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Revel in Atlantic City’s new resort At the $2.4 billion complex, the casino is a side note to the resort offerings and extensive dining options.
Kati MacFarline, left, of Nashua, N.H., and Christine Kashian, of Caribou, Maine, sit on a jetty near Revel in Atlantic City. The casino-resort officially opens Memorial Day weekend with a headlining performance by Beyonce.
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Revel Casino broke ground in 2007 at the nothernmost end of the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
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Revel is attempting to create an entirely new Atlantic City experience, accentuating the resort aspect and promoting the casino as more of an amenity than main attraction.
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“The idea of a casino isn’t new anymore,” said Bryant Simon, author of “Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America.” “The appeal has to be: You’re coming here for a destination. It’s a novelty isolated from the rest of Atlantic City.”
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The resort borders Showboat on one side and the open beach on another, and stretches 6.3 million square feet and 20 acres across.
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The $2.4 billion resort has an modern industrial exterior with mirrored glass panes that reflect the natural elements outside the complex.
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Kathleen Vander-Slice and Wes McMahon have a drink at one of the intimate tables at The Social entertainment venue.
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A waterfall sits inside the Bask Spa, which boasts 32,000 square feet with various amenities and services.
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The InOut pool at Revel resembles an Icelandic swimming hole.
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The Himalayan-salt grotto is one of the draws at the Bask Spa, along with a coed bathhouse with mineral pools, a hammam and two spa-therapy rooms.
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Revel’s sky garden sits 114 feet above sea level with 20,000 plants.
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Craps dealers handle bets for customers at Revel.
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A long, high-ceilinged marble hallway and a pair of steep escalators separates the casino from the rest of the resort.
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The casino measures 130,000 square feet, complete with 2,439 slot machines and 97 tables.
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The casino’s decor looks like it had been “touched by the wand of Salvador Dali, Pee-wee Herman and Mother Nature,” says Post Travel writer Andrea Sachs.
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Amber Williams dances on the bar at Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque nightclub in Revel.
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Amber Williams dances on the bar at Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque nightclub in Revel.
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A Lobster slider at the O Bistro and Wine bar at Revel. The new resort has 11 restaurants and may add additional dining options.
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Gordana Kostovski checks the wine cellar at the Azure by Allegretti, Alain Allegretti’s restaurant that attracts gamblers with a high-end, fish-heavy Riviera cuisine.
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A community dining table at Amada, Jose Garces’s Atlantic City outpost of his successful Philadelphia restaurant.
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Detail of raindrops at the O Bistro and Wine Bar in Revel.
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The O Bistro and Wine Bar is essentially a poolside watering hole, catering to the guests lounging around the Revel’s heated indoor-outdoor swimming pool.
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Yandra Hernandez serves food at Jose Garces's Distro Cantina food truck inside Revel.
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The dining area at Jose Garces's Distro Cantina food truck.
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A motorcycle is suspended over the bar at Mussel Bar in the Revel. The restaurant is headed by Robert Wiedmaier, who owns Mussel Bar in Bethesda, Marcel’s and Brasserie Beck. The Atlantic City version has a more expansive menu than the D.C. version, a live music stage and a lengthy bar.
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