Hard Rock International opened a temporary casino named 'Bristol Casino - Future Home of Hard Rock' on Jat the former Bristol Mall in Bristol, Virginia. Temporary Bristol Casino - Opened July 8, 2022 The Hard Rock hotel will open with 300 guest rooms and suites and later expand to 750 guest rooms. Entertainment venues include a 3,200-seat entertainment center and an outdoor venue for up to 20,000 guests. There will be five restaurants and four bars. Hard Rock will feature a 90,000-square-foot gaming floor with 2.700 slot machines and 100 table games. Hard Rock Casino Bristol is a $520 million construction project now underway at the site of the former Bristol Mall. The project is a partnership between Hard Rock International and Bristol Resort & Casino. A new Hard Rock Casino is located in Bristol, Virginia the birthplace of country music.