Richmond Casino Race

State lawmakers are slowing down another possible casino in Virginia and giving a new city a chance to gamble. Stakeholders in Richmond are now hinting at a possible lawsuit while leaders in Petersburg are taking a victory lap.

After months of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers have released a budget deal that includes significant tax cuts, pay raises for state employees and new investments in education. It also addresses marijuana policy and lays out a plan for the possible approval of another casino in Virginia. 

The Kentucky-based company known for the annual high-stakes Kentucky Derby is taking over horse racing and slots at Colonial Downs and Rosie’s.

Richmond City Councilwoman Reva Trammell plans to introduce a resolution at Monday’s city council meeting to endorse another casino referendum working with the Urban ONE team.

After Richmonders voted no on the Urban One casino project, state Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Petersburg) is pushing for the ability to have one in Petersburg.

Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton came to Richmond on Friday to voice his support for the Urban ONE casino project in the midst of Richmonders casting their referendum votes early and by mail. Sharpton said it wasn’t his radio contract with Urban ONE that drew him to supporting the project but the historic …

The media conglomerate behind a proposed casino in Richmond has many promises, including 1,500 new jobs and $500 million in tax revenue over a decade. But the river city is not without its own skeptics; and the voters will ultimately decide on the back of the November ballot.

Several of Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s political campaign donors are among the named investors in the Urban ONE casino project, and the organization says some of them committed support for the project before Stoney recommended it to city council.

Richmond held a virtual public meeting Tuesday night for residents to learn more about the ONE Casino + Resort proposal.

El One Casino + Resort de Urban One está ahora en manos del Ayuntamiento de Richmond. El alcalde Levar Stoney y el director de Desarrollo Económico Leonard Sledge presentaron el plan en una reunión el lunes por la noche.

The One Casino + Resort by Urban One is now in the hands of Richmond City Council. Mayor Levar Stoney and Director of Economic Development Leonard Sledge presented the plan at a meeting on Monday night

The proposed ONE Casino + Resort by Urban One is the sole survivor in Richmond’s casino race.

A project billed by developers as the only Black-owned casino in the United State is the last one standing in Richmond’s race to construct a casino.

The proposed site is located on Walmsley Boulevard in South Richmond and the Evaluation Panel’s recommendation is backed by Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, according to a release from the Office of the Mayor.

Urban One operates TV One and multiple radio stations in Richmond and across the country, but the black-owned media company is looking to further its roots in the River City.

The City of Richmond started off with six casino proposals and has narrowed their pickings down to two. One of the bidder partners for a project that didn’t make the cut is planning to file an injunction against the city over issues with the procurement process.

The City of Richmond announced on Friday that the Resort Casino Evaluation Panel is moving into the next part of the casino selection process.

A group of residents in Scott’s Addition plan to protest the proposed location of the Cordish Company’s Live! Casino and Resort this afternoon.

The proposed Bally’s Richmond Casino Resort at Chippenham Parkway and Powhite Parkway is officially out of the race, according to the mayor’s office.

This week Richmonders are getting the chance to speak directly with one of the three developers still in the running to build a casino in the city.