{"id":11197,"date":"2013-07-26T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2013-07-26T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T17:49:52","slug":"buyer-for-trump-plaza-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/buyer-for-trump-plaza-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer for Trump Plaza found?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"That was my first thought upon seeing that online casino 2UP Gaming<\/strong>, based in London<\/strong> and backed by Asian money men, wants into the Boardwalk. Bravo to that and to the $330 million 2UP says it would invest<\/a>. It shouldn’t need more than a tenth of the aforementioned amount to actually buy a casino. At least Trump Entertainment Resorts<\/strong> can be counted upon to bargain in good faith. Creditor Carl Icahn<\/strong> has the power to play spoiler upon any deal … but even that works to Trump’s advantage, as it drives the sale price up. Of course, there’s also the Atlantic Club<\/strong>, but after PokerStars<\/strong> got snookered by Colony Capital<\/strong>, other potential buyers would have to be wary of Tom Barrack<\/strong> and his gang. Then again, since 2UP is brandishing such a large checkbook, this would be a timely moment for Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> to help itself by putting the Showboat<\/strong> or Bally’s Wild Wild West<\/strong> onto the block.<\/p>\n

Forget about<\/strong> hearing anything more about\u00a0Zynga<\/strong>, which threw in the towel<\/a> on the U.S. Internet<\/strong>-gambling market yesterday, sending the stock into a swoon<\/a>. Ah well, they’ll always have “Farmville.”<\/p>\n