Carl Icahn permanently closed the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City on October 10, 2016, after a bitter 102-day labor dispute with Unite-HERE Local 54 union workers. Icahn, who had acquired the casino through Trump Entertainment Resorts in 2014, cited substantial financial losses, claiming to …
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Donald Trump debuted his third Atlantic City casino, the Trump Taj Mahal, but immediately struggled to make payments on $675 million in high-interest junk bonds used for construction. Financial analyst Marvin Roffman predicted the casino would need to make nearly $1.3 million daily to break even, …
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Donald Trump opened the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City in April 1990, financed by $675 million in high-interest junk bonds at 14% rates. Within months, the casino faced severe financial challenges, missing debt payments and signaling the beginning of Trump’s broader Atlantic City …
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