After having been given the green light by the state’s General Assembly in late February, as expected, Senate Bill 1126 was signed into law on March 22, 2019, by Governor Ralph Northam (D), making it a strong possibility that the state of Virginia [...]
After on February 4, the Virginia Senate passed legislation that would allow for a local referendum regarding the allowing of a casino in Bristol, on Saturday night the state’s General Assembly passed a bill that could see casino gaming brought [...]
The Virginia State Senate has reportedly passed amended legislation that may observe casinos approved for up to five independent cities so long as their regional populations have approved of such places using a referendum. Legislation’s next step: [...]
After last week announcing plans for a proposed waterfront casino, a group of residents and legislators from the independent city of Portsmouth in the Commonwealth of Virginia made a trip to the southeastern state’s capital on Friday [...]
Back in September, developers announced a proposal to create the Bristol Resort and Casino in Bristol, Virginia, a new place set to be located on a 49-acre site where the Bristol Mall site has been empty since late 2017. The programs are ambitious and [...]
Backers of a proposal for a $150 million resort casino to the independent town of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Virginia stated Thursday it might have a “transformative” effect on the state economy, in addition to the city and the area. [...]
