So that means no casino option for Richmond in 2023.

Richmond in theory would have the chance to offer a referendum after 2023, but by then Petersburg's project could be on its way. It contains a stipulation that any city that has already held a vote on a casino and is within 25 miles of an eligible city, must wait until that other city has had their vote within the year. If passed, Petersburg voters would get their say by casting a ballot in a referendum in the November state elections.īut the bill would also prevent Richmond from having another go. Voters have approved casinos in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk and Portsmouth, where a casino opened this week. Joe Morrissey and would add Petersburg to the list of Virginia cities eligible to host a casino.

It comes a little more than a year after Richmond voters narrowly decided against one that would have gone on the city’s Southside.Ī Senate gaming subcommittee discussed S.B. Central Virginia voters might get another chance to vote on a casino later this year: a bill being debated this week by a Virginia Senate subcommittee aims to bring a casino to Petersburg.