Bristol — When money enters a slot, lights flash and images twirl in response. A colorful display indicates whether or not you have won, something repeated daily across Virginia from Abingdon to Yorktown. But at Rosie’s Gambling Parlor that opened in 2019 in a former Kmart building in Dumfries, unlike traditional slot machines they use historical horse racing machines with algorithm-based odds instead of random outcomes for betting purposes.
Rosie’s cavernous gaming hall may become overwhelming in a flash of games; there are hundreds of historical horse race-like slots spread out like scattered dots across its vast interior, along with simulcast areas for off track horse racing, sports betting and the Virginia Lottery; plus it features a sit-in diner offering sandwiches (such as vegan-friendly Impossible Burger), pimento grilled cheese sandwiches (pimiento grilled cheese is my personal fave!), chicken three ways prepared plus Rosie’s world famous fries!
Colonial Downs Group operates Rosie’s with an emphasis on service, quality and community. Through these guiding principles, Rosie’s has made direct monetary and in-kind donations totaling $2,350,000 while also performing over 2,750 service hours for communities ranging from New Kent to Danville. An Emporia location will open early next month while one under construction at Quality Inn hotel is already underway in Collinsville.