Courtesy City of DanvilleĬaesar’s Virginia Casino & Resort, Danville’s hotel is going to be big, with about 200 more rooms than the nearby MGM National Harbor casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel in Murphy North Carolina and LIVE! Hotel Casino in Hanover Maryland. Here are some comparisons: This artist’s rendering shows an aerial view of the casino. But how big is it in the context of the gaming industry? The $500 million Caesar’s Virginia Casino & Resort will certainly be big for Danville. “The people of Danville have entrusted us to build a world-class resort, and we look forward to proving that trust was well-founded with an incredible resort worthy of the iconic Caesars brand.”

“Caesars Virginia will be an economic driver for the region, both as a tourist and entertainment draw and through the more than a thousand good-paying jobs the resort will create,” Anthony Carano, President and Chief Operating Officer of Caesars Entertainment said in a September news release from the company. Plans include a 40,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, 500 hotels rooms, a spa, pool, fitness center, restaurants - some bearing the name of Gordon Ramsey - bars, and a 2,500 seat live entertainment venue.

22 with the removal of an old water tower and demolition will continue in the coming weeks.Ĭaesar’s Virginia Casino & Resort, Danville is slated to have more than 1,400 slot machines and tables and a 25-table World Series of Poker poker room. In an email, Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler said site demolition began the week of Sept. Of perspective the next closest competition will be Liberty University’s 213 foot tall Freedom Tower. The only thing taller will be the three 220-foot tall smokestacks left over from the old Dan River Mill - “the Three Sisters,” as they’re known locally.

Caesar’s Virginia Casino & Resort, Danville is expected to tower over Danville but it also will tower over some of the competition.Īt 18 stories, it will be far taller than the next tallest building in Danville - the 122 foot Danville Masonic Lodge, which is equal to about 10 hotel floors.

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