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Virginia lawmakers restore SB 756 casino proposal to original form

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Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell restored SB 756 to its original wording, retaining a proposed casino site restriction to a mixed-use development in Tysons, Fairfax County. The revision removed provisions for a temporary casino before a local referendum and an even split of gaming tax revenue between the state and county. The bill still requires action from Governor Abigail Spanberger, who has until 13 April to act.

The bill’s final form could determine whether Fairfax County may host a casino and how local authority applies.

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Quaest poll puts bets and social media at 7% as source of hope nationwide

A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.

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