Unhappy
This photo was taken outside a federal court as he was exiting it in 1986. His unhappy face might have something to do with his $750,000 settlement for an antitrust lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission. He did not notify the government before he bought more than $15 million of voting stock in Holiday Corp. and Bally Manufacturing Corp. Even though that was a huge sum, things were going well for Trump. He could escape the small New York setbacks since he just came into possession of a huge estate in Palm Beach, Florida. You might have heard of it under the name Mar-a-Lago estate!
Unhappy
A Gamble
He seemed unhappy with his acquisitions in New York City, so he started to work on New Jersey next. After the state legalization of casino gambling in 1977, he wanted to start business operations over there. In 1984, he launched Harrah’s at Trump Plaza hotel and casino. During the mid to late ‘80s, he bought several more casino properties at Atlantic City. These ended up being bad financial decisions.
A Gamble