Trump Plaza to be imploded

The Mayor of Atlantic City revealed that engineers will implode the abandoned casino next year.

US.- Don Guardian, Mayor of Atlantic City, announced that the landmark property that carries the name of the President of the United States, Trump Plaza, is scheduled to be imploded sometime in Spring 2018.

Whilst the Carl Icahn-owned building has scheduled a timeframe, the property still needs to file a demolition permit with the city, as well as a remediation process for asbestos prior to the destruction. According the Don Guardian, the hotel tower and the garage will not be touched during the procedure.

The implosion will come four years after Trump Plaza closed its doors, but the last couple of weeks have been very busy as there were sales of pieces that used to belong to the casino. The gambling facility was one of the four that closed in Atlantic City in recent years.

Nevertheless, the local Casino Control Commission revealed last month that the seven casinos in the city increased gambling revenue in September by 7.9 percent year-on-year. Michael Clay, Administrator of the Financial Investigations Unit with the state Department of Gaming Enforcement, said that the increase in revenues show that the gaming industry in the city is growing rightfully: “The Atlantic City casino industry revenue results for September continue the 2017 trend of overall stability and individual property growth. These casino gaming results provide a strong foundation for the anticipated expansion of Atlantic City’s hospitality and gaming amenities in 2018.”