with many people giving him great credit for his timing and success.” Trump made a tremendous amount of money in Atlantic City during its prime. Trump opened three casinos in Atlantic City - Trump Plaza, Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Marina - and all failed.Ī Trump spokeswoman told me, “Mr. Napoli’s suggestions went unheeded, and his prediction that Trump would not succeed came true. He will get robbed by all the hustlers.’ ” We will make him lose every year when we skim off the top.
“ ‘There is going to be more money coming out of that casino behind the scenes. He’s going to have to deal with men like me,’ ” Tony tells The Post’s Michael Kaplan. “My father told Fred, ‘Tell your son to stay out of the casino business. Donald Trump and Fred Trump WireImageįred also sought the counsel of Jimmy - who had mob connections in Vegas - when Donald wanted to get into the AC gambling business.
Donald Trump could have saved himself money and embarrassment in Atlantic City, NJ, if he’d taken the advice that Mafia kingpin Jimmy “Gentleman’s Gentleman” Napoli gave to Trump’s father in the early 1980s.Īccording to Tony “Nap” Napoli, co-author of “ My Father, My Don,” his father, Jimmy, was the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, mobster whom Fred Trump, Donald’s dad, used as a real-estate fixer.
