Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

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The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, formerly the Trump Taj Mahal, is an integrated resort on the Boardwalk, owned by Boardwalk 1000, LLC, a joint venture between Hard Rock International and Edgewood Properties, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. The casino was inaugurated in 1990 by its owner, Donald Trump, and was built at a total cost of nearly $1 billion. Original restaurants at the Taj Mahal included Hard Rock Cafe, Sultan's Feast, Dynasty, Il Mulino New York, Moon at Dynasty, and Robert's Steakhouse. It was also the home of Scores, the country's first in-casino strip club. The Taj Mahal came to the brink of closure in 2014 as its parent company went through bankruptcy, but ultimately remained open under the new ownership of Icahn Enterprises. In 2015, the Taj Mahal admitted to having "willfully violated" anti-money-laundering regulations for years and was fined $10 million. It was the highest penalty ever levied by the U.S. federal government against a casino. On...

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