Richmond’s casino dreams won’t get derailed by Virginia’s state budget deal this year.
Unlike last year, negotiators did not include any provisions in the budget to block Richmond from holding another casino vote in November – two years after voters narrowly rejected the city’s first effort.
“We did not put any casino language into the budget,” Republican Del. Barry Knight (Virginia Beach), chairman of the Virginia House Appropriations Committee, told 8News Thursday.
In 2022, the state budget included language that prevented Richmond from holding a casino referendum in back-to-back years. While no such language was added this year, Richmond’s hopes of having another vote could face a legal challenge.
