Location: Virginia

12/04/22 5:48 PM

Bristol, Virginia mayor “thrilled” for Hard Rock Casino

  • Katherine Simpson, News Channel 11
With a ground scheduled to be broken next week, officials in Bristol are preparing to accommodate the estimated two to four million annual... more
12/02/22 2:42 PM

Virginia: Petersburg fails to produce records of casino search, evaluation process

  • Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Petersburg’s search for a casino developer remains shrouded in secrecy, with no records available to show how the city selected The Cordish... more
12/01/22 6:40 PM

Virginia: $400M Bristol casino to break ground Dec. 7

  • Courtney Mabeus, Virginia Business
Virginia’s first casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, is getting closer to moving into its permanent home. Officials will... more
12/01/22 12:16 PM

Analyst quantifies California sports-betting flop and prospects in five other states

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
More registered California voters signed petitions to authorize California’s Proposition 27 to legalize online sports betting (OSB) than... more
11/30/22 4:56 PM

Virginia: For Danville tax revenues, no early bets with temporary casino opening next year; Caesars Virginia stays mum on details

  • John Crane, Danville Register & Bee
City officials are not expecting a windfall from the opening of a temporary casino the middle of next year. But any extra, unexpected... more
11/28/22 6:27 AM

Virginia skill-game lawsuit pushed back again over disputed budget amendment

  • Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury
In the hundreds of pages of legal documents filed in a Southside Virginia courthouse as part of a closely watched gambling lawsuit, an... more
11/21/22 4:04 PM

Analysis: Virginia sportsbooks have doubled their expected profits by steering bettors into highly lucrative ‘parlay’ bets

  • Michael Phillips, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sports betting has traditionally been one of the least lucrative businesses for casinos to be in, but that hasn’t been the case so... more
11/21/22 2:46 PM

Virginia: Hampton Roads’ first casino opens in Portsmouth early January

  • WTKR
The area’s first casino opens up in January. Rivers Casino Portsmouth officials announced Monday that they will open their doors to... more
11/20/22 8:39 PM

Caesars Virginia temporary casino location same as final location

  • Diana McFarland, Chatham Star-Tribune
The Caesars Virginia temporary casino will be built at the same Schoolfield property where the permanent casino will be located, according... more
11/18/22 4:20 PM

Caesars Virginia’s general manager wants the Danville casino to work closely with the community

  • Grace Mamon, Cardinal News
The general manager for Caesars Virginia, the casino resort coming to Danville in 2024, arrived in town last week. Chris Albrecht is coming... more