ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Taj Mahal casino has dealt its last card and the slot machines have gone silent, 26 years after Donald Trump opened it, The Associated Press reported.
About 3,000 workers lost their jobs as of 5:59 a.m. Monday, when the hotel and casino closed for good.
The closing came after the casino's owner, Carl Icahn, couldn't reach a deal with union workers to return health care and pension benefits to employees. The benefits were taken from workers in bankruptcy court.
Icahn took control of the hotel and casino after the bankruptcy hearing. Trump has not been involved with the property, other than allowing his name to be used on the building, for the last seven years, according to Philly.com.
The lights in "Trump" have literally gone out on the last night of the Trump Taj Mahal in A.C. #debates2016 pic.twitter.com/1m1TB8bi5M
— Amy S. Rosenberg (@amysrosenberg) October 9, 2016
The union went on strike July 1. Icahn decided in August to shutter the casino saying there was "no path to profitability."
The Taj Mahal is the fifth casino to close in Atlantic City since 2014. Trump Plaza, Showboat, Revel and the Atlantic Club closed because of competition from casinos in neighboring states.
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