Connecticut developer in the run to operate Revel casino

A Connecticut developer is in the running to operate a casino at the former Revel, owner Glenn Straub said Wednesday.

According to state documents, Centerplan CEO Robert Landino back in May registered a business called “Revel North Beach LLC” with the state Treasury Department.

“He’s one of the people who have what’s called an option to I think run the casino,” Straub said.

Landino recently told the Hartford Courant that he's been working on a deal related to Revel for about a year.

Straub, who wants to lease out the casino, emphasized that no deal has been reached with Landino and he is looking at other candidates.

“We’re going to talk to Boyd (Gaming Corporation),” Straub said. “The Hard Rocks of the world. All these guys have taken a look at things and they just can’t seem to put a deal in front of us that makes sense. “In this case, Bob (Landino) has the same kind of thing. He has the right to go ahead if he wants to put the right deal together,” Straub considered.

The chief financial officer and chief information officer of Landino's Revel North Beach have worked at various casinos, including Revel, according to the Courant.

Revel still needs a temporary certificate of occupancy and a casino liquor license to reopen. Straub said that attorneys and professionals are addressing paperwork issues and he hopes to have the facility opened by the end of July. He initially said Revel would open June 15.

Landino's company is a former developer of Dunkin Donuts' Park, a publicly financed $63 million minor league baseball stadium in Hartford, the Courant report said. The company was terminated by Hartford in June after a second missed deadline for completion, the report said.