VIGL Ordered to Testify on St. Croix Racetrack as Lawmakers Demand Answers

A motion by Senator Angel Bolques Jr. to subpoena VIGL Operations LLC and its chief financial officer and managing partner Andrew Dubuque to appear before the 35th Legislature in September was the first order of business during Friday’s meeting of the Senate Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks. The order to appear before the territory’s lawmaking arm concerns the lack of information surrounding ongoing work to revitalize the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix, which has languished in disrepair, confusion and delays for nearly a decade. The issues started almost immediately following an agreement that was reached between the government under the Mapp administration in 2016 with VIGL, which stipulated that the company rebuild both the St. Croix race track and the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas. However, after a lengthy court battle between the GVI and Southland Gaming, the deal was eventually dismantled for a new plan: Southland Gaming would fund the ...