For a second year in a row, the Virginia Senate will consider legislation that could pave the way for a casino in Fairfax County.
Senate Bill 756, championed by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-34), was advanced on a 10-5 vote yesterday (Tuesday) by the chamber’s Finance and Appropriations Committee with a key revision — criteria that limited potential casino sites to Tysons have now been dropped.
“The committee substitute removes the mandated location of the casino,” April Kees, the committee’s staff director, said when asked to describe the amendment in a resources subcommittee hearing. “That is, I believe, the only difference.”
