Caesars Virginia will be built in a former industrial manufacturing district along the Dan River. A 750,000-square foot finishing building will be demolished and Caesars will use that site to build the resort, according to the Danville Register & Bee.
Last May the City of Danville chose Caesars as its preferred gaming operator. Danville, located in south-central Virginia near the North Carolina border, was one of five Virginia cities approved for a casino.
Caesars Virginia is expected to bring 1,300 jobs to the area with an average of $35,000 to $47,000. Another 900 construction jobs will be needed for the property, which Caesars plans to open by 2023.
The casino-resort will include approximately 500 hotel rooms, a casino floor with 2,000 slot machines, 75 table games, 16 poker games and a sportsbook, a 35,000-square foot conference center, a 2,500-seat live entertainment venue, and a variety of restaurants and bars.
The City of Danville anticipates more than $30m in annual revenue from gaming taxes and supplemental payments, WDBJ reported.
Caesars was in the process of doing site work as of May.
“It’s a long process to do this, but everything is on track and will be open spring, summer of 2023, which is what they’ve said all along,” said Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler told WFXR. “They are still on track for that. You will start to see some dirt moved around later in the year, but they want to make sure they have everything lined up with the building.”
