We promised you we wouldn't just paint it and put up a guitar.' We have spent $500 million renovating this building. 'We believe this project will create a new day in the evolution of Atlantic City. 'Today is the bridge to the revitalization of Atlantic City,' Jim Allen, CEO of Hard Rock International, said shortly before the ceremony. Together, they will restore about 6,000 of the 11,000 jobs that were lost in the shutdowns. They were two of the five Atlantic City casinos that had shut down since 2014. The Hard Rock is the former Trump Taj Mahal, and Ocean Resort is the former Revel.
