Last session, legislation was introduced in the Virginia General Assembly that would allow a casino to be established at a Metro stop along the Silver Line in Fairfax County. Although the bill was withdrawn, the bill's sponsors and supporters have said to reporters that they intend to reintroduce the bill. It has also been reported in the media that the developer of the Wiehle Metro Station, Comstock, is behind this legislative effort and has its sights now set on Tysons Corner. Join us to oppose a Fairfax County Casino!
The demise of the project, a priority for the governor, set off an extraordinary round of bitter recriminations among Virginia officials.
JBG Smith's CEO declined a January invitation to meet with the lawmaker who would later prevent the Potomac Yards arena deal from advancing.
Backers of the proposed Tysons casino pitched the idea of linking it to the Potomac Yards arena proposal, according to news reports.
All Silver Line stations from the DC line to Dulles should be considered as potential casino sites, according to a NoVA Chamber blog post.
A coalition that included MGM Resorts paid for a phone survey and buses to take Tysons casino opponents to Richmond to talk to lawmakers.
State lawmaker says it was his idea to build a casino in Tysons rather than Reston and identifies the likely casino operator.
The study a state lawmaker quotes to justify Tysons as the "most valuable casino opportunity" in Virginia doesn't include the word "Tysons."
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.
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Patch looks at how much money the developer behind the casino proposal made in political donations from January 2022 to February 2024.
State Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim and Del. Holly Seibold update constituents at Saturday morning's town hall meeting in Vienna.
Community activists from Reston, McLean, Tysons and Vienna traveled to Richmond on Tuesday to show their opposition to proposed casino bill.
Casino opponents boo lawmakers after vote to keep the idea alive
Sen. Louise Lucas said there was no other plan except to take the subcommittee's recommendation and delay the casino bill until next year.
Local lawmakers and state lawmakers are at odds over a bill in the legislature right now.
A group of Fairfax County residents is traveling to Richmond on Monday to lobby against Senate Bill 675.
Community groups in Fairfax County are mobilizing against state legislation that would open the door to a possible resort-style casino in Tysons.
The proposed bill includes a casino, but also a convention center, concert hall or entertainment district, hotel, and other amenities.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay sends letter to Virginia General Assembly leaders on Tysons casino bill.
On Friday afternoon, Fairfax County leaders discussed Senate Bill 675, a bill introduced by Sen. Dave Marsden in January, to give the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors the authority to put a casino referendum on placing a casino in Tysons Corner, Va.
Vienna Mayor Linda J. Colbert calls on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to oppose the Tysons casino referendum bill.
Eight of the 10 senators who voted to advance the casino bill out of committee received $44K in donations from a Tysons casino developer.
Bob Petrine of Reston, who was prevented from speaking out against the casino referendum bill on Wednesday, goes over the bill's math..
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