As a former Casino Worker, when this happens, it put not only 1 worker out of a job, but entire families that work in one Casino. Some of the Born & Raised Atlantic City residents feel the wrath of losing their jobs at a Casino. My entire department at Harrah's moved to Baton Rouge without any promise of a job. I still Love Atlantic City with all my Heart. It Must survive these hard hit times.
I worked there as a dealer fir 11 years , I decided I had enough of working in smoke with a bunch of losers and opened up 2 restaurants and now I am a successful entrepreneur. These losers on the boardwalk have no self esteem . Pick yourself up and get a life .
From the history of its construction it seems the plans were overly ambitious. So I can't blame the unions or the last owners. It truly was doomed to end. Sorry, Chump. It's not the 8th Wonder of the World. But the real Taj Mahal is still standing and appreciated.
Glad it's Hard Rock now! Much better! Heart goes out to all that lost their jobs. ALOT OF great workers and staff here. Shows you what corporate greed does to America!
Was at the Taj . . . jus an elevated walkway, from the Showboat . . . jus north along the Boardwalk. Once, as a guest of Showboat with a room facing south . . . saw Donald's helo land atop The Taj . . . maybe one year before he purposely closed the Taj . . . for good ! 😬 😱 💀 😲 😵
What killed AC was the fact NYC opened casinos . Without NYC money AC would have never existed to begin with . I personally loved AC but I feel if the workers met the union halfway it probably would have still been opened.
Really hope Hard Rock turns this property around under their ownership and the workers who lost their jobs can get their jobs back. There were other complicated problems outside of the strike over the course of time which lead to its demise. The property barely had money to keep afloat let alone try to compensate the workers but since they continued to lose money, they were unable to strike a deal for the workers and ultimately led to its closure.
It's about running a profitable business. When it stops maki ng money, it needs to be closed down. It's not complicated. Why do workers find it a personal attack on them? It's life. Move on and move forward
I'm glad to have been part of this Iconic casino. I bartended there over a decade ago. I still have my ID badge. One of my most favorite jobs ever. It's bittersweet when I see older movies with the Taj in a scene or two. 🩵
This is what happened because he was running for POTUS. He had to sell everything he could and get out while he still has his hyde! End of an era. Good riddance to now bad rubbish.
rDump killed it before it was ever even built. He exploded the construction costs more than 3 times the original figure, and he funded it through impossible to pay back junk bonds.
Stop using one line phases and do your research. From the start the casino had to clear $2M per day just to break even due to excessive construction costs. Then Trump tried to hide the loses by purchasing million more in junk bonds. Right a few thousand for people to live a livable wage caused the closure.
Say what you want about unions but if unions never formed we would not have sick days, medical coverage, pensions, and protection. Scum bag right to work states can fire anyone with giving a reason. And yes unions protect too many bums.
