Another Trump property on the Jersey boardwalk, the Taj Mahal, closed in 2016, then reopened as a Hard Rock Casino. The Trump Plaza, which is one of three major properties in Atlantic City once owned by the president, announced its closure in 2014 after 30 years of operation and is now owned by billionaire businessman Carl Icahn. I want to raise at least a million dollars.” “I wanted to use the demolition of this place to raise money for charity.”Īt a news conference Thursday, Mayor Small said, 'Personally, I'm a pretty ambitious guy. “Some of Atlantic City’s iconic moments happened there, but on his way out, Donald Trump openly mocked Atlantic City, saying he made a lot of money and then got out,” Mayor Marty Small told The Associated Press (AP). The proceeds from the auction will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, a local nonprofit serving the city's young children and teens. announced the opportunity to help demolish the shuttered Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on Thursday. “This will be done remotely and can be done anywhere in the world as well as close to the Plaza as we can safely get you there!” “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to bid on the right to push the button to implode Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ,” reads the description by Bodnar's Auction, an independent auction house that the city has hired to collect bids. For the right price, you can blow up a decaying Trump casino in Atlantic City.
