The Majestic Star Casino, LLC was a gaming holding company founded in Gary, Indiana by Don H. Barden and was based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
History
The company was formed on December 8, 1993.
It opened the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana on June 7, 1996.
In December 2001, Majestic Star made its first expansion beyond Gary, acquiring three Fitzgeralds casinos from bankrupt Fitzgeralds Gaming for $149 million, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Black Hawk, Colorado, and Tunica, Mississippi.[1] Chief operating officer Michael Kelly, a former Fitzgeralds executive, engineered the deal.[2]
In April 2005, Majestic Star was selected to operate the casino at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana, being developed by a partnership of Lauth Property Group and the Cook Group.[3]