Caesars Virginia expansion promises a top-tier resort experience in Danville

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — When you’re driving through Danville, Caesars Virginia is sure to catch your eye, and by the end of the year, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever.

All of our wonderful restaurants, our bars, our pool, our spa,” said Chris Albrecht, Caesars Virginia General Manager. “This a true destination resort experience here in Danville.

The permanent casino will have more than 1,400 slot machines, about 80 table games, seven restaurants, and much more.

Albrecht said that construction for the permanent casino is going well. They have about 1,000 workers on site every day. A lot of progress has been made on the outside with getting the walls up. They expect the parking garage to be finished in the next few weeks. They also plan to focus on the inside and getting walls up for the restaurants, the hotel, and the convention space.

“The casino floor itself, you can actually walk on the inside, and you know where all of the different components are now going to be because you can see it all come together and taking shape and it’s really exciting,” Albrecht said.

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The temporary casino has been sparking a lot of economic growth in the area since it opened last May and officials hope that trend continues when permanent casino is complete. In terms of revenue, Albrecht said he thinks the temporary casino has exceeded what the city has budgeted to receive from the casino.

That’s just indirect impact. There’s also the indirect impact of those customers and workers that are here utilizing local amenities,” Albrecht said. “They’re staying in those hotels, they’re staying and enjoying those restaurants here on top of that. So, it’s not just what we bring directly to the casino, but it’s that compounding effect, that multiplier effect.

When the casino is finished, Albrecht said that Caesars Virginia will give you an experience like no other.

“Hopefully we’re going to see people not just from what we’re seeing in the temporary facility, but they’ll come from much farther away taking cars, planes, trains, or whatever to come see just a truly special transformative operation here,” Albrecht said.

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When the grand opening day comes, Albrecht hopes the community and staff will feel a sense of pride.

“That they’ve been a part of something that’s truly transformed into something special for the city of Danville and I think we’re going to deliver on that,” Albrecht said.

Caesars Virginia is looking to hire about 700 to 800 employees for the permanent casino. They are already working on planning hiring events in the city and surrounding areas.

There isn’t an official opening date yet. But officials say the casino is still on track to be completed late this year.