• Year West Virginia Regulated Gambling: Racing (1931), Bingo (1980), Lottery (1984), Video Lottery at Tracks (1994), Video Lottery at Bars (2001), Table games (2008)
• Estimated Tax Revenue from Gambling: $385 million
• Estimated Gambling Revenue: $1 billion
• West Virginia Gambling Age: Bingo, lotteries and racing: 18 Casinos and video lottery: 21
• Smoking ban: West Virginia does not have a statewide smoking ban. County bans affect Mountaineer Casino and Mardi Gras Casino. The Greenbrier does not permit smoking by choice in its resort casino.
• West Virginia Online gambling: Horse racing is the only form of legal online gambling.

West Virginia Casino Locations: Charles Town, Cross Lanes, Chester, Wheeling and White Sulphur Springs. Those are the prominent locations for West Virginia casinos.

West Virginia was the first state in the region to legalize most forms of gambling. Horse racing dates back to the 1930’s, as does greyhound tracks. It was the first state in the Appalachians with a state lottery.

It also specifically legalized convenience video poker and full-service casinos. West Virginia drew players from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland before those states legalized gambling.

The only states without casinos that West Virginia attracts players from these days are Kentucky and Virginia.

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West Virginia Casinos Map & Guide

• Hollywood Casino
• Mardi Gras Casino
• Mountaineer Casino
• Wheeling Island Casino
• Casino Club at Greenbrier

• Number of B&M Casinos: 5
• Number of Poker Rooms: 5
• Number of Indian Casinos: 0

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Types of West Virginia Online Gambling Allowed

Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort 24 /7 Operated by: Century Casinos, Inc. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort is a thoroughbred racetrack and casino resort located on 77 acres the Ohio River north of New Cumberland, West Virginia. There are a total of 8 casinos along the I-81 Interstate Highway, 0 casinos in Tennessee, 0 casinos in Virginia, 2 casinos in West Virginia, 0 casinos in Maryland, 3 casinos in Pennsylvania and 3 casinos in New York. Select the casino name for full address to plug into your mobile GPS. Back to page showing all Interstate Highways.

The only form of expressly legal online gambling in West Virginia is off-track betting on horses and greyhounds. TVG, TwinSpires, and XpressBet all accept players from West Virginia. Races at Charles Town and Mountaineer tracks are not on the board for bettors located in the state at the time of action.

Daily fantasy sports sites claim to be legal in West Virginia. DraftKings and FanDuel are among the sites that hold this position and accept action from players in the state. West Virginia’s attorney general and legislature have not acted in this opinion by the daily fantasy sites. A bill is pending that would declare daily fantasy sports to not be gambling. It has not moved forward in the state legislature.

Types of Live West Virginia Gambling

• Slots: Yes
• Blackjack: Yes
• Poker: Yes
• Craps/Roulette: Yes
• Horses: Yes
• Lottery: Yes

West Virginia gambling offers almost every form betting you can imagine. Horse and greyhound racing are legal. This includes live and off-track betting. There is a state lottery that permits sales of instant game tickets. Lotto drawings may also be held. This includes contests where numbers are drawn for instate games, as well as massive interstate pools like Mega Millions and Powerball. Charities may hold bingo drawings and sell raffle tickets.

There are video lottery casinos in every developed part of the state. This includes video poker, slots, and keno. These businesses may not look like video lottery casinos. Words like “gambling” and “casino” may not be used.

The state’s four racetracks offer the same games but add table games to the variety. This includes blackjack, craps, roulette, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Let it Ride, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, and live poker. There are no bet limits at West Virginia casinos.

West Virginia Gambling Laws

West Virginia gambling laws require any expansion of gambling to be made through a constitutional amendment. This requires a statewide referendum. Minimum West Virginia gambling is 18 years old to play the lottery, bingo, and racing. Video lottery and casino gambling have a minimum gambling age of 21 years old.

The racing industry is permitted to offer live horses and dogs. Each may also have a racebook. Off-track betting companies may also spread action over the Internet and on mobile apps.

Video lottery is permitted throughout the state. These establishments are located in alcohol establishments. The business name cannot resemble any gambling term. Video poker, slots, and real money keno are allowed in these locations. The games must payout between 80 percent and 95 percent. The tax rate on video lottery machines located in bars is 52 percent of the win.

