Inside the temporary Danville Casino, looking down a long row of slot machines.
The Danville Casino opened with 740 slot machines and today has more than 800. Photo by Grace Mamon.

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:

Politics:

Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency. — Virginia Mercury.

Blacksburg Town Council member chooses not to step down during fraud investigation. WDBJ-TV.

Economy:

Deal is worked out on The Greenbrier at least until Oct. 24, Justice family says in announcement. — West Virginia MetroNews.

Consumer sentiment jumps in Roanoke College survey. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Sports:

Could the Squirrels become a Washington Nationals affiliate? Plus 11 other questions about stadium plans. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Weather:

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