![]() ![]() The hotel has since been turned into Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and the big, bold Trump name that adorns all his buildings was taken down in 2016 just as he was debating his way to the American presidency. Several years, bankruptcies and an employee strike later, the casino was finally sold off, then shuttered. Woe TajĪnd the casino almost immediately ran into financial trouble and had to be bailed out a year later. The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished, ending a nearly 40-year run at the New Jersey shore. Three days after the initial opening, Trump hosted a lavish party with a glittering guest list that included Michael Jackson, among others. Attached to the glaringly opulent casino was a tower that housed the hotel. However, later that year, the Trump Taj Mahal shut down. Built at great expense, complete with chrome-domed minarets, a parade of stone elephants and grand staircases, it was then one of the largest casinos in the world. But Trump's billionaire friend Carl Icahn reportedly invested 20 million in the casino and in 2016 took complete ownership of Trump Taj Mahal. Located on the boardwalk of southern New Jersey's gambling haven of Atlantic City was the glittering crown jewel of his real estate empire, the Trump Taj Mahal. Trump inside the casino of his new venture, Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 16, 1990. ![]()
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