The first such facility, HR Bristol, was approved in April 2022 and opened its temporary facility three months later. The company said the $650 million permanent facility will have a 500-room hotel, a 2,500-seat theater, 40,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, a spa, restaurants, more than 1,300 slot machines, 85 live table games and more.Ĭaesars Virginia now is the third casino facility operator approved by the lottery board since the General Assembly passed legislation in 2020 giving the Virginia Lottery licensing and regulatory authority over casinos and sports betting. “We’ve received an incredible outpouring of support and cooperation to get us to this day, especially from the Danville community and the surrounding areas,” Chris Albrecht, senior vice president and general manager of Danville Casino and Caesars Virginia said in the news release.Ĭaesars Virginia has already been working to train dozens of dealers, holding classes to teach the ins and outs of blackjack, baccarat and other games.Ĭaesars Virginia said construction continues on the permanent casino next door with plans to open it late next year. Company officials said it will create 400 jobs.Ĭaesars Virginia said the temporary facility will feature 740 slot machine titles, 25 live table games such as blackjack and roulette, 28 electronic table games, self-service sports betting kiosks and a round-the-clock restaurant called Three Stacks serving “classic American fare.” that day, a Monday, and remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, pending the successful completion of test dates with the Virginia Lottery, Caesars Virginia said in a news release. The 40,000-square-foot temporary casino will open at 10 a.m.

After the Virginia Lottery Board on Wednesday approved an operating license for Caesars Virginia, the entertainment company announced an opening date for its temporary casino in Danville: May 15.

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