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Then-Centaur Gaming Chairman and CEO Rod Ratcliff (second, right) takes part in a ceremony before the 2018 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino. The Indiana Gaming Commission on. HARD ROCK CASINO NORTHERN INDIANA. Burr Street and 29th Avenue Gary, Indiana. The grand opening of the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana is expected to be announced soon. The Indian Gaming commission has lifted a temporary hold on issuing the casino license, and construction of the casino is in the final stage.

Burr Street and 29th Avenue
Gary, Indiana

The grand opening of the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana is expected to be announced soon. The Indian Gaming commission has lifted a temporary hold on issuing the casino license, and construction of the casino is in the final stage.

Artist rendering of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana will be a $300 million casino with a Hard Rock Cafe, Hard Rock Live concert center and a 200-room hotel.

The Gary casino will be operated by Hard Rock International owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

In 2019 Indiana passed a new gaming law that authorized construction of a new casino in Gary. Spectacle Entertainment, who had purchased the two Majestic Star casino boats in Buffington Harbor in March 2019, was granted permission to move the Majestic Star casino licenses to a new casino to be constructed on land in Gary, Indiana.

On Dec 17, 2019 the Indiana Gaming Commission issued a final authorization to Spectacle Entertainment to replace its two Majestic Star Casino boats with a land casino in Gary at 29th Avenue and Burr Street. The commission also approved Hard Rock International as a minority owner.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Casino Gary was held January 9, 2020. See News Article

In December 2020 the Indiana Gaming Commission suspended the gaming license of Rod Ratcliff, the former CEO and major shareholder of Spectacle Entertainment. The action stopped the licensing process for the Hard Rock and delayed the opening date. The issue was resolved in March 2021 and the Indiana Gaming Commission lifted its hold for the opening date.

Artist rendering of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary.

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Location

The site of Hard Rock Casino Gary is a 27-acre parcel on the southside of the Borman Expressway at Burr Street and 29th Avenue.

Timeline

Construction of the Hard Rock Casino Gary will have two phases:

• PHASE ONE
  The first phase of construction will build the 200,000-square-foot casino including a Hard Rock Cafe and Hard Rock Live concert venue. The groundbreaking was January 9, 2020 and the target date for opening is Spring 2021.

• PHASE TWO
  The second phase of construction will add a 200-room hotel and parking structure opening in 2022-2023.

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Gaming

$300 million casino
200,000-square-foot gaming floor

1,650 slot machines
80 table games
Sportsbook and bar

Restaurants

Hard Rock Cafe

Five other restaurants - to be announced

Hard Rock Live^TM

Hard Rock-themed entertainment and concert venue with 2,000-seats.

Rock Shop^TM

Hard Rock-themed retail store with clothing, accessories, and music-related gifts.

Hotel

Future 200-room hotel - Opening as early as 2022-2023 (Construction phase 2)

News Articles

Indiana removes hold on Hard Rock Gary opening

March 3, 2021

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana can now proceed forward with announcing an opening date after the Indiana Gaming Commission accepted a resolution of ownership issues that had prompted a casino licensing hold. The grand opening has been targeted for Spring 2021; however, construction is nearly finished, and an updated announcement of a specific opening date is expected soon.

The Indiana Gaming Commission delayed the Hard Rock casino license due to ownership issues with Rod Ratcliff, the former CEO and major shareholder of Majestic Star. To resolve the issues, Ratcliff agreed to sell his ownership interests and permanently leave the state's gaming industry.

Ratcliff sold his shares of Hard Rock Northern Indiana to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owners of the Hard Rock brand and a part owner in the Gary casino. Ratcliff sold additional shares to the company building Rocksino by Hard Rock in Terre Haute.

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Hard Rock Gary's opening is delayed

February 4, 2021

As construction nears completion on the $300 million Hard Rock Casino in Gary Indiana, the Indiana Gaming Commission is deciding an ownership controversy regarding a major investor in the casino.

The commission has imposed an emergency suspension on the gaming license of Rod Ratcliff, the former CEO and major shareholder of Majestic Star. This action effectively stops the licensing of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana while Ratcliff is an owner or several background issues are sorted out.

A statement from the Indiana Gaming Commission reads:

'The new inland casino in Gary is important to the state and local community. The commission is focused on seeing the project completed and operational.

'Unfortunately, the actions of parties associated with Spectacle have created a high level of uncertainty regarding both suitability and project timeline. Until an acceptable path forward is identified, the commission will continue to act within its authority to protect gaming revenues and employees at the current operation in Gary.'

- Sara Tait, Executive Director

In the meantime, the Hard Rock Casino may sit empty after construction is completed. To offset a loss in tax revenues, the Indiana Gaming Commission has directed the Majestic Star Casinos on Lake Michigan to not shut down in March or April as planned, but instead be prepared to operate until at least June.

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Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana celebrates groundbreaking

January 9, 2020

The Jacksons were featured at today's groundbreaking ceremony of the $300 million Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana.

The ceremony was held in a huge tent at the center of the 30-acre casino site at the Borman Expressway and Burr Street. Attendees included three members of the Jackson 5, casino executives and state and local officials.

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Jahnae Erpenbach, Executive VP of Spectacle Entertainment, expressed his enthusiasm for the casino:

'We are ready to rock the Region! As a Hard Rock destination, we are going to deliver unparalleled fun, excitement and incredible entertainment value.'

The grand opening is targeted for New Years Eve 2020.

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