A casino opening in Norfolk is getting closer to reality.
Tuesday, as a new casino officially opened in Danville, News 3 learned the Norfolk casino project was making progress.
In October, a groundbreaking ceremony was held, but as of Tuesday there was no sign of construction.
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“What viewers should expect to see is, next month they should expect to start seeing activity at the site,” said David Strow, Boyd Gaming’s vice president of corporate communications .
Boyd is working with Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe on the casino.
Tuesday, News 3 reached out to Strow and other representatives for the casino project to find out if the project is still on schedule.
Strow said it is.
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“We’ve submitted all of our licensing material with Virginia gaming regulators. So, that has been submitted, and we are now working with the city of Norfolk to finalize our site plan,” Strow explained.