But city and casino officials expect that to change with the opening next July of the full, permanent facility, whose anticipated cost now tops $520 million, an increase from the original estimate of $400 million. You wouldn’t know it yet from the surrounding neighborhood, which appears to be mostly unchanged in the 12 months since the casino opened.
The entertainment will be DJ Jessie D from 2-4 p.m., Tuatha Dea from 4:30-6 p.m., David Eggar & Friends from 7-9 p.m., and The Bachelor Boys from 10 p.m. The drawings are only open to Unity Members, who belong to a loyalty club at the casino. Three guests will be drawn to win $2,500 in free slot or table play and one person will win $25,000 at 10 p.m.
The celebration Saturday of the first year of Bristol’s temporary casino will include $100,000 in drawings that will take place every hour from noon to 9 p.m. Bristol Casino first anniversary celebration
