'While it is bittersweet to say goodbye to our little casino on Buffington Harbor, the entire team at Majestic Star Casino is excited about the transition to Hard Rock,' said Jahnae Erpenbach, Spectacle Entertainment CEO and Majestic Star general manager.
Casino guests must enter the Majestic Star by 11 p.m. The official closing time for the Majestic Star is midnight. The Majestic Star Casino located at Buffington Harbor on Lake Michigan is shutting down to transition all of its staff and some of its gaming equipment to the new Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, slated to open May 14 adjacent to the Borman Expressway at Burr Street in Gary.Īs the new Hard Rock Casino in Gary prepares to open next month, the casino it is replacing is set to permanently close in less than two weeks.
