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Matt Schuffert, Hard Rock Casino president, presented a guitar-shaped check for $25,000 to Lori Johnson Kuykendall, executive director of the Gary Literacy Coalition.
"Amounts wagered on both slots and table games grew nearly 3%, but we were on the wrong side of several large table games bets," said Matt Schuffert, Hard Rock president.
A sweet song continued playing at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in April even as the three other casinos in Lake and LaPorte counties saw their earnings dip last month.