Trump Targets Neighbors' Land Again As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "Their bruising five-year court case finally came to an end in 1998, leaving Clare and Vincent Sabatini exhausted but triumphant.
"In what amounted to a real-life version of the Monopoly board game, they were able to fend off Donald Trump from snatching their family-owned restaurant to make room for a casino project. "…Seven years later, Trump may come calling again - this time with cash in hand to buy Sabatini's Restaurant, a fixture at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Columbia Place for four decades. "Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. is in talks to acquire the restaurant and another business next door, a cash-for-gold pawnshop, for an expansion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. "Trump Entertainment wants to clear out the block between Missouri Avenue, Columbia Place, Pacific Avenue and the Boardwalk for a new hotel tower and other attractions at the Plaza. Perry stressed that the expansion project is in the early stages and could take eight to 10 years to complete…"
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