Danville Casino opened May 15; Caesars Virginia opens late 2024

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CAESARS VIRGINIA DANVILLE

1100 W. Main St.
Danville, Virginia 24541
434-483-4500

Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are building a $675 million casino resort in Danville, Virginia. The casino will be named Caesars Virginia and will be located on the former site of Dan River Mills' Schoolfield Division. Danville Casino, the Future Home of Caesars, is a temporary casino that open May 15, 2023. Danville Casino will operate until Caesars Virginia opens in late 2024..

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Caesars Virginia

Caesars Virginia broke ground in Danville, Virginia on August 12, 2022. Construction will be completed within two years, and the grand opening is expected in late 2024. A temporary casino will open May 15, 2023 and operate until the opening of the permanent Caesars Virginia.

When Caesars Virginia opens in 2024 it will include a casino, hotel and entertainment center. The casino will feature 1,300 slot machines, 85 table games, a poker room and a sportsbook. The hotel will have 500 guest rooms with meeting rooms and a conference center. The entertainment center will have a 2,500-seat capacity.

See Caesars Virginia design video and artist renderings.

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Danville Casino generates $12M in 1st two weeks June 24, 2023 - Within two weeks of opening, Caesar's temporary casino in Danville generated $11.92 million in gaming revenue. Slot machines earned $10.2 million of the total, and table games ... Read more Danville Casino opens today May 15! May 15, 2023 - Danville Casino, the Future Home of Caesars, will open today May 15, 2023. This temporary casino will operate 24/7 at 1100 West Main St. in Danville until the full-scale Caesars Virginia opens in late 2024. ... Read more Preview: Danville Casino opens May 15 May 2, 2023 - In two weeks Caesars' Viginia will open the doors to its temporary Danville Casino, located on the former site of the Dan River Mills. The grand opening is scheduled for Monday May 15 at 10 AM. ... Read more Danville Casino Opens May 15 April 28, 2023 - Caesars Virginia in Danville announced it will open "Danville Casino", its temporary casino, on May 15 at 10 AM. The announcement followed the Virginia Lottery Board's decision this week to issue a license ... Read more Caesars Virginia: Dealer school for new Danville casino April 19, 2023 - As the new Danville casino prepares to open in July, the casino is training dealers for its table games. The classes have been operating four times a day since last February. ... Read more Headlines continued...

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Danville Casino

Future Home of Caesars Virginia

Caesars Virginia opened a temporary casino, named Danville Casino, on May 15, 2023 to operate until the opening of its permanent casino in late 2024. Danville Casino is located on the corner of Bishop and Main in Danville.

Danville Casino is a 40,000-square-foot tent structure is a temporary casino with a 24/7 quick-serve restaurant. The casino location is adjacent to the construction site of the future Caesars Virginia.

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Caesars Virginia 2024

Caesars Virginia is a $675 million casino resort project of Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. When the gaming resort opens in late 2024, lit will include a state-of-the-art casino, a 400-room hotel, a 40,000-square-foot conference center, multiple restaurants, and 2,500-seat entertainment center. (See Features)

Caesars Virginia Design Video and Renderings

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Architect named for Danville casino project - Courtesy of WSLS, Mar 3, 2021. Available from YouTube

ARTIST RENDERINGS
Caesars Virginia released these casino renderings on Sept 16, 2021.

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Caesars Virginia - Hotel and Casino (2024)

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Danville Casino generates $12M in 1st two weeks

June 24, 2023

Within two weeks of opening, Caesar's temporary casino in Danville generated $11.92 million in gaming revenue. Slot machines earned $10.2 million of the total, and table games brought in $1.7 million.

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New Danville casino brings in millions - Courtesy of WSLS 10, Jun 16, 2023. Available from YouTube

The City of Danville of Danville will receive $715,521 in immediate tax revenues.

So far, the other two Virginia casinos have both also seen immediate success after opening. Rivers Casino in Portsmouth earned $20.6 million last month, and Hard Rock Bristol brought in $12.9 million.

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Danville Casino opens today May 15!

May 15, 2023

Danville Casino, the Future Home of Caesars, will open today May 15, 2023. This temporary casino will operate 24/7 at 1100 West Main St. in Danville until the full-scale Caesars Virginia opens in late 2024.

