Virginia Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Introduction to Virginia Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Virginia slot machine casino gambling exists at four casinos, including three commercial and one tribal. Most of these casinos are opening temporary facilities.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Virginia

The minimum legal gambling age in Virginia depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21
• Poker Rooms: Not available
• Bingo: 18
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

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On March 22, 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed State Bill 1126 into law. This state law does not authorize casinos in Virginia. However, in effect, it establishes

• A Commission to study casino gaming regulations
• A framework for the Lottery Board to oversee gaming
• How eligible cities conduct a local casino approval referendum

Details of the state bill suggest eligible cities are Danville, Bristol, and Portsmouth. These sites were subsequently approved by votes and their casino facilities are under construction.

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Slot Machine Private Ownership in Virginia

It is legal to own a slot machine privately in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Gaming Control Board in Virginia

The framework included in the 2019 passing of Virginia State Bill 1126 includes giving oversight of sports betting regulations to the Virginia Racing Commission. This expansion of its responsibilities is in addition to its current responsibilities overseeing horserace pari-mutuel wagering.

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The Virginia Lottery Board obtained responsibility for casino gambling. The Virginia legislature have created Title 11: Gaming with gaming regulations for the lottery, racing, and charitable gaming. Within it, Agency 5 contains the legal statues for all gaming in Virginia. Further, Casino Gaming falls under Chapter 90.

Casinos in Virginia

Four approved casinos are under construction in Virginia. As of this writing, the casino at Bristol is open as a temporary casino facility.

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Commercial Casinos in Virginia

There are currently no commercial casinos in Virginia. However, three eligible cities received casino approval by voters. The Bristol referendum occurs first in November 2020.

These three approved casino locations include the cities of:

• Bristol, 113 miles northeast of Knoxville near Tennessee
• Danville, 144 miles southwest of Richmond near North Carolina
• Portsmouth, 97 miles southeast of Richmond near Chesapeake

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Virginia’s three commercial casinos are:

• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol – A temporary casino opened in July 2022.
• Caesars Danville – Casino is anticipated to open in 2024.
• Rivers Casino Portsmouth – A temporary casino is expected to open in August 2022.

Tribal Casinos in Virginia

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe gained federal recognition in 2015 and is pursuing establishing a tribal casino. They intend to have improved educational and employment opportunities to ensure the long-term success of the tribe. The tribe has found a suitable site for HeadWaters casino resort located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Virginia’s tribal casino is:

• Pamunkey Casino – A temporary casino is expected to open in early 2023.

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Ongoing opposition of tribal casinos in Virginia comes from the casino operator of MGM National Harbor in nearby Maryland. The Pamunkey Tribe had been working with the city of Norfolk’s Harbor Park to open a temporary casino, but that project was canceled in July 2022.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Virginia slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Virginia is:

• North: Maryland Slots and District of Columbia Slots
• East: The Atlantic Ocean
• South: North Carolina Slots and Tennessee Slots
• West: Kentucky Slots and West Virginia Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Virginia.

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Rosie’s Gaming Emporium at Colonial Downs Racetrack offers slot-like historical horse racing (HHR) electronic gaming machines. This horse racing facility is in the eastern part of Virginia located 30 miles east of Richmond. Rosie’s has several other locations in Virginia.

Our Virginia Slots Facebook Group

Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Virginia? If so, join our Virginia slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to freely join this Facebook Group community.

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There, you meet online and privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with local slots enthusiasts about playing slot machines in Virginia. Join us!

Theoretical Payouts and Return Statistics in Virginia

As Virginia casinos are constructed and opened, the state legislature worked to establish slot machine gaming regulations. Virginia’s Chapter 90: Casino Gaming has a Section 150: Slot Machines. Section K states the theoretical payout minimum and maximum is 84% and 100% over the lifetime of the game theme on a slot machine.

At Virginia Lottery’s News and Information are Gaming Updates as presented to the Virginia Lottery Board. These once-in-three-months presentations include Gaming Revenue by casino. The July 20, 2022, presentation included a Gaming Revenue report on page 21 showing Cash Played and Cash Won for Hard Rock Bristol from July 5-14, 2022, for a player win percent of 90.32%.

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As of this writing, future reports on publicly available return statistics outside of three-month presentations to the Lottery Board are unknown. I will update this site as information evolves and is shared publicly.

Summary of Virginia Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Virginia slot machine casino gambling now exists. Three casinos were approval by voters in Bristol, Danville, and Portsmouth. These commercial casinos and a tribal casino in Norfolk are beginning to open temporary gaming facilities.

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Related Articles from Professor Slots

• 11 Things You Need To Know About Tribal Casinos
• The Ultimate Guide to Tribes and Tribal Gaming

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