The City Council now needs to get a casino question on the November 3 ballot. The fate of the plan lies with Danville citizens. In May, Bristol selected Florida-based gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International as its preferred casino partner, while Norfolk leaders picked the Pamunkey Tribe as the preferred developer of the city’s casino.ĭespite Tuesday’s unanimous approval from Danville officials, Caesars’ casino proposal still has a long way to go before it materializes. Danville is one of the cities permitted to host gambling venues, with Bristol, Portsmouth, Richmond, and Norfolk being the other four. Virginia lawmakers earlier this year approved the construction of Las Vegas-style casino resorts in five cash-strapped cities around the state.

on Tuesday reached an important milestone in its effort to expand into the nascent Virginia casino market.ĭuring a virtual meeting, the City Council of the Virginia city of Danville unanimously passed a resolution that formally selected a subsidiary of the Las Vegas powerhouse as the city’s preferred casino operator.ĭanville announced last month that it was in the middle of negotiations with Caesars to be named the preferred operator of the city’s potential casino.

Gaming and hospitality operator Caesars Entertainment Corp.