125 West 55th Street
                             New York, NY 10019-5389
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                                             January 12, 2004


Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc.
1000 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          We have acted as counsel to Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration
statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of a total of 4,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company that
may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options or stock awards granted
or to be granted under the Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. 1995 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan").

          In connection with the opinions set forth herein, we have examined
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of
the Registration Statement, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the
Company and the Plan. We have also examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements,
documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents
of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have
made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed
relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.

          Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options or stock awards granted
under the Plan have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid
for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.

          The opinions set forth above are limited to the General Corporation
law of the State of Delaware and the other provisions of Delaware law relating
to corporations and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of
any other jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.

          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Reoffer Prospectus included in the Registration
Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby concede that we are within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                          Very truly yours,



                                          /s/ LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP