Trump Hints at Saving two Atlantic City Casinos on Twitter
A tweet sent Tuesday morning by Donald Trump suggests that he may be trying to help save two casinos in Atlantic City that he hasn't managed for years from dying.
Early Tuesday, the Trump Plaza Casino shut its doors leaving 1,000 workers out of a job. But Trump's tweet makes it seem like he wants to resurrect both casinos.
I left Atlantic City years ago, good timing. Now I may buy back in, at much lower price, to save Plaza & Taj. They were run badly by funds!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2014
The two casinos, the Trump Plaza and the Taj Mahal were originally opened by Trump himself back in 1984 and 1990 respectively. He stopped managing them years ago though. Trump replied to several fans of the casinos and retweeted their support asking for him to buy back into the casinos.
The Trump Plaza closed Tuesday and the Taj Mahal is set for a November closing. The Taj Mahal employs over 3,000 employees; They were issued layoff notices last week.
Reports from the Trump Plaza were that it was a sad day and workers were left wondering what to do next.
Gambling operations stopped Tuesday morning at 5:59 a.m. and hotel guests were allowed to spend the morning checking out of their rooms.
The 24-hour restaurant EVO was still open but was scheduled to close later Tuesday.
EVO cook Jose Ramirez told philly.com: "Everything has a start and everything has an end," he said, standing on the Boardwalk around midnight. "We don't know."
A dealer since day one, Kevin Gonsalves could only say it was "weird" that the casino was closing, as he dealt his final hand of Blackjack before the casino closed. Trump seemed defensive on Twitter but did not take blame for the casinos failing.
Atlantic City began 2014 with 12 casinos, but it now has eight. Years of financial hardships and gamblers choosing other locations in the Northeast or elsewhere in the U.S. have led to a crumbling Atlantic City.
If Trump's tweets are any predictor of the future, he could buy back these two properties for a very cheap price and make them shine again. Stay tuned to see what "The Donald" has in store for Atlantic City.
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