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SB 714 Va. Toll Mitigation Act & Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Virginia Toll Mitigation Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Proceeds of the gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on casino gaming operators will be paid into the Toll Mitigation Fund, which shall be used to mitigate the tolls established to support construction and maintenance of the (i) Dominion Boulevard Bridge and Roadway Improvement Project and (ii) Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/Martin Luther King Freeway Extension Project. Under the bill, a referendum of the location of a casino gaming operation shall be limited to localities within the Hampton Roads Transportation District, and no initial license to operate a casino gaming operation may be issued unless a regional referendum approving casino gaming has been conducted and approved.


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