In March 2017, Hard Rock International let the world know it had bought the recently-closed Trump Taj Mahal. It also announced it was making plans to reopen it as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Memorial Day weekend 2018.
But that wasn't exactly the beginning of Hard Rock in Atlantic City. The story of Hard Rock AC and the pieces that finally came together is a long one but the end result has Atlantic City (and New Jersey) talking.