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Inside look at temporary Caesars Casino in Danville - Courtesy of WFMY News 2, May 12, 2023. Available from YouTube

The new Danville Casino hosts 740 slot machines, 25 live table games, 28 electronic table games, 8 Caesars Sportsbook self-service kiosks, and the Three Stacks restaurant.

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Preview: Danville Casino opens May 15

May 2, 2023

In two weeks Caesars' Viginia will open the doors to its temporary Danville Casino, located on the former site of the Dan River Mills. The grand opening is scheduled for Monday May 15 at 10 AM. As that day approaches, WFMY News 2 has provided this aerial video of the progress along with interviews with excited local residents.

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Old Mill worker excited to see site developed for Danville Casino - Courtesy of WFMY News 2, Apr 30, 2023. Available from YouTube

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Danville Casino Opens May 15

April 28, 2023

Caesars Virginia in Danville announced it will open the "Danville Casino", its temporary casino, on May 15 at 10 AM. The announcement followed the Virginia Lottery Board's decision this week to issue a gaming license to the casino, the third casino license in the state.

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Virginia lottery board approves operating license for Caesar's Casino in Danville - Courtesy of WFXR NEWS, Apr 27, 2023. Available from YouTube

Danville Casino is 40,000-square-foot tent structure with 740 slot machines, 25 table games, 28 electronic table games, Caesars Sportsbook, and a food and drink venue named Three Stacks.

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Caesars Virginia: Dealer school for new Danville casino

April 19, 2023

As the new Danville casino prepares to open in July, the casino is training dealers for its table games. The classes have been operating four times a day since last February.

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Caesars trains dealers for new Danville casino
Courtesy of WFXR NEWS, Apr 7, 2023. Available from YouTube

The temporary casino in Danville will employ 450 workers when it opens this summer.

"We're looking for jobs all across the board, dealers are a big one for us but we look for people in finance, marketing, food and beverage operations, IT, ... Dealers are the job we need the most of so we're always training new dealers."

- Chris Albrecht, GM Caesars Virginia

The number and types of table games planned for the temporary casino have not been announced. The permanent casino opening in late 2024 will feature 1,300 slot machines, 85 live table games, 24 electronic table games, and a a WSOP poker room.

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Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Video - April 2023

April 12, 2023

This aerial video of the Danville casino construction site shows both the progress made on the temporary casino, which opens this July, and the permanent Caesars Virginia, where significant earth and foundation work are underway.

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Construction progressing on Danville casino
Courtesy of Danville Register & Bee, Apr 7, 2023. Available from YouTube

The exterior views of the temporary casino show the tent structure fully-erected and the parking lot completed. Work continues on the interior in preparation for the grand opening.

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Caesars Virginia casino will bring millions in new revenue to Danville

April 3, 2023

The City of Danville, Virginia will soon receive new revenue from Caesars Virginia when its temporary casino opens in July. Danville expects the income to be $12.1M for the next fiscal year and $39M when the full casino opens in 2024.

"I'm excited about the fact that we are going, as a community we have -- we are going to use this opportunity to help better the lives of the people who live in Danville."

- City Manager Ken Larking

The new city budget proposes the following allocation of the funds:

• $2.8M to economic development initiatives
• $2.5 million to Danville Public Schools
• $840,000 to the police department headquarters
• $800,000 for blight removal
• $467,000 for gang prevention programming

Larking said: "I think with this opportunity, you know if we do it right, the people of Danville with reap great benefits," Larking explained. "From the economic opportunity that we're bringing to them, and the great quality of life, and the job opportunities."

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Caesars Virginia: Hiring 400 People for Danville temporary casino

March 16, 2023

Caesars Virginia is hiring 400 employees for its temporary casino in Danville, which is expected to open in July. Caesars needs to fill these positions before that time. Jobs include dealers, slot operations, security, finance, warehousing and more. (See job listings).

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Caesars Casino in Danville is hiring
Courtesy of WFMY News 2, Mar 9, 2023. Available from YouTube

Chris Albrecht, the General Manager of Caesars Virginia, told the press:

"We've been in Caswell County, we've been in Greensboro, we went with the Chambers, we met with a lot of the colleges and universities that are ready. So we are looking for talented individuals not just here in Danville, but from the entire region of Virginia surrounding us here in Virginia and North Carolina region."

- Chris Albrecht, GM Caesars Virginia

The permanent Danville casino is expected to open in late 2024. At that time, Caesars Virginia will employ 1,300 workers.

