free slot machines<\/a> and table games, plus a BetRivers Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRush Street has been pre-certified by the Virginia Lottery Board to operate a brick-and-mortar casino in the Commonwealth. Once final approval arrives, Rush Street plans to quickly break ground, with a target opening set for 2023.<\/p>\n
Caesars Entertainment is seeking a land-based casino license for its development in Danville. Hard Rock International is as well but in Bristol. Both of those companies are additionally pursuing sports betting licenses.<\/p>\n
The fourth casino town — Norfolk — is working with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. The Native American group has zero experience in the commercial gaming industry but has brought in billionaire Jon Yarbrough to invest and co-develop the project. Yarbrough made his fortune developing and selling Class II bingo-based gaming machines to tribal casinos.<\/p>\n
Virginia’s Ready for Some Football<\/b><\/h2>\n
As of tomorrow, Virginians will have four live mobile sportsbooks up and running. Their operations couldn’t come at a better time, as Super Bowl 55 will be played on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n
The matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will almost certainly be the most legally bet-upon NFL title game in the history of the sport.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen the first legal sports bet in Virginia was wagered last week, the state became the 21st in the nation with legal, regulated sports betting. Virginia joins 14 other states that allow sports wagers to be placed online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rush Street Gaming is the first land-based casino developer in Virginia to receive an operating license to conduct mobile sports betting. Rush Street Interactive, the company’s online casino and sports betting division, will launch BetRivers.com in Virginia tomorrow, Jan. 28. Only sports betting will be permitted on the internet platform. Rush Street Interactive is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":162642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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