Overview
- Lawmakers approved a reconciled SB756 and sent it to the governor after the House and Senate passed differing versions earlier in the session.
- The measure confines any casino to Tysons by requiring a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use site near a Silver Line station and within two miles of a major mall.
- Negotiators removed an earlier allowance for a five-year temporary casino, leaving only a potential permanent resort subject to voter approval.
- Governor Abigail Spanberger has not indicated her position as opponents begin a veto campaign and no statewide gaming commission is established in the bill.
- Even if enacted, the Fairfax Board of Supervisors must permit a countywide referendum, which Chairman Jeff McKay says he does not plan to allow, and local tax revenue would be earmarked for K-12 schools.