{"id":4558,"date":"2019-03-25T08:12:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinecasinosites.com\/news\/?p=4558"},"modified":"2019-03-25T08:12:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:12:34","slug":"virginia-legislature-passes-casino-legislation-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestonlinecasinosites.com\/news\/virginia-legislature-passes-casino-legislation-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Legislature Passes Casino Legislation Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Virginia General Assembly recently showed its support for a bill that sought to legalized casino gambling and the establishment of casinos in certain areas of the state. For a long time, this almost seemed impossible since Virginia was one of the states that have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-resists-the-siren-call-of-casinos-as-gambling-halls-proliferate-across-the-country\/2013\/11\/29\/d33c51c8-56b3-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"holding out on the gambling industry (opens in a new tab)\">holding out on the gambling industry<\/a>. Thankfully, this is no longer the case and casino enthusiasts can now look forward to fun and exciting moments at the casinos in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All that remains now is for Ralph Northam, the state&#8217;s governor, to sign the bill into law \u2013 this final stage is quite crucial and if the situation over in Michigan is anything to go by, then it is going to be vital to the future of gambling in Virginia. Fortunately, Governor Northam assured the residents that he would support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestonlinecasinosites.com\/news\/bet365-signs-lease-for-new-jersey-office-space\/\">gambling expansion<\/a> in Virginia if it is beneficial to the state.<strong> Hopefully, the proponents of the gaming expansion bill will be able to convince him that the industry has so much to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approval of the bill is the very first time that a major\ngambling expansion endeavor has survived the Virginia Legislature \u2013 the state&#8217;s lawmakers, in recent years, have always\nopposed any and all gambling legislations brought their way. SB 1126, the bill,\nbears several similarities with a different bill that was being championed by\nSenators Louise Lucas and Bill Carrico earlier this year. This bill sought to\nauthorize referenda in Norfolk and Richmond, two locations that are being eyed\nfor tribal casinos by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-terms\">The Terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate Bill 1126 authorizes the establishment of casinos in Danville, Bristol, and Portsmouth. This is great news especially for some Bristol-based businessmen who recently presented a proposal to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/92f1ba1a051f4dfd89917ebb1244b0ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"$250 million casino resort (opens in a new tab)\">$250 million casino resort<\/a> at the site previously occupied by the Bristol Mall. The three cities are all potential locations for Virginian casinos because they satisfy the conditions lay about by the bill. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Having least 40 percent of the land area exempt\nfrom local real property taxation, or 24 percent provided that a Virginia\nIndian Tribe conducts such casino gaming.<\/li><li>Having unemployment rate of at least 5 percent\nin November 2017 (or 4 percent if located adjacent to a state that has adopted\na Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act), a poverty rate of at\nleast 20 percent in 2016, and a population decrease of at least 4 percent from\n1990 to 2016.<\/li><li>Having a population greater than 200,000,\naccording to the 2017 population estimates.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill also stipulates that the Virginia Lottery Board\nwill be charged with crafting rules and\nregulations for the operation of state&#8217;s casinos which will be charged a tax\nrate of between 13 and 15 percent on their gaming revenues. These tax rates\nwill be determined based on a licensed casinos annual adjusted gross revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Virginia General Assembly recently showed its support for a bill that sought to legalized casino gambling and the establishment of casinos in certain areas of the state. For a long time, this almost seemed impossible since Virginia was one of the states that have been holding out on the gambling industry. 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