That stake was extinguished when Icahn took ownership of the company out of bankruptcy court in February 2016. Trump cut most ties with Atlantic City in 2009 aside from a 10% fee for the use of his name on what were then three casinos in the city. The World's Online Gaming Authority Since 1995. Videos show the moment former President Donald Trump's long-standing Trump Plaza in Atlantic City is destroyed in a controlled demolition. It’s nerve-wracking for us when we get high winds. The demolition of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City is underway, but the process isn't going as quickly as some area officials would like. “We’ve been responding to this building many times, mostly for debris falling from the building. “Vacant buildings are not good for a city, especially high rises,” said Fire Chief Scott Evans. In a recent storm, additional debris fell from the structure onto the Boardwalk. Earlier this year, large pieces of the facade broke loose from one of the hotel towers and came crashing to the ground. That property has since reopened as the Hard Rock casino.īut Trump Plaza has sat empty for six years, and has been deteriorating. It closed in 2014, one of four Atlantic City casinos to shut down that year, followed by another former Trump casino, the Taj Mahal, in 2016. The mayor commended Icahn for being willing to work with the city to bring down the former casino, which Trump opened in 1984 in a prime spot at the center of Atlantic City’s Boardwalk where the Atlantic City Expressway deposited cars entering the resort.
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