ROCK HILL — Amid major leadership changes, South Carolina’s only major Native American tribe is expected to cut ties with the company that helps operate its casino, ending business relationships that have led federal gaming regulators to threaten the Catawba Nation with fines and temporary closure of its North Carolina gaming hall.
Hundreds of Catawba Nation members came to the reservation east of Rock Hill over the weekend to discuss a National Indian Gaming Commission report questioning how the tribe allowed the Greenville company, Sky Boat, to maintain significant control over the development and expansion of Two Kings Casino without the proper regulatory approvals meant to ensure the tribe is the primary beneficiary of gaming…
