Corporate officers with Comstock, a developer with whom Marsden has been working on the casino effort, have formed a political action committee, Building a Remarkable Virginia, that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent months.Ĭalls and emails to Comstock and the political action committee seeking comment were not returned.Ĭasinos have been approved and opened in Danville, Bristol and Portsmouth after legislation authorizing them, subject to local voter approval, authorized them in 2020.
Simply allowing a referendum is also problematic, he said, because the amount of money pro-casino interests can throw at a ballot measure.Ĭasino supporters appear to be mounting a well-financed lobbying effort, he said. It's the rare constituent who tells him they want a casino in the county, said Alcorn.
Fairfax County Supervisor Walter Alcorn, who represents the Reston area, said putting a casino along the Silver Line is a waste of the region’s most valuable real estate.
