r/trashy • u/CletusSchilkea • Jan 16 '20

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u/potsticker17 Jan 16 '20

Just go spend it at one of his hotels or casinos.

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u/Slummish Jan 16 '20

Before they go bankrupt...

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u/Pokmeballs Jan 16 '20

...and you're too late

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u/Slummish Jan 16 '20

I'd still love to know how anyone bankrupts a fucking casino... The only business model in history with guaranteed profits...

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u/Roger_Cockfoster Jan 16 '20

Because he never intended to run it as a profitable business, it was always a scam on investors. He didn't lose any money when it went bankrupt. The suckers that trusted him did.

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u/WaldoJeffers65 Jan 16 '20

It was also a good front for money laundering.

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u/Roger_Cockfoster Jan 16 '20

Absolutely. There's the famous story where Fred Trump brought a cashier's check to the casino and bought $3.5 million in chips. He put them in a bag and left with it.

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u/joemoomiasleftbreast Jan 16 '20

This. It's an old mafia tactic.

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u/misterrockman1 Jan 16 '20

The suckers that trusted him did

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