that could soon change<\/a>.<\/p>\nAnd while some lawmakers have suggested an online-only sports betting model, Peterson has a different vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not interested in people sitting in their parents\u2019 basement with their pajamas on betting on a \u2018Monday Night Football\u2019 game,\u201d Petersen noted to the Virginia Mercury. \u201cI want this to be part of a social entertainment package where people get out and spend money.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIf You Can\u2019t Beat \u2018Em\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\nOld Dominion has a long history of opposition to gambling, Virginia is one of just 10 states which doesn\u2019t allow gaming of any kind.<\/p>\n
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\n- Lawmakers rebuffed attempts to legalize riverboat casinos in the mid-90s.<\/li>\n
- In 2014, they banned so-called Internet Game Cafes, which offered electronic betting terminals.<\/li>\n
- Meanwhile, the aforementioned casino bill has been stuck in the Senate for the past five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
In light of the sweeping changes taking place across the country, it would seem lawmakers have had a change of heart.<\/p>\n
The two sports betting proposals will be put before Virginia\u2019s General Assembly when it convenes early in the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Virginia has long been opposed to all forms of gambling, but it seems the state suddenly wants in on the action. Lawmakers there introduced not one, but two new bills this week aimed at bringing sports betting to its 8.5 million citizens next year. The first came courtesy of State Sen. Chap Petersen, (D-Fairfax City), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":93208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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