Virginia casinos generate $56.6m in September revenue
The state collected $11.4m in taxes.
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- Rivers Casino Portsmouth brought in the largest revenue amount last month
- All three casinos generated more than $56m in revenue
The Virginia Lottery has released its September casino revenue results. Last month, Virginia’s three casinos generated a combined total of almost $56.6m in adjusted gaming revenue.
Slot games contributed $43m to September’s total casino revenue, while the remaining $13.6m came from table games.
In a breakdown of revenue by casino, Rivers Casino Portsmouth emerged victorious as the highest earner. The casino brought in almost $24.2m in revenue last month.
Caesars Virigina grabbed the second-place spot with close to $18.3m in total September revenue. HR Bristol contributed another $14.1m to the combined September total.
Last month, the state’s casinos paid nearly $11.4m in taxes to the Gaming Proceeds Fund.
Caesars Virginia is the third casino to take up resident within Virginia’s borders. The facility has been open to the public for more than a year.
Good to know: Virginia’s three casinos are HR Bristol, Rivers Casino Portsmouth and Caesars Virginia
The state’s other casinos, Rivers Casino Portsmouth and HR Bristol welcomed guests for the first time two years ago.
Virginia lawmakers have attempted to bring additional casinos to the state for the past couple years.
The question of whether Petersburg would welcome a casino has been answered with a resounding no. The Senate committee struck down attempts to land a casino in Petersburg during both the 2022 and 2023 legislative session.
However, lawmakers in Petersburg voted in favor of bringing in a new casino to the city earlier this year. Legislation passed in both the House of Delegates and in the Senate.
The House recently voted to adopt a recent bill proposed by Senator Lashrecse Aird by a vote of 78 to 18. Soon after passing it in the House, the Senate voted to approval the bill by a vote of 24 to 16.
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