Joining at least four other groups competing to be chosen as Richmond’s choice for a casino operator, Houston-based Golden Nugget Hotels & Casinos has proposed a $400 million casino project in Richmond, it announced Wednesday.
The project would bring a 950,000-square-foot facility about six miles from downtown, according to a news release, and would include a 177-room hotel with 37 suites, a 93,000-square-foot casino floor, a 16,000-square-foot event space, a 1,500-seat concert venue and at least six restaurants, including Morton’s The Steakhouse, and four retail outlets. A pool complex would include a lazy river and cabanas. The company estimates that 1,200 jobs would be created, and completion would take about three years after approval.
