One of the five vendors bidding on Petersburg’s casino business has asked an NFL Hall of Famer and Virginia native to carry the ball for Sunday afternoon’s town hall meeting.
Former defensive end-turned-developer Bruce Smith is working with The Cordish Companies on its presentation for the meeting at the Petersburg Public Library, a Cordish representative said in an email Monday.
Cordish, who partnered with Petersburg last year in its unsuccessful effort to win the state’s fifth casino host spot, is back for a second attempt at landing the city’s casino business. Bally’s Corp., Penn Entertainment, Rush Street Gaming and The Warrenton Group are the others.
