The best is yet to come.”įor Bristol Virginia Mayor Anthony Farnum, however, July 8 is a day that will hold a permanent place in his heart. The Hard Rock executives who were on hand for the grand opening of the Bristol Casino on Friday tempered their talk about Virginia’s first casino by saying, “It’s only temporary. F rom left, Clyde Stacy of Par Ventures, Jim McGlothlin of The United Company and Marcellus Osceola, Jon Lucas and Angie Evangelista of Hard Rock cut the ribbon to open the Bristol Casino.