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Wayne Parry, AP Icahn said he had planned to invest up to $100 million in the Trump Taj Mahal, which he owns and operates. But he is reconsidering the investment due to broken promises by New Jersey politicians who vowed to protect the beach resort from competing operations upstate. 'Unfortunately it appears that certain political leaders are lining up against Atlantic City because of their personal ambitions,' Icahn said on Wednesday. 'They are for gaming in North Jersey, which as everyone knows would destroy thousands of jobs in Atlantic City and South Jersey.' In January, New Jersey governor Chris Christie brokered a deal with leaders of the state's legislature that could pave the way for voters to decide in November whether to expand the state's gaming operations, which have long been limited to Atlantic City, to other parts of the state.

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A vote yes could threaten Atlantic City's remaining casinos like the Trump Taj Mahal and the Tropicana Casino and Resort, both of which Icahn owns. In a telephone interview, the Far Rockaway, N.Y., native said he is not swayed by promises that existing Atlantic City casino owners, like himself, would take stakes in the North Jersey casinos. 'Even though I could benefit more from a license in North Jersey, I would much rather see Atlantic City continue to blossom, especially since I have been, in my opinion, an important part of it,' he said. Indeed, the 80-year-old investor has been plowing money into Atlantic City at a time when beach and gambling resort has been threatened by gaming operations in neighboring states, like Pennsylvania and New York. Four casinos have closed in Atlantic City in recent years.

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In a press release Wednesday, he accused New Jersey's political leaders of backtracking on promises that they were 'committed to Atlantic City's future and that casinos would not be permitted in North Jersey.' 'If these assurances are now broken and Atlantic City is abandoned by politicians in favor of North Jersey gaming, why would anyone ever invest in the great state of New Jersey knowing that the assurances of political leaders in New Jersey mean nothing,' Icahn said. He declined to name names, but suggested his ire is directed at lawmakers who represent the southern part of the state, where Atlantic City resides. 'I think it's a sell out. I really think anyone representing South Jersey is selling out also,' he told USA TODAY. In January, Christie brokered a compromise between N.J. State Senator Stephen Sweeney and Assemblyman Vincent Prieto to combine their competing ideas about what kind of plan they should be asking voters to approve. Before any vote is approved, the language of the planned referendum must pass a vote by the legislature.

Neither Christie nor Sweeny, a South Jersey lawmaker, nor Prieto, who represents northern sections of the state, responded to requests for comment about the remarks. Both Christie and Icahn have endorsed the casino's namesake, Donald Trump, for president. Follow USA TODAY reporter Kaja Whitehouse on Twitter: @kajawhitehouse.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CelebrityAccess) The Trump Taj Mahal is now the Hard Rock.

The Atlantic City, N.J., casino has a new new, the first new name since it opened 1990. The change began yesterday with the first Hard Rock lettering added to the parking garage, according to the Associated Press. The signature gold lettering of the Trump brand was removed by a huge crane. Hard Rock is set to to open in June. Donald Trump lost control of the casino in a bankruptcy filing; Hard Rock bought it last year.