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Exciting news from Hard Rock Rockford Casino: the installation of the final beam on their permanent casino site has signaled the end of construction. This important phase fits with their grand opening goal, which is the end of the summer of 2024.

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has additionally granted them a sportsbook license, and more than 230 new gaming licenses have also been gained. As we follow the development of this eagerly awaited project, stay tuned!

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Hard Rock Casino’s construction leaders have signed a partnership with federal and state safety officials designed to provide the highest standards for worker health and safety throughout the massive project.
The agreement was signed Tuesday at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council of Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Center, which is just a few blocks south of the construction site at East State Street and Interstate 90.

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The grand opening of the casino is scheduled for November 2023. A 250-room hotel is scheduled to open a few months after the casino

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Temporary Rockford Hard Rock casino, opened in 2021, generated $54.7 million in revenues in 2022. Meanwhile, the preliminary plans for the main casino have been approved and renderings were released in late September 2022, showing, that the main project worth a $300 plus million will offer so much more than the current temporary casino, which, nevertheless, still already proved to be popular amongst visitors.

Besides the legendary atmosphere of Hard Rock brand, the main casino will sit on more than 180 thousand square feet. People will have the luxury of enjoying table games, slots, multiple restaurants, hard rock live venue and spacious interiors. For now we can only use renderings to envision what it will look like, but judging from the images released the final result is worth the wait.

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The ceremony came about a year after the opening of the temporary Rockford Casino: A Hard Rock Opening Act. Construction on the permanent facility is set to begin following the approval of the project by the Illinois Gaming Board earlier this month.
The $300 million project will span more than 180,000 square feet, and include 1000+ slots, dozens of table games, and potentially a poker room of 10 to 12 tables. A sportsbook is also contemplated. Multiple restaurants will be available, a live venue that can serve as a 23,500-square-foot conference center, and more. A 250-room hotel in the second phase of construction is also part of the plan.

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