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Description Virginia's casino question: Move fast to grab gambling dollars? Asked what he has to say to social conservatives who oppose casino gambling in Virginia, state Sen. Bill Carrico, R-Grayson, said, “Even God gives us free will.” Instead of imposing his own convictions on others, Carrico said, he’ll leave it to the people to decide.“I probably won’t set foot in the casino,” said Carrico, a former state trooper who is new to the pro-casino side.most popular casinos “I will!” said Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, who has pushed for a casino in her city for years and jokingly described the “research” she’s done at casinos up and down the East Coast.The unlikely partnership between political opposites from opposite sides of the state was one of the main selling points Monday morning as representatives from three Virginia cities held a news conference in Richmond to push for casino legislation. But it remains to be seen whether the GOP-led General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, will agree to open Virginia up to glitzy gambling establishments being pitched as an economic lifeline for the cities of Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville. Before the casinos could proceed, voters in those cities would have to approve the projects through public referendums this fall. Northam and some state lawmakers have said they’d prefer to take time to study all of the options for a state that, in the past, has limited gambling to horse racing and the Virginia Lottery. Last year, the General Assembly voted to legalize slots-like gambling machines to support the horse racing industry. Lawmakers are also considering bills to legalize sports betting, and the Pamunkey Indian tribe is in the early stages of planning a waterfront casino in Norfolk.At Monday’s news conference in a packed room at the Pocahontas Building, casino backers said the state should take advantage of the extra tax revenue and jobs from casinos, or risk being leapfrogged by neighboring states. Casino supporters estimate that if the bill passes, the three casinos could eventually create 15,600 jobs, generate $99.2 million in local tax dollars and produce $122.3 million in state tax revenues. The estimates were based on the casinos’ seventh year of operations. The bill being patroned by Carrico and Lucas would set a 10 percent wagering tax, with the revenue split between the state and localities. Half of the state’s portion would be used to fund the construction of public schools.Several lawmakers said the casino projects could be their equivalent of the Amazon project coming to Northern Virginia, which already boasts some of the wealthiest counties in the nation.“We’re counting on them to let us control our own destiny,” said Lucas, adding that she hopes to sit down with Northam soon to talk about the casino bill. Northam is approaching the legislation with caution. He has set aside $175,000 in his budget proposal for a gambling study that wouldn’t be completed until Nov. 1. Speaking to reporters Monday, the governor wouldn’t say if he would sign the casino bill if it passes.
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