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. ' We should be announcing an opening date pretty soon,' Schuffert said, as reported by The Times of Northwest Indiana. The property will include a casino with 1,637 slot machines and 80 table games, a sportsbook, five restaurants, a Hard Rock Live performance venue and retail shops. The president of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Matt Schuffert, confirmed Friday the $300 million facility remains on track to open this spring. The company hosted a vendor fair at Gary's ArtHouse seeking local businesses to provide some two dozen commodities for the new casino.

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.