The casino has one full-service restaurant, The Landing Café, and a food court that includes the Earl of Sandwich, co-branded Nathan's Famous/ Arthur Treacher's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Panda Express, and Starbucks. The casino has 50,000 square feet (4,600 m 2) of gaming space, where it has over one thousand video poker and gaming machines traditional table games including blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and craps and a sportsbook. The hotel is seven-story tall and has 300 rooms. On July 8, 2021, the EBCI approved a $275 million expansion that will include an additional hotel tower, a new restaurant, a hotel lobby café, a spa and indoor pool, and additional gaming space JCJ Architecture was designated to design the expansion. Harrahs Entertainment (later named Caesars Entertainment Corporation, previously The Promus Companies) was an American casino and hotel company founded in Reno, Nevada, and based in Paradise, Nevada, that operated over 50 properties and seven golf courses under several brands. In 2018, a $13 million expansion added a 41,000 square foot (3,800 m 2) entertainment area that includes bowling, arcade games and a full-service restaurant. Proposed in 1994, soon after a compact between the State of North Carolina and the EBCI to establish a casino with Class III gaming, Harrahs Cherokee Casino was opened on November 13, 1997. Proposed in 2014 and at a cost of $110 million, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River opened on Septemdesigned by Cuningham Group Architecture Inc., the facility included a gaming floor, hotel and food court. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Harrah's Cherokee Valley River is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Murphy, North Carolina.

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