Virginia Casinos Rake In $97.6 Million in Revenue for September 2026

^{Caesars Virginia in Danville led the state’s gaming market in September 2026, generating $36.1 million in revenue for the month. (Photo: Courtesy of Caesars Entertainment)}

The Virginia Lottery reported that the five operating live casinos in the state generated $97.58 million in gaming revenue in September 2026, essentially unchanged from the previous month.

The report, released on Oct. 15, showed that the five Virginia casinos also paid $20.7 million in state taxes for the month.

Caesars Leads Virginia Casino Market

Caesars Virginia, located in Danville, led the state with $36.1 million in total revenue. The permanent casino opened in December 2024 and has over 1,500 slot machines and 88 table games.

The two other permanent facilities in the state also generated significant revenue. Rivers Casino Portsmouth brought in $25.9 million in September, while Hard Rock Bristol earned $21.6 million in gaming winnings. 

Meanwhile, the two temporary facilities in Virginia brought in significantly less, as expected. The Live! A Virginia casino in Petersburg earned $13.1 million from its 900+ slot machines and 32 table games last month. The casino, developed by The Cordish Companies and Bruce Smith Enterprise, opened its temporary facility in January and expects to have its permanent resort up and running in late 2027.

Finally, the Interim Gaming Hall in Norfolk (by far the smallest of these five casinos) reported earnings of $839,593 for the month. Featuring only 132 slot machines, the small venue is a holdover until Boyd Gaming and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe can open their permanent casino, with the developers hoping to have it ready by the end of 2027.

Slots Outpace Table Games Statewide

Overall, slots generated $71.6 million in state revenue, accounting for 73.4% of total revenue. Table games were responsible for almost exactly $26 million in winnings, the remaining share of the total.

Of the $20.7 million collected in taxes, $14 million went to the Gaming Proceeds Fund, while another $6.5 million went to host cities (or to the Regional Improvement Commission in the case of Hard Rock Bristol). Smaller amounts were earmarked for the Problem Gaming Treatment and Support Fund, the Family and Children’s Trust Fund, and the Virginia Indigenous People’s Trust Fund.

Currently, there are no regulated gambling options in Virginia, but there are signs that online casinos could enter the market in the near future. In 2026, two different iGaming bills passed in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, but lawmakers were unable to iron out the differences in a conference committee. 

Those bills would have allowed each of the five land-based casinos in Virginia to each operate up to three online casino platforms in the state. Given the near-success of the iGaming effort, many observers expect a renewed push in 2027, with a market launch possible as soon as 2028 if legislators can reach consensus on internet gaming.

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