Hard Rock Digital on Monday unveiled the expansion of Hard Rock Sportsbook to Virginia.
The company said its mobile app now is live and a retail sportsbook is scheduled to open in July at the Bristol Casino.
According to Hard Rock Digital, the mobile app provides fans ages 21 and over with access to bets across major sporting events.
Virginia is the second state with the enhanced Hard Rock Sportsbook platform, following its debut in Arizona.
The Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app is available for download through the App Store (iOS users) or the Google PlayStore (Android users) and can be utilized by fans physically located within Arizona and Virginia.
Hard Rock Sportsbook also serves fans online in New Jersey and Iowa through the Hard Rock Sports & Casino NJ and the Hard Rock Sportsbook Iowa apps, respectively, the company noted.
Hard Rock Sportsbook said its retail sportsbook at the Bristol casino is expected to create more than 600 new jobs.
“We are excited to expand Hard Rock Sportsbook to Virginia and proud to offer more gaming options on the sports Virginians love on our mobile platform,” Marlon Goldstein, Executive Managing Director and CEO for Hard Rock Digital, said in a statement. “We are looking forward to the opening of our retail sportsbook in Bristol this July and providing Virginia sports fans with an unparalleled integrated entertainment experience.”
Allie Evangelista, President of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Bristol, added: “We can’t wait to welcome sports fans from across the region to our retail sportsbook location in Bristol. The Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app will be an extension of our Bristol property, allowing sports fans to continue their legendary entertainment experience throughout Virginia.”
