McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed a referendum on a casino in the wealthy suburbs of the nation’s capital.
The committee rejected a motion to kill the bill outright, instead opting to carry the bill over to 2025 for future consideration.
A study commissioned in 2019 by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee found that a northern Virginia casino could generate $155 million annually in tax revenue, more than any of the other casinos built in Virginia.
Virginia voted in 2020 to allow locations in five cities, subject to referendum.
Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth and Norfolk all voted for a casino; Richmond voters twice rejected a proposed casino in that city.
Persons:
Sen, Louise Lucas, Lucas, ” Sen, Jennifer Boysko, David Marsden, Marsden, ” Marsden, “, Scott Surovell, Connie Hartke, ”, “ We're
Organizations:
Senate Finance, Assembly, Fortune, Fairfax, Audit, MGM, Reston Citizens Association, Richmond
Locations:
McLEAN, Va, Virginia, Fairfax County, Tysons, ”, National Harbor, Potomac, Reston, Petersburg, Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Richmond