Location: Virginia
Virginia: Portsmouth officials celebrate topping off of $65M Rivers Casino hotel
City officials on Friday celebrated the midway point of construction of the $65 million, privately-funded Landing Hotel next to Rivers... more
Virginia: Area lawmakers remain opposed to Roanoke casino
Local lawmakers have not budged on their opposition to the idea of a casino in Roanoke. Late last year, city leaders proposed building an... more
OPINION: Virginia governor’s emphatic veto on DC-area casino won’t be the last word
Fairfax County’s chairman of the Board of Supervisors perhaps said it best about Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto of a proposed casino in the... more
Virginia lawmakers hope to address the growing amount of problem gambling
Virginia is about to take a new approach to problem gambling. Virginia has experienced a huge explosion of gambling options in the last few... more
Virginia: Temporary Petersburg casino says it’s outperforming expectations
After 100 days of operations, Live! Casino’s temporary gaming facility in Petersburg is touting huge success. In front of Petersburg City... more
Mixed results for Virginia HHR in April
On an unadjusted basis, revenue for Churchill Downs’s historical horse racing machines (HHR) in Virginia was up 2.6 percent in April 2026.... more
Northern Virginia city near DC moves to block casino development
A legal fight is taking shape in Herndon after town leaders moved to block a proposed casino near downtown, raising new questions about who... more
Virginia: Herndon considers creating zoning rules for casinos
Casino gaming still isn’t permitted in Northern Virginia, but that hasn’t stopped the Town of Herndon from considering zoning parameters... more
Virginia Senate leader vows to continue push for DC-area casino despite veto
Fairfax County officials and community advocates are praising Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto of legislation that would have allowed a... more
Virginia casinos reach $100M in March gaming revenue
March gaming revenues at Virginia’s three permanent casinos and [two] temporary casinos totaled $100.1 million, according to Virginia... more

