The machines look, sound, feel, and act like slot machines, which are against the law in Virginia.

Virginia has approved a bill legalizing casinos and online gambling. The process took less than three months to reach completion.

Three tickets each won $50000 in Saturday's drawing by matching four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball number.

The Virginia Legislature passed a gambling bill that would bring casinos, online gambling, and sports betting to the state. Here's what you need to know.

West Virginia and D.C. are among the places that have decided to allow wagering on sports. Proponents say Virginia is missing out on tax revenue and jobs, but ...

By Emily Holter and Benjamin West. Capital News *Service*. RICHMOND - It sits a few blocks from the bustle of Carytown, under a deep blue awning and the ...

On Friday, the West Virginia Senate voted to approve a measure that will allow the state's gambling facilities to offer online gambling.

Richmond Raceway (Richmond) and Virginia Lottery announce a partnership for exclusive naming rights to the Virginia Lottery Neighborhood in the DC Sol...

Gov. Ralph Northam's signature is the only hurdle that stands between Virginia and its first casino. On Saturday night, the state's General Assembly passed SSB ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Now that's a work of art! Kaycie Colton, a 7th grader at Princess Anne Middle School, won the middle school category in the Virginia ...

Compromise legislation that could ultimately bring casino gaming to Virginia — and Bristol, if approved by voters — passed the General Assembly Saturday ...

A new law set to take effect this summer will prohibit Virginia Lottery officials from disclosing the information of certain prize winners. . News, weather, sports ...

An Aldrin Elementary School student received a surprise celebration in front of her classmates today (March 21) for her artwork. Shortly before 2:30 p.m..

If someone asked whether you're a gambler, how would you reply? The word means different things to different people. Does it mean you travel to casinos at ...

Sports wagering will remain offline at two West Virginia casinos at the start of the NCAA Tournament.

WHEELING — Legislation permitting Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack to establish a second gambling location in Ohio County died in a committee of the ...

A West Virginia lawmaker, frustrated by the closure of a nearby sportsbook, tweeted his frustration about the ordeal on Tuesday as the state may miss out on ...

Deborah Brown said she bought 30 tickets with the same four digits because she had such a good feeling about the numbers.

Even with its industry up and running, West Virginia sports betting rules continue to attract attention -- this time from the NFL. Sources tell Legal Sports Report ...

Syracuse guard Tyus Battle ran into a rare defense that he couldn't solve.

If the online casino bill that is in the Senate passes, WV will be one of three states with legal online sports betting and online casinos.

West Virginia is on the brink of having all forms of online gambling legalized in their state. Last Friday, the West Virginia state Senate overwhelmingly passed the ...

Some people have all the luck. On February 11, 2019, that person was Deborah Brown.

An online gambling bill in West Virginia making its rounds in legislative channels continues to find approval and no signs of resistance.

BLUEFIELD, Va. — A chance of winning the huge sum of $750 million was spurring hopes and ticket sales Monday as the hopeful visited local retailers and ...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation on Friday that could eventually result in casino gaming coming to Virginia.

WV Attorney General Morrissey brought together 25 attorneys general to formally express grave concern over the recently revised Wire Act opinion.

A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150000.

WHEELING — Legislation permitting Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack to establish a second gambling location in Ohio County died in committee ...

The NCAA Tournament has almost certainly never before been this strong with only 15 games to go.

WHEELING — Sports wagering through the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack remains offline, and no betting is happening there as “March Madness” ...

West Virginia Lottery players, you better get your tickets soon. The Powerball jackpot is growing fast with an estimated $550 million up for grabs. The next ...

The West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act was among the bills finalized on the last day of this year's regular legislative session.

Sports bettors in WV sports betting have been without a mobile option for three weeks, and LSR obtained details about the bizarre fight at the heart of it.

A compromise state budget agreement restored some, but not all, At-Risk Add-On school funding, generating a combined $1.94 million for Southwest Virginia ...

New Hampshire is close to legalizing sports betting after a bill was overwhelmingly approved by the House. It now moves on to the Senate.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House bill to allow the four racetracks to open satellite casinos in their home counties fizzled in Senate Finance Thursday morning.

QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The Marine Corps Marathon lottery is set to open to runners who want to participate in the 44th annual race.

The Sweet 16 field is littered with potential NBA draft lottery selections. Duke's trio of fantastic freshmen receive the majority of the headlines, and rightfully so, ...

A Virginia woman has walked away with a total of $150000 after striking it lucky with some Pick-4 tickets.

After garnering overwhelming support from the state legislature, an online sports betting legalization bill in Rhode Island was signed into law Monday, setting up ...

Last year, No. 1 overall seed Virginia lost to No. 16 seed UMBC in the NCAA tournament. Here's why this year will be different for the Cavaliers.

BERRYVILLE, Va. (WSET) -- A farm in Virginia is giving you the chance to snuggle... wait for it.... baby goats. Silver Maple Farm in Clarke County is going to let ...

The cream has risen to the top in the 2019 NCAA tournament. The Bilastrator is here to ID the creamiest of the Sweet 16.

The Oklahoma Sooners came out with a purpose in Friday's win over Ole Miss, and their reward is a game against the No. 1-seed Virginia Cavaliers in the ...

UK bookmakers are looking at the US sports betting market as being very lucrative and are making strong moves to take advantage of it.

It would have been easy for Virginia to let last season's failure define them. Tony Bennett's team knows it will always be the first program to take a top seed into ...

WHEELING - Legislation establishing a veterans court program in West Virginia gets its third reading and vote for passage today in the Senate. Senate Bill 40,

WV sports betting had another tough week as sportsbooks lost money for the third time in four weeks and took in their lowest total handle since December.

Jay Bilas spent all season ranking and reranking the top 68 teams in college basketball. But now only 16 teams are left standing in March Madness, and the ...

Guard Kihei Clark shut down the Panthers' leading scorer while playing heavy minutes to allow the Cavs to maintain first place and get ready for the season's ...

There is perhaps no better stretch of five days in college sports than the first 100 games of the men's and women's basketball tournaments. So many winners.

A preview and prediction for Sunday nights game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Liberty Flames.

After a thrilling weekend of men's college basketball action, 16 teams are left standing in the hunt for the 2019 national championship. In an unusually chalky first ...

The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed its version of the state budget for 2019-2020 that includes funding for teacher raises.

No. 3 Duke won't have freshman forward Zion Williamson for, essentially, the third straight game. No. 20 Virginia Tech won't have senior point guard Justin ...

Asked what he has to say to social conservatives who oppose casino gambling in Virginia, state Sen. Bill Carrico, R-Grayson, said, “Even God gives us free will.

The Virginia Lottery says it gave $606 million to schools 2018 - a towering figure that apparently gives the agency enough clout to make Richmond's skyline look ...

Gov. Ralph Northam previously called for a study on casino gambling.

It may take a while for the General Assembly to get behind sports gambling, but several state lawmakers are drafting legislation to let Virginians get in on the ...

Syracuse will open its 2019-20 men's basketball season against Virginia on Nov. 6, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Friday. It'll be televised on the ...

Following a recent uptick in chatter, a state lawmaker this week made the first step toward legalizing Virginia sports betting. Delegate Mark Sickles pre-filed a bill ...

A legislator from Fairfax wants to make sure Virginia gets a piece of the sports-betting pie. Sen. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, filed a bill this week that he says would ...

Except for horse racing and a lottery, when it comes to gambling, Virginia has for years avoided casinos with slot machines and roulette wheels, believing they ...

RICHMOND — Casinos took a baby step forward in Virginia on Monday when a Senate committee passed a bill that could set five cities on track to seek a ...

For the dozens of people hoping to hear Virginia is ready to open its doors to casinos and sports betting, there were few signs of encouragement Friday.

Legislation that would allow for a local referendum on allowing a casino in Bristol passed the Virginia Senate Monday by a vote of 28-12 and is headed to the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia would become the ninth state to legalize sports betting under legislation being considered by the General Assembly this session.

