MGM Resorts International spent more than $755K on lobbying efforts opposing a push to allow a commercial casino resort in Northern Virginia. The Las Vegas-based gaming giant also contributed to Virginia lawmakers who opposed legislation to authorize controversial slot-like gaming machines in the commonwealth. An aerial view of MGM National Harbor overlooking the Potomac River in Oxon Hill, Md. MGM Resorts, the parent company to the property, lobbied heavily against gaming expansion in neighboring Virginia. (Image: Visit Alexandria) MGM operates MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. The Maryland resort is just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, and Alexandria Va. Northern Virginia’s Patch tallied political spending by MGM last year and found that the casino company gave more than $755K to efforts opposing a NoVA casino in Tysons and skill games that had operated inside many small businesses throughout the commonwealth until the Virginia Supreme Court in 2023 deemed the terminals to constitute illegal gambling. No NoVA Casino … Read More
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