{"id":299549,"date":"2023-11-17T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T04:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=299549"},"modified":"2023-11-19T02:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T08:44:12","slug":"virginias-bristol-casino-shutters-due-to-equipment-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/virginias-bristol-casino-shutters-due-to-equipment-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia\u2019s Bristol Casino Shutters Due to Equipment Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Virginia’s Bristol Casino reopened on Saturday. No detailed explanation why it closed for many hours starting on Friday evening,<\/strong><\/p>\n

EARLIER;<\/strong> The Bristol Casino<\/a> temporarily shut down Friday evening after crews had to make equipment repairs. No official word on when it will reopen.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Bristol Casino, pictured above. The Virginia gaming property was forced to temporarily close Friday night. (Image: WDBJ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bristol, Va. property was evacuated due to the situation. The move is required under Virginia Lottery<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n

We look forward to reopening and welcoming our guests back as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience,\u201d<\/strong> the casino posted on Facebook.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The casino is located near the Virginia<\/a>–Tennessee<\/a> state line. Hard Rock International, owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida<\/a>, is renovating the former mall into a Hard Rock casino.<\/p>\n

Social Media Mixed Reports<\/h2>\n

Posters on social media provided some more details.<\/p>\n

We were pulling in the parking lot when we were turned around [and] told we had to leave that they had electrical issues and the lights were out,\u201d<\/strong> a poster identified as Dianecurtis Starnes said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It could be a couple of hours before the casino reopens, Starnes added, based on unofficial statements he heard from the casino company.<\/p>\n

I heard from a host they not gonna open back tonight. Maybe \u2026 [Saturday] or even Sunday,”<\/strong> Another poster, Chris Turner, said. “But I’ve heard a lot of diff stories but that’s the latest news I’ve gotten.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Poster Zachary Wheeler said a host told him, \u201cthey can\u2019t reopen until VA lottery gives them the green light.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other posters said they were inconvenienced by the sudden closing.<\/p>\n

Player Lost Money<\/h2>\n

Social media posters also sounded off about the money they lost because of the incident.<\/p>\n

“What about the money I had to leave in the machine cause they had shut down the machines and was told I had to leave along with everybody else,\u201d Karen Montgomery said. \u201cEven left my card in the machine. I hope they make it right or I will be done going back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaydon MacLeod said he was at a restaurant at the casino complex on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWent to eat at Mr. Lucky’s. When I went back in they was carding everyone. Had to scan our license. 10 mins later was asked to leave. While hanging around to see what was happening, 4 cleaning crew with mop buckets went into casino. Only 3 came out. Minutes later was told to evacuate the property.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poster Mollie Tipton had a simple request on Friday night for Bristol Casino:<\/p>\n

\u201cCould you all give us an idea when you might reopen so people aren’t just wondering if it will be soon or not until tomorrow? Giving ZERO idea when the issue will be fixed is extremely unprofessional and costing you all A LOT of business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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