NYC Icon Serendipity3 Expanding to Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, Popstar Selena Gomez Involved

Serendipity3, the iconic afters eatery in New House of York City made most famous past the 2001 pic “Serendipity” starring St. John the Apostle Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, is header to the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Ocean Casino Resort announced this calendar week that Serendipity3 is coming to its property. The afters eating house known for its “Frrrozen Hot Chocolate” is replacing the former Café 500 near the casino’s Ovation Hall concert venue.

Casino reps said inward a relinquish that the rough 8,000-square-foot infinite testament be renovated to make a “fantasy human race filled with outstanding nutrient and dream-sized desserts.” Serendipity3 will live on Ocean Casino’s Meeting Level contiguous to the Skybox Suites that overlook the property’s sportsbook below.

Pop superstar Selena Gomez has a financial stake inwards all things Serendipity3. The musician and actress recently became an investor and partner in Serendipity3 Brands.

I am thrilled,” Gomez said of the dessert parlor expanding its operations to the casino town. “Many unexampled guests testament be capable to visit and discover what we all enjoy so much nigh the archetype New House of York location.”

Serendipity3 at Ocean Casino is slated to open up sometime inward the fountain of 2022.

Experiences Key

Atlantic City casinos bear on to grow new amenities and attractions that lure both gamblers and non-gamblers to town. Philadelphia, a major tributary market for Atlantic City, today has quint casinos inwards the city and surrounding metro.

To donjon people coming to the New island of Jersey shore, Atlantic City casinos are diversifying and making headlines that hold minuscule to come with their one-armed bandit machines, tabulate games, or sportsbook.

Ocean, which ranks No. 3 of the 9 casinos inwards terms of brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue inward 2021, has long maintained a focus on restaurant outlets that add up with practically notoriety.

Serendipity3 is mark to join Wahlburgers, which is owned by chef St. Paul Wahlberg and his celebrity brothers — actors Saint Mark and Donnie Wahlberg. Ocean Casino is also nursing home to II restaurants from famed chef Jose Garces — Amada and Distrito.

Along with unique dining concepts, Ocean Casino features the nation’s largest Topgolf Swing Suite.

Ocean’s non-gaming neighbor — the Showboat Hotel — features a 60,000-square-foot arcade with to a greater extent than 300 games including virtual reality, pinball, and mini-golf. The Showboat is also underdeveloped an indoor waterpark complex.

Serendipity Hopes for Different Fate

Ocean isn’t the number 1 gambling casino to incorporate a Serendipity3 into its resort. Out in Las Vegas, Caesars Palace was the first off when it brought the Manhattan icon to Sin City to a greater extent than a decade ago.

Serendipity3 opened inwards Apr of 2009 on the Strip. The Caesars Palace eatery underwent a substantial expanding upon inward later(a) 2013, but closed at the terminate of 2016. During its run, Serendipity3 Las Vegas was known for offering the Strip’s costliest sweet — a $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae pampering made with tercet scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean plant sparkler thrash covered inward 23k edible golden leaves.

Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen replaced Serendipity3 at Caesars Palace inward 2017.