A casino along I-95 is one step closer after the Lumbee Tribe amended its constitution to allow gaming. The full tribe membership will need to approve the measure at a yet-unscheduled future vote.
At its April 16 business meeting, the Lumbee Tribal Council approved a resolution amending the tribe’s constitution to authorize gaming by a vote of 17-2.
“(The) Tribal Council finds it is in the best interest and welfare of the Tribe to authorize gaming activities on Tribal lands,” the resolution states…
Last December, Lumbee Holdings, the for-profit arm of the tribe, paid $6.8 million for two properties along I-95 in Robeson County. The properties are approximately 240 acres.
