State Lawmakers Are Warming Up To The Idea Of Allowing More Gambling In Virginia And May Permit New Betting Machines At A Once-Popular Horse Racetrack. The General Assembly Is Advancing Legislation To Allow Historical Race Terminals At Colonial Downs, A Recently Shuttered Horse Track About 30 Miles Outside Of Richmond. The Machines Let People Bet On Past Horse Races Without Knowing Which Horse They Are Betting On. The State House Has Already Approved The Measure. Scott County, Virginia Was Once A Site For One Of Colonial Downs’ Satellite Betting Facility That Was Operated Just A Few Miles From The Tennessee State Line In Weber City After Voters There Approved A Referendum Allowing The Company To Come In.