The Hard Rock name won’t be attached to the property until the full resort opens in 2024.
“If the trend continues unchanged, it will actually exceed what the Joint Legislative Audit forecasted for the fully developed casino in 2025.” The temporary Bristol Casino (seen here in a photo taken in late June) opened in the former Belk store, around the back of the old mall property. “It’s actually kind of crazy, the numbers it’s pulling,” said Bristol’s economic development specialist Mack Chapman. It opened July 8, and has already seen considerable financial success. If the temporary casino in Bristol is any indication, this may mean millions more in tax revenue for Danville.īristol is home to Virginia’s first - and right now, only - temporary casino, called the Bristol Casino, future home of Hard Rock. Caesars Virginia will open a temporary casino in Danville in 2023, a year ahead of the permanent casino resort, scheduled for 2024.