No Casino, NO!

11.2023

Richmonders gave a resounding “No” to the second, and hopefully final, attempt to build a casino in Richmond. The measure was soundly defeated with well over 60 percent of Richmond voters giving the thumbs down sign to this proposal.

As many may recall an airplane dragging a banner that simply read VOTE NO CASINO . . . AGAIN!flew repeatedly around Richmond for more than four hours on the final day of the Richmond Folk Festival. This entire campaign was spearheaded by community activist Farid Alan Schintzius. 

The banner will eventually end up at The Valentine in downtown Richmond. According to Alan, William Martin, director of The Valentine, had this to say: "It’s our role to document and preserve these important moments in Richmond’s history and we’re excited to add this to our collection.”