Poker gamers in southern Virginia now have another choice after the $650 million Caesars Virginia opened this week, full with a brand new 4,900-square-foot World Series 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.
Officials with Caesars Entertainment had been additionally readily available to welcome company and formally open the brand new on line casino resort.
“This has been an impressive development project to see come together over the past couple of years and we couldn’t be prouder to finally open the doors of this beautiful destination,” Caesars Virginia common supervisor Chris Albrecht mentioned.
More Details On The Property
The resort options 90,000 sq. ft of gaming house together with a sportsbook. Guests can keep within the 320-room lodge, with a number of eating choices together with an eatery from movie star chef Gordon Ramsey, a number of leisure venues, a spa, pool, 50,000 sq. ft of assembly house, and extra.
The poker site is open 24 hours every day and options 21 tables with upscale furnishings and a everlasting Poker Hall of Fame exhibit to honor the legends of the sport.
“This beautiful destination encompasses what the Caesars brand is all about,” firm COO Anthony Carano mentioned of the brand new on line casino.
Virginia legalized casinos in 2020 and there at the moment are 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. Hard 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. However, efforts within the Tar Heel State got here up brief within the legislature.
We are simply ready for a pair extra gamers to start out the vendor’s selection sport, however the room is JUMPING!! pic.twitter.com/PL3hr4Dg0H
— Greg Raymer (@FossilMan) December 17, 2024
