HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Henrico County leaders are pressuring Churchill Downs to get public approval before opening its newest casino-like facility, despite construction on the site moving full steam ahead.

If you’ve visited the Staples Mill Shopping Center any time recently, you’ve probably noticed the newest gaming parlor going up pretty quickly. It’s called Roseshire, but Henrico leaders say even though things appear to be moving along, it doesn’t mean it’s a done deal yet.

“As you can see behind me, they still continue to do whatever the heck they want to do here,” Dan Schmitt, Henrico Board of Supervisors Chair, said. ”They have no Virginia Racing Commission license yet, no ABC license yet. I understand they’re preparing to open at some point in time, late September.”

Schmitt says he

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