The opening of Caesars Virginia in Danville will be delayed until 2024 due to supply chain challenges. Originally, Caesars officials announced construction would be completed in second or third quarter 2023 and the venue would open in the third or fourth quarter.
Caesars Entertainment spokesman Robert Livingston said, “We have seen supply chain issues and other market forces that continue to wreak havoc.” He added labor shortages throughout the construction industry are slowing down building everywhere. However, Livingston told city leaders, “None of this has altered our commitment to Danville. We remain confident this project will open in 2024. No one is more committed than Caesars to get this off the ground.”
Livingston said currently hundreds of years’ accumulation of concrete is being dug up at the casino location, the former Dan River Inc. Schoolfield site. “There’s a lot of concrete on that site,” he said.
Livingston noted Caesars’ $5 million in annual subsidy payments to Danville, as required in the development agreement with the city, will start in September 2023. The payments will be made quarterly, he said.
