The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in 1971 in London. In 2007 Hard Rock International, which had fallen on tough times, was purchased for just under $1bn by the Seminoles, a Native American tribe in Florida. The Seminoles have built a hospitality empire that now encompasses 15 casinos and 36 hotels using the brand, including a casino in the Dominican Republic and a resort in the Maldives. Such venues, not the restaurants, have become the real money-spinners. In 2023 the firm launched an online-gambling app, Hard Rock Bet, in Florida; it has since been rolled out in nine other American states.
The restaurants themselves are losing ground. Chicago's Hard Rock Cafe shut its doors after nearly 40 years; the Manchester branch closed in early 2026, joining those in Paris, Sydney and elsewhere. Still, Hard Rock Cafes operate in more than 50 countries. In 2025 Hard Rock International generated $7.9bn in revenue, according to Forbes, up by a third from two years earlier.
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