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Petersburg Green-Lit for 2024 Virginia Casino Vote

  • Lawmakers approved a casino bill amendment that sets up Petersburg for a 2024 referendum
  • After two failed votes and changes to the law, Richmond is out of the running
  • Five developers are competing to be the one to build the potential Petersburg casino
Dan Katz

Dan Katz graduated with a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Emory University. He clearly uses neither of those degrees now, having been writing about the gambling industry (specializing in poker) since 2005. Prior to that, he was an IT and management consultant. He is an avid gamer, primarily on PC, and enjoys collecting retro video games and consoles; finding room to set them all up is his current challenge. Dan lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and two children. You can get in touch with Dan at [email protected].

Closeup of Petersburg on a map
Residents of Petersburg will likely get to vote later this year on whether or not they want their city to have Virginia’s fifth casino. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

Residents of Petersburg, Virginia will have the opportunity to vote later this year on whether or not they want a casino in their city. On Thursday, the Virginia General Assembly approved an amendment proposed by Governor Glenn Youngkin that removed a clause from casino legislation that would have required the legislature to vote for a second time on a casino before Petersburg residents would get a chance to vote on it themselves.

fifth city was going to be Richmond, but casino referenda failed twice

Lawmakers passed a bill in 2020 that allowed for up to five casinos in Virginia. Bristol, Portsmouth, and Danville have theirs up and running and Norfolk’s is on the way. The fifth city was going to be Richmond, but casino referenda failed twice: 51-49% against in 2021 and 62-38% against in 2023.

Gov. Youngkin recently signed legislation that prevents Richmond from holding yet another vote and requires three years in between failed votes. That officially opened the door for Petersburg to be next in line.

Five companies are vying for the right to develop the Petersburg casino: Penn Entertainment, Bally’s, Rush Street Gaming, the Warrenton Group, and The Cordish Companies. Cordish unveiled its plan for a $1.4bn Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia on Monday, partnering with Bruce Smith Enterprise, helmed by Virginia Tech and Buffalo Bills football legend Bruce Smith.

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