There’s currently no competition in sports betting for Charles Town in those states closest to the Eastern Panhandle. “There should be no mistaking where the sportsbook is,” Saunders said. “That can be your place for the afternoon, the day, the evening - whatever time you’re here,” Hollywood Casino General Manager Scott Saunders previously said.īuilding the sportsbook will require moving slot machines that are already in that area, putting up some new walls and mounting televisions, lots of televisions. 27 with the possibility of the sportsbook to be up and running by Labor Day weekend.Īs MetroNews previously reported the sports betting area at Charles Town will be in Skybox Sports Bar. Hollywood Casino has been out ahead of other casinos in the Mountain State moving toward sports betting.Īccording to Boyd, an estimated timeline for beginning sports betting includes a week of testing beginning Aug.

The fee covers five years, Lottery Managing General Counsel Danielle Boyd told MetroNews. CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia Lottery issued that state’s first-ever sports betting license Friday when it received the required $100,000 licensing fee from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.