In this Nov. 16, 2011 photo, James Allen, CEO of Hard Rock International, discusses his company's plan for a "boutique" casino-hotel in Atlantic City N.J., which the company abandoned less than a year later. On Jan. 29, 2015, the company will be back before the New jersey Casino Control Commission seeking preliminary approval to own a casino in Atlantic City, though it is not saying whether it has a specific proposal in mind. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)