Tysons Corner Casino -- Foregone Conclusion Now?

[Anonymous]

Usually casinos are placed in economically depressed areas. Guess they don't have much hope for Tysons.

[Anonymous]

I love a good casino. What’s the issue here?

[Anonymous]

Scuzzy low class

[Anonymous]

It’s Senator Marsden, a Dem, who is pushing this

I hate him with every once of my being. He was the guest speaker at a neighborhood Dem event. The event -- its whole purpose -- was to inform the attendees of local issues.

He mentioned nothing about a casino. I had to learn it was an issue, afterwards, from elsewhere. What a irresponsible, cowardly representative of the people.

[Anonymous]

I hate him Senator Marsden with every once of my being. He was the speaker at a neighborhood Dem event. The whole purpose of the event was to inform the attendees of upcoming local issues. He mentioned -nothing- about a casino. Talked on and on, nothing about a casino. I had to learn about it - afterwards, from elsewhere. What a cowardly, irresponsible representation.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell me which VA politicians are for this casino so I can be sure not to vote for them?

Ghazala Hashmi has taken $$ from Comstock and voted in favor of legislation advancing the Tysons casino.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell me which VA politicians are for this casino so I can be sure not to vote for them?

Ghazala Hashmi has taken $$ from Comstock and voted in favor of legislation advancing the Tysons casino.

Thank you. One of our neighbors hosted some sort of fundraiser for her a couple of weeks ago. Now I know who not to vote for.

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Anonymous wrote:Scott Surovell promptly worked to get Jennifer Boysko thrown off the rules committee in the state senate due to her opposing his casino bill. What a slimy little excuse for a man and, quite honestly, shame on other Democrats for letting him get away with it.

Hopefully he gets unseated in his next election.

He definitely needs to be primaried. This kind of corrupt politician negotiating deals with specific developers is not what I want representing the Democratic Party. I don’t live in his district but I sure hope his constituents kick him out.

Scott Surovell is a slimy politician.

he is a lawyer who works for his daddy's firm.

the exact opposite of what Democrats need.

never never vote for Surovell.

not even a real lawyer, a divorce lawyer.

[Anonymous]

It infuriates me that Surovell and Hashmi are advocates of a Tysons casino. I have lived in Tysons for almost 15 years and it has no business being located here. There is a terrible amount of traffic, and during the holidays, you can't even get around. Since the metro, crime has gone up in the area. Do they think crime won't go up with a casino? I am also still upset that the local politicians completely ignored the whole "Over versus Under" concerns with the metro. There is no way they can staff a casino with local people because the cost of living just keeps getting higher and higher in this area. Even with affordable housing, it won't be enough. Most casinos that I have been to were built in more rural areas to try and improve the economy, bring more people into the rural area, and give those residents more opportunities for jobs. While I may sound like a NIMBY, there is no business for a casino being in Tysons. I am open minded to it being located in an area that is more rural, but it makes no sense to me for it being in Tysons. I see it as being detrimental for the area. The only folks it helps is the builders who make money and then will leave and the slimy politicians who got their handouts. Then it will be Northern VA's problem for many years to come.

[Anonymous]

ROVA wants to make more money off of NOVA. It stinks that several NOVA politicians are either supporting the casino initiative or ignoring it. To stop this though, we need to impede the efforts put forth by those in ROVA.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell me which VA politicians are for this casino so I can be sure not to vote for them?

Ghazala Hashmi has taken $$ from Comstock and voted in favor of legislation advancing the Tysons casino.

Sure Ds love casinos. Win-win for them, kickbacks, increased tax revenue and low paying jobs to keep the poors poor and dependent on their handouts.

[Anonymous]

Is Hashmi's opponent, Reid, in favor of the casino? I can't find anything about that on his website.

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Anonymous wrote:ROVA wants to make more money off of NOVA. It stinks that several NOVA politicians are either supporting the casino initiative or ignoring it. To stop this though, we need to impede the efforts put forth by those in ROVA.

NOVA politicians are laboring under the belief that they will be able to negotiate to keep more of the money local. They also probably believe that this revenue will pay for education, metro, infrastructure, housing, etc. A lot of hopes and dreams are attached to that $200 million in revenue.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Hashmi's opponent, Reid, in favor of the casino? I can't find anything about that on his website.

I don’t think he has made a statement on that. This casino will be the fatal blow for Fairfax County. Corporate offices will leave the Tyson’s area.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone tell me which VA politicians are for this casino so I can be sure not to vote for them?

Ghazala Hashmi has taken $$ from Comstock and voted in favor of legislation advancing the Tysons casino.

Spanberger also took money from Comstock. She accepted a 500k donation from the Sports Betting Alliance and a 100k donation from the CEO of Comstock.