This week, NSW Cabinet papers from 1987 were made to the public. In addition, The Australian last month had revealed information relating to how the Unsworth Government (1986-1988) handled his proposal to build a casino resort and will provide a short summary of the material.
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| Above: Donald Trump's Casino Resort proposal for Darling Harbour (1986). |
Sydney was being promised something special. It would look quite dated by today's standards and perhaps a redevelopment might have been in order.
Last year, I referred to a report from The Sydney Morning Herald from May 1987. Trump had tried to evade police checks required for operators of casinos in NSW. Cabinet Minutes show that while the concept had "public appeal", a NSW Police Board Report had suggested that Trump had links to the Mafia. Financial viability was also identified as a concern by CIBC Australia.
While the Darling Harbour Redevelopment Authority and the Casino Operations Board were satisified with the Trump proposal, it (along with three other proposed schemes) were rejected by Cabinet.
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You could have mentioned that his well known failure to pay his bills (Contactors, subcontractors) and tendency to Bankrupt his Casinos would have also been a mitigating factor. As CIBC said "a lack of Financial viability"
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