Virginia is the latest state to see a statute to authorize online casino gambling filed in its capital. Virginia Sen. Mamie Locke is leading the legislative crusade in 2025 to bring legal iGaming to the commonwealth. Her bill presumably faces long odds of passing and being signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). (Image: The Virginian-Pilot) It’s the start of a new year, and with state legislatures assembling for their 2025 sessions, gaming is once again front and center in several capitals. Virginia joins Maryland in having an iGaming bill filed ahead of its General Assembly convening. On New Year’s Eve, state Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Portsmouth) prefiled Senate Bill 827. The statute will officially become a proposed law when the Virginia General Assembly convenes on Wednesday. SB 827 would allow the state’s five commercial brick-and-mortar casinos — Rivers Casino Portsmouth, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, Caesars Virginia in Danville, Boyd Gaming’s project in Norfolk, and Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino &… Read More
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