Northam amendments, paving the way for Danville, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Richmond, besides Bristol, to allow the construction of casinos, pending public vote approval. Last month, both chambers of the state legislature approved the proposed by St. Instead of putting his signature on the bill, the governor decided to introduce amendments into it himself and return the amended bill to the legislature for approval. The lawmakers in Virginia passed the required bill to authorize five of its cities to host casinos, pending referendum approval by the city residents and then moved the bill to the office of St. Candidates willing to partner city officials in theĭevelopment of a casino had until Friday, Received only one application regarding its request for information (RFI) issued April 15.
Bristol, one of the five locations touted to house a casino-type
