People from all over the Carolinas, all over the state of Virginia,' Mayor of Danville, Alonzo Jones said. Our phones have been blowing off the hook.

There was a lot of excitement at the grand opening of the new development.

Ching ching bling bling!' Cynthia Jones said. 'Really excited to gamble, spend some money, and have a good time!' Jeremy Mays said. and many were eager to try their luck and see the new casino for themselves. The temporary casino officially opened at 10 a.m. RELATED: 'You forget you're in Danville:' Councilman highlights upcoming temporary casino opening RELATED: 'Extremely excited:' Danville business owners expectant for Caesars Virginia openingĬasino officials, city leaders, and the community gathered outside of the temporary casino tent for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The construction of the brand-new casino is well underway in Danville, but on Monday, the project is taking a step forward with the opening of its temporary casino. (WSET) - Caesars Virginia is a name that gets many in Central and Southside Virginia excited. The Bristol Casino and Rivers Casino Portsmouth were both open for the full month and brought in almost $13 million and $20.6 million in revenues, respectively.DANVILLE, Va. Virginia brought in a total of about $45.5 million in casino revenue in May across the three up-and-running casinos in the state: the Bristol Casino, operated by Hard Rock Rivers Casino Portsmouth and the Danville Casino. The casinos in Bristol and Portsmouth were open the entire month the casino in Danville opened May 15. Revenue totals from the three casinos currently operating in Virginia for the month of May. “Caesars has been a good partner for the city, and it is important for us to be good stewards,” Jones said in a statement. Mayor Alonzo Jones said that the casino’s success can be credited to Caesars’ strong customer loyalty program and its many customers within driving distance of Danville. The remaining $8 million is the projected state-collected local gaming tax revenue that is expected over the next year from the temporary casino. The permanent casino is expected to open late next year. About $4.1 million of that will come from a performance agreement with Caesars that guarantees a $5 million minimum payment per year as long as the casino operates, which was prorated for this year.

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