The article linked below is sort of starting the hype on a would-be Ocean Resort Casino (former Revel) poker room. I agree that if they have one, they need to not repeat the mistakes of the past, but I don't think most would agree with what he thinks were the mistakes that need to be changed.
https://www.uspoker.com/blog/ocean-r...er-room/21424/
He says keeping it in its old location is one of the things to keep. That is probably the #1 complaint about the old room. It seemed almost universally believed that it shouldn't have been isolated from the main casino floor and shouldn't have been such a trek to get to from the parking garage.
He says to add HD TVs. It already had many, although more wouldn't hurt. I don't think that was the problem.
He says the the luxurious carpeting and the relatively dim lighting are not the atmosphere that poker players want. I think most players thought the style of the carpet and tables was nice. Brighter lights would be OK, though. Keep the large 9-handed tables. They were much more comfortable than being crammed into Borgata's 10-handed tables.
The main things that would need to be changed are: Locate the poker room next to the rest of the casino floor, start with the comps similar to those they ended up with that became the best in the city, offer good promotions similar to what they had when they were preparing to close the room (one of the things the author got right), and have a smoking area within a short walk of the poker room.