Legislation that would give Fairfax County the authority to ask voters to allow a casino is heading to the Virginia House of Delegates.
After a passionate debate that split Fairfax County’s typically unified delegation, the contentious bill from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-34) to add the county to the short list of localities eligible to host a casino passed the state Senate today (Tuesday) by a 24-16 vote…
Surovell’s bill limits the potential Fairfax County casino to Tysons by requiring the site to be outside I-495, within a quarter mile of Metro’s Silver Line and within two miles of an indoor mall that’s at least 1.5 million square feet in size.
