The casino investors behind Donald Trump’s failed Philadelphia slots project plan to file a petition Thursday with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to re-open the bidding process.
The action is the second legal missive from Trump’s group in a month. On Dec. 18, the Trump partners filed a federal lawsuit in Harrisburg, challenging the board for not awarding them a license because Trump had competing operations in New Jersey.
This latest Trump petition comes as Foxwoods Casino is trying to relocate from the waterfront in South Philadelphia to The Gallery in Center City.
The petition says the backers of Foxwoods have failed to develop a project in accordance with their license. The Trump group says the “default” necessitates re-opening of the licensing process.
Facing strong neighborhood resistance, City Hall opposition and delays, the Foxwoods group agreed to consider moving off the waterfront.
The backers have said, however, that if they fail to get the necessary city and state support to make a move, they would stay on the waterfront.
Trump and his supporters were planning to build a slots parlor in North Philadelphia at the site of the former Budd plant.
Trump’s critics have said that any delay he can cause in Pennsylvania will keep competition away from his two Atlantic City operations.
Trump is the man!— rbpeeple- Foxwoods, for procrastinating, deserves to have this golden egg swiped away from them. (Second thought, nawh....they'll make out like all the politicans will, no matter who ends up owning it.)— PhillyS1980
- Trump files bankruptcy as his business plan and stiffs his suppliers.
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- Worry not. Foxwoods is staying on the River. Nutter, broke, can imagine all he wants. For gawd's sake, stand back and let SugarHouse and Foxwoods open, create jobs, revenue and riverfront development. Sure Trump is fighting this. Imagine all the PA dollars that will stay in PA!— FishTownForever
- All around the country Trump has projects that are delayed or in some form of failure. Who would want such a loser in Philly?— ritaf
- Anyone who has any knowledge of Casinos, knows trouble. If you add the tax man, and the casino man together, it equals nothing. I used to drive a Cadillac into the valet parking, now I drive a Chevette, into self parking. You get it?— FJG JR
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