(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Virginia Lottery released its report on casino gaming activity for the month of July 2024. There are three operating casinos in Virginia: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, Rivers Casino Portsmouth, and Caesars Virginia.

During July, gaming revenues from Virginia casinos totaled $59.3 million. Virginia law assesses a graduated tax on a casino’s AGR, or wagers minus winnings, and $10.7 million in taxes were paid to the Gaming Proceeds Fund.

The Virginia Lottery Board approved the casino license for HR Bristol in April 2022, and the temporary facility on the site of the former Bristol Mall opened to the public on July 8, 2022. The Virginia Lottery Board approved the casino license for Rivers Casino Portsmouth in November 2022 and the casino opened to the public on January 23, 2023. The Virginia Lottery Board approved the casino license for Caesars Virginia in April 2023 and the temporary facility in Danville opened to the public on May 15, 2023.

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