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. “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.
