The closure of the Trump Taj Mahal casino on September 5 will see 3,000 citizens of Atlantic City out of work and the resort down to just seven locations.

The casino has undergone the longest strike in Atlantic City’s 38-year casino history but it is no longer owned by the Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump. These days it is in the hands of his friend Carl Icahn.

The 3,000 job losses will be in addition to the 8,000 workers who lost their jobs when four Atlantic City casinos closed in 2014.

In addition, November votes will decide on whether two new casinos will be permitted in northern New Jersey, just outside the New York City limits, which will also impact Atlantic City.

The Taj Mahal strike had gone on for 35 days when the operators of the location decide that it could no longer tolerate loss-making and announced its closure. The operators blame unions for the strike and therefore for the redundancies, claiming that the organisation had blocked the path to the casino’s profitability. The main issue has been health insurance and pension benefits.

Donald Trump was once the owner of three casinos in Atlantic City, but has had no connections for the past seven years.