporary casino with 500 slot machines opened July 1, 2021. It later expanded to 1,000 slot machines at the end of 2021. A 24-hours sportsbook was added in Sep. 2022. The facility will operate until construction is finished on the permanent Two Kings Casino Resort. See details

Construction Delayed
Construction of the permanent casino resort was scheduled to begin after the opening of the temporary casino. However, in July 2022 it was learned that a federal investigation has delayed the project and no start date was announced.

Construction Begins
Construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 7, 2024. See plan

News Articles

Catawba Two Kings Casino Construction | June 2025 Update

June 18, 2025

Construction of the $1B Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort began one year ago this month and remains on-schedule for next spring to complete the first phase consisting of an introductory casino, the initial parking structure, and a restaurant. The hotel, entertainment center, and remaining resort amenities will be completed in 2027.

Catawba Two Kings Casino marks construction milestone as $1B project takes shape - Courtesy of WCNC, Jun 17, 2025. Available from YouTube

Trent Troxel, VP Catawba Nation Gaming Authority, told WCNC the next step is planning for the expansion and preparation of the workforce needed before the opening of the new casino.

"Right now, we have around 490 employees. We're going to hire 2,000 more employees between now and 2027, when we open up the permanent casino."

The permanent casino will operate in a multi-level building. The introductory casino will be on the groundlevel and feature 1,350 slot machines and 22 table games. Floors 2,3 and 4 will be parking levels, and back-of=house operations will run on the fifth floor. The main casino will be expanded into the top floor by 2027 and feature 4,300 slot machines and 100 table games.

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Two Kings Casino | New Hotel Details

June 15, 2025

As the construction project at Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort continues into Summer 2025, the primary activity is focused on completion of the introductory casino by early 2026. At the same time, construction of a luxury hotel tower is underway with completion of the site and foundation work and the building of the steel framework. The hotel and resort amenities will open in 2027, and completing the $1 billion, 2 million square-foot casino resort.

The architectural design of the hotel will combine modern elegance with cultural elements of the Catawba Indian Nation. The 400 guest rooms and suites will provide high-end accommodations with premium furnishings and floor-to-ceiling windows. Wellness and relaxation amenities will include a spa, fitness center, and swimming pool.

Although the design and planning of the hotel continues, there will be multi-restaurants and retail shops to serve the guests. Several bars, including a rooftop bar, and live entertainment stages/venues are also planned. More details are expected to be released as the project proceeds.

Arriving hotel guests will enter a grand atrium lobby with high ceilings and openness. The hotel is designed as a key element in the integrated resort layout to easily transition guests from the lobby to their rooms and on to restaurants, conferences, and the casino.

Although the hotel will be a stand-alone tower, the hotel will connect directly to the expanded gaming floor of the casino. The casino will feature 4,300 slot machines, 100 table games and a high-limit area.

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Two Kings Casino Construction Started One Year Ago Today!

June 7, 2025

One year ago today, Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort held a groundbreaking ceremony June 7, 2024 to begin construction of a full-scale, permanent casino to replace its temporary casino, which has operated at 538 Kings Mountain Blvd in Kings Mountain since July 21, 2021.

The new casino is phase one of a two-phase construction project to build a 2 million square foot casino resort and entertainment destination. The new Two Kings casino will be inside a multi-story casino building with an introductory casino on the first floor that will open in early 2026. This first-floor casino will feature 1,350 slots, 22 table games and a sportsbook. The second phase of construction will expand the casino up to the top floor and add a connecting hotel with 400 guest rooms and suites. The final casino will feature 4,300 slot machines and 100 table games. No opening dates have been announced for the second phase.

Video May 20, 2025

Outside the $1B Two Kings Casino Construction | Kings Mountain, NC - Courtesy of @NELNetwork, May 20, 2025. Available from YouTube

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Catawba Two Kings Casino | Construction Update March 2025

March 9, 2025

Construction of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort has made significant progress since starting last June. The 16-acre site has three major construction projects underway as shown in the photos below.

CASINO CONSTRUCTION

March 1, 2025

The Catawba Two Kings Casino will be a multi-story building with an introductory casino, a top-floor casino, restaurants and parking floors.

Introductory Casino
The introductory casino will be built on the ground floor and feature 1,350 slot machines, 22 table games, a sports book with 30 self-service kiosks, and a 40-seat restaurant. The introductory casino will open in early 2026 and replace the temporary casino which has been operating nearby since July 1, 2021.

Parking Levels
The casino floors 2,3 and 4 will be a parking garage with 1,600 vehicle spaces.

Full Casino
The casino construction will be completed sometime in 2027. The finshed casino will be expanded to the top floors above the parking levels. The features will include 4,300 slots, 100 table games, a sportsbook with 30 kiosks, five restaurants, six bars, and a players lounge. The introductory casino will become the the casino's smoking area.

RAMP CONSTRUCTION

The large ramp is an infrastructure project to connect visitors from the hotel to the casino.

HOTEL CONSTRUCTION

The hotel at Catawba Two Kings Casino will be a 400-room hotel tower. It will stand alone and connect to the casino.

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