In Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal casino closes its doors
The Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. closed this week. The casino that was opened by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but is now owned by Carl Icahn, was the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. A bill making its way through the New Jersey legislature would prevent Icahn from retaining the Taj Mahal’s casino license now that it is closed.
- Miriam Ramos and other members of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union shout early in the morning outside the closing Trump Taj Mahal on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 photo, Tina Condos, center, greets fellow strikers outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. while wearing chains to symbolize what she said were oppressive working conditions at the casino where she had worked since the day it opened in 1990. The casino is to close at 6 a.m. Monday Oct. 10, 2016, the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- In this Oct. 5, 2016 photo, a striker’s sign is displayed on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., advising of a walkout against the Trump Taj Mahal casino. In the background is a billboard advertising a promotion from a Pennsylvania casino seeking business from Atlantic City customers. The Taj Mahal will shut down on Monday Oct. 10, 2016, the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014 due in large part to competition from casinos in neighboring states. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- A security guards gather inside the Trump Taj Mahal early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- In this April 5, 1990 file photo, Donald Trump stands next to a genie’s lamp as the lights of his Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort light up during ceremonies to mark its opening in Atlantic City, N.J. Trump opened his Trump Taj Mahal casino 26 years ago, calling it “the eighth wonder of the world.” But his friend and fellow billionaire Carl Icahn is closing it Monday morning, making it the fifth casualty of Atlantic City’s casino crisis. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)
- A woman wipes tears as she stands with others outside the closing Trump Taj Mahal, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- A security guard looks on as a few people stand near slot machines at the Trump Taj Mahal, early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- A sign outside the Trump Taj Mahal announces the property’s closing, early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- A person walks from the Trump Taj Mahal, early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- Members of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, Tina Condos, a cocktail waitress at Trump Taj Mahal and Keith Fullmer, a bartender, shout early in the morning outside the closing Trump Taj Mahal on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- A worker locks the doors from opening to block the entrance as the Trump Taj Mahal closes early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- Striking casino workers chant outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J., as it shuts down on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The casino was opened by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but was most recently owned by fellow billionaire Carl Icahn. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- Striking casino workers chant outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J., as it shuts down on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The casino was opened by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but was most recently owned by fellow billionaire Carl Icahn. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- In this May 17, 2016 photo, a man waits at the main entrance to the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Donald Trump, built the casino in 1990, but lost control of it in a bankruptcy last decade. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, told The Associated Press he will insist that his name be removed from the entire casino once it closes on Monday Oct. 10, 2016. The sign with his name on it above the entrance had been removed at least a week before the casino was to shut down. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 photo, striking casino workers Chuck Baker, left, and Tina Condos, right, demonstrate outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J., where both have worked since the day it opened in 1990. The casino is to close at 6 a.m. Monday Oct. 10, 2016, the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- This Oct. 5, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The casino is to close at 6 a.m. Monday Oct. 10, 2016_ the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- Former employees hug early in the morning outside the closing Trump Taj Mahal, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- In this Oct. 10, 2016 photo, striking union members chant slogans outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J., as it closed. The casino that was opened by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but is now owned by Carl Icahn, was the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. A bill making its way through the New Jersey legislature would prevent Icahn from retaining the Taj Mahal’s casino license now that it is closed. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- This Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 photo, shows gambling chips from the five Atlantic City casinos that will have gone out of business as of Oct. 10, 2016, when the Trump Taj Mahal shuts its doors. Clockwise from top left, the chips are from Revel, Trump Plaza, the Showboat, the Trump Taj Mahal, and The Atlantic Club. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- This Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 photo, the remnants of a half-gone logo is displayed at the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. The casino is to close at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
- In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 photo, a sign outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J., warning that the casino is to shut down on Monday Oct. 10. It will be the fifth Atlantic City casino to go out of business since 2014, leaving seven casinos still open. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)