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The morning ribbon-cutting ceremony featured remarks from Roy Corby, General Manager of 财富坊cff999河赌场; Shannon 格洛弗, Mayor of Portsmouth; Brian Donahue, Director of Portsmouth Economic Development; Kelly T. 哇, 执行董事, Virginia Lottery; and Tim Drehkoff, Chief Executive Officer of 财富坊cff999河赌场 and Rush Street Gaming.
“我们很高兴能加入这样一个充满活力的社区，并为所有人展示这个美丽的娱乐场所,蒂姆·德雷克夫说, CEO of 财富坊cff999河赌场 and Rush Street Gaming. “We’re grateful to the community and to our Team Members for their support, 我们期待着为该地区启动这个强大的经济引擎.”
在典礼上, 财富坊cff999河赌场由吉娜·史密斯颁发了其官方赌场运营商执照, deputy director of gaming compliance at Virginia Lottery.
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“We thank the residents of Portsmouth, 财富坊cff999市, and the Portsmouth Economic Development team for their support,尼尔·布鲁姆说, chairman of Rush Street Gaming. “We’re eager to get construction underway, 这样英联邦和当地社区的强大经济引擎就可以开始产生效益.”
Rush Street Gaming是美国发展最快的游戏和娱乐公司之一. 通过其附属公司, Rush Street owns and operates market-leading casinos in 德斯普兰斯, Illinois (Chicago area); Pittsburgh and 费城, Pennsylvania; and Schenectady, 纽约. Rush Street and its affiliates also developed the Fallsview Casino & Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in close partnership with the Province; and Riverwalk Casino & 位于密西西比州维克斯堡的度假村，2012年被丘吉尔唐斯收购.