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Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Update - March 2023

March 7, 2023

The temporary casino for Caesars Virginia in Danville remains on schedule for opening this summer. The casino is a large, white tent structure that can be seen on West Main Street at the former Dan River Mills site. A parking garage can also be seen. The temporary casino is expected to operate until late 2024 when the permanent Caesars Virginia opens.

Caesars Virginia will hire about 450 employees full and part time workers for the temporary casino. Several job fairs are scheduled this month. The company is offering jobs in security, marketing, accounting, executive assistants and a variety of other opportunities. Last month Caesars hired 100 table game dealers, who will begin a 12-week training course starting this month.

Caesars Virginia is a partnership between ?Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) of North Carolina.

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Caesars VA Danville is offering hundreds of career opportunities

January 24, 2023

Caesars Virginia has hundreds of job positions to fill before opening its temporary casino in July and the permanent casino next year. The casino is seeking candidates now for a 12-week training program in gaming positions. Graduates will be offered employment.

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Caesars casino in Danville looks to fill hundreds of open positions
Courtesy of WSLS 10, Jan 17 2023. Available from YouTube

If you are interested in pursuing a career opportunity with Caesars Virginia, visit Caesars Virginia Open Jobs.

A sample of the currentjob opportunities is the following:

Slot Performance Supervisor
Dealer Trainee
Table Games Shift Manager
Table Games Assistant Shift Manager
Facilities Manager
Surveillance Lead
Surveillance Agent
Security Officer
Surveillance Technician
Surveillance Supervisor

Casino trainees will begin will lessons in blackjack followed by other games and programs. Training sessions will be 4 hours a day, 5 days a week for 12 weeks.

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Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Status - Jan. 2023

January 21, 2023

Construction of Caesars Virginia's casino, hotel and entertainment center began on August 12, 2022. The construction is expected to finish in late 2024. A temporary casino is also under construction on the same site. It is expected to open this July.

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Work progress at Danville casino site
Courtesy of Danville Register & Bee, Jan 14 2023. Available from YouTube

This aerial video is provided by Danville Register & Bee and show the progress of the site work and construction of Caesars Virginia in January 2023.

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Caesars Virginia begins construction on temp casinoy

December 14, 2022

Caesars Virginia has begun construction of a steel-framed building for a temporary casino on the former Dan River Schoolfield site on West Main Street. The temporary casino is next to the building site for Caesars' permanent casino. The large structure can be seen from Bishop Road in Danville.

"My understanding is that they are working on it. It's pretty obvious if you go out there. There's a structure being built. So, they are proceeding with the plan."

- Ken Larking, Danville City Mgr

The temporary casino will open by July 2023. The permanent Caesars Virginia casino will open in 2024.

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Caesars Virginia Plans Temporary Casino in Mid-2023

November 8, 2022

Caesars plans to build a temporary casino in Danville, Virginia at the future site of Caesars Virginia. The site was home to the former Dan River textile mill. Caesars plans to open the temporary casino in mid-2023 and operate it during construction of the permanent Caesars Virginia, which is scheduled to open in late 2024.

There has been no formal announcement of the Danville temporary casino. However, the plan was confirmed three times last week in statements by corporate officisls during a quarterly earnings call with investors. The most notable comments were:

"We've got temporary casinos in Columbus, Nebraska, Danville, Virginia, that will hit next year."

- Thomas Reeg, Caesars Ent CEO

"We expect to open temporary casinos in both Danville, Virginia, and Columbus, Nebraska, by mid-year '23."

- Anthony Carano, Caesars President/COO

A day later a Danville oity official confirmed a plan and added some insight.

"The Caesars team told me they were working with the Virginia Lottery to have a temporary casino at the [Schoolfield] site."

- Ken Larking, Danville City

No other information about the plan was mentioned. A formal announcement is expected sometime soon following a greenlight from the Virginia Lottery.

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Danville's Caesars Virginia Construction Update - Oct. 2022

October 13, 2022

Site preparation is underway at 1100 West Main St. in Danville, Virginia, where grading equipment is now seen daily in the early construction stage of Caesars Virginia casino & resort. The $675 million casino project broke ground on Aug. 11.

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WATCH NOW: Casino construction continues
Courtesy of Danville Register & Bee, Oct 4, 2022. Available from YouTube

Construction is scheduled to take two years to complete. The casino opening is expected in late 2024.

