{"id":99157,"date":"2019-02-25T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=99157"},"modified":"2019-02-25T06:56:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T14:56:15","slug":"virginia-casino-bill-clears-general-assembly-paving-way-for-public-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/virginia-casino-bill-clears-general-assembly-paving-way-for-public-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Casino Bill Clears General Assembly, But Public Vote Remains Speck on Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"
Virginia\u2019s General Assembly passed\u00a0a bill<\/a> Saturday night that should pave the way for casino gaming and sports betting in the state. Substitute Senate Bill 1126 is compromise legislation that will authorize referenda in Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Richmond and Norfolk — potential host cities of casinos \u2013 to give local voters the final say.<\/p>\n