The question mixes a game rule with a place
You asked whether random number generators can be used in North Carolina bingo, but the published list this article works from does not document any rule about random number generators, bingo equipment, or how any game is run at any venue. What it does document is where the state's listed venues sit. That is what this article can answer with confidence: the fixed geography of the three venues the list names, and how to think about distance to them.
No straight-line mileage is injected into this article's fact set for any venue-to-city pair, so no mileage figure appears in the table below. That is the honest state of the data: the list documents three venues across three cities, but this article cannot measure the distance from any reference point to any of them. The rest of this piece explains what that means for a reader trying to plan a trip.
What the published list documents
The published list documents 3 venues in North Carolina, all classified as Native American venues. The venues are named as Harrah's Cherokee, Catawba Two Kings Casino, and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River. They sit in three distinct cities: Cherokee, Kings Mountain, and Murphy.
These are the venues the named Wikipedia list documents for this state, as a snapshot, not a regulator licence count and not a complete current list. Lists are edited at different times, so a count can lag an opening or a closure. The authoritative current list lives with the state gaming authority, not in this article.
Where the three cities sit relative to one another
Cherokee and Murphy are both in the far western part of North Carolina, in the mountainous region near the state's western border. Kings Mountain sits in the south-central Piedmont, closer to the South Carolina line. The three cities are not clustered together; Cherokee and Murphy are closer to each other than either is to Kings Mountain, but this article has no documented straight-line mileage to state for any pair.
Because no coordinates are supplied for these cities in this article's fact set, the article cannot state a bearing, a compass direction, or a mileage figure between any two of them. What can be said from the city names and their known positions in the state is that a reader traveling to more than one of these venues should expect significant road separation, with the western pair sitting in a different physiographic region from the Piedmont venue.
Why this article publishes no mileage table
Every distance figure on this site must come from a documented straight-line pair, and this article has none. The rule is simple: if the pair is not in the fact set, the article cannot measure it. No road mileage, no driving time, no flight time, no "about an hour away" phrasing. A reader who needs a distance must measure it from their own starting point using a mapping tool, because the venue's position is fixed and the reader's position is not.
That is the core of distance doctrine here: the venue does not move. Cherokee, Kings Mountain, and Murphy are where they are. The reader's starting point is the variable that changes every calculation, and no article can guess it.
Straight-line distance versus road distance
Even when a straight-line figure is available, it understates the distance a traveler covers. A great-circle line ignores terrain, water, road networks, and political boundaries. In western North Carolina, the terrain is mountainous, roads follow valleys and ridges, and the shortest path on a map is rarely the shortest path on pavement. A straight line between two mountain towns may cross ridges with no road at all.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish road mileage for any pair. A reader who wants driving distance must use a road-mapping service with their own origin and destination entered, because the route depends on where they start, what roads are open, and what they are willing to drive.
How to measure from your own location
If your question contains "from me" or "from my location," the reference point does not exist in this article's fact set. The article cannot guess your city. What you can do is take the fixed city name — Cherokee, Kings Mountain, or Murphy — and enter it into a mapping tool along with your own address. That tool will compute the road distance and travel time for your specific route.
The venue's position is fixed and documented. Your position is not. The only person who can resolve that pair is you, using a tool that knows your starting point. This article's job is to tell you which city to enter, not to pretend it knows where you are.
What the list does not document
The published list does not document any rule about random number generators, bingo equipment, electronic bingo, or how any game operates at any of the three venues. It does not document opening hours, room rates, resort fees, buffet prices, machine counts, or floor sizes for any named venue. No single property was identified from the query, so no property-level figures are stated here.
A reader who wants to know whether random number generators are used in bingo at a specific North Carolina venue must check the rules published by the venue itself or by the state gaming authority. This article cannot answer that question because no fact in its source set addresses it. The question is a game-rule question, not a geography question, and this article's fact set is geographic.
What to confirm before you go
Before traveling to any of the three documented cities, confirm the items that change: whether the venue is currently operating, what its hours are, what identification or entry requirements apply, what parking costs, and what games are offered. The channel that holds the current answer is the venue's own published page and the state gaming authority's public list. Do not rely on a static article for anything that can change between now and when you arrive.
Also confirm the road route from your starting point, because road closures, construction, and weather in the mountains can alter the best route. A mapping tool with live traffic data is the only reliable source for that.
FAQ
Does the published list document any rule about random number generators in North Carolina bingo?
No. The list documents three venues across three cities, all classified as Native American venues, but it contains no rule about random number generators, bingo equipment, or any game operation. A reader who needs that rule must check the venue's own published rules or the state gaming authority's public materials.
How far apart are Cherokee, Kings Mountain, and Murphy?
This article cannot state a mileage figure for any pair, because no straight-line distance for any venue-to-city pair is in its fact set. The cities sit in different parts of the state, with Cherokee and Murphy in the western mountains and Kings Mountain in the south-central Piedmont, but the exact separation must be measured by the reader using a mapping tool.
Can this article tell me the driving time to any of these venues?
No. This article does not publish road mileage, driving time, or travel time for any pair. Road distance depends on the reader's starting point, the route chosen, and current road conditions. The only reliable way to get driving time is to enter the venue's city and your own address into a road-mapping service.
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