For Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, it’s lights out — but its closure, the fourth casino to shutter operations on the Boardwalk this year, is hardly a surprise.
“It did slip every year,” said Jim Redmond, a 60-year-old Montreal resident who stayed for years at the iconic building, Fox News reported. “This year they had no bedspreads, and they totally gave up on the ice machines. The common areas were a little dirtier than usual, but we never felt our rooms were dirty. We did bring our own shower head because it was impossible to shower with that water-saver head.”
Mr. Redmond also said, “it was so said to see it get a little worse every year. They really seemed to give up about five years ago,” Fox News reported.
Trump Plaza, located at a prime real estate spot in the heart of the Boardwalk — it once touted the motto “The Center of It All” — has seen clientele dip over the years as gamblers on vacation went for the newer and ritzier casinos.
The casino opened on May 14, 1984, amid a public relations campaign driven by billionaire business mogul Donald Trump, who hailed it as the finest facility in Atlantic City and quite possibly the country. Mr. Trump later cut ties to the casinos.
The Boardwalk now has eight casinos left, but more could close. Trump Entertainment is warning it may shutter its final casino, the Trump Taj Mahal, this November.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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