A Virginia Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of moving the Tysons casino bill forward. The committee voted 9-3 in favor of the casino, with Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, abstaining.
The bill would allow a Las Vegas-style casino resort in Tysons near the mall and Metro’s Silver Line.
So far, the Tysons casino bill has cleared subcommittee and committee votes by a two-thirds margin or better. If that level of support were to hold the rest of the way, it would be veto-proof.
The project could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax revenue to help keep real estate taxes down. It would also bring thousands of jobs and has support of labor unions.
