Kelly T. Gee appointed Executive Director of Virginia Lottery

Comment #12

Stack47 — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:19:40 GMT

There is a boat in Joliet, Illinois parked in the very shallow Des Plaines River. Once or twice a day they would back the boat up about 50 feet and then back to the dock. The hypocrisy is not as bad as it was but still exists in a couple states.

Comment #11

Bleudog101 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:49:46 GMT

Used to hate paying $5 to board one of those boats you were talking about. In addition some of them would go out just a little and if you missed it, the wait could be two hours. Indiana from what I understand still charges $5/customer, but the casino covers it. Most folks don't notice the counter that they pass through.

Yesterday the lady next to me and I would go to Race information and mash it several times to see what order the horses would come in. You know how some folks are (not h... [ More ]

Comment #10

Stack47 — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:07:12 GMT

WVA started with video poker, keno and a few other video type games, but no traditional coin slot machines. They didn't have as much hypocrisy as the they did in other states. The river boats that went nowhere actually issued boarding passes and the Missouri boats had chip buying limits.

Went to Red Mile a couple times and they have the same type of machines as regular casinos. Some still have a reference to historical horse races, but has nothing to do with game play. The minimum starts at... [ More ]

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:32:01 GMT

They call them Video lottery terminals I believe here too, HRM like in my previous post was new to me.

Fair to say it is synonymous with RNG and CNG...same thing.

Ironically two ads for Derby City Gaming aired while typing this

Comment #8

Bleudog101 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:26:57 GMT

Soon KY will have six 'casinos' with what they call HRM...Horse Racing Machines. Took me some time to warm up to them but folks win more it seems than Caesars across the river. Nobody seems to care that they are based on old horse races to circumvent the law in KY against 'casinos'. We will have two in Louisville.

WDRB interviewed me about three months ago outside Derby City Gaming because the family council is dead set against Sports wagering which naturally the repubs voted against muc... [ More ]

Comment #7

Stack47 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 03:34:51 GMT

The West Virginia Lottery place video lottery terminals at Mountaineer Park in 1987. In 2007 many of the race tracks became full service casinos. Not sure if the lottery still regulates gaming, but they along with the horse racing industry started what became casino gaming in WVA.

Comment #6

Mata Garbo — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:01:12 GMT

Apparently the Virginia voters approved casinos in 3 places ........Danville,Norfolk and Portsmouth. The State Lottery Board voted to provide license for an additional casino in Hard Rock in Bristol. Not sure if the one in Bristol was actually approved by the voters or if that was even necessary.

Comment #5

Bleudog101 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:19:00 GMT

why does the article state Bristol, not far away Portsmouth, VA

Comment #4

Artist77 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:14:48 GMT

A great Governor doing good things for Virginia.

Comment #3

ebonismallwood — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:57:43 GMT

It's one being built in Portsmouth, Va...A real casino not a memory machine place as they say

Comment #2

Cassie8620 — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:58:31 GMT

Alrighty then....

About time!

Took a very long time. Got a few pals there, who will be happy that Virginia getting a casino. Maybe 1 day NC will beside all the way in Elizabeth City(pretty far(from where we are at, IN WILSON, but moving anyway this summer or before end of summer further east, NJ/PA/DE one of those 3 states.

I usually go right past and through VIRGINIA, visiting friends and family,(East coast)

off I-95, since moving south NC by mommie and daddy, 6 years ago... [ More ]

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:52:47 GMT

Is this a first for lotteries? Opening a casino in Bristol, VA?

Be that as it may congratulations to her and hope she does not go to RNG like KY did

Kelly T. Gee appointed Executive Director of Virginia Lottery

Lottery Post — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:55:39 GMT

New casinos on the Director's radar

By Kate Northrop

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that he appointed Kelly T. Gee, the Virginia Lottery's Acting Director, as the permanent Executive Director.

Having served as the Virginia Lottery's Acting Director since January, Kelly T. Gee officially filled the role permanently on June 6.

On Friday, Youngkin announced several new administration appointments, including a Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade... [ More ]