Video lottery machines are also permitted at the state’s horse and greyhound tracks. The same games are spread. The tax rate is 49 percent on these devices’ net win. Racetracks may also offer table games. The tax rate on table games is 35 percent. There is no limitation on the amount of luck and skill involved. Craps, roulette, live poker and house-banked card games are all legal.

There are special rules that apply to historic resort hotels. This law was written specifically for The Greenbrier, a five-star resort located in White Springs. This resort was once home to an underground Congressional bunker in case of nuclear war. The Greenbrier may offer the same games as the racetracks. The only exception is that local residents are not permitted to visit the casino. It is only open to the hotel guests and members of its private club.

The state lottery is permitted to offer scratch-off and lotto tickets. Intrastate and interstate lotto games are allowed. Keno is not.

Charities and public organizations may hold bingo games and raffles. Games may be held no more than every other day, except on weekends. Charities must register bingo schedules with the state, at least, sixty days before the event.

List of West Virginia Casinos

Any town of significance has video lottery machines. The businesses will have obscure names that do not sound like West Virginia casinos; this is required by law. These establishments and convenience stores often sell lottery tickets.

There are four racetracks in West Virginia. Each has a casino with slots, video poker, live poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and other house-banked games. Race books are spread at each venue.

Below you will find a list of West Virginia casinos, along with their locations and websites for more information. You can always look at our West Virginia casinos map for more detailed information on how to get there.

The Greenbrier is a special resort in West Virginia. It is permitted to spread the same casino games as the racetracks. The only difference is that the casino floor is not open to the public. Only registered guests and members of the sporting club may gamble there. Guests must wear proper attire. This includes a sports jacket for men in the evening hours.

History of West Virginia Gambling

The first form of legal gambling in West Virginia was racing. That occurred in 1931. Horse and greyhound racing was legalized. Charles Town Races and Mountaineer Race Track raced thoroughbreds. Tri-State Race Track (now known as Mardi Gras Casino) and Wheeling Racetrack offered greyhound racing. Each of these now has attached racinos regulated by the state lottery.

The state lottery was approved by voters in 1984. It sold traditional tickets in its first 10 years. In 1994, it expanded into a video lottery. At first, slots and video poker was approved at the state’s four tracks. It expanded to table games and live poker in 2007.

Video poker saturated the state in the 1990’s. The machines were of questionable legality. While some states in the region decided to fight the underground video poker industry, West Virginia legalized the games in 2001 under the Limited Video Lottery Act. There were some conditions. All video poker machines in the state at the time were ordered out. New machines were licensed and capped at 9,000 in the state. The tax rate was 48 percent, however, that was raised to 52 percent in 2007.

West Virginia casinos held a monopoly until Pennsylvania legalized slots at racetracks in 2006. West Virginia gaming numbers remained on the uptick until Pennsylvania rolled out table games in 2010. This started a decline that never ended. Maryland and Ohio later legalized casinos. This cut West Virginia casinos and gambling profits even more.

West Virginia Casinos & Gambling FAQ

The minimum West Virginia gambling age is 18 years old for bingo, lottery, and racing. Video lottery and racino patrons must be at least 21 years old.

The West Virginia Video Lottery is video poker, slots, and keno that is spread in bars throughout the state. The businesses are nondescript. They may not advertise gambling.

Slots, video poker, live poker, electronic table games, blackjack, craps, roulette, Let it Ride, Big 6 Wheel, baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em and Let it Ride are among the games players will find in West Virginia casinos.

The only form of gambling legal in West Virginia is off-track betting. TVG, TwinSpires, and XpressBet accept this action from state residents.

Sites like DraftKings and FanDuel say that their business model is legal in West Virginia. State officials have done nothing to refute that position.

No. All of these types of websites are unlicensed and illegal in the state.

Greenbrier holds a resort gaming license. It is the only one of its kind in the state. Hotel guests and members of the private club are the only patrons permitted at Greenbrier.

Yes. All five casinos in West Virginia offer a poker room.

• Address: 750 Hollywood Drive
  Charles Town, West Virginia 25414
• Call: 1-800-795-7001
• Email: HCCTRContactUs@pngaming.com

directions to the casino

Directions from Baltimore, Maryland: Take I-95 South toward Washington and take Exit 49B to I-695 West toward I-70 West/Towson. Merge onto I-695 North. Take exit 16-16A-16B to merge onto I-70 West toward Frederick. Stay on I-70 West and take Exit 52 to merge onto US-15 South/US-340 West. Continue onto WV-51 and turn right onto Hollywood Drive. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will be on the right.