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Caesars, Cherokee break ground for Danville casino

August 12, 2022

Caesars Entertainment and new partner, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, broke ground today for construction of the $675 million Caesars Virginia in Danville. The plans for this destination resort include a world-class casino, a luxury hotel, conference center, restaurants and a live entertainmnent venue.

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Caesars Casino and Hotel holds groundbreaking ceremony in Danville
Courtesy of WFXR NEWS, Aug 11, 2022. Available from YouTube

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Eastern Band of Cherokee partners with Caesars Virginia

August 12, 2022

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has joined with Caesars Entertainment to build the new $675 million Caesars Virginia in Danville, VA. The two partners have a 20-year relationship in the operation of the two Cherokee casinos in North Carolina. EBCI and Caesars will share ownership of the Danville casino. Caesars will manage the operation.

Caesars Virginia will feature a casino with 1,300 slots, 85 live table games, 24 electronic table games, a World Series of Poker room and a Caesars Sportsbook. The hotel will offer 500 guest rooms and suites, a spa, pool, and 40,000 square-foot convention center. There will also be multiple restaurants and bars, and a live entertainment theater with 2,500 seats.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians released this statement:

"(the partnership is) a vital opportunity for our nation and our people. We are excited to be expanding our longstanding and successful partnership with Caesars Entertainment to develop a first-class resort that will be defined by luxury and service that Caesars' guests have known and come to expect."

- Richard Sneed, Principal Chief EBCI

Construction of Caesars Virgina began today at a groundbreaking ceremony. The casino is scheduled to open in late 2024.

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Danville casino delays opening to 2024

May 9, 2022

The late 2023 opening date announced previously by Caesars Entertainment has become unrealistic due to supply chain delays of construction materials and industry-wide labor shortages. In a meeting with the Danville City Council last week, a Caesars spokesman said the revised opening date is now in 2024.

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Danville casino opening delayed until 2024 - Courtesy of WSLS 10, May 4, 2022. Available from YouTube

The corporate spokesman, Robert Livingston, said "We have seen supply chain issues and other market forces that continue to wreak havoc." The materials shortages are compounded by labor shortages.

Construction teams are currently removing vast amounts of concrete from the building site.

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Caesars Virginia Casino begins construction | Update

October 1, 2021

Construction crews began site preparation work for the Caesars Virginia Casino last week at the former Dan River Inc. factory property. The work puts the construction schedule about two months ahead of plans for the $675 million Danville casino resort. Site work will continue into 2022 in preparation for the casino foundation which will be laid sometime in the first half of 2022.

At the same time demolition crews have also begun work at the site to dismantle and remove the Dan River factory buildings. Demolition and removal will run into second quarter of 2022. The large Dan River finishing building is 617,000 square feet and will be removed near the end of the demolition project. The three smokestacks will be preserved as a feature of the resort.

Construction is expected to last two years with the grand opening of Caesars Virginia Casino planned for late 2023.

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Caesars Virginia in Danville will now be $100M larger

September 19, 2021

This week Caesars Virginia announced updates to its building plan in Danville and released new project renderings. The original $400 million project has now been expanded to $675 million for a larger hotel and convention space.

The hotel at Caesars Virginia will now be 500 guest rooms instead of the previously planned 300 rooms. The meeting and convention space will be expanded to 40,000 square feet.

The casino at Caesars Virginia will feature 1,400 slot machines, 75 table games, a World Series of Poker-branded live poker room and a sportsbook. There will also be an entertainment venue with seating for 2,500.

The groundbreaking for Caesars Virginia will be in December 2021 and the grand openiing will be in late 2023.

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2020 Election: Danville voters approve Caesars Virginia casino plan

November 5, 2020

The proposed $400M Caesars Virginia was approved by Danville voters this week. The project includes a casino, a 2,500-seat entertainment venue and a 300-room hotel.

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A casino is officially coming to Danville - Courtesy of WSLS 10, Nov. 4, 2020. Available from YouTube

Construction of Caesars Virgina in Danville will begin in 2021 and will be completed in 2023.

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January 3, 2019

Danville City Council Votes Supports for Casino Plan

Danville City Council members voted unanimously today in favor of supporting a bill in the state legislature that would allow a casino in Danville. If passed and signed by the governor, the issue would be decided by Danville voters in this November's election.

