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Nov 15, 2024

Va. casinos report $57M in October revenue

Gaming revenues for Virginia’s three casinos totaled $57.04 million in October, according to data the Virginia Lottery released Friday. Last month, the temporary Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock reported about $13.41 million in adjusted gaming revenues (wagers minus winnings), of which about $11.16 million came from its 898 slots and about $2.26 million […]

Aug 15, 2024

Va. casino gaming revenues total $59.3M in July

Casino gaming revenues for Virginia’s three casinos totaled $59.3 million in July, according to Virginia Lottery data released Thursday. Also, the $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino in Norfolk, which has been in a holding pattern for the past several months, could be moving forward. The Norfolk Architectural Review Board will discuss new renderings for […]

Apr 19, 2024

Va. casino gaming revenues total $65M in March

Virginia’s three casinos reported about $65.08 million in gaming revenues for March, according to Virginia Lottery data released April 15. Last month, the Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock reported about $16.27 million in adjusted gaming revenues (wagers minus winnings), of which about $13 million came from its 911 slots and about $3.26 million […]

Feb 20, 2024

Va. casinos report almost $53M in January revenue

January gaming revenues from Virginia’s three casinos totaled $52.86 million, according to Virginia Lottery data released Thursday. Virginia’s first casino, the Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock temporary facility, opened July 2022. The Virginia Lottery Board approved HR Bristol’s casino license in April 2022. Last month, the Bristol casino generated about $9.9 million fro[...]

Jan 15, 2024

Va. casino revenues total $58.5M in December 2023

Virginia’s three casinos generated $58.5 million in December 2023 gaming revenues, according to data released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. Virginia’s first casino, the Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock temporary facility, opened July 2022. The Virginia Lottery Board approved HR Bristol’s casino license in April 2022. In December 2023, the Hard Rock Bristol […]

Dec 18, 2023

Va. casinos report $51.2M in November revenue

Gaming revenues from Virginia’s three casinos totaled $51.2 million in November, according to Virginia Lottery data released Friday. Virginia’s first casino, the Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock temporary facility, opened July 2022. The Virginia Lottery Board approved HR Bristol’s casino license in April 2022. The Bristol casino reported a little more than $12 […]

Jun 5, 2023

Virginians bet nearly $426M on sports in April

Virginians wagered $425.98 million in April, up 6.6% from the year prior, according to data released June 1 by the Virginia Lottery. About $422 million in sports betting revenue came from mobile operators, and the remaining $3.5 million came from casino retail activity out of the temporary Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol and the […]

May 16, 2023

Va. casinos report $35.4M in April revenue

Gaming revenues from Virginia’s two casinos open in April totaled $35.4 million last month, according to data released Monday from the Virginia Lottery. Rivers Casino Portsmouth, which received its casino license in November 2022 and opened Jan. 23, reported $21.3 million in adjusted gross revenue (wagers minus winnings) in April. Of that, $13.8 million came […]

May 2, 2023

Virginians bet almost $512M on sports in March

Virginians won $456 million but bet $511.6 million on sports in March, a 9% increase in betting expenditures over March 2022, according to data released Monday by the Virginia Lottery. About $507 million of sports betting revenue came from mobile operators, with the remaining almost $4.59 million coming from casino retail activity out of the […]

Apr 3, 2023

Virginians wager $433M on sports in February

Virginians bet more than $433.8 million on sports in February, according to data released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. Virginia sports bettors won more than $394 million in February. More than $430 million of sports betting revenue came from mobile operators, with the remaining roughly $3.55 million coming from casino retail activity out of the […]

Rivers Casino Portsmouth is on track to open in January 2023. Rendering courtesy Rush Street Gaming
Nov 16, 2022

Lottery Board approves license for Portsmouth casino

The Virginia Lottery Board unanimously approved the casino facility operator’s license for the Rivers Casino Portsmouth Wednesday. It was the second casino operator’s license issued in the state; the first was awarded in April to Bristol‘s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, which opened a temporary casino in July. Two more proposed casinos are in the […]

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