This week's Inside Gaming shares the latest regarding the Hard Rock coming to Atlantic City, provides an update on Florida lawmakers' tangling over gambling expansion, and tells of a big rebranding being undertaken by a major Asia player.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City Targets Summer 2018 Opening
In early March came news that Hard Rock International had agreed to purchase the Trump Taj Mahal, taking the shuttered Atlantic City property off billionaire business magnate Carl Icahn's hands. This week the new owners announced the deal had been finalized, and on Wednesday shared details of their plans to spend $375 million in preparation for a summer 2018 opening, reports the Press of Atlantic City.