A bill that would pave the way for a casino to be built in Virginia’s Tysons area has passed the state’s General Assembly for the first time in four years.
SB756 would allow for a casino to be included in a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Fairfax County if the county Board of Supervisors allows for a voter referendum and voters approve it.
This final version of the legislation emerged after both the House of Delegates and Senate passed different versions in recent weeks, causing it to go to a conference committee.
The agreed-upon version passed Saturday evening and limits the casino to be built only in the Tysons area. That’s a change from earlier language that would have allowed the development anywhere in Fairfax County.
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