A controversial casino proposal is back before Virginia lawmakers, and opponents from Fairfax County are heading to Richmond on Thursday to make their voices heard.
The “No Casino in Fairfax Coalition” group left for the Capitol Thursday morning to lobby against a bill that could move forward as early as Friday. The measure has sparked four years of back‑and‑forth between supporters and critics.
The group’s chair argues that bringing gambling to Fairfax would threaten the fabric of the community. Previous versions of the bill would have placed a casino in Tysons along the Silver Line corridor, but lawmakers recently removed that narrow location requirement, opening the door for a casino to be built anywhere in the county.
