Atlantic City fining powerless Revel casino $7,000 daily

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015, 11:01 AM

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City has started fining the shuttered and now powerless former Revel casino for safety violations.

Chris Filiciello, chief of staff for Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, says the new owner of the property was fined $10,000 on Thursday and will be fined $7,000 daily until power is restored to its fire suppression systems.

ACR Energy cut the power after Glenn Straub took over the building. Straub bought Revel on Tuesday but hasn't been able to reach a deal with ACR to provide utility service.

Straub is seeking portable generator trucks to power the complex until he can hook it up to another shuttered casino next door that he bought last week.

An attorney for ACR says they are willing to talk about restoring power if Straub is not successful in finding an alternate source.

Tall, dark and empty: The Revel Casino Hotel after ACR Energy turned off its power Thursday. ACR lacks a deal with new owner Glenn Straub.

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