Caesars Virginia is a
casino
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and
hotel
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in
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The city is located in the Southside (Virginia), Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River ( ...
, that officially opened on December 17, 2024. It is located in the Schoolfield Mill district, on the site of the former Dan River Mills finishing plant. It is owned in partnership between
Caesars Entertainment
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and the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
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.
On May 15, 2023, the temporary Danville Casino was opened.
History
In 2020, Virginia legislators passed a bill allowing the establishment of casinos. Still, they limited the option to five eligible host cities:
Portsmouth
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,
Richmond
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,
Norfolk
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,
Danville, and
Bristol
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. An additional condition was set that each city must hold a referendum on the question of whether to allow casino gaming in the city.
Plans for the casino in Danville started in December 2019 when the city of Danville began seeking proposals of a possible casino that must included either the White Mill or Schoolfield site. In August 2020, the Danville City Council gave unanimous approval to Caesars Entertainment's proposed $400 million premier resort and casino plan. On September 3, 2020, the city of Danville and Caesars Entertainment officials signed a development agreement for a resort casino at the former
Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield. In November 2020, Danville voters approved the casino referendum, with 13,022 voting Yes (69%) to 5,941 voting No (29%). In August 2022, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced a joint venture with Caesars Entertainment on a revised $650 million project to develop Caesars Virginia.
[ Construction on Caesars Virginia began the same month, slated to be completed in late 2024. Three historic smokestacks from the original mill will be retained as part of the plan.]sportsbook
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betting kiosks, 740 slot machine
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s, 25 live table games, 28 electronic table games, and a quick-service restaurant called Three Stacks.
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