VOTE YES
More Jobs. More Fun. Lower Taxes.
A new entertainment destination - restaurants, live music, shopping, and concerts - right here at home.
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What This Actually Is
Things To Do Close To Home
Dining, concerts, shopping, and entertainment for local families, without driving hours to another city.
A Boost For Local Business
More visitors means more customers for our restaurants, shops, hotels, and small businesses.
Millions In New Tax Revenue
New money for schools, roads, and public safety, without raising your taxes.
Hundreds Of Good-Paying Jobs
New jobs in construction, hospitality, dining, and entertainment.
WHAT YOUR BALLOT SAYS
What you'll see on your ballot:
Shall pari-mutuel wagering be permitted in Amherst County at satellite facilities in accordance with Chapter 29 of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia?
What it actually means:
A YES vote simply allows a new entertainment venue — with dining, shopping, live music, and electronic wagering games — to be built right here, bringing jobs and tax revenue to our community.
Commonwealth of Virginia · Special Referendum
Amherst County
What you'll see on your ballot:
Shall pari-mutuel wagering be permitted in Amherst County at satellite facilities in accordance with Chapter 29 of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia?
What it actually means:
A YES vote simply allows a new entertainment venue — with dining, shopping, live music, and electronic wagering games — to be built right here, bringing jobs and tax revenue to our community.
Commonwealth of Virginia · Special Referendum
Amherst County
Keep Our Dollars Working Here
Today, residents who travel to other communities for dining, entertainment, and gaming leave their money there — supporting other towns' jobs and funding other counties' schools and roads.
A YES vote keeps those dollars in our community.
A YES vote keeps those dollars in our community.
VOICES OF SUPPORT
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FAQ
Isn’t this just bringing gambling here?
This is an entertainment destination — dining, shopping, live music, and concerts — that includes electronic wagering games. NO CASINO TABLE GAMES. Venues like this already operate responsibly in multiple Virginia communities under state law and state oversight. The real question is whether our community gets the jobs and tax revenue, or another town does.
What about problem gambling?
This venue would be licensed and regulated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the responsible-gaming safeguards state law requires, including voluntary self-exclusion programs. Venues like this have operated in Virginia communities for years under state oversight.
Will this bring crime to our community?
Entertainment venues like this operate in communities across Virginia today as safe, family-friendly destinations. And the new tax revenue can be used to strengthen local law enforcement and put more officers on the street — making our community safer, not less safe.
Will this really benefit local people?
Yes — through hundreds of local jobs, new customers for local businesses, and roughly $1 million a year in local tax revenue that stays here and funds local priorities.
Who is behind the project?
The venue would be developed by Churchill Downs, the 150-year-old company behind the Kentucky Derby, with a proven record of operating first-class entertainment destinations.