Virginia’s casino effort was led by Bristol businessmen Jim McGlothlin and Clyde Stacey. Since the General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam (D) passed the casino bill, Bristol, McGlothlin, and Stacey have partnered with Hard Rock International.<\/p>\n
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The proposed project, Hard Rock Bristol, is a $400 million undertaking that would renovate the vacant Bristol Mall into a casino and entertainment destination. Along with slot machines and table games, the complex would feature a hotel, convention center, numerous restaurants, shopping, and a music venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This week, Hard Rock officials said they would expect the property to bring up to 3,500 jobs to the area. Jon Lucas, chief operating officer of Hard Rock International, took a page out of his religious opponents’ playbook in describing the potential resurrection of Bristol.<\/p>\n
“To be a part of and to help in the rebirth of a city is exciting to us,” explained Lucas.<\/p>\n
Anti-Casino Messages<\/b><\/h2>\n
Along with its “What would Jesus do?” billboard, “No Bristol Casino” has paid for the following billboard messages:<\/p>\n
Bristol, Don’t Be Fooled: All That Glitters Is Not Gold! A Casino Is Fool’s Gold! Vote NO!”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nIt’s a FACT: Where Casinos Go Up, Communities Go Down. Vote NO on November 3rd.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDon’t Think A Casino Is Going To Be Your Savior! It Will Turn Out To Be Your Satan! Vote NO!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some Virginia churches are in opposition to a proposed casino resort. They’re are asking area residents, “What would Jesus do?” The answer, they preach, is that their Lord and Savior would vote “No” on a local gambling referendum. On November 3, voters in five Virginia cities face ballot questions asking if they support allowing one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":152588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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