<!-- wp:html --><p>Legislation to allow a casino in Northern Virginia in Tysons has again been introduced in the Richmond capital. However, this year the measure has a new, more powerful primary sponsor. A conceptual rendering of what a mixed-use casino resort development might look like in Virginia’s Tysons. Legislation to allow a commercial casino in Northern Virginia was introduced this week in the Richmond capital. (Image: Comstock Companies) On Tuesday, Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) filed Senate Bill 982. The measure seeks to qualify a specific area within Fairfax County as a permissible location for a commercial casino. Currently, casinos with slot machines, live dealer table games, and sports betting can only operate in Portsmouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Danville, and Petersburg. Surovell takes the lead for a casino in Northern Virginia, specifically, Tysons, a census-designated place between the business hubs of McClean and Vienna, from state Sen. David Marsden (D-Fairfax), who unsuccessfully championed the push last year. SB982 seeks to initiate&hellip; <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/northern-virginia-casino-bill-introduced-tysons/" target="_blank" class="feedzy-rss-link-icon">Read More</a></p>
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