When Revel closed in Atlantic City in 2014, it seemed like the death knell for the city. It’s closing followed three others that year and would be followed by the shuttering of Trump Taj Mahal one year later. But like Atlantic City, Revel has returned, this time as Ocean Resort, owned by Bruce Deifik, the former CEO of the Greenspun Group in Las Vegas, who has some casino experience. But his Ocean Resort has wowed visitors and had a decent first full month of July, as did the revived Hard Rock casino, the former Taj Mahal. Of course the next six months—the slow period in Atlantic City—will determine the success or failure of several Boardwalk casinos. Deifik sat down with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at his offices in Ocean in August.
