and the shuttered Trump Plaza, which is rumored to become a tear-down. When will Buzz Kill Bob demand to wet his beak in this deal? Carl Icahn also owns the successful Tropicana Casino…. What about Union Local 54, lead by the infamous Bob McDevitt. As for SHOWBOAT HOTEL, owner Bart Blatstein & his Tower Investments along the Boardwalk are looking rosier. On the other hand, we believe Glenn Straub’s shuttered REVEL property just took a valuation hit. Our 2 Cents: Neighboring Steel Pier and their soon-to-be erected Observation Wheel will certainly benefit from this great news. Hard Rock Buying Shuttered Trump Taj Mahal Casino on Atlantic City Boardwalk from Carl Icahn The TAJ MAHAL shut down put over 2,000 employees out of work. The TAJ MAHAL Atlantic City has been sitting empty since OCT 10 of 2016, after a business-crushing strike by Unite Here Local 54 union. An obvious clue was witnessing the popular Hard Rock Cafe keeping up operations with their Boardwalk front property, even as the adjacent casino hotel was shut down. As ACprimetime reported last week, all indications (plenty of trusted tips) pointed to Hard Rock having substantial interest in buying this massive Atlantic City property from owner Carl Icahn.

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