

Bill authorizing casino in Virginia’s D.C. suburbs dies in committee, but sponsor aims to restart debate
The effort to build Virginia’s fifth and final retail casino in Tysons is dead for now. A bill before the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations that would have allowed Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors to put the question to voters on an upcoming ballot failed to emerge from committee. Still, despite the latest speedbump, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Dave Marsden, said he’ll continue his push for a new casino.