When the Trump Taj Mahal opened on April 2, 1990, it was the twelfth and largest casino in Atlantic City. It cost $8 billion to build and was touted as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." Twenty-six years later, it's closing down, amid a labor strike, massive financial losses and its namesake's run for the presidency. Wednesday, the casino announced that it will shut down after Labor Day. Carl Icahn, Donald Trump's friend and the casino's owner, has said that he's lost nearly $100 million on the casino in the past year and a half during a labor strike. The casino's closing will...
- 8/4/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
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