The now US president was in the running for the contract in 1987 with joint venture partner the Kern Corporation, but Australian police were so concerned they recommended it be excluded.Īt the time, Trump operated two casinos in Atlantic City - Trump Plaza and Trump’s Castle, and was close to owning a third. SYDNEY: Donald Trump’s plan to build and operate Sydney’s first casino were killed off due to his consortium’s “mafia connections,” according to documents made public Thursday after 30 years.
