In order to legalize casinos outside Atlantic City, it would have to be passed as a ballot question. “I think given the competition around us, it would be the right thing to do, as long as there’s a provision to have some of the revenue to help Atlantic City and help some of the workers down there who have lost their jobs because of the downsizing,” he said on his “Ask the Governor” radio show. And now Chris Christie says he’s open to casinos in North Jersey, too. The Live! Hotel and Casino won a second license for Philadelphia last year. One of the reasons more casinos may close is simply due to increased competition. Trump deemed it “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”

( Steve Lawrence made the first legal bet, losing $50.) The Trump Taj opened in 1990 at a cost of $1.2 million after legal wrangling between Donald Trump and Merv Griffin. Resorts, the first casino in Atlantic City, has been open since 1978. Fortress Investment Group’s Adam Rosenberg declined to speculate on which casinos would close.īut two casinos did post operating losses in the first quarter, amid the better news: Resorts and the Trump Taj Mahal.

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