Majestic Star · Gary

About Majestic Star Casino

Majestic Star 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.

Majestic Star Casino and Majestic Star II Casino are two separately licensed Indiana Gaming Commission properties operated by the same company at the same Buffington Harbor address in Gary, Indiana — a two-casino complex under one operator with two distinct gaming licenses. Gary is in Lake County in northwestern Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Chicago via I-80/I-90.

Gary’s Buffington Harbor is an industrial port on Lake Michigan’s southern shore that qualified as a navigable waterway under Indiana’s original riverboat gambling authorization. The Majestic Star Casino, LLC obtained two separate gaming licenses at Buffington Harbor, enabling parallel gaming operations at the same complex.

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Majestic Star

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Majestic Star in Gary, Indiana

Gaming Floor and Poker Room

Majestic Star 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 the original casino poker format — five individual cards, no community cards, no draws — the classic stud format that predates both Seven Card Stud and Texas Hold’em in casino history. 7 Card Poker (Seven Card Stud) deals seven individual cards with betting rounds between each card, building the best five-card hand from seven. Both stud formats are rare in the modern NL Hold’em-dominant casino poker market.

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One of two Majestic Star casinos at Buffington Harbor — 5 Card Poker, 7 Card Poker, and 1,700 slots in Gary

Majestic Star Casino and Majestic Star II share 1 Buffington Harbor Drive in Gary as a two-license complex. The 21-table poker room's 5 Card Poker and 7 Card Poker formats are classic stud games that have largely disappeared from US commercial poker rooms. Both Majestic Star properties carry identical directory data — identical floor counts, same address, same ownership. Confirm current game availability and floor status at majesticstarcasino.com — the site was unreachable during our data collection.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor