Poker gamers in southern Virginia now have an alternative choice after the $650 million Caesars Virginia opened this week, full with a brand new 4,900-square-foot World Sequence of Poker card room.
The property is positioned in Danville, proper close to the border of North Carolina, and is predicted to attract loads of gamblers from the state. The grand opening final week included a automotive parade, ceremonial first wager by NBA legend Dennis Rodman, and a fireworks show.
Officers with Caesars Leisure had been additionally available to welcome company and formally open the brand new on line casino resort.
“This has been a formidable growth undertaking to see come collectively over the previous couple of years and we couldn’t be prouder to lastly open the doorways of this lovely vacation spot,” Caesars Virginia normal supervisor Chris Albrecht mentioned.
Extra Particulars On The Property
The resort options 90,000 sq. ft of gaming area together with a sportsbook. Visitors can keep within the 320-room lodge, with a number of eating choices together with an eatery from celeb chef Gordon Ramsey, a number of leisure venues, a spa, pool, 50,000 sq. ft of assembly area, and extra.
The poker site is open 24 hours each day and options 21 tables with upscale furnishings and a everlasting Poker Corridor of Fame exhibit to honor the legends of the sport.
“This lovely vacation spot encompasses what the Caesars model is all about,” firm COO Anthony Carano mentioned of the brand new on line casino.
Virginia legalized casinos in 2020 and there are actually properties in Bristol, Portsmouth, and Norfolk. The casinos in Bristol and Portsmouth are already open, and the Norfolk on line casino is about to open in November of subsequent yr. Exhausting Rock Bristol formally opened in November and a poker site on the property is about to open someday within the close to future.
The extra casinos in Virginia have made legislators in North Carolina involved about misplaced income to a neighboring state and contemplating altering state legislation to permit for extra gaming. Nonetheless, efforts within the Tar Heel State got here up quick within the legislature.
We’re simply ready for a pair extra gamers to start out the seller’s selection recreation, however the room is JUMPING!! pic.twitter.com/PL3hr4Dg0H
— Greg Raymer (@FossilMan) December 17, 2024
