Three weeks after being selected as the preferred bidder for the license to build and run a new casino in the northern Illinois city of Rockford and Hard Rock International has reportedly announced that it does not intend to offer games of live poker at the coming facility.
According to a Saturday report from the Rockford Register Star newspaper, the Florida firm is now awaiting approval to begin work on its $310 million Hard Rock Casino Rockford and envisions the facility encompassing a 1,600-seat music venue alongside a 65,000 sq ft gaming floor featuring a selection of approximately 1,500 slots as well as some 55 gaming tables offering more standard games such as craps, roulette and blackjack.
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