Majestic Star II · Gary

About Majestic Star II Casino

Majestic Star II Casino is an Indiana-licensed commercial casino at 1 Buffington Harbor Drive in Gary, Indiana, operated by The Majestic Star Casino, LLC. The property opened in 1996 at Buffington Harbor on Lake Michigan’s southern shore and runs 1,700 slot machines, 70 table games, and a 21-table poker room on a 24/7 schedule, with a nightclub, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission. Website: majesticstarcasino.com.

Gary is in Lake County in northwestern Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Chicago via I-80/I-90. Buffington Harbor is an industrial port on the southern shore of Lake Michigan — Indiana’s riverboat gambling authorization required casinos to operate on navigable waterways, and the harbor’s connection to Lake Michigan and its navigable status qualified the site. The Majestic Star Casino, LLC holds two Indiana Gaming Commission licenses at this same address — one for Majestic Star Casino and one for Majestic Star II Casino — creating a two-casino complex under one corporate owner at Buffington Harbor.

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Majestic Star II

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Majestic Star II in Gary, Indiana

Table Games and Poker Room

Majestic Star II Casino runs 70 table game positions including Baccarat, Blackjack, and Video Poker, alongside 1,700 slot machines. The 21-table poker room spreads 5 Card Poker, 7 Card Poker, and NL Hold’em.

5 Card Poker is a stud-family variant in which players receive five individual cards — the classic format that dominated US casino poker before Seven Card Stud and Texas Hold’em became dominant. 7 Card Poker is a seven-card stud variant. Both formats are uncommon in modern US commercial poker rooms, where NL Hold’em has largely displaced traditional stud formats. The availability of stud-family formats at Majestic Star II gives the poker room historical depth unusual in the northwest Indiana casino corridor.

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Buffington Harbor's two-casino complex — 5 Card Poker, 7 Card Poker, and 1,700 slots at Gary's Lake Michigan port

Majestic Star II is one of two separately licensed casinos operated by The Majestic Star Casino, LLC at Buffington Harbor in Gary. The 21-table poker room's 5 Card Poker and 7 Card Poker are stud-family formats increasingly rare in US commercial poker rooms. Majestic Star (the companion casino at the same address) carries identical data in our directory — both casinos are at 1 Buffington Harbor Drive under the same operator. Confirm current floor status and game availability at majesticstarcasino.com.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor