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Remember the financial transaction tax?
It’s looking like the exchanges’ threats to move out of the state if New Jersey imposes the tax may have worked (the exchanges even met with the governor of Texas).
An auction house trying to raise money for a youth charity by soliciting bids to blow up a former casino once owned by President Donald Trump called off the effort Monday after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from conservative billionaire Carl Icahn.
An auction house seeking bids to blow up a former casino once owned by President Donald Trump has canceled the effort after receiving a cease-and-desist letter.
An auction house seeking bids to blow up a former casino once owned by President Donald Trump has canceled the effort after receiving a cease-and-desist letter.
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We shared the news a few months ago regarding the auction whose proceeds would go directly to the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City. They were auctioning off the chance to be the person who presses the button which causes Trump Plaza to go
ka-boom.
Unfortunately, it looks like that s not going to happen. The implosion has been pushed back several times with it looking to take place next month. However, it won t be a random bloke pressing the button. The sale has been cancelled.
Bodnars Auction, the company responsible for auctioning off the rights to the boom button, said the following: