An auction house trying to raise money for a youth charity by soliciting bids to blow up a former casino once owned by Donald Trump has called off the effort after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from conservative billionaire Carl Icahn.
Mr Icahn told the Associated Press his philanthropic arm will donate 175,000 dollars (£128,000) to the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City to replace money that would have been raised by a charity auction of the right to press the button to demolish the former Trump Plaza casino.
He owns the former casino in New Jersey, which has been in the process of demolition for months.
The high bid had reached $175,000 to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlantic City for the right to push the button to bring down the closed casino.
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.
Atlantic City plans on saying goodbye to Trump Plaza with a bang â literallyÂ
The City of Atlantic City, N.J., is holding an auction to press the button that will formally detonate Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino â and put an end to Donald Trump s legacy in the coastal resort town.
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Posted: Jan 15, 2021 8:07 PM ET | Last Updated: January 16
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was one of four casinos to close in Atlantic City, N.J., in 2014. The 600-room hotel had been in business since 1984. About 1,000 people lost their jobs when it shut down that September.(Wayne Parry/The Associated Press)
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