Atlantic City | Portside

June 5, 2022

Casinos Pled Poverty To Get a Huge Tax Break. Atlantic City Is Paying the Price.

Alison Burdo ProPublica

Despite growing profits, casino operators used predictions of “grave danger” to convince the state to slash their tax burden, denying millions to the city, its school district and the county.

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October 20, 2016

How Trump's Casino Bankruptcies Screwed His Workers Out Of Millions In Retirement Savings

Patrick Caldwell Mother Jones

Trump's bankruptcies cost his casino employees millions of dollars in retirement savings.

The Trump Taj Mahal Is Closing: Did It Make Atlantic City Great?

September 23, 2016

When it opened in 1990, Donald Trump hailed it as the eighth wonder of the world.

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July 31, 2014

Atlantic City Workers Stunned As Casino Economy Begins to Crash

Bruce Vail Working In These Times

Atlantic City needs to diversify its economy away from casinos if it wants to continue attracting large numbers of visitors, union leaders argue in response to announcements of closures. New solutions are needed for workers and the wider community to prevent Atlantic City from again going into decline.

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