Rosie's Gaming Emporiums

Colonial Downs Group has opened a fifth Rosie's Gaming Emporium offering historic horseracing (HHR) gaming technology and full-card simulcasting. The new Rosie's is located in Dumfries, Va., and features 150 slots-like gaming machines and simulcasts, as well as a restaurant and bar. At the ceremonial ribbon cutting, $76,500 was donated by Rosie's to local charities. "The opening of this Rosie's adds to our tremendous success in Virginia and enters us into Northern Virginia," said Aaron Gomes, chief operating officer of Colonial Downs Group. "The Dumfries location builds on our commitment...

Colonial Downs Group, which includes the Virginia racetrack that reopened last summer and Rosie's Gaming Emporiums at three other in-state locations, announced Wednesday that it will transition its closed restaurants to provide 20,000 free "grab and go" meals for police officers, doctors, nurses, firefighters, grocery store employees and other workers on the "front lines" of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The company closed its facilities on Mar. 15. The meals will be provided starting Apr, 1, with day-before ordering requested. Groups of 10 or more are encouraged to sign...