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WATCH NOW: An exclusive look inside the new Hard Rock Casino


Hard Rock Casino President Matt Schuffert gives Times Reporter Dan Carden a guided tour of the new Hard Rock Northern Indiana a week before opening.
Connor Burge, The Times
GARY — A new era of gaming, dining and entertainment in Northwest Indiana begins at 5 p.m. Friday when officials press play and open the doors of the Hard Rock Casino to the public for the first time.
There is no stop button.
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the speakers will be thumping inside the $300 million casino located immediately adjacent to eastbound Interstate 80/94 at the Burr Street exit in Gary. ....

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New land-based Gary casino getting ready to rock this spring


GARY — It won t be too much longer before Hard Rock officials press play on Northwest Indiana s newest gaming and entertainment destination.
Matt Schuffert, president of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, confirmed Friday the $300 million facility, which includes a casino, sports book, five restaurants, a Hard Rock Live performance venue and retail shops remains on track to open this spring adjacent to the Borman Expressway at Burr Street.
We should be announcing an opening date pretty soon, Schuffert said. We re very excited to get it open. We re making great progress.
Hard Rock currently is in the process of hiring hundreds of new employees to supplement the Majestic Star Casino workers who will transfer to the new Gary casino once the land-based gaming facility opens and replaces the aging Majestic Star boats located at Buffington Harbor on Lake Michigan. ....

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