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Danville casino price tag now set at $500M
Aug 10, 2022

Caesars ups Danville casino investment to $650M

Caesars Entertainment Inc. has once again upped its investment in the forthcoming Caesars Virginia casino and resort  in Danville, this time from $500 million to $650 million, while announcing Wednesday that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is now a joint venture partner in the casino project. Plans for the casino include a 500-room hotel, […]

Rivers Casino Portsmouth is on track to open in January 2023. Rendering courtesy Rush Street Gaming
Jul 28, 2022

Gambling on Hampton Roads

Roy Corby’s first job at a casino was as a dealer. Now, Corby is general manager of the $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth, which is on track to become the first Virginia casino to open in a permanent location. It plans to open in January 2023 at the intersection of Victory and Cavalier boulevards, off […]

First Va. casino opens in Bristol
Jul 8, 2022

First Va. casino opens in Bristol

Virginia’s first casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, held the grand opening for its temporary casino space Friday. “We are excited to open the temporary casino in Bristol,” Hard Rock International Inc. Chief Operating Officer Jon Lucas said in a statement. “Hard Rock’s rich and storied music legacy is a perfect fit for Bristol, […]

Hard Rock Bristol’s dealer school prepares students to work in the temporary casino. Photo courtesy Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol
Jun 28, 2022

Training’s in the cards for Hard Rock Bristol

Mike Pauley started learning poker from his grandfather around age 8 and traveled around the nation playing competitively during his early 20s. When he learned that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol was hiring casino dealers, he applied online. “I had thought about having a career somewhere, but I didn’t want to move away […]

Dan Snyder owns Va.’s most expensive house
Mar 30, 2022

April 2022 top five

The top trending major business stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Feb. 15 to March 14 were led by news that Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder bought Virginia’s most costly home, once part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. 1  |  Dan Snyder owns Virginia’s most expensive house The owner of the Ashburn-based Washington Commanders bought the $48 […]

Richmond Spiders forward Nathan Cayo (4) with a layup against the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the second half of the December 2021 Hall of Fame Shootout basketball matchup at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The Spiders faced the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 17. (Credit: Scott Kinser/Cal Sport Media via ZUMA Wire/AP Images)
Mar 17, 2022

College sports wagering bill wasn’t good bet

RICHMOND, Va. — Six Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams made it into March Madness, but state law prevents fans and bettors from placing wagers on their favorite in-state college teams. Lawmakers attempted to change that law this session. Sen. Monty Mason, D-Williamsburg, introduced Senate Bill 576 that would allow Virginia sports bettors to bet […]

Hard Rock Bristol Casino President Allie Evangelista
Feb 22, 2022

Hard Rock names president of new Bristol hotel and casino

Hard Rock International Inc. has announced a president to lead its hotel and casino operations in Bristol. Allie Evangelista most recently served three years as a vice president and general manager for Penn National Gaming operations, including the past seven months at Hollywood Casino Perryville, in Maryland. Evangelista has “already hit the ground running and […]

Colonial Downs plans to open The Rose, a $400 million gaming facility and hotel, in Dumfries in late 2023. Rendering courtesy Colonial Downs Group
Feb 22, 2022

Churchill Downs to buy Colonial Downs, Rosie’s parent company

Churchill Downs Inc., known for the Kentucky Derby, has entered an agreement to acquire Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC (P2E), the parent company of Colonial Downs Group and Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums, for $2.485 billion, the company announced Tuesday morning. CDI’s acquisition includes properties not only in Virginia but also Waterloo, New York, and Sioux City, Iowa. […]

Colonial Downs plans to open The Rose, a $400 million gaming facility and hotel, in Dumfries in late 2023. Rendering courtesy Colonial Downs Group
Jan 30, 2022

Dumfries’ Rose gaming resort could have big local impact

Athough casinos being built in four Virginia cities have grabbed the lion’s share of media attention, construction is also underway on The Rose, a $400 million gaming facility and hotel in Prince William County that represents an additional outcome of the state’s 2020 casino legislation. Colonial Downs Group is building the hotel and conference center […]

Richmond casino rejected by voters
Nov 2, 2021

Richmond casino rejected by voters

Updated 4:20 p.m. Wednesday Richmond voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed $565 million ONE Casino + Resort by about a 1,200-vote margin. The project’s developer, Silver Spring, Maryland-based media company Urban One Inc., acknowledged the referendum‘s defeat in a statement Wednesday, as did the city’s mayor. With “no” votes outnumbering yeses, Richmond became the o[...]

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe plans to build a $500 million casino and resort on the Elizabeth River if Norfolk voters approve the project on the November ballot. Rendering courtesy Pamunkey Indian Tribe
Sep 10, 2021

Pamunkey Tribe names W.M. Jordan, Suffolk as Norfolk casino builders

Newport News-based construction company W.M. Jordan Co. will team up with a national firm, Suffolk, to build Norfolk’s $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino project on the Elizabeth River, according to a Friday announcement from the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the casino’s operator. Suffolk, which earns $4 billion in annual revenue and employs 2,500 people in […]

Aug 29, 2021

Hospitality | Tourism

NEIL P. AMIN CEO, SHAMIN HOTELS, RICHMOND The past year has been a bit of a mixed bag for Amin and Shamin Hotels, one of the United States’ largest independent hoteliers. Shamin, which owns more than 60 hotels, saw its Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa in Short Pump enter receivership in January after falling behind on […]

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