They include a temporary casino that opened barely two weeks ago in Danville, Virginia, roughly 25 miles from where Berger lives in Rockingham County. The idea has gained traction as casinos have opened in Virginia near the North Carolina border. Legal sports gambling in North Carolina is available right now at the state’s only three casinos, which are operated by two American Indian tribes.īerger and Moore, both Republicans, said this week that discussions were still happening about whether to seek legislation authorizing non-tribal casinos in rural or economically disadvantaged areas as jobs and revenue generators.
