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The Petersburg, Virginia, city council is moving quickly on its next step toward creating a November voter referendum for a new Cordish Companies Live!-branded casino. On 9 July, the Virginia Lottery approved Petersburg to replace Richmond as one of five casino locations in the state. It gave the city permission to authorise the required local
Sports betting operators in Virginia had a stunning May, earning $60m in adjusted gross revenue as compared to $42.5m in May 2023. Those betting in the state laid down $505.6m, a 25.2% increase against the same month last year. Handle and revenue were down for Virginia wagering operators against April, but that is consistent with
Virginians wagered $635.5m (£508.2m/€593.7m) in sports during March, a rise of 24.2% year-on-year. The Virginia Lottery‘s monthly wagering report for March presents results from both mobile operators and casino retail venues. Beginning with mobile operators, gross sports wagering revenue of $629.7m for the month was an increase of 24.2% from March 2023. Gross winnings were
The Cordish Companies and retail estate business Bruce Smith Enterprises have announced plans to develop a new $1.40bn (£1.13bn/€1.32bn) gaming and entertainment facility in Petersburg, Virginia. Located close to Interstate I-95, Cordish said the Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia would create over 7,500 new jobs. Cordish also said it hopes the facility will become a
Wynn Resorts blames a dearth of igaming legislation and marketing costs for a major reduction in its online brand WynnBet’s US footprint. Wynn will cease operations in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virgina as soon as possible. Operations in New York and Michigan remain under review. Only Nevada and Massachusetts
The Virginia Lottery has become the first lottery in the United States to operate a completely cloud-based ilottery programme following a partnership with technology provider NeoPollard Interactive (NPi). The technological support includes NeoDraw, the central gaming system for draw games, and NeoSphere, the player account management and marketing system. The integration also features NeoPlay, the
