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- July 9, 2022
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First Virginia Casino Opens Temporary Site in Bristol

The Hard Rock Bristol Casino is opening its temporary location on Friday – the first casino to be opened in Virginia after the General Assembly legalized casinos with five prospective host cities in 2020. The casino has already hosted invitation-only events in Bristol on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, including a Thursday event at the Bristol Motor […]

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- June 3, 2022
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City of Richmond Officials, Casino Developers Threaten Legal Action After General Assembly Blocks 2022 Casino Referendum

The recently-passed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget includes language blocking the City of Richmond from holding another casino referendum until November 2023. Richmond officials have called for a 2022 referendum after voters rejected a casino in 2021, but State Senator Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) is instead pushing for Petersburg to be granted a casino license, and on Thursday afternoon, […]

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- June 1, 2022
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Budget Proposal Includes New Marijuana Misdemeanor, Blocks Richmond Casino License for Now

The General Assembly is expected to vote Wednesday on a budget compromise hammered out by top money legislators from House Republicans and Senate Democrats. The proposal includes tax and spending policy, but also includes legislation that would fund lab schools, block a Richmond casino for now, and create new marijuana misdemeanors for possession of more than four […]

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- May 1, 2022
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Hard Rock Casino To Be Built in Southern Virginia

The Virginia Lottery Board issued a facility operator’s license to Hard Rock Bristol Wednesday, which is now set to become Virginia’s first casino. In a statement, the casino operators were excited about this new opportunity in Virginia: “We are excited by the VA Lottery Board’s action today granting a license to open Virginia’s first casino in Bristol […]

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- March 20, 2018
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Virginia’s Pamunkey Tribe Considers $700 Million Casino

After gaining federal recognition and the General Assembly’s gambling expansion, the Pamunkey Tribe will develop a $700 million casino in the Commonwealth.

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