{"id":2402340,"date":"2025-02-13T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-lawmakers-halt-efforts-for-controversial-casino-in-tysons\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:37:35","slug":"virginia-lawmakers-halt-efforts-for-controversial-casino-in-tysons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-lawmakers-halt-efforts-for-controversial-casino-in-tysons\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia lawmakers halt efforts for controversial casino in Tysons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-lawmakers-halt-efforts-for-controversial-casino-in-tysons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia lawmakers have halted a proposed casino project in Tysons,a significant\u2063 development that follows a bipartisan approval from the state Senate. The state House subcommittee voted to set the bill aside, likely \u2063preventing it from advancing any further in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signs-executive-order-to-make-it-easier-to-vote-calls-gop-election-reform-efforts-an-all-out-assault-on-voting-rights\/\" title=\"Biden Signs Executive Order \u2018To Make It Easier\u2019 To Vote, Calls GOP Election Reform Efforts \u2018An All-Out Assault\u2019 On Voting Rights\">current legislative session<\/a>. The proposal aimed to build a\u200d casino near a Metro Silver line station, wich proponents argued would create jobs \u200band\u200d generate\u200b revenue \u2064for Fairfax County.\u2064 However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-mccarthy-led-his-divided-conference-in-avoiding-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"McCarthy successfully united his divided conference to avert a shutdown.\">plan faced opposition<\/a> from local Democrats \u200cand various groups concerned about the potential security risks it posed to the nearby intelligence community.With the legislative session concluding soon, the bill will need to be reintroduced in a future session if it is indeed to be \u2064considered again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia lawmakers halt efforts for controversial casino in Tysons<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991981\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A planned casino in Tysons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Virginia\">Virginia<\/a>, was dealt a significant setback in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"state House of Delegates\">state House of Delegates<\/a> Wednesday, with lawmakers putting aside a bill to allow its development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The bill to authorize the creation of a casino in Fairfax County was passed in the Virginia Senate earlier this month in a bipartisan vote, 24-16. Still, the proposal split Democrats from the area. On Wednesday, a state House subcommittee voted to &ldquo;pass the bill by for the day,&rdquo; with no additional subcommittee hearing scheduled before the end of the session. It will likely not advance any further this session.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, who represents part of Fairfax County and co-sponsored the bill, expressed disappointment with the move, arguing it could have created many jobs in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the Trump administration moving aggressively to eliminate jobs in Northern Virginia, I am disappointed that the House Committee on Appropriations did not see fit to advance SB982 to bring thousands of union jobs to Fairfax County,&rdquo; Surovell said Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/politics\/tysons-casino-virginia-general-assembly-house-delegates-senate\/65-00891aad-6662-4135-8181-fe087aeb5807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> WUSA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would have allowed a casino to be built within a quarter-mile of a Metro Silver Line station as part of a mixed-use development project, placing it in Tysons. The legislation would have allowed Fairfax County officials to put the proposed casino up for a referendum of the voters.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the casino argued it would create jobs and revenue for the county and surrounding area. Opponents of the measure ranged from groups that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">traditionally oppose casinos<\/a> to former spies who worried that a casino that close to Washington, D.C., could be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/01\/20\/virginia-tysons-casino-spies-plame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"security risk\">security risk<\/a> for the intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers who opposed the casino plan took a victory lap over Wednesday&rsquo;s news, declaring the measure dead in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-hindu-mobs-burn-santa-claus-in-effigy-desecrate-jesus-statue\/\" title=\"India: Hindu Mobs Burn Santa Claus in Effigy, Desecrate Jesus Statue\">current session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh what a happy day leading up to Valentine&rsquo;s. SB982, the &ldquo;Casino Bill,&rdquo; has died in a House Appropriations Subcommittee,&rdquo; Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Boysko, who also represents parts of Fairfax County, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferBoysko\/status\/1889801632394911815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&rsquo;s regular legislative session ends Feb. 22, and if the bill has not passed before then, it would have to be reintroduced in another session.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991981\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991981\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia lawmakers pause controversial Tysons casino plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2402341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/virginia-proposed-amendments-state-house.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21080,6733,3673,50345,5468],"class_list":["post-2402340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-casino","tag-controversy","tag-lawmakers","tag-tysons","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/virginia-proposed-amendments-state-house.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402344,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402340\/revisions\/2402344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}