“We are still hopeful to see additional investments. “We’ve been able to realize an additional number of employees which creates wages and provides an opportunity for people to take care of their basic needs, to take care of their families,” Prince said.įrom the economic development perspective, Prince said the casino absolutely created a positive impact on the adjacent properties.

The city also receives income tax revenues from the casino employees who reside in Gary. Officials are awaiting figures on the first-year property tax assessment for the development. Those tax dollars are put back into the Hard Rock Casino Airport Tax Increment Financing District around the casino to help facilitate future development in the area. The project has increased real estate taxes. Gary Mayor Jerome Prince described the Hard Rock casino development as a benefit for the city. It’s great to see we were very quick to become top producing casino in the state in a short amount of time,” Schuffert said.

There are a lot of gaming, food and beverage choices in this market. The team does things to draw customers back. “The hospitality business is very guest service focused, very guest facing.