Further, let’s just look at the Hard Rock and Caesars locations that aren’t in exotic locales such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City but are in more “normal” kinds of places.Īt Hard Rock Biloxi, the heavy metal band Quiet Riot rocks out on Aug. To simplify things, let’s just look at other Hard Rock and Caesars casinos. Instead, let’s look at the bills at other casinos. The same for Danville once its Caesars casino opens in 2024, as well.ĭon’t take my word on this. Once the casino in Bristol is fully built out – what’s there now is a temporary facility, the more formal Hard Rock Casino will come in 2024 – we are likely to see Bristol’s profile on the concert circuit rise much higher. Across the country, casinos aren’t simply gambling facilities (the industry prefers the term “gaming”), but entertainment venues. Lots of attention has been paid to the economic development aspects of a casino, but not enough, I believe, to the entertainment aspects. An artist’s rendering of the casino coming to Danville, with “The Three Sisters,” as the old smokestacks of Dan River Mills are known, in the background.
