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Like many East Coast states, Virginia has been making rapid progress on gambling expansion. Until recently, however, it lacked a retail casino industry, which means there has yet to be any discussion of online casinos.

Here’s what Virginia has added over the last few years:

Four retail casinos
Mobile and retail sports betting
An online lottery, including e-Instants

Between mobile sportsbooks and instant online lottery games, Virginia has demonstrated a certain level of comfort with the idea of online gambling. Once its new retail casinos are fully up and running, it may become a content for iGaming legalization.

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Gambling addiction can be a chain reaction requiring outside help to interrupt.

Virginia Responsible Gambling Groundwork Built with Pre-Filed Bill

January 13, 2023 | By: Chris Gerlacher

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On Dec 27, 2022, Delegate Paul Krizek (D) and Senator Bryce Reeves (R) of Virginia pre-filed bills to create a Problem Gambling Advisory Committee (PGAC). The committee members would include gambling regulators, industry representatives, and community service members. The PGAC’s goal would be to seek alignment between experts on problem gambling and the Virginia gaming […]

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Construction Underway on Four Virginia Casinos, Petersburg to Vote on a Fifth

November 24, 2022 | By: Keith Stein

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Virginia has seen gambling activity nearly triple over the past three years. Now, the Commonwealth is ready for more as it prepares to open its second retail casino. Rivers Casino Portsmouth announced Monday that their $340 million gaming and entertainment venue would open its doors to the public on Jan 15. The casino is part […]

A Virginia study says consolidation of regulation is necessary for the future of gaming in the state

Virginia Study Recommends Lottery as State’s Sole Gaming Regulator

October 24, 2022 | By: Keith Stein

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Several new forms of gambling have appeared in the Commonwealth of Virginia over the past five years. Construction is underway for the state’s first retail casinos. It also newly allows sports wagering, charitable poker, horse racing, and skill games. The question, amid such rapid expansion, is how best to regulate the new products. Many states […]

Portsmouth Casino Update: $300 Million Virginia Casino Officially Starts Construction

January 3, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

Shovels are in the ground in Portsmouth for a $300 million casino construction project that will lead to 1,300 new permanent jobs in Virginia. The new Rivers Casino Portsmouth is expected to open in early 2023. Rivers Casino Portsmouth was approved by voters in 2020, one of four such venues given the green light in […]

$400 Million Caesars Casino Could Be Coming To Virginia

June 8, 2020 | By: Brian Carlton

Southern Virginia could be home to a new $400 million Caesars casino by 2023. That’s the plan in Danville, where city officials have a deal with the company, pending a vote this coming November. In March 2019, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill granting limited gaming in the commonwealth. The bill restricted casinos to […]