investment of $200 million<\/a>.<\/p>\nBills Galore<\/b><\/h2>\n
Lawmakers continue to introduce gaming legislation. There are currently more than 20 relevant bills in the Virginia General Assembly.<\/p>\n
While the commercial casino legislation progressed Tuesday, the subcommittee rejected another law that would have allowed the state’s lone horse racetrack \u2013 Colonial Downs \u2013 to expand its satellite historical horse racing (HHR) parlors to the northern part of the state.<\/p>\n
Critics say the controversial HHR terminals are nothing more than cleverly disguised slot machines. Under the Rosie’s Gaming Emporium brand, Colonial operates satellite HHR venues in Richmond, Hampton, Vinton, and New Kent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Virginia casino bill SB 36 passed a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, moving forward the legislation that would allow commercial gaming resorts to be built in five cities. The Senate General Laws and Technology Subcommittee on Gaming approved the legislation, which was introduced in November by Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas (D). The statute is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":126032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Virginia Casino Bill Advances, Five Cities Could See Gaming Referendums<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n