The impressive guitar marquee at the entrance to the building is modeled after Joseph Jackson’s famous guitar that changed the world and was the start of the Jackson 5. The Royal Family of Music – the Jacksons – are featured prominently throughout the property. The 200,000-square foot entertainment complex includes a massive gaming space, five food venues, an on-site sportsbook, a retail shop, and a 1,954-seat Hard Rock Live performance venue. The $300 Million casino and entertainment destination officially opened to the public on Friday, May 14 at 5 p.m. Leading the smash were Hard Rock International COO Jon Lucas Chairman Marcellus Osceola of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Matt Schuffert President, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana.

Musicians Kym Mazelle, Crystal Taliefero and Deniece Williams, all of whom are Gary natives, also participated.

In true Hard Rock tradition, the new Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana celebrated its grand opening with a legendary Guitar Smash featuring Tito and Marlon Jackson, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray and Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy. It features more than 1,600 slot machines and more than 80 table games. Upon its opening, which was celebrated with ceremonial guitar smashes in lieu of a ribbon-cutting, Hard Rock becomes one of the largest casinos in the state. It replaces the two Majestic Star Casino boats that were anchored in Gary’s Buffington Harbor. The casino – the first land-based venue in Indiana’s northwestern gaming corridor – is a joint project between Spectacle Entertainment and Hard Rock International. Peoples flocked to Gary to see what the $300 million Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana has to offer. Indiana’s newest casino has opened to the public.

Hard Rock Casino in Gary officially opened

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