On Thursday, Small announced a new fundraising campaign related to the implosion. He sent a cease-and-desist order to the auction house that was soliciting the bids, which canceled the auction.īut Icahn said he will replace the $175,000 in bids that had already been made that would have gone to the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.

Implosion of Former Trump Casino Pushed Back a Few Weeks The city originally planned to auction off the right to press the button that would have imploded Trump Plaza on Jan. Mayor Marty Small on Thursday announced the new date for the destruction of the former Trump Plaza casino, which had been pushed back due to the discovery of an unexpected concrete fixture and a dispute with the building owner, billionaire investor Carl Icahn. 17, and city officials announced a new auction connected to it to raise money for a youth charity. But billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who owns the building, objected to that plan on safety grounds, saying people could be injured by flying debris.Ī former Atlantic City casino built by former President Trump will be imploded on Feb.The city originally planned to auction off the right to press the button that would have imploded the former Trump Plaza on Jan.A former Atlantic City casino built by former President Trump will be imploded on Feb.