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Hard Rock Group Invests $300 Million in Former Trump Casino

  • Taj Mahal was once the flagship of Trump’s casino empire
  • Icahn agreed to sell as he whittles down his gambling holdings

The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 4, 2016.

Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg
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Hard Rock International said it plans to renovate and reopen the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at a total cost of $300 million including the purchase of the property.

Hard Rock, a casino and restaurant operator controlled by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, will be majority owner of the rebranded Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City in partnership with the Morris and Jingoli families, according to statementBloomberg Terminal late Wednesday.