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Live! Casino Virginia is set to open in Petersburg, featuring 900 slot machines and 33 gaming tables.

Developers are optimistic about the opening despite pending legal paperwork with the Virginia Lottery Department.

This temporary casino will eventually be replaced by a permanent $1.4 billion hotel resort expected to open in 2027.

With 49 days to go until Live! Casino Virginia becomes a reality in Petersburg , its developers gave local media a peek inside the 75,000-square foot building that city officials hope will be the start of the largest economic development in city history.

Amid the boxes, cords and unplugged slot machines is blossoming a venture that will, as Rob Norton, the president of Cordish Gaming, said, "bring Las Vegas-style gambling to Central Vir

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