By John Crane, Danville Register & Bee
Caesars Virginia hasn’t even opened its doors yet, but visitors are already checking out the Schoolfield area where the casino resort is being built and a temporary gaming facility is set to take its first bets in just two weeks.
The Danville Register & Bee talked to several business owners — and a few residents — about the upcoming temporary casino that opens May 15 and the traffic it will bring to what had been an overlooked part of town after the closing of Dan River Inc. in 2006.
Two businesses on West Main Street across from the former Dan River Inc. site where the casino will operate have seen an increase in customer volume over the past few months.