The full-scale project is expected to open in 2024 and employ 1,200 people. TRENDING: Dog crated in sun without water Animal Control locates ownerĭevelopers eventually plan to open a $400 million resort and Hard Rock casino, with a hotel, restaurants, bars and lounges, and a concert venue. But city officials have mounted an effort to bring the issue back a second time.īristol voters overwhelmingly approved their referendum, and the project got its license earlier this year.

That happened in every city but Richmond, which rejected the initiative last year. Potential operators had to first clear a voter referendum. In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation to allow developers to build large casino resorts in five cities - Norfolk, Bristol, Portsmouth, Danville and Richmond - in what supporters billed as a way to boost struggling economies. SEE ALSO: 9 cows stolen from Pulaski County property “And spend all of his,” she joked, pointing to her husband. “We had to come and save my sister from spending all her money,” Christiansburg resident Cheryl Hubbard told the station. A line of customers wrapped around the building as they waited for Friday's grand opening, TV station WDBJ reported.

The Bristol Casino will be open 24/7, offering 870 slots, 21 tables and a sportsbook. (AP) - Virginia's first casino has opened for business in a temporary space inside a former Bristol shopping mall.

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