The revival of the two casinos immediately raised questions as to whether Atlantic City was making the same mistake that led to the first wave of casino shutdowns: having too many casinos for them all to thrive. (The Taj Mahal reopened as Hard Rock last year.) The Atlantic Club, Showboat, Revel and Trump Plaza all closed in 2014, and the Trump Taj Mahal closed in 2016. The reopenings brought Atlantic City's casino total to nine, shortly after five casinos had shut down in a market that could not support them all. Ocean Resort was one of two formerly shuttered casinos that reopened the same day last June, along with Hard Rock. If approved and closed, this next round of investment into Ocean will put this property on an exciting path to growth.' 'My family and I want to thank the 3,000-plus employees at Ocean for their tireless work to bring our property to life and put it on track to become the best gaming property in New Jersey. 'It has been truly an honor for myself and my family to have taken this property, opened its doors and brought back the players, the families, the convention guests and the sports betting enthusiasts,' Deifik said.
