![]() ![]() "This will truly create a destination location within Northwest Indiana, and specifically the city of Gary," Gaming Commissioner Joseph Svetanoff, of Crown Point, said before making the motion to approve the casino move, as reported by The Times of Northwest Indiana. It's the first time an Indiana casino has been permitted to move from its dockside property to an inland location, made possible by the May 8 enactment of House Enrolled Act 1015. The Indiana Gaming Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the relocation and consolidation of Gary's Majestic Star casinos from Lake Michigan to a land-based site adjacent to the Borman Expressway at Burr Street, where they'll be rebranded as a Hard Rock Casino. It has plans to begin construction later this year, and for the casino, entertainment and dining amenities to open December 31, 2020. Spectacle Entertainment had secured Tuesday the unanimous consent of the Gary Common Council for the move. Indiana Gaming Commission green-lighted Wednesday Gary's Majestic Star casinos move from Lake Michigan to a land-based site, a kind of move permitted for the first time in the state.
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