Part of the gaming tax revenue is to be divided among the other counties and cities of Southwest Virginia to further economic development, under terms set forth in the legislation. The project is forecast to create 2,000 jobs with combined annual wages of $90 million and to generate between $15 million and $20 million annually for the city in tax revenues, in addition to the city’s share of gaming tax revenue. “Now we look forward to the upcoming referendum, when Bristol, Virginia voters will have an historic opportunity to vote yes for the thousands of new, good-paying jobs and millions of dollars in additional tax revenue that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol will bring to the city.” “We appreciate the work of the Virginia Lottery in reviewing and approving our pre-certification application,” the Bristol casino team said in a written statement. All jointly submitted detailed information and had to meet criteria established by new legislation permitting casinos by referendum in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Richmond, the Bristol Herald Courier reports. Bristol, LLC, the entity run by the partners that would operate the casino. It includes partners The United Company and Par Ventures, the firm that owns the mall property and H.R. The pre-certification will allow the city to petition the Circuit Court to conduct a public referendum November 3 on whether to allow casino gaming at the vacant Bristol Mall on Gate City Highway. The Virginia Lottery Board on Thursday pre-certified Hard Rock International and its local partners as the preferred casino operators for Bristol, Virginia. The project includes partners The United Company and Par Ventures, the firm that owns the mall property.

3 on whether to allow casino gaming at the vacant Bristol Mall. The pre-certification from the Virginia Lottery Board allows the city to petition the Circuit Court to conduct a public referendum Nov.

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