• EatYouWell@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      66
      ·
      1 year ago

      Because it was used to launder money. And, bankrupting a business is actually a way to avoid taxes, especially when you regularly lie on your tax filings.

      • SuperDuper@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        17
        ·
        1 year ago

        Also he’s a terrible businessman and was using it as a personal piggybank, as he is wont to do with any business he runs.

        • Burninator05@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          8
          ·
          1 year ago

          Don’t forget that his dad gave him an illegal gift by purchasing $3.5 million in chips never intending to use them or cash them back in.

    • BOMBS@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      34
      ·
      1 year ago

      Because he opened a second casino on the same strip, effectively competing for limited customers with his first casino, ensuring that both casinos failed. I’m serious. He really did that lol