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Originally Posted by foregoforever
Where did you find that statistic?
The population of VA is 8 million. The Richmond and Norfolk statistical areas, which are farther away from DC than 75 miles, have about 3 million combined. The cities in the west (Roanoke, Lynchburg, etc.) have about 1 million, and there's another million scattered in counties in the southern and western parts of the state. That's over 60% of the state population that's outside the 75 mile radius of DC.
Northern Virginians may think that they make up 75% of the state, but they don't.
Finding a site for a track in Virginia is still as problematic as it was back when Colonial was built. Given Colonial's history, virtually no hope for casinos in Virginia and the general state of the industry, I can't imagine any investor building another track in the state.
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I found it here....My estimate of 75% was a bit high..
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/virginia_map.html
I chose counties and independent cities in VA only. Nothing in MD, which if I did, would result in about 4.5 million people residing in an around the nation's capital. This does not include those north west or east of DC.
Broken down into the VA pop only, it's around 3.5 million residing within a 75 mile radius of DC....Clearly, the place to build.
Quite frankly, even though Colonial is a nice facility and is unique, it is in an area which is too far from the most populous metro area.
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