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Senate panel clears bill allowing Fairfax County referendum on Tysons casino
Summary
A Senate subcommittee voted to report Senate Bill 982, which would let the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors place a casino-and-entertainment referendum before voters for a single Tysons Corner site. Supporters stressed union jobs and tax revenue; opponents said community study and local consent were lacking.
Senate subcommittee members voted to report Senate Bill 982, which would authorize the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to petition the circuit court to hold a referendum on whether to allow a casino-and-entertainment complex at a single, specified site in Tysons Corner.
The measure’s sponsor described a transit-oriented project near a Silver Line Metro station with a convention center, hotel, entertainment district and a 6,000-seat performance venue, saying the development would generate substantial state and local revenue and create thousands of construction and permanent jobs. The patron cited MGM National Harbor as a precedent and referenced JLARC revenue estimates for Virginia casinos.
Supporters before the panel included labor leaders and trade union representatives who said a referendum would…
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