The study is planned for 2020

Virginia panel calls for delay on casino votes until study is done

The proposal modifies a bill which originally included a study but would have allowed cities to hold referendums as soon as November.
2019-01-31
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The bill orders the state’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct a comprehensive gambling study with a Nov. 1 deadline.

A Virginia state Senate committee has changed a major casino bill to require a study and another vote in 2020 before any casino licenses would be granted.

News outlets report the Senate Finance Committee agreed Wednesday with a plan by Republican Majority Leader Tommy Norment of James City to stop any local referendums on casinos until a comprehensive study is done. The committee voted 12-4 to advance the plan, diminishing hopes of casino supporters as the legislative session approaches the halfway point.

The bill orders the state’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct a comprehensive gambling study with a Nov. 1 deadline.

Norment’s proposal modifies a bill which originally included a study but would have allowed cities to hold referendums as soon as November.

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