Live! Casino Virginia Gears Up to Bring Big Thrills to Central Virginia
Virginia’s gaming scene is about to get even bigger as Live! Casino Virginia prepares to open a temporary facility on Jan. 22 (pending regulatory approval). Located on a 100-acre site in Petersburg, just 25 miles south of Richmond and 45 miles north of the North Carolina border, the 75,000-square-foot casino will operate 24/7, featuring more than 900 Vegas-style slot machines, over 30 live-action table games, and a variety of food and beverage options. The opening is expected to create more than 500 jobs, including over 100 table game dealers.
“After years of planning, we’re thrilled to see this vision become reality,” said Rob Norton, president of Cordish Gaming Group. “Live! Casino Virginia will deliver the energy of Vegas-style slots, live-action table games, and the excitement only Live! can bring.”
The temporary casino is just the first phase of a larger vision. The full Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia resort is scheduled to debut in late 2027, offering approximately 445,000 square feet of gaming, hotel and dining space. Guests can look forward to a 200-room hotel with 25 suites, a resort pool, 1,600 slot machines, 60+ table games including a 22-table poker room, high-limit areas, a sportsbook, and nearly 20 dining, bar and entertainment options featuring local partners. The resort will also feature more than 70,000 square feet of meeting, convention and entertainment space, along with free parking.
The Cordish Companies, which manages a portfolio of award-winning destinations nationwide, welcomes over 60 million visitors annually to its Live! brand properties, from Maryland and Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Louisiana and Florida. Bruce Smith Enterprise, led by Pro Football Hall of Famer and Virginia native Bruce Smith, brings decades of leadership and expertise in mixed-use developments across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic.
Part of a $1.4 billion master plan, Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia is poised to make Petersburg a must-visit entertainment and tourism destination, offering Vegas-style thrills to the region and expanding the state’s growing gaming industry.
