J. Atlantic City's newest casino is shutting its doors just over two years after opening amid high hopes of turning around the crumbling seaside resort's. revel casino. Revel opened on April. The casino nearly didn't happen. It is the only casino in Atlantic City to be so. Of. It has 2, slot machines and table games. New Jersey's Casino Control Commission has granted Revel, Atlantic City's newest casino, a license to operate. March Atlantic City passes an ordinance approving zoning changes that will allow developers to build a casino as tall as feet, with an. Landing Beyoncé for the Revel's official opening last weekend was a key move in the rebranding of the entire strip. The decision was made based on a Stockton College study that showed. The Atlantic City Convention. A woman gathers shells along the ocean near the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N. The unpacking is over: the $ billion Revel casino resort in Atlantic City is having its grand opening this weekend. Revel is smoke free. in late , and Revel filed for bankruptcy less than a year after opening. opening with the promise of helping. Ocean Resort Casino, formerly Revel, is currently in a soft opening. Construction began in February of , just a few months before the economy began to collapse. After an eight-week preview period in the spring and the official opening on Memorial Day, Revel executives are facing their first. March Atlantic City passes an ordinance approving zoning changes that will allow developers to build a casino as tall as feet, with an. Revel, you can see the ocean from at least part of the casino floor, a no-no in other places. Ocean Resort Casino, seen from the boardwalk in Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis boasted that the venture has already created some 10, jobs in the region—5, in the resort's direct employ. . The official Opening will be June 28th, with an official ribbon. Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casino, the site of the former Revel Casino, will open on June 28, officials announced on Monday. Revel will be the second of three Atlantic City casinos to close in a two-week span. , early Tuesday. The summer season has come and gone in Atlantic City, and despite an initial mid-June opening date, the former Revel casino remains. The Showboat Casino Hotel closed its doors Sunday, and. By May , chef Michel Richard closed his Revel restaurant. Revel was the third of four Atlantic City casinos to close in Ocean Casino Resort.