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2023

Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Video - April 2023 April 12, 2023 - This aerial video of the Danville casino construction site shows both the progress made on the temporary casino, which opens this July, and the permanent Caesars Virginia ... Read more Caesars Virginia casino will bring millions in new revenue to Danville April 3, 2023 - The City of Danville, Virginia will soon receive new revenue from Caesars Virginia when its temporary casino opens in July. Danville expects the income to be $12.1M for the ... Read more Caesars Virginia: Hiring 400 People for Danville temporary casino March 16, 2023 - Caesars Virginia is hiring 400 employees for its temporary casino in Danville, which is expected to open in July. Caesars needs to fill these positions before that time. ... Read more Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Update - March 2023 March 7, 2023 - The temporary casino for Caesars Virginia in Danville remains on schedule for opening this summer. The casino is a large, white tent structure that can be seen on West Main Street ... Read more Caesars VA Danville is offering hundreds of career opportunities January 24, 2023 - Caesars Virginia has hundreds of job positions to fill before opening its temporary casino in July and the permanent casino next year. The casino is seeking candidates now for ... Read more Caesars Virginia: Danville Casino Construction Status - Jan. 2023 January 21, 2023 - Construction of Caesars Virginia's casino, hotel and entertainment center began on August 12, 2022. The construction is expected to finish in late 2024. A temporary casino ... Read more

2022

Caesars Virginia begins construction on temp casino December 14, 2022 - Caesars Virginia has begun construction of a steel-framed building for a temporary casino on the former Dan River Schoolfield site on West Main Street. The temporary casino is next to the site for ... Read more Caesars Virginia Plans Temporary Casino in Mid-2023 November 8, 2022 - Caesars plans to build a temporary casino in Danville, Virginia at the future site of Caesars Virginia. Caesars plans to open the temporary casino in mid-2023 and operate it during construction ... Read more Danville's Caesars Virginia Construction Update - Oct. 2022 October 13, 2022 - Site preparation is underway at 1100 West Main St. in Danville, Virginia, where grading equipment is now seen daily in the early construction stage of Caesars Virginia casino & resort. ... Read more Caesars, Cherokee break ground for Danville casino August 12, 2022 - Caesars Entertainment and new partner, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, broke ground today for construction of the $675 million Caesars Virginia in Danville. This destination resort will include ... Read more Eastern Band of Cherokee partners with Caesars Virginia August 12, 2022 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has joined with Caesars Entertainment to build the new $675M Caesars Virginia in Danville, VA. The two partners have a 20-year relationship ... Read more Danville casino delays opening to 2024 May 9, 2022 - The late 2023 opening date announced previously by Caesars Entertainment has become unrealistic due to supply chain delays of construction materials and industry-wide labor shortages. In a meeting with the ... Read more

2021

Caesars Virginia in Danville will now be $100M larger September 19, 2021 - This week Caesars Virginia announced updates to its building plan in Danville and released new project renderings. The original $400 million project has been expanded to $675 million for a larger hotel ... Read more Caesars Virginia Casino begins construction | Update October 1, 2021 - Construction crews began site preparation work for the Caesars Virginia Casino last week at the former Dan River Inc. factory property. The work puts the construction schedule about two months ... Read more When will Virginia Casinos Open? May 29, 2021 - Virginia General Assembly approved legislation in 2019 for five cities to accept or reject a state-licensed casino. Here is the casino status for each of these five cities and the steps needed to complete construction and open the doors ... Read more Virginia Lottery Board approves state casino regulations February 13, 2021 - Last week the Virginia State Lottery Board approved its initial set of casino regulations to govern state-approved casino gambling operations. The provisions include slot machine payout percentages ... Read more

2020

Timeline for opening new Virginia Casinos November 29, 2020 - he Virginia Lottery Board has begun the long process towards licensing and opening the first Vegas-style casinos in Virgnia after voters in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, and Portsmouth approved casino referendums ... Read more 2020 Election: Danville voters approve Caesars Virginia casino plan November 5, 2020 - The proposed $675M Caesars Virginia was approved by Danville voters this week. The project includes a casino, a 2,500-seat entertainment venue and a 300-room hotel. ... Read more 2020 Election: Virginia voters approve casinos in four cities November 5, 2020 - Local voters in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk and Portsmouth approved local referendums to build casinos in their respective cities. Votes were 2 to 1 in favor of these casinos. ... Read more Danville City Council Votes Supports for Casino Plan January 3, 2020 - Danville City Council members voted unanimously today in favor of supporting a bill in the state legislature that would allow a casino in Danville. If passed and signed by the governor, the issue ... Read more