Fact check: What were the names of the casinos owned by Donald Trump that filed for bankruptcy?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, three main casinos owned by Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy: the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, and Trump Marina ^{[1] [2] [3]}. These Atlantic City casinos were part of Trump's casino empire that experienced multiple financial difficulties over several decades.

The Trump Taj Mahal appears to have been the most troubled property, filing for bankruptcy twice - first in 1991 according to one source ^[4], though other sources indicate the bankruptcies occurred in 2009 and 2015 ^{[5] [6]}. The casino was originally built at a cost of $1.2 billion but was eventually sold for only $50 million, representing just 4 cents on the dollar ^{[5] [6]}.

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1992 and eventually closed in 2014 ^[7]. The analyses also mention Trump Entertainment Resorts as an entity that filed for bankruptcy, which appears to have been the parent company overseeing these casino operations ^[2].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important context about the timeline and frequency of these bankruptcies. The analyses reveal that Trump's Atlantic City casinos went through four bankruptcies total ^[3], indicating multiple financial restructurings rather than single bankruptcy events for each property.

Missing from the question is the financial scale of the losses. The Trump Taj Mahal's sale for 4 cents on the dollar represents a massive financial loss that benefited the eventual buyers, including Carl Icahn, who purchased the property and later sold it to the Seminole Indians ^[5]. This context shows how bankruptcy proceedings can transfer valuable assets at deeply discounted prices to new owners.

The question also omits the broader pattern of Trump's casino business model in Atlantic City, which appears to have relied on repeated bankruptcy filings as a business strategy rather than isolated financial difficulties.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself does not contain misinformation but is incomplete in scope. By asking only for "names" of casinos, it fails to capture the complexity of Trump's casino bankruptcies, including the multiple bankruptcy filings by the same properties and the involvement of parent company entities like Trump Entertainment Resorts ^[2].

The question's framing could potentially minimize the scale of the financial failures by treating each casino as having filed for bankruptcy once, when the evidence shows the Trump Taj Mahal alone filed for bankruptcy twice ^{[5] [6]}. This simplified framing benefits those who might want to downplay the extent of Trump's casino business failures or the pattern of repeated financial restructurings that characterized his Atlantic City operations.