Advocates for a referendum to allow a casino in Tysons have a formidable ally in the General Assembly this year.
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-34) is carrying the 2025 bill to add Fairfax County to Virginia’s short list of casino-eligible localities, taking over from Sen. Dave Marsden (D-35), who introduced legislation in 2023 and 2024.
Surovell tells FFXnow he long has been a proponent of permitting a casino in Fairfax County.
“I’ve been an advocate for increased casino gaming in Virginia ever since MGM opened their National Harbor casino in 2016,” he said by email. “… If Virginians are going to gamble, I’d prefer they do it in Virginia, so that Virginia and Fairfax County’s public schools can benefit from it, instead of Maryland and Prince George’s County.”
