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Casino bill in Virginia fails yet again; Bingo, poker move forward_1

Democratic Senator L. Louise Lucas has tried to introduce legislation that would see casino gaming come to the state of Virginia several times, but each time failed to see her proposals move forward. On Monday, Lucas tried yet again to propose the idea of casino gaming but fellow legislators are not on board. Lucas pointed out that after the MGM National Harbor opened in December, the Maryland casino is sucking the dollars from the state.

Four casino bills are dead now that the Republicans voted down Lucas’ proposals with a party-line vote of 8-7. Lucas would like to see Portsmouth …