Straub won’t yet say what the new endeavor will be called. Kerry Langan, a spokeswoman for the state Division of Gaming Enforcement, said the division is working with Straub’s company and its attorney “to secure all appropriate licenses and authorizations.” In an interview with The Associated Press, Straub would not identify the casino operator, saying it is receiving the final state approvals needed to run a casino. There is not yet a phone number or website for the new resort. He said people who learn the resort is open are welcome to check in. They will be occupied mostly by guests of a company he is hiring to operate the casino, which Straub hopes to have open by late August. Glenn Straub, who bought the $2.4 billion resort from bankruptcy court last year for $82 million - or about 5 cents on the dollar - said Thursday that 900 hotel rooms will open on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)ĪTLANTIC CITY - Revel, Atlantic City’s most spectacular casino flop, will begin to reopen Wednesday under new ownership that views gambling as only a tiny piece of the action.
On Thursday June 9, 2016, Glenn Straub, the facility's new owner, said he will begin to reopen the resort, which shut down in 2014, under a different name on June 15, adding the casino portion could be open by late August. This Jphoto shows the exterior of the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
