However, everything was larger for this do-over, specifically payouts from the aforementioned corporate sponsors of the casino project, Churchill Downs and Urban One, which poured over $10 million into get-out-the-vote and advertising endeavors that involved a free-of-charge concert by the Isley Brothers, in addition to the early voting establishment and “subsidized food truck meals” for voters during October and November.Ĭontroversy has also been heightened, as the pro-casino side has been followed in recent days by reports of racially insensitive and antisemitic speech on Richmond radio stations owned by Urban One. We are grateful to the thousands of Richmonders who voted for good jobs and a stronger city, especially those in South Side who poured their hearts into this project.” In this regard, the pro-casino PAC Richmond Wins, Vote Yes released a statement on the night of October 7 regarding the failure of the second Richmond casino referendum: “We are proud to have run a community-centered campaign to create more opportunities for residents of this great city to rise into the middle class. In addition to the rejection mentioned above, another rejection occurred where voters in Manassas Park officially dismissed a referendum that would have allowed Churchill Downs to construct Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in their neighborhood. The primary reason for this is that nearly 58% of the voters of the casino project voted against the Richmond Grand Resort & Casino, an investment worth $562 million. The do-over referendum for the Richmond casino project was unsuccessful at the ballot box by a much wider margin compared to the first casino referendum that was held two years ago, back in 2021.

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