Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary beginning January 29 and continuing through February 1. Colorful Lunar New Year decorations, lucky menu items, and a host of new Asian themed games will be introduced to the casino floor as part of the celebration.

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is Northwest Indiana’s number one place to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Guests will enjoy the festive red lanterns, New Year couplets and firecracker decorations on display in the YouYu Noodle Bar and in the Baccarat Room. The year 2025 represents the Year of the Snake. The snake is considered to be wise, calm and alert.

Guests can celebrate the Lunar New Year with some lucky new menu specials at YouYu Noodle Bar. Here are the three special Chinese Lunar New Year menu items.

• Chilean Seabass $65 - Steamed Seabass, Enoki Mushrooms, Glass Noodles, Dried Gogi Berry, Scallion, and Garlic Sauce

• Golden Lobster $95 - 1.5 LB Live Lobster, Salty Egg, and Clarified Butter
• Abalone $65 - Shredded Napa Cabbage, Broccoli Crowns, Fat Choy, and Oyster Sauce

On the gaming floor, guests will have many opportunities to find good fortune. Four new sets of Asian themed games have been added to the casino’s offerings. And of course, Hard Rock’s baccarat experience is second to none.

The long-awaited premium game Phoenix Link™, manufactured by Aristocrat Gaming has a fiery personality, stunning graphics, and bonuses across four exciting new titles. General Tso™ and Confucius Say™ feature Twin Spins for your chance to trigger the Hold & Spin while Queen Chiu™ and Sensei Master™ feature wild 2x multipliers. Every Phoenix symbol you collect adds to the bonus counter for your chance to trigger a Hold & Spin. Phoenix Link™ brings more fire to your favorite Hold & Spin feature! Now you have the chance to double or triple Mini, Minor, and Major prizes. General Tso™ and Confucius Say™ feature Twin Spins for your chance to trigger the Hold & Spin while Queen Chiu™ and Sensei Master™ feature wild 2x multipliers.

Hard Rock will also debut Ju Cai Jin Gui™, Aristocrat Gaming’s newest game group that honors the legacy of Fu Dai Lian Lian™ and adds a fourth metamorphic to the game play. Using the Baron Upright cabinet, it features two distinct themes and experiences: choose Cash-on-Reels in Dragon™, while Ingot™ boasts Boosted Wild Multipliers. Red, purple, green, or blue – a colored coin onscreen means triggering free games and other features like Sticky Wilds, Symbol Upgrades, Jackpot Feature, and Double Window.

Players will not want to miss the new Triple Supreme Xtreme™ by Aristocrat Gaming. Triple Supreme Xtreme™ combines Match 3 Jackpot, Choose Your Volatility Free Games and Hold & Spin into one action packed triple feature. Choose a multitude of options for Free Games on different reel sizes. The power of three is supreme and the only thing better is when its Xtreme. Grand Prosperity and Heart of the Sea themes are featured.

And from Incredible Technologies, the manufacturer of the popular arcade classic game Golden Tee, the Hard Rock has added Ascending Fortunes Pagoda Rising™! Its 243 Ways to Win is full of beautiful Eastern-inspired animal characters, but players are keeping their eyes peeled for gemstone scatters. All gem scatters add a random number of expansions to the meters above – up to five additional expansions! The sparkling stone above will rise up, indicating progress toward a bonus feature!

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is one of the leading entertainment destinations in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and baccarat has remained at the top of the list of its gaming attractions since the casino’s Grand Opening. Hard Rock has maintained its leading position among other Indiana casinos  for the 38^th consecutive month, tallying $35.9 million in “win.”

Baccarat is the most popular table game in the Asian gaming market and Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana has the most baccarat tables among the Indiana casino properties.  Hard Rock has been leading the state in baccarat “win” since July of 2021. The Hard Rock’s baccarat “drop” in December 2024 was $34.1 million. Its “win” for December 2024 was $5,859,917 which is more than double the baccarat “win” for all the other Indiana casinos combined during that time period.

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is located at 5400 West 29^th Ave. in Gary, IN directly adjacent to the I80/94 Burr Street Interchange.  For more information, call 219-228-2383 or visit www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com.

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Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s $300 Million casino and entertainment destination opened to the public on May 14, 2021.  Hard Rock’s premier 200,000-square foot entertainment complex features over 1600 slots and 80 table games totaling more than 2,100 gaming positions.  In addition to the Hard Rock Live performance venue, Hard Rock Casino’s five dining options include Hard Rock Café, Council Oak Steaks and Seafood, YOUYU Noodle Bar, Fresh Harvest, and Constant Grind Coffee Shop. It also features a retail shop.  For more information, contact https://www.hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com.