PRESS RELEASE:Trump Hotels To Develop Native Amer Casino
March 16, 2000
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)----Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: DJT) announced that it has signed a
letter of intent with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (Twenty-Nine Palms) for the development and
management of a Native American casino on tribal land in southern California.
The plans contemplate an approximately $60 million expansion of the Tribe's existing Spotlight 29 Casino to include
expanded gaming, hotel, restaurants and other amenities. The Twenty-Nine Palms land and existing facility are located
directly off I-10 in the Coachella Valley, twenty minutes from Palm Springs, with convenient access from the other
communities in surrounding Riverside County, as well as Los Angeles and Phoenix.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially
from those described in any forward-looking statement. Additional information concerning potential factors that
could affect the Company's future results is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998. This statement is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. owns and operates Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Resort and Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as well as Trump Indiana, the riverboat casino
at Buffington Harbor, Indiana on Lake Michigan. It is the exclusive vehicle through which Trump will engage in
new gaming activities in both emerging and established gaming jurisdictions in both the United States and abroad.
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CONTACT: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., New York
Nicholas L. Ribis, President & CEO
212/715-7204