The Daily Docket: Judge to Approve Revel Sale to Glenn Straub

A bankruptcy judge Thursday said she would approve an $82 million sale of the Revel Casino Hotel to Florida developer Glenn Straub, ending nearly 10 months of contentious legal combat for control of the Atlantic City, N.J., resort. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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According to WSJ, former Dell Inc. executive Ron Garriques was named to oversee RadioShack Corp.’s plan to become profitable again.

WSJ also has a video on the details of what is to come for RadioShack upon its purchase by hedge fund Standard General LP.

According to Bloomberg, Canadian oil-sands developer Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd. Lost its bid to restructure out of court.

The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the televangelist made famous by preaching Christian gospel at California’s Crystal Cathedral megachurch, died Thursday at 88, the Associated Press reports.

(And don’t forget to check out our latest Examiners prompt, on distress in the oil and gas industry.)

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