Virginia Gaming Commission bill appears dead
A bill that would have swept racing regulation out of the Virginia Racing Commission and under a new Gaming Commission appears dead.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Feb 21, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
A bill that would have swept racing regulation out of the Virginia Racing Commission and under a new Gaming Commission appears dead.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jan 27, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
A proposal to shift oversight of HHR from the Virginia Racing Commission to a new gaming commission has racing interests concerned for the future.
Read MoreIts new owners are bullish about moving Colonial Downs to a Thursday-Saturday schedule, but they acknowledge the challenges ahead.
Read Moreby Press Release | Dec 15, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Colonial Downs received Va. Racing Commission approval Wednesday to run 27 live days in 2022, up from 21 days this year.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jul 6, 2020 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Marsha Hudgins didn’t think she was qualified to join the Virginia Racing Commission. But now that she’s on it, she’s diving in and embracing it.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jun 26, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Virginia Racing Commission heard Thursday that Colonial Downs purses would be lower than in 2019 but that the horse population will be up.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Oct 3, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Va. Racing Commission Wednesday approved a fourth “Rosie’s Gaming Emporium” while lauding the rebirth of Colonial Downs.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jul 11, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
With the last (or perhaps second to last) Virginia Racing Commission meeting before the meet complete, Colonial Downs moved one more step closer to its August meet.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | May 23, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
Va. Racing Commission told of progress at Colonial Downs The turf at Colonial Downs. Photo by Nick...
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Apr 19, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Grade 3 Commonwealth Derby and Oaks – will be mothballed this year, possibly to return in ’19 at a reopened Colonial.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jun 7, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
At its June 6 meeting, the Virginia Racing Commission learned of a potential new racing venue in the state and formed two new committees to take a hard look at the industry’s future.
Read MoreThe Virginia Racing Commission Tuesday approved a second Richmond-area OTB as the state’s racing industry aims to revitalize its OTB network.
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