The historical racing machines will be authorized in up to 10 off-track betting sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nVirginia’s Pamunkey Tribe also recently became the first Native American group in the state to receive federal recognition. It’s planning a $700 million casino on a 1,200-acre plot of land 35 miles northeast of Richmond.<\/p>\n
For the tribe to operate Class III gaming, which includes the all-important slot machines and table games, the Pamunkey people will need to reach a gaming compact with the state. But it needs no endorsement from the state to operate Class I and II gaming (bingo, pull tabs, punch boards, non-banked card games), and those games are exempt from taxation.<\/p>\n
Finally, Virginia is also expected to consider legalizing sports betting in 2019, as two state lawmakers recently unveiled measures they plan to introduce in January to regulate the gambling activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Virginia casino bill that would end the state’s ban on commercial gambling will be introduced early next year after the legislature convenes for its 2019 session. State Del. Israel O’Quinn (R-Bristol) and Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Galax) held a press conference yesterday to discuss the merits of allowing a casino to be built in Bristol. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":93651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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