meeting Tuesday, February 16.Īccording to documents in the town council meeting agenda, the casino would create 640 jobs that pay a $15 an hour wage.

A rendering of the proposed Resort Casino in Dumfries.Ĭolonial Downs, the owner of Rosies, which operates a racetrack in New Kent County near Richmond, and four other Rosie’s emporiums across the state, is expected to pitch the idea at the Dumfries Town Council at its 7 p.m. “The Rose” would be a first for Virginia and include 50,000 square feet of gaming space, a 250-seat sports bar, seven other bars and restaurants, 200 hotel rooms, a 1,500-seat theater, and 7,000 square feet of meeting space. Rosies Gaming Emporium, a 19,000-square-foot gaming center opened on January 8 with 95 video slots in the Triangle Shopping Center in Dumfries, proposes building a massive $389 million casino resort on the grounds of Potomac Landfill, a debris junkyard on the edge of town. Right now, visitors can place bets inside a 40,000-square-foot facility with more than 700 slot machines, 25 live table games, and sports betting.The following appeared at February 15 and was written by Uriah Kiser On Monday, many patrons were people from the Triangle who were feeling lucky and made the drive. Inside, the casino was packed and slot machines were full, as were the live gaming tables. The new casino is in Danville, Virginia, fewer than 60 miles from Durham and is in a temporary space while construction wraps up on the permanent Caesars Virgina resort. It's the latest expansion of gambling and entertainment by the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. (WTVD) - A new casino is open just north of the North Carolina-Virginia border. The new casino in Danville, Virginia, was packed on opening day Monday with people, many from the Triangle, trying their luck at slot machines and live gaming tables.ĭURHAM, N.C.

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