After Richmond voters rejected an actual casino, the city’s casino-esque Rosie’s location got bigger.
The Richmond Rosie’s was originally limited to 700 slots-like gambling machines under a state-imposed cap. Today, the location has nearly 1,200 machines, an expansion state regulators allowed with virtually no public process.
Though the Richmond Rosie’s is technically a “satellite” facility to the Colonial Downs horse racing track in New Kent County, the Richmond location now has more than twice as many gambling machines as the track itself.
In light of that growth, two state lawmakers recently raised concerns over what they see as a procedurally and legally questionable approval process for the Richmond expansion.
