Please note that two more traditional Class III casinos are expected to open in Virginia by the end of 2023. Caesars Virginia Expected to Open May 15, 2023.Shown below is a list of traditional Class III casinos in Virginia: Click on a name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino. Shown below is a list of the Virginia casinos that offer historical horse race betting machines. Instead, theses casinos only offer gaming machines and, although most people think these are slot machines, they are in reality games where players are betting on past horse races and the slot machine reels are just for “entertainment purposes.” The other Virginia casinos are not what you would call traditional casinos. The Virginia Lottery is charged with the licensing and regulatory oversight of all Class III casino operations. The first one opened in July 2022, the second opened in January 2023 and two more are expected to by late 2023. Virginia has two types of casinos, The first is traditional Class III casinos, such as you would find in Las Vegas or Atlantic City.
