The Hard Rock will open in what used to be the Trump Taj Mahal, which closed down in 2016 after a bitter dispute with workers. The Ocean Resort Casino is located in the building that formerly held the failed Revel casino. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the Ocean Resort Casino both hosted festivities Thursday to officially open their doors to gamblers and hotel guests. “We believe this project will create a new renaissance in the future, the expansion, the excitement of Atlantic City, going back to being one of the great entertainment cities in the United States,” said Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International. A few years ago, five Atlantic City casinos closed down, thousands of people lost their jobs, and the state took over the city’s finances.īut on Thursday, city officials and business leaders were hailing what they called a bright spot in Atlantic City’s recovery: the grand opening of two new casinos on the same day.
