Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, formerly Trump Taj Mahal, is a casino and hotel on the Boardwalk, owned by Hard Rock International, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
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| Location | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Address | 1000 Boardwalk |
| Opening date | April 2, 1990 (as Trump Taj Mahal) June 27, 2018 (as Hard Rock) |
| Closing date | October 10, 2016 (as Trump Taj Mahal) |
| Theme | Rock and roll |
| No. of rooms | 2,032 |
| Total gaming space | 167,000 square feet (15,500 m2) |
| Signature attractions | Hard Rock Live |
| Notable restaurants | Hard Rock Cafe, Council Oak Fish, The Sugar Factory, Fresh Harvest Buffet, Il Mulino, The Flavor Tour, White House Sub Shop, Fralinger's Salt Water Taffy, Youyu Noodle Bar, Trattoria Il Mulino |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Hard Rock International |
| Operating license holder | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| Architect | Friedmutter Group/The Harman Group (Chairman/North Tower), Francis Xavier Dumont (Main Casino and Taj/South Tower), SOSH Architects/Klai Juba Wald Architecture + Interiors (Renovations) |
| Previous names | Resorts Taj Mahal (pre-opening) Trump Taj Mahal (1990–2016) |
| Renovated in | 2006–2007, 2008(Chairman/North Tower), 2018, 2021 |
| Coordinates | 39.3587° N, 74.4198° W |
| Website | www |
Hard Rock Live (Atlantic City) is a performance venue at the casino.
The casino was inaugurated in 1990 by its owner, Donald Trump and was built at a total cost of nearly US$1 billion. Original restaurants at the Taj Mahal included Hard Rock Cafe, Sultan's Feast, Dynasty, Il Mulino New York, Moon at Dynasty, and Robert's Steakhouse. It was also the home of Scores, the country's first in-casino strip club.
The Taj Mahal came to the brink of closure in 2014 as its parent company went through bankruptcy, but ultimately remained open under the new ownership of Icahn Enterprises. In 2015, the Taj Mahal admitted to having "willfully violated" anti-money-laundering regulations for years and was fined $10 million. It was the highest penalty ever levied by the U.S. federal government against a casino. On August 3, 2016, it was announced that the Trump Taj Mahal would close after Labor Day because it was losing millions of dollars each month. It was closed on October 10, 2016.
On March 1, 2017, the Seminole Tribe of Florida through its Hard Rock International brand, and the Morris and Jingoli families, announced its purchase of the facility and conversion to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino brand. It reopened on June 27, 2018, a day earlier than planned.