Casinos near Knoxville
The 21 closest casinos to Knoxville, TN, ranked by driving distance. The nearest is Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort, about 48 miles away — roughly 58 min.
Ranked by distance
- Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort — 48 mi — 777 Casino Dr, Cherokee, NC 28719
- Harrah's Cherokee Valley River — 62 mi — 777 Casino Pkwy, Murphy, NC 28906
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol — 108 mi — 500 Gate City Hwy, Bristol, VA 24201
- Catawba Two Kings Casino — 145 mi — 538 Kings Mountain Blvd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Caesars Southern Indiana — 189 mi — 11999 Casino Center Dr SE, Elizabeth, IN 47117
- Belterra Casino Resort — 201 mi — 777 Belterra Dr, Florence, IN 47020
- Rising Star Casino Resort — 213 mi — 777 Rising Star Blvd, Rising Sun, IN 47040
- Belterra Park Gaming — 219 mi — 6301 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45230
- Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati — 220 mi — 1000 Broadway St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg — 222 mi — 777 Hollywood Blvd, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
- French Lick Resort & Casino — 233 mi — 8670 W State Rd 56, French Lick, IN 47432
- The Greenbrier — 236 mi — 300 W Main St, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986
- Miami Valley Gaming — 241 mi — 6000 State Route 63, Lebanon, OH 45036
- Bally's Evansville — 245 mi — 421 NW Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN 47708
- Caesars Virginia — 254 mi — 1100 W Main St, Danville, VA 24541
- Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway — 267 mi — 777 Hollywood Blvd, Dayton, OH 45414
- Indiana Grand Racing & Casino — 269 mi — 4300 N Michigan Rd, Shelbyville, IN 46176
- Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Wetumpka — 270 mi — 100 River Oaks Dr, Wetumpka, AL 36092
- Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs — 273 mi — 6000 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207
- Wind Creek Casino Montgomery — 275 mi — 1801 Eddie L. Tullis Rd, Montgomery, AL 36117
- Hollywood Casino Columbus — 280 mi — 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, OH 43228
Frequently asked
What is the closest casino to Knoxville?
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in 777 Casino Dr, Cherokee, NC 28719, roughly 48 miles from downtown Knoxville — an estimated 58 min drive.
How many casinos are within 100 miles of Knoxville?
2 — of which 1 are inside 50 miles.
Do you have to leave TN to gamble near Knoxville?
Yes. The nearest casino is in NC, not TN.
Why are there no casinos in Tennessee?
Tennessee's constitution bars the legislature from authorizing lotteries, and games of chance fall under that ban. Online sports betting was legalized in 2019 on the reading that skill, not chance, dominates a bet on a game; a casino cannot make that argument.