State Legislators from Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville introduced a plan to build casinos. VCU CNS
Members of the General Assembly from Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville urged their colleagues Monday to approve legislation to allow casino gambling in those cities. They said the plan would create jobs and boost the economy.
Sen. Charles Carrico, R-Bristol, and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, joined delegates from each locality at a news conference to push for a state law authorizing casinos. They said that in seven years, such gambling operations could generate a total of nearly $100 million in local revenue and create about 16,000 jobs.
Under the legislation, a referendum would be held in each of the cities, and voters would have to agree whether to allow casinos to be built.
