Virginia: Norfolk decides proposed casino would not be on tribal land, so the city would get tax revenue Ryan Murphy, The Virginian-Pilot · May 27, 2020 at 10:52 pm Norfolk still plans to play host to a major casino resort run by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. But the City Council decided officially Tuesday it won’t be on tribal land — a key distinction that means the city will be able to collect tax revenue from the development. The council rescinded a previously approved deal with the tribe that would have let the Pamunkeys keep getting city police, fire and utility service at the site even after turning it into sovereign tribal territory. The prospect of Norfolk losing control of 13.25 acres of waterfront land downtown helped fuel the backlash against the casino effort last year.
