10/07/21 Virginia senator votes against One Casino, Richmond As city residents are voting to decide whether to authorise a new casino, senator Tim Kaine has voted “no”.
05/07/21 West Virginia: FanDuel launches state’s 4th online casino FanDuel’s product is the fourth online casino to launch in West Virginia.
05/04/21 Sports betting in Virginia: second month sees $304m in wagers Virginia saw a record $304m in wagers during the month of March.
05/11/20 Hard Rock in driving seat for Virginia casino Five different city locations have been flagged for the new resort, but Bristol is Hard Rock’s preferred destination.
04/14/20 Virginia Governor proposes changes to casino legislation Governor Ralph Northam wants to alter the way in which tax revenue from casinos is distributed throughout the state
09/18/19 Virginia Lottery to lose millions to gaming machines The local lottery reported that due to the proliferation of gaming machines in Virginia, they could lose millions this year.
07/19/19 Virginia Lottery hits profit record The official lottery from Virginia hit a new profit record of US$650 million in the last fiscal year.
04/29/19 Virginia opens new casino The horse racing track had been shuttered in 2014 and now opens as a casino with slot-like machines.
02/25/19 Virginia General Assembly approves casino legislation The legislation was passed on Saturday night by the General Assembly, but no referendums will take place until 2020.
02/11/19 Virginia city to hire casino lobbyist Danville is interested in hiring a casino lobbyist to work with local lawmakers.
02/01/19 Virginia pushes casino debate until 2020 The bill that expands casinos and sports betting in the state will likely be kicked to 2020.
01/15/19 Bi-partisan attempt to bring casinos to Virginia Lawmakers in the state are coming together to allow citizens to decide if they want three casinos.
12/17/18 Virginia discusses casino project The executives that proposed a casino in Bristol, Virginia, discussed the chances of approval.
10/17/18 Caesars and MGM lobby for sports betting in Virginia The casino operators have reportedly hired lobbyists to represent them during an upcoming session.
09/07/18 Virginia may allow a Las Vegas-style casino Virginia has a strict control on gaming operations with limited possibilities of proliferation.
