Laborious Rock Opening Act to shut Aug. 12 in preparation for everlasting on line casino’s grand opening
Laborious Rock On line casino Rockford will shut its short-term facility at 5 a.m. Aug. 12 as the corporate prepares for the Aug. 29 grand opening of its everlasting location.
The short-term on line casino, positioned at 610 N. Bell Faculty Street, opened in November 2021 as Laborious Rock ready to start building on the everlasting website: 7801 E. State St., as soon as residence to the Clock Tower Resort.
Crews broke floor for the everlasting on line casino in September 2022. When it opens over Labor Day weekend, the brand new location will supply patrons virtually 1,300 slot machines, 50 stay desk video games, a sportsbook, eating places and stay leisure.
The arrival of Laborious Rock in Rockford follows a yearslong push to convey a on line casino to Rockford.
Proponents — together with the Rockford Chamber of Commerce, Rockford Mayor Tom MacNamara, and potential on line casino builders — have billed the trouble as a means to attract guests and tax {dollars} to town.
The short-term on line casino collected greater than $69 million in income in 2023, its second and final full 12 months of operation, and hit a single-month income report in March this 12 months. In 2023, the location employed greater than 350 on line casino staff.
“The Opening Act has welcomed over 1.5 million visitors from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and greater than 30 international locations worldwide since opening its doorways in November of 2021,” Geno Iafrate, the president of Laborious Rock On line casino Rockford, stated in a press launch saying the short-term on line casino’s closure. “The time has come for the Opening Act to turn into the headliner simply down the road.”
Tilly Robinson is a summer time reporting intern with the Gannett/USA At the moment Community on the Rockford Register Star. She will be reached through e-mail at mrrobinson@gannett.com and on X @tillyrobin.
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