Revel Announces Hotel Will Close Sept. 1; Casino to Close Sept. 2

The Revel will close its hotel on Sept. 1 and the casino on Sept. 2, The Press of Atlantic City reports.

The news comes one day after casino workers protested a pair of appearances by Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday. It was previously announced the Revel would close on Sept. 10 if no buyer emerges.

The closing of the casino translates into about 3,100 lost jobs.

Also on Friday. Sen. Cory Booker announced there may be a national emergency grant available for casino workers who could lose their jobs.

The owner of the Revel filed for bankruptcy in July, a little more than two years after the casino and hotel that has 1,399 rooms opened to much fanfare.

The 57-story, $2.4 billion casino that took up six city blocks reportedly never made money, despite opening with a three-day Beyonce show attended by First Lady Michelle Obama.

The casino ran into trouble just six months after its April, 2012 opening when Superstorm Sandy hit the region.

Although Atlantic City didn’t sustain as much damage as other areas of the Jersey Shore, false reports that the boardwalk had been destroyed and exaggerated reports of damage kept tourists away for much of the next year.

It had been entertaining offers for purchase, and an auction was scheduled for earlier this month. That auction was delayed, and it was reported there were no qualified bidders.

For more, visit pressofatlanticcity.com.

The attached Patch file photo is from a press conference shortly after the Revel opened in 2012.