Heads up | Icahn is upping his bet on Trumps casinos
Upping his bet Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to pump still more cash into his bid to buy Donald Trumps bankrupt casinos, according to papers filed in federal court. Icahn already had agreed to buy a majority of the $486 million bank debt on the three properties: Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Marina Hotel Casino. In the latest filing, Icahn …
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