Location: Virginia

01/25/25 11:52 AM

Virginia Senate bill aims to force Churchill Downs’s hand over Richmond-area gambling venue

  • Sarah Chakales, WWBT-TV
The fight over a new Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Henrico has made it to the General Assembly. Henrico Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16th... more
01/23/25 8:54 PM

Legislation to regulate and tax skill games gets second chance in Virginia Senate

  • Brandon Jarvis, Virginia Scope
Sen. Christie New Craig, R-Chesapeake, received a second chance on her skill games legislation after it initially failed to advance out of... more
01/23/25 3:25 PM

Virginia: Ex-spies say suburban D.C. casino would put nation’s secrets at risk

  • Laura Vozzella, Teo Armus, The Washington Post
Forget what you’ve seen in every James Bond movie: Spies and casinos don’t mix. At least they shouldn’t mix, according to real-life agents... more
01/22/25 9:33 PM

Bill authorizing casino in D.C. suburbs clears second Virginia Senate hurdle

  • Drew Wilder, WRC-TV
A Virginia Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of moving the Tysons casino bill forward. The committee voted 9-3 in favor of the... more
01/22/25 9:10 PM

Virginia online casino bill pushed to 2026

  • Sam Bentham, COMPLETE iGAMING
Virginia will not pass legislation on online casino gaming this year, as a bill to legalize online casinos was pushed from 2025 to 2026. SB... more
01/21/25 9:42 AM

Virginia legislators primed for new, consolidated gambling watchdog

  • Brad Kutner, RADIO IQ
Gambling, or gaming as it’s referred to, amounted to over $1.1 billion in revenue for the Commonwealth last year. And as new and old forms... more
01/20/25 8:50 PM

Rivers Portsmouth led Virginia in 2024 casino revenue, while Hard Rock and Caesars opened permanent facilities

  • Hannah Eason Amado, WVEC-TV
Rivers Casino’s revenue was ahead of Virginia’s other casinos in 2024, according to data from Virginia Lottery. The Portsmouth... more
01/20/25 8:43 PM

Petersburg casino revenue-sharing bill withdrawn in Virginia legislature

  • Bill Atkinson, Petersburg Progress-Index
House legislation that would have set up a commission to disburse revenue from the Petersburg casino among the five Tri-City localities... more
01/20/25 8:14 PM

Bill to authorize casino in D.C. suburbs passes first hurdle in Virginia senate

  • Michael O'Connell, Patch
Legislation that would pave the way for a casino to be built in Tysons was approved Monday by the Gaming Subcommittee of the Virginia... more
01/15/25 9:00 PM

Area legislators divided over proposed casino in Virginia’s D.C. suburbs

  • Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch
A proposal for a casino resort in Fairfax County’s Tysons Corner is dividing the county’s General Assembly delegation, with... more