survived a separate legal challenge<\/a> from another Richmond nonprofit attempting to block the measure. The nonprofit argued that it amounts to an illegal no-bid contract and would harm charitable gaming operators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRichmond Mayor Levar Stoney and city council members have been broadly supportive of plans for the new casino, which they say will bring jobs and economic development to the city. Project proponents plan to unveil new plans for the $500M facility on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Goldman says out-of-state interests are preying on residents, and the project will not deliver on its promises.<\/p>\n
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“No Means No Casino” was established in late July, according to paperwork filed with the State Board of Elections.<\/p>\n
The organization has received a single cash donation of $100K from Barbara and Jim Ukrop, scions of a popular local chain of grocery stores and backers of an earlier anti-casino effort. According to campaign finance records, Richmond Action, LLC, another organization founded by Goldman, has made nearly $40K worth of \u201cin kind\u201d contributions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A political activist in Richmond, Va. who’s fighting city leaders over efforts to develop a casino in the city, claims he is being denied an opportunity to present his case to voters. Paul Goldman, a local attorney and political consultant, established a new political group, “No Means No Casino,” to advocate against a ballot measure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":287779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60,18,86432],"tags":[13598,82130,81995],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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