Hard Rock has stripped the Indian-themed domes and minarets that defined the property that now-President Donald Trump opened in 1990. Revel and the Taj Mahal were among the five casinos that shut their doors between 20. Together, the two casinos will return about 6,500 of the 11,000 jobs that were lost in a series of casinos closures in Atlantic City since 2014.
Ocean Resort has not yet announced an opening date. The former Revel casino plans to reopen as the Ocean Resort Casino, and it, too, is in the midst of hiring staff. It is one of two shuttered casinos due to reopen this summer. Hard Rock, owned by the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida, is re-doing the former Taj Mahal and rebranding it as a music-themed resort on the Boardwalk ahead of its June 28 opening.
Leonard Coleman, a craps dealer who lives in Atlantic City, was honored at a ceremony Wednesday marking the casino's 3,000th hire, American Press reports. The casino has thus far received over 20,000 applications.
Former Trump Taj Mahal has announced the hiring of its 3,000th worker and eventually plans to hire about 3,500 before its opening next month.