Lumbees want in on gambling business

PEMBROKE, NC (WWAY) — The Lumbee Indians want to get into the gambling business. Three members of the tribal council signed a contract with a Nevada-based law firm, to represent the tribe in its bid for federal recognition.

The contract says the firm will pursue a bill that would give the Lumbees the option to gamble. The recognition bill now in the US Senate prohibits the tribe from getting into the gambling business.