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Virginia Study Recommends Lottery as State’s Sole Gaming Regulator
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
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
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 […]
