The hotel is planned as a second phase of construction after completing the casino. Hard Rock in Gary plans to build a 200-room hotel next to the casino. News Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana delays hotel plan Decem. The grand opening of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana was May 14, 2021.

The issue was resolved in March 2021 and the Indiana Gaming Commission lifted its hold for the opening date. The action stopped the licensing process for the Hard Rock and delayed the opening date.

In December 2020 the Indiana Gaming Commission suspended the gaming license of Rod Ratcliff, the former CEO and major shareholder of Spectacle Entertainment. The commission also approved Hard Rock International as a minority owner.Ī groundbreaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Casino Gary was held January 9, 2020. On 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. 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. In 2019 Indiana passed a new gaming law that authorized construction of a new casino in Gary. It was preceeded by the traditional Hard Rock guitar-smashing ceremony that morning. The grand opening of the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana was May 14, 2021.

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