The project - branded the Richmond Grand Resort and Casino - was proposed for a former tobacco company site just off Interstate 95 in south Richmond.

But Richmond residents voted down the project then and did so again Tuesday. (AP) - Despite a high-dollar lobbying push, Richmond voters on Tuesday rejected for a second time a ballot measure that would have opened the door to a proposed casino resort in Virginia’s capital city.ĭevelopers first tried in 2021, after the state Legislature paved the way for five casinos around the state if voters first gave their signoff. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.