The count you are asking for is not in the published record
A reader searching for the exact number of slot machines at Harrah's Cherokee usually wants one clean figure to compare against another property. The published reference sources for this venue do not contain that figure. What they do contain is a set of facility measurements recorded at specific points in the property's history, and those measurements explain why a single machine count is hard to pin down.
The venue sits in Cherokee, North Carolina, on the site of the former Frontier Land theme park. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It opened on November 13, 1997, under a compact between the State of North Carolina and the Eastern Band.
What the documented figures show
Publicly published reference sources record four facility figures for this property, each tied to a different moment in its expansion history. None of them is a current slot-machine count, but together they describe a venue that has been repeatedly enlarged.
| Field | Documented figure | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel rooms | 320 | Recorded in a 2005 expansion note for a 15-story tower |
| Gaming floor area | 22,025 sq ft | Recorded in a 2002 expansion note |
| Table games | 100 | Recorded as of summer 2014 |
| Opened | November 13, 1997 | Recorded in the venue's history |
These figures are as-of numbers, not live counts. A hotel-room total from 2005, a floor-area figure from 2002, and a table-game count from 2014 describe the property at those documented moments. Harrah's Cherokee has expanded more than once, and facility figures of this kind are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded.
Why a slot count is a moving target
Even when a property publishes a machine count, the number depends on what is being counted. A slot-machine total may or may not include electronic table games, video poker terminals, or machines on a separate floor. Two venues can report numbers that look comparable but are not, because the counting conventions differ.
The same caution applies to the other figures above. Gaming floor area is not the same as total building area. A hotel-room count may or may not include rooms in an adjacent tower. A table-game count may or may not include poker tables. None of these fields is standardised across the industry, which is why side-by-side comparisons between venues require care.
Where a current machine count would come from
The authoritative source for a current slot count is the venue's own published property information, typically maintained on its official site or in the materials it files with the gaming authority that oversees the property. That figure changes as machines are added, removed, or moved between floors and as older cabinets are replaced.
Because this article works only from publicly published reference sources and does not publish live operational numbers, it cannot state today's machine count. What it can state is the documented footprint: a 22,025-square-foot gaming floor recorded in a 2002 expansion note, and a table-game count of over 100 recorded as of summer 2014.
Straight-line distances for planning a visit
The venue's fixed position is the useful constant. The following distances are great-circle measurements from the documented coordinates of Harrah's Cherokee to the documented coordinates of the reference points listed. They are straight-line figures, not road miles, and road distance is always longer.
| Reference point | Distance from Harrah's Cherokee | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 139.7 miles | Straight-line (great-circle) |
| Atlanta | 134.0 miles | Straight-line (great-circle) |
| Nashville | Not supplied | Not measured |
| Knoxville | Not supplied | Not measured |
This article does not publish road mileage or driving time. A straight-line figure understates the actual trip. The reader who wants to plan a drive should measure from their own starting point using a mapping tool, and should treat any straight-line figure here as a rough spatial reference only.
What to confirm before you go
Several details about this property change on a schedule that no static article can track. Before travelling, confirm the current gaming-floor configuration, the number of machines in operation, the table-game mix, and any access requirements directly with the venue's published guest-services channel. The venue's own booking page and its on-site information desk are the channels that carry the current answer.
The same applies to the property's operating status and any construction or renovation work that may temporarily close part of the floor. The documented expansion history shows a property that has grown in phases, and a visit planned around an older floor map can meet a different layout on arrival.
FAQ
Does Harrah's Cherokee publish a slot-machine count?
The published reference sources used for this article do not contain a slot-machine count for the venue. The property's own current materials may publish one, and that is the channel to check. Any figure found there should be read as a point-in-time count that changes as machines are added, removed, or replaced.
How does Harrah's Cherokee compare in size to other casinos?
A fair comparison requires matching fields. The documented gaming floor area is 22,025 square feet as of a 2002 note, and the documented table-game count is over 100 as of summer 2014. Those figures cannot be stacked against another venue's total building area or a machine count that uses a different counting convention.
Is the hotel room count still 320?
The 320-room figure comes from a 2005 note describing a 15-story tower addition. Publicly published reference sources record that figure at that point in time. The property has expanded since, and the current room total should be confirmed with the venue's own published materials before relying on the 2005 number.
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