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Legal red tape and political and business in-fighting kept those plans sidelined for over a year. In , the red tape continued to pile up. With expenses and sale rumors piling up, Straub denied the property would change hands, but in January of he finally let go of his many dreams for what Revel could have been.

With that in mind, it is a good time to take a look back from the very beginning to now to see how this billion-dollar dream turned into a nightmare for the Garden State to start from the very beginning, scroll to the bottom and read up :. After weeks of denials and inconclusive evidence, finally a release came out announcing a changing of the guard in early January.

Of course, it was not Straub who authored the release. Instead, it was the new ownership, which goes by AC Ocean Walk. It is unclear exactly who is part of the company. The public face of the company is Bruce Deifik, its chairman. While Deifik was happy to chat about the new venture, Straub remained atypically silent.

Then it will ideally open this summer, right around the time the Hard Rock AC opens its doors. It is even already in the process of obtaining a gaming license. Once open, Ocean Resort will feature , square feet of gaming space. In anticipation of a favorable US Supreme Court decision in the NJ sports betting case , there are also plans for a brick-and-mortar sports book on property.

The aim is to launch sometime in H1 of If they succeed, they may not beat Hard Rock to the Atlantic City opening day, but it will certainly beat the other new kid on the Boardwalk to the online punch. As the year went on, the promise of more opening day deadlines stopped. In their place were rumor after rumor about who was going to buy the former Revel casino. Straub once again claimed there was no such offer on the table. So, while the number may seem like a pittance, it was actually a pretty reasonable offer considering how little Straub comparatively put into the operation.

Straub denied again, so Keating took its money elsewhere. Not too far elsewhere though. The group elected to purchase the property next door. The lot was originally designed to be a complementary high rise complex to go with Revel, called Revel Beach. In November, Keating bought the development rights , and plan to build a high rise with condos and retail.

Meanwhile, the sales rumors for Revel continued, except they started to hold a little more weight. Thanks to a paper trail, the Press of Atlantic City uncovered a sale agreement from a Denver-based firm in early October. Despite the paperwork, Straub still insisted he had not sold the property.

However, he started to indicate he could be bought for the right price, which is a definite change of heart from his previous tunes. In November, more paperwork surfaced, making a sale to the Denver company seem all the more certain. Still Straub said no. While he opened the door for anyone who wanted to show up with a checkbook to make an offer, he insisted he had not accepted any offer as of yet. It seems the sale is all but a done deal. If true, the casino could open for the first time in nearly four years this summer.

What remains to be seen is if and when Glenn Straub will acknowledge his tumultuous relationship with TEN is finally over. June 15 was not a day for celebration. There was no new casino on the Boardwalk as promised. Instead, the state put a lien on the property after Straub failed to pay proper taxes.

Even though Straub claimed the casino was 24 hours from opening, the property sat virtually untouched throughout the spring. With no observable progress, the number of vocal critics of TEN started to grow in number and celebrity. The incoming owner was not identified. Deifik did not return phone or text messages from the Inquirer. At least four other construction liens also were filed but have since been discharged, according to the records.

Such liens are filed by contractors or subcontractors who have performed work on a property but have not been paid. The vibe at Ocean has changed since it reopened in June It's hipper and more family friendly. There are casual restaurants along with a number of upscale restaurants — like Amada, the Jersey Shore location of Jose Garces' Philadelphia mainstay and a classic steakhouse, American Cut.

More events are being booked at the resort's Ovations Hall and on the beachfront for the summer. It's a contrast from Revel, which seemed to ignore what might be best for guests. For 23 years, Glebocki was the vice president of finance for some of Donald Trump's Atlantic City casino operations, prior to taking the same position at Revel in and then becoming Revel's chief financial officer in She recalls what it was like at Ocean Resort Casino a few short years ago.

That's because of what we stand for, giving people a fair deal. It's an oasis. Glebocki was hired as Ocean's chief financial officer in February She is confident at the helm and is proud to be a trailblazing woman in Atlantic City. Diversity gives a wide array of ideas and helps tackle difficult problems. It's an exciting time for me and the company. I joined the team as CFO and worked very hard to right the ship. The Lehigh University alum is planning changes for We are also in conversations with our business partners in providing even more amenities and services that will wow our guests.