#Powhatan

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - A Powhatan woman won big recently after playing the Virginia Lottery's online Monopoly jackpot game Barbara Hurst was playing Virginia Lottery games online with her daughter on a Sunday when she noticed that the Monopoly Progressive Jackpots game had an unusually high jackpot. It was playing this game that Hurst won the…

Virginia should give a single state agency the power to regulate most gambling. According to a new report, splitting those duties among multiple agencies creates oversight and enforcement gaps in a rapidly expanding industry. Nonpartisan policy analysts also determined a casino in Petersburg would be viable while leaving it to the General Assembly…

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney issued a statement Wednesday morning "on the failure of the casino gaming referendum." "From the beginning, we said the people would decide. They have spoken, and we must respect their decision," Stoney wrote. "While I believe this was a $565 million opportunity lost to create well-paying jobs, expand opportunity, keep…

The result of the Richmond casino referendum remained unclear late Tuesday, though early returns showed those opposing the proposal were leading by 2200 votes. With 71 precincts of 72 reporting, 51.4% of the voters opposed the casino proposal in South Richmond. Most of the precincts in Richmond's West End and North Side voted against the proposal,…

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A Virginia man said a craving for a chocolate shake led to his winning a lottery jackpot worth $564000. John Morrison of Amelia Courthouse told Virginia Lottery officials he went to the Sheetz store in Powhatan for a chocolate shake Tuesday evening and while in the store he bought a ticket for that night's Cash 5 with EZ Match…