Virginia may allow a Las Vegas-style casino

Virginia has a strict control on gaming operations with limited possibilities of proliferation.

US.- Virginia is one of the most legally strict US States against gaming operations developments. However, a Las Vegas-style casino may be allowed in the local city of Bristol with less than 20,000 residents. The new casino would be one of the little gaming attractions Virginia has to offer the public, as they only allow operations in one-horse racing track and pari-mutuel wagering to go with it.

Meanwhile, Bristol City Manager Randy Eads is allegedly in favour of the project, as reported by the local media. “He has been working with Alliance Group for close to three months and claims that most of the City Council members are on board,” the statement reveals. “The normal concerns” some of them have can be alleviated, Eads told the local newspaper, to “make this a positive experience for everyone in Southwest Virginia.”

According to the local press, legislators are evaluating some amendments for the state’s gaming law allowing a slight increase in current legal gaming operations. The new regulations were proposed by the owner of an empty mall in Bristol and a lobbying firm hired to “turn the large vacant building and lot into a fully-functional, Vegas-style casino, complete with a poker room, other table games, and slot machines,” as they informed.