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Atlantic City mayor details Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino demolition desire

January 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

In New Jersey and the mayor for Atlantic City has reportedly announced that one of his main goals for the coming year is to get the shuttered building that once housed the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino demolishe...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe casino effort stalled by Trump tweet

Adam Morgan

May 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Massachusetts

Democratic leaders in the United States House of Representatives reportedly pulled scheduled votes on a pair of tribal casino measures earlier today after President, Donald Trump (pictured), unexpectedly issued...

Icahn gets initial nod for $5.6M grant to help demo former Trump Plaza

K Morrison

November 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Taxation, New Jersey

Preliminary approval for $5.6 million grant has been given to billionaire businessman Carl Icahn (pictured) by a New Jersey redevelopment agency to help cover a portion of the demolition cost of the shuttered T...

Icahn looks to casino tax funds to help pay for Trump Plaza demo

K Morrison

November 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, New Jersey

Having closed its doors for good on September 16, 2014, due to Atlantic City’s shrinking gambling market, the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will reportedly be imploded in the spring. The property’s owner, billio...

Trump affiliate applies for gambling trademarks in Macau

Lars Jones

August 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Macau

A Trump company with a Trump Tower address has filed four applications with the Macau government for trademarks using the Trump name. According to various media reports, the government gave DTTM Operations LLC....

Hard Rock International ready to invest even more into former Trump Taj Mahal property

Sadonna Price

May 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

After purchasing the former Trump Taj Mahal of Atlantic City in March for $50 million, Hard Rock International announced big plans for the property. In the beginning, the company originally planned to spend $35...

New Jersey Congressman seeks support in PASPA review via the Trump Administration

Sadonna Price

May 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, New Jersey

In an effort to see sports betting legalized in the state of New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. is looking to the administration of President Donald Trump. This week, Pallone sent a letter to Acting Soli...

Carl Icahn sells Trump Taj Mahal to Hard Rock International

Alex Lanter

March 2, 2017

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

Billionaire investor and casino magnate Carl Icahn has found buyers for his Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, which has been closed down since October 2016. According to an official press release, Icahn ...

Carl Icahn plans to sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City

K Morrison

February 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Licenses, New Jersey

Billionaire business magnate and investor Carl Icahn (pictured) issued a statement on Monday indicating that his company, Trump Taj Mahal Associates, Inc, will sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlan...

Las Vegas Union settles dispute with Trump Hotel

Lars Jones

December 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, New Hotels, Labor Relations

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has settled labor disputes with hotel workers in Las Vegas and Washington D.C., according to statements from the Trump organization and UNITE HERE unions on Wednesday. Collecti...

American Gaming Association ready to work with Trump Administration

Sadonna Price

December 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

President-elect Donald Trump will be the first president to have a history in the casino business. Because of this, gaming operators are now wondering if his background will affect the casino industry of the Un...

Carl Icahn to Shutter Trump Taj Mahal after Labor Day

Renee Kingsley

August 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations, Bankruptcy, New Jersey

Just when gaming analysts were predicting that Atlantic City’s casino woes were witnessing a turn around, billionaire Carl Icahn has announced that he plans to shutdown the iconic Trump Taj Mahal casino after L...

Trump Taj Mahal gives Local 54 time until July 18 to accept health deal

Renee Kingsley

July 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union has continued its strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City and as of now it is hard to see how the two parties will reach a mutual beneficial solution before t...

Union appeal over Trump Taj Mahal bankruptcy rejected by Supreme Court

K Morrison

June 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A challenge by a union attempting to restore the pension and health benefits of upwards of 1,000 workers at the Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal casino was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Ending the...

Decision facing Supreme Court; asked to rule on Trump casino bankruptcy

K Morrison

May 31, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

Whether or not to restore the pension and health benefits of more than 1,000 casino workers at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is the decision the Supreme Court is being asked to make in the ongoing bankru...