Directions from Washington, D.C.: Take I-66 West to VA-267 West, following signs for Dulles Airport/I-495 North/Baltimore. Keep right at the fork to stay on VA-267 West, following signs for I-495. Take Exit 1A to merge onto US-15 South/VA-7 West/Leesburg Bypass toward Leesburg/Warrenton. Take the exit toward Round Hill and merge onto VA-7 Bus W, turn right onto Evening Star Drive, right onto Sate Route 719, left onto State Route 751 and left onto VA-9 West. VA-9 West turns into WV-9 West, follow that to State Highway 9/WV-9. Turn right toward Flowing Springs Road, right at the first cross street, take the 2nd exit in the traffic circle onto East 5th Avenue and turn left onto Hollywood Drive. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will be on the right.

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Acceptable Valid Id's

All ID's must have a photograph, be current, and written in English.

• US Issued Driver’s License
• US Issued State ID Card
• Resident Alien Card
• Passport
• Passport Card
• Current US Military ID

Basic Rules

• Must be 21 to enter. No ID no entry.
• No outside food or beverage.
• No weapons (includes knives).
• No outside alcohol or drinking in parking areas etc.
• We reserve the right to visually inspect all bags, packages and purses.
• Patron showing visible signs of intoxication are not allowed to enter or remain on property.
• We are not responsible for loss or damage resulting in the parking areas. Safe guard your valuables.

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• Patrons under the age of 21 are NOT permitted on the Casino floor.<
• Patrons under the age 18 are not permitted in the OTW, Grandstands or racing apron except during live racing.
• During Live Racing minors are allowed in the OTW, Apron, Grandstands, the Terrance dining area (when open) 1 hour before the start of live racing until ½ hour after the end of the last race.
• All minors must remain under control (within physical control-approximately arms length of) and accompanied by an adult while on property.
• Minors under 18 may not be left unattended on property including in your hotel room or in your vehicle without an adult present.

Photography Policy

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (“HCCTR”) permits still photography, limited for personal use on the racing side of the facility subject to the following conditions:

• Cameras with a detachable or professional lens will not be permitted onto HCCTR grounds without an HCCTR issued media credential. This includes telephoto or zoom lenses of any kind and interchangeable lenses of any kind.
• HCCTR reserves the right to disallow cameras that, in the opinion of HCCTR will be used to produce professionally or commercially marketed images.• Flash photography is strictly prohibited.
• Camcorders or any other audio/visual equipment are prohibited unless authorized by HCCTR.
• No tripod or other photography equipment may be used without an HCCTR issued media credential.
• HCCTR strictly prohibits the use of still photos or video footage for commercial or professional purposes without the express written approval and issuance of a media credential by HCCTR.
• Anyone wishing to take photographs in the barn area must be issued a valid media credential by HCCTR and have express permission by HCCTR to do so. If any horses are photographed, permission must be obtained by the trainer of any horse being photographed.

No photography or audio/visual recording of any kind is permitted on the gaming floor.

MEDIA/PHOTOGRAPHY CREDENTIALS

• Members of the media and anyone taking photographs for commercial or professional use must obtain an HCCTR issued media credential prior to doing so.
• Photography is limited to the outdoor areas of the track and may not occur indoors or at mutuel windows.
• Credentials are issued on a per event basis and not valid for any length of time past the date of issuance.
• Daily media credentials are given to applicants who represent a professional media organization that provides content in a prudent and responsible manner.
• Applicants that do not represent a professional media organization may be considered for credentials, but only if they have previously demonstrated prudent and responsible coverage of HCCTR or thoroughbred racing on a regular basis.
• For all types of credentials and outlets, credentials will only be issued to those whose primary purpose is news gathering and dissemination. Outlets who seek to obtain credentials mainly for commercial gain will not be provided with credentials.
• Freelance writers, photographers, and videographers may only receive a credential based on the publication they are representing and on a pre-approved story concept.
• Applying in no way guarantees a media outlet will receive credentials. HCCTR has the right to deny or revoke credentials for any reason at any time.
• HCCTR requires anyone intending to bring equipment on site have proof of insurance on file prior to the date of the event.