Richmond, Virginia
Richmond was one of five cities approved by the Virginia legislature as a location for development of a casino resort. Richmond postponed its casino application process until 2021, while the other four cities proceeded in 2020 and received voter approvals in the Nov. elecltion.
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December 29, 2020
Voters in Richmond, Virginia will decide in a Nov 2021 election whether to approve or reject a casino for their city. The casino proposed on the ballot will be selected by the Richmond City Council from multiple applications submitted by casino development groups.
Three groups have announced interested in building the Richmond casino:
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
The Pamunkey Tribe proposed a $350 million casino in South Richmond last year. The tribe is building a $500 million casino resort in Norfolk.
Revolutionary Racing
This Chicago-based company owns and operates Rosie's Gaming Emporiums and the Colonial Downs Racetrack.
Urban One Inc
This is a Maryland company with the mission "to be the most trusted source in the African-American community that informs, entertains, and inspires."
In February the Richmond City Council will review the proposals submitted by each of the three parties, and a final winner will be chosen for the ballot initiative.
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December 7, 2020
Richmond is starting the year-long process to select a casino applicant and location for development of a casino resort within its city. Richmond was one of five cities authorized by the Virginia General Assembly to build a resort casino. Voters in four of those cities - Bristol, Danville, Norfolk and Portsmouth - approved plans local casino plans last month.
This week Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced the general timeline for the project from starting now until a voter referendum next year.
December 2020
A public survey began Dec. 1 seeking public comments and inputs regarding a potential casino resort in Richmond. The survey will close Dec. 14 and the results will be included in a Request for Proposal (RFP) document for interested applicants.
February 2021
The application process will open in late December and continue until February 2021.
Summer 2021
An applicant will be selected as the casino operator, and the casino site will be determined in the development proposal.
November 2, 2021
Richmond voters will approve or disapprove a referendum for the casino resort.
2023
If the referendum passes, the casino will take 18-24 months to build. The opening would be likely be in 2023. It could open as early as late 2022.
Earlier this year the Pamunkey Tribe proposed building a $350M casino and hotel in Richmond. Since then the tribe has won the approval to build a casino resort in Norfolk, See Pamunkey proposal.
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January 23, 2020
Rendering of the planned Richmond casino resort provided by Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
The Pamunkey Indian Tribe announced plans yesterday for a $350 million casino resort in South Richmond. The tribe will seek gaming authorization from the U.S. Department of Interior to build the casino under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) rather than seek a commercial license from Virginia under pending legislation.
The Richmond casino proposal is the second for the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. The announcement follows 5 days after signing a land agreement with the City of Norfolk to build a $700 million commercial casino resort on the banks of the Elizabeth River.
The proposed casino site is 36 acres in South Richmond that are located on Ingram Avenue at Commerce Road with primary access from Interstate 95 at Maury Street.
Chief of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Robert Gray, made this statement:
"We are very excited about our plans to bring a great resort and casino to Richmond. Not only does this help fulfill the government's intent to use gaming to help us secure our future, but it will also be a great economic boost for the city of Richmond and its citizens."
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