Bally’s Corporation, a large casino and entertainment company, is sending former president Donald Trump a brutal message in a deal for a public golf course in the Bronx.
Trump is selling Ferry Point, a 180-acre golf course that New York City tried and failed to take from the Trump Organization to the major casino operator.
The first order of business, according to The New York Times, is for Bally’s Corporation to strip the Trump name from the golf course after spending several million dollars to acquire the property.
The company dreams of opening a casino in the Bronx and thinks that removing the Trump name will help with state regulators.
According to The Times, the price of the transaction, which required approval from the Parks Department and New York City comptroller, has not yet been disclosed. But one source familiar with the deal told The Times that Bally’s would pay “at least tens of millions of dollars for the remainder of the contract, which is set to expire in 2035.”
“The new operator is expected to change the name of the golf course to Bally’s Links, according to people familiar with the transfer, removing the giant Trump sign embossed in stone that greets commuters exiting the Whitestone Bridge,” The Times reported.
The world was quick to react to the surprising news:
Personally I’d rather the Hudson’s Bay casino, that sounds a lot better than Zellers Fifth Avenue https://t.co/qydBWlHFeL
— Andrew Papenheim ⍰ (@apapenheim) September 8, 2023
I had not prayed so hard for something since my mother was sick 11yrs ago. Since it's placement, this has been an embarrassing eyesore for us residents crossing into our Bronx on the Whitestone Bridge, especially after his two impeachments. @NewYorkStateAG @rubendiazjr @NYCMayor https://t.co/tiB15F93MP
— TweetieJacquie (@tweetiejacquie) September 9, 2023
He needs the money for the $250 million in the nyc civil case https://t.co/sJBsSnBTNZ
— 420The Undisputed Saint (@caesars420) September 8, 2023
as a Throggs Neck resident, good riddance 🙏 https://t.co/GgYhTOZ3Bw
— EMILESKNIFEE ☭🧬 (@playfulbat22) September 9, 2023
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