Civil Municipal View Feb2023

110 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 during the pandemic and had a significant investment of $1.4 billion for projects. One of the significant, new projects on the go, and the most anticipated in decades, is the grand opening of Rivers Casino Portsmouth - which will be open by the time this article has gone to print. The city is working in partnership with Rush Street Gaming. This collaboration has meant over $340 million worth of investments by the company into the construction project. Rivers Casino Portsmouth will attract crowds from across the Hampton Roads area and outside Virginia. The casino is pegged to be the catalyst for more projects in the area, resulting in a new entertainment district.