On September 3, 2020, the city of Danville and Caesars Entertainment officials signed a development agreement for a resort casino at the former Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield. In August 2020, the Danville City Council gave unanimous approval to Caesars Entertainment's proposed $400 million premier resort and casino plan. Plans for the casino in Danville started in December 2019 when the city of Danville began seeking proposals of a possible casino that must included either the White Mill or Schoolfield site. An additional condition was set that each city must hold a referendum on the question of whether to allow casino gaming in the city. Still, they limited the option to five eligible host cities: Portsmouth, Richmond, Norfolk, Danville, and Bristol. In 2020, Virginia legislators passed a bill allowing the establishment of casinos. On May 15, 2023, the temporary Danville Casino was opened. It is owned in partnership between Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

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