This week’s Inside Gaming focuses squarely upon Atlantic City and the continued financial woes affecting the city and its casinos. First covered is a worrisome report by the Trump Taj Mahal’s new owner regarding its uncertain future, followed by the announcement that the city will be temporarily shutting down its municipal government in order to avoid running out of cash.
Trump Taj Mahal Future in Doubt Says New Owner Icahn
Despite the name, presidential candidate Donald Trump no longer owns the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City — Carl Icahn does, thanks to the billionaire business magnate and Trump endorser having helped Trump Entertainment Resorts emerge from bankruptcy court protection last month, thereby making the company a subsidiary of his own Icahn Enterprises.