Three years ago, when two shuttered Atlantic City casinos came back to life, there was more than a little skepticism over whether it was a good idea to add two casinos to a market that had just lost five of them.īut now there is little doubt that those two casinos - Hard Rock and the Ocean Casino Resort - have succeeded in grabbing their share of a cutthroat market and giving visitors new reasons to come to Atlantic City.īoth casinos had their first full day of operations on the same day: June 28, 2018.Ĭherelle Parker names new Philly commerce director and city solicitor Gamblers say the like Ocean's floor-to-ceiling windows letting gamblers look out onto the beach and ocean, and say Hard Rock is the brightest casino in town, describing it as high-energy. Hard Rock is the former Trump Taj Mahal, and Ocean is the former Revel.
In their first three years of operation, Atlantic City's two newest casinos have risen near the top of the gambling market.
