Hard Rock and the local chamber of commerce also share an affection for large guitars. The area is home to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Hard Rock officials said the area is ideal considering Bristol and its bordering sister city – Bristol, Tennessee – have long histories with country music. The project includes a 300-room room hotel, a Hard Rock Live music venue, five restaurants and four bars/lounges, a sports book and Rock Shop. It is expected to employ 1,200 and feature 1,500 slots and 55 tables. The permanent facility will be a $400 million project with a grand opening slated for the summer of 2024. The 30,000-square foot temporary casino has 870 slots and 21 gaming tables, two restaurants, two bars/lounges, a sports book and a Rock Shop retail store. “ approval reflects the confidence we have in the rigorous and conscientious review conducted by Virginia Lottery staff.” “Since enacted by the 2020 General Assembly, the board’s priority for casino gaming in the Commonwealth is that it be conducted with integrity and in a responsible manner,” Ferhan Hamid, board chairman, said in a statement at the time. In late April, the Virginia Lottery Board – by unanimous vote – issued a license to Hard Rock to operate the first casino. Until the doors opened, Virginia had never had a casino. The casino presented a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Bristol TN/VA through gaming proceeds generated at casino events July 5 and July 7. Business and community leaders also attended.

participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony alongside Hard Rock executives and partners. The temporary casino, known as Bristol Casino – Future Home of Hard Rock, held a grand opening July 8. For now, guests can try their luck and skill in a temporary casino on the site. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol is expected to be completed within the next two years at the site of a former mall in Southwest Virginia. Jon Lucas, Hard Rock International COO and Allie Evangelista, president of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol. Clyde Stacy, president of Par Ventures Jim McGlothlin, chairman of the United Co.

From left, Martin Kent, president and CEO of the United Co. The temporary casino will be used while a Hard Rock hotel and casino are built on the property. A ribbon cutting ceremony marks the grand opening of the Bristol Casino in Bristol, Virginia, on July 8.

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