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Atlantic City Comes Back to life with Hard Rock Grand Opening

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Elaborate grand openings for Atlantic City’s newest casinos get underway Thursday, after both facilities opened their doors to gamblers a day earlier than scheduled. The Hard Rock Cafe, formally the Trump Taj Mahal and the Ocean Resort which was previously the shuttered Revel.

Together, they will restore about 6,000 of the 11,000 jobs that were lost in the shutdowns ,a according to ABC 6 Atlantic City.

Today is the bridge to the revitalization of Atlantic City,” Jim Allen, CEO of Hard Rock International, said shortly before the ceremony. “We believe this project will create a new day in the evolution of Atlantic City. We have spent $500 million renovating this building. We promised you we wouldn’t just paint it and put up a guitar.”

After 5 of 12 casinos closed in Atlantic City in 2014 and 2015, the count goes back up to 9 with these 2 brand new attractions.

The Jewish Voice was there to check out the guitar smashing ceremony at the brand new Hard Rock.

 

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