Donald Trump’s business is looking at a six-figure payday for essentially doing nothing as a lucrative New York City casino bid clears hurdle after hurdle thanks in no small part to Mayor Eric Adams.
The Trump Organization sold the lease to the infamous “Trump Links” golf course in the Bronx in 2023 to the Bally’s Corporation for $60 million. However, written into the deal was a condition that should the Bally’s Corporation turn the land into a casino, it must pay the Trump Organization an additional $115 million.
The Bally’s Corporation’s bid to turn the land into a casino was overwhelmingly rejected by New York City Council in July. However, Adams took the unusual step of vetoing the decision, allowing the bid to charge forward and raising suspicion of illicit backroom dealings betwee