Senate Bill 675 to put a casino in Tysons Corner has been defeated in committee and cannot be voted on again until next year.
Vote to delay:
From Tysonsreporter.com:
“The Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 13-2 this morning (Tuesday) to continue Senate Bill 675 to next year, affirming a recommendation made last Thursday (Feb. 1) by its resources subcommittee.
The vote came after a failed effort by state Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-33) to more forcefully table the bill from Sen. Dave Marsden (D-35), who has advocated for a casino in Tysons specifically as a potential revenue boost for both Fairfax County and the state.
Urging her fellow committee members to pass the bill by indefinitely, Boysko says “hundreds and hundreds” of local community members had voiced opposition to a possible casino at a town hall she and other representatives of the Reston and McLean areas held on Saturday (Feb. 3).“
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Tysons is the human trafficking capital of the East Coast. A casino would be the perfect complementing activity. Legalize drugs next, and you will have the perfect toilet bowl.