“I’m not sure I’d want to be here on vacation if you can’t get a drink.” “I’m not sure I’d want to check in till we get a chance to clean it up tomorrow,” Straub told reporters Tuesday after giving a tour of the premises to Guardian and two City Council members. “We are working with them and doing as much as possible to open them as soon as we can,” Filiciello said.Įarlier in the day, Straub insisted 900 hotel rooms and several amenities would be open to the public on Wednesday - even as he offered that he might not want to stay there as a vacationer until things are a bit more ready. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)ĪTLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City officials rejected the former Revel resort’s plans to begin reopening on Wednesday, saying inspections need to be done and key permits need to be issued.ĭale Finch, director of the city’s Licensing and Inspections department, said the city will not issue a certificate of occupancy to owner Glenn Straub until Thursday at the earliest.Įlevators at the 47-story building need to be inspected, work that will begin on Wednesday, said Chris Filiciello, chief of staff to Mayor Don Guardian. Revel will reopen as a casino, while Showboat will be a non-gambling hotel. ![]() Revel and its next-door neighbor the Showboat both closed in 2014, and are re-opening soon, but are taking very different paths. ![]() This Jphoto shows the exterior of the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
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