He struck a deal with the Holiday Inn company to build the casino and hotel buidling. Trump seized upon the opportunity during the height of the casino boom in Atlantic City. The casino contained over 86,000 square feet of gaming space.īreaking ground, then filling it, then breaking it again Trump Plaza (a casino and hotel) was Trump’s first and more successful business venture in Atlantic City. Trump Plaza would grow to have 906 hotel rooms. Father Fred Trump tried to make a loan in the form of chips at the casino.įined $10 million for “significant and long-standing money laundering violations.” Renamed Trump Marina in June 1997 after nearly closing. Place of inspiration for Scorsese’s Casino (1995) host of WrestleMania IV and V Table of Openings and Closings of Trumps Atlantic City Properties Venue And many contractors and employees fell on hard times as a result.īut how much of this has to do with the up-and-down nature of the casino industry, and how much with Trump’s business practices? Trump invested $1 billion in the monstrous casino, and it was poised to be the most luxurious casino in the U.S.īoth of Trump’s casinos went bankrupt. During the big boom period of New Jersey’s gambling capital, Trump built the Taj Mahal (now the Hard Rock Casino and Resort) and also ran the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.Īt the time, the Taj Mahal was one of the most impressive casinos on earth. Donald Trump has a long history in Atlantic City.