Gambling is on the minds of Virginia lawmakers. Among other things, this could translate into slot-like machines in Vinton, the legalization of betting on sports, ...

The race is on to bring legal sports betting to the Washington region as lawmakers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are trying to make it a reality.

By Andrew Gionfriddo and Ben Burstein. Capital News *Service*. RICHMOND - The odds of Virginia legalizing professional sports betting are improving as bills to ...

No one seems to know for certain how well the Virginia General Assembly's lawmakers and leprechauns will fare this session in their growing searches for pots ...

Zion Williamson did his thing, but Ja Morant and Jarrett Culver didn't play as well in their second-round NCAA Tournament games as they did in their first.

Proposed iGaming legislation is likely stuck in a holding pattern while the WV Lottery works to fully implement online sports betting.

Could West Virginia legalize online poker this year? Del. Jason Barrett tells OPR about the prospects for his new online gambling bill.

WHEELING — West Virginians could place bets and win money online playing poker and other interactive games under legislation being considered by state ...

The third sports betting bill to be filed in Virginia spotlights mobile and internet sports betting with no mention of brick-and-mortar venues.

West Virginia became the fifth state to offer sports betting in 2018. There are five casino sportsbooks and 1 online wagering app, with more coming in 2019.

The Wire Act opinion issued by the DOJ hasn't slowed down efforts to legalize online gambling in West Virginia. That's important for other states, too.

A bill that would legalize full-scale online gambling in West Virginia cleared its first committee stop in the House of Delegates on Tuesday.

RICHMOND — Two lawmakers are trying to bring legalized sports betting to Virginia, joining other states that are exploring that option since the Supreme Court ...

A group of Virginia lawmakers convened Wednesday morning to consider whether to cast votes to move a sports betting proposal along in the legislative ...

RICHMOND, Va. — At the end of the first half of the fiscal year 2019, the Virginia Lottery is already on pace for another record-setting year. Virginia Lottery ...

West Virginia's nascent sports betting industry could be facing new competition, with the Washington, D.C., City Council voting Tuesday to legalize sports betting ...

Mobile wagering soon will arrive for West Virginia sports betting, according to the state's lottery director. John Myers told the state's lottery commission Thursday ...

Virginia lawmakers extended their session Saturday night amid a dispute over how to handle the state budget, which will also allow additional work on several ...

Coby White entered college basketball with high expectations, but he wasn't the most prominent player in North Carolina's 2019 recruiting class. Though he was ...

Gigantic MegaMillions and Powerball jackpots helped the West Virginia Lottery top $100 million in sales for October, as online ticket sales of $16.76 million were ...

The General Assembly is moving to protect the privacy of people who win the Virginia Lottery — a proposal open-government advocates fear may threaten ...

Gov. Ralph Northam wants to set aside $175000 for an independent study of gambling options in Virginia, a proposal that could put the brakes on bills to ...

When the calendar turns to 2019, keep an eye to the east for Virginia sports betting. Rumblings are just surfacing now, but it appears Virginia might make a run ...

She had to wait until Tuesday to check with the Lottery to find out if her ticket was legit. The Virginia Lottery eventually confirmed that she had won the big prize!

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's General Assembly could bring sports betting to the commonwealth. HB1638 would have the Virginia Lottery regulate sports betting ...

The Virginia Lottery netted about $16 million in profit from the Mega Millions multistate sweepstakes in the past week, more than making up for a three-month run ...

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legal sports betting Tuesday, making the nation's capital the first in the region to allow residents and visitors to bet money ...

Virginia delegate Israel O'Quinn has introduced legislation in the state that would allow for casino gambling. Local voters must approve the option via a ...

Legislation that could pave the way for the Bristol Resort and Casino passed the Virginia Senate on Monday, but under revised language the state would retain ...

West Virginia's lottery commission has set its rules for sports betting in the state, and its director says the goal is to have sports wagering underway by.

After becoming the first state to legalize sports betting in 2018, West Virginia now has a framework in place for the industry with regulations approved on ...

Virginia's state-run lottery recently had its best month ever in its 30-year history. . News, weather, sports, headlines for Central Virginia and beyond.