Tag: Virginia
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Debate Over Proposed Virginia Casino Plan Reignites This Week
As the Virginia legislative session gets set to resume, the debate over a bill that would allow a casino to be built in Fairfax County, specifically in Tysons, is gaining momentum. Supporters and detractors are rallying and organizing meetings for the bill, which was postponed to the 2025 session before being reintroduced over the summer.…
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Norfolk’s Waterfront Casino Set to Break Ground After Long Wait
The highly anticipated waterfront casino in Norfolk, Virginia, is finally moving forward. Boyd Gaming and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe have officially announced that construction will kick off with a groundbreaking ceremony in the Mermaid City on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Earlier this month, the Norfolk City Council and the city’s planning commission gave the project its…
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Norfolk Waterfront Casino Finally Gets Green Light From City Council
Construction on a long-awaited waterfront casino in Norfolk, Virginia, can finally begin after the city council approved the final development certificate, ending years of delays. The new casino project is a partnership between the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and Boyd Gaming, which now has the green light to start building. This is the third version of…
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FanDuel Continues to Rule Mobile Roost in Virginia
FanDuel again topped the lists for sports betting handle and revenue in Virginia for August, according to a Freedom of Information Act request that was fulfilled by the Virginia Lottery. FanDuel ran its streak of double-digit holds in the Old Dominion to five months with a 11.2% win rate, potting $16.8 million in gross sports…
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Betfred to Exit Virginia on October 21
Betfred‘s state-by-state withdrawal from the U.S. mobile sports betting market appears set to continue with a scheduled Oct. 21 exit from Virginia. On Betfred Sportsbook’s Virginia landing page, Betfred said it had stopped accepting online deposits, online wagers or new registrations in the Old Dominion as of 10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. It added that…
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Virginia Sports Betting Handle Surges to $417 Million for August
The Virginia Lottery reported sports betting handle totaling $416.7 million for August on Tuesday, a 30.6% year-over-year increase. The Old Dominion also reached a pair of all-time milestones in the post-PASPA era, becoming the sixth state to reach $1.75 billion in gross operator sports betting revenue and the seventh to surpass $200 million in state…
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Sporttrade Gets Sports Betting License in Virginia Ahead of Planned October Launch
Sporttrade announced Wednesday that it has received licensing approval in Virginia, gaining sports betting market access in its fifth state nationwide. Despite making the announcement hours before the start of the NFL season, Sporttrade does not plan to launch in Virginia until sometime next month. The Washington Commanders face a difficult schedule in October with…
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Betr Picks Adds “Group Mode” Feature, New-Look Sportsbook
Betr announced Thursday that it has launched a “Group Mode” for its peer-to-peer Betr Picks product, following up a soft launch for its enhanced sportsbook product offerings in both Ohio and Virginia. The “Group Mode” launch took place in Florida and Massachusetts, with another eight states — most notably Arizona and Virginia — set to…
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Unibet Sportsbook Is Now Live in Virginia: Everything Bettors Should Know
A new online sportsbook entered the Virginia sports betting scene on Wednesday. Unibet, a European-based book that currently operates in three other states — New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indiana — has become the seventh legal operator in the Old Dominion (check out all of Virginia’s sportsbook offerings here). _BookPromo=1823 Despite its now seven operators, Virginia…
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Caesars Sportsbook Expands to Indiana, Has Eyes on Virginia Too
Caesars, one of the biggest names in gambling thanks to its world-renowned casino on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, is expanding into the rest of the U.S. It already has online sportsbooks in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and as of Wednesday is officially live in Indiana as well. That gives them a presence…
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Virginia Governor Recommends Changes to NASCAR Wagering in State’s Sports Betting Bill
On March 8, Virginia’s legislature passed a bill paving the way for legal sports betting throughout the state. The bill allows both mobile and in-person betting and is still awaiting the signature of Gov. Ralph Northam before becoming law. However, according to a report from LegalSportsReport.com, Northam has made several recommendations for the bill that…
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2020 ACC Tournament Odds & Betting Pick (Tuesday, March 10): Will Virginia Tech Shock North Carolina?
2020 ACC Tournament Odds & Pick: North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech Betting Preview Spread: UNC -4 Over/Under: 141 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Odds as of Tuesday morning and via PointsBet. Get up to $25 FREE and $250 in free bets at PointsBet today or see more offers and reviews for the best online sportsbooks.…