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                                                                  Exhibit 99.1

                                 PRESS RELEASE


FROM:     The Marcus Group, Inc.        CONTACT:  Alan C. Marcus
          500 Plaza Drive                         (201) 902-9000
          Secaucus, NJ 07096-3309

FOR:      Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
          725 Fifth Avenue
          New York, New York 10022

For Immediate Release: March 30, 1995

                      TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.
                   FILES IPO REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH SEC

     NEW YORK   Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., a newly formed holding
company, today filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of 10 million
shares of common stock at an estimated offering price of between $14 and $16
per share.  The Company also announced that its two controlled affiliates,
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Holdings, L.P. and Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Funding, Inc., have filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to
the proposed public offering of $135 million of Senior Secured Notes due 2005.

     Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. and BT Securities
Corporation will be the managing underwriters of the offerings.

     The Company has been formed to serve as the exclusive vehicle through
which Donald J. Trump will engage in new gaming activities and will own and
operate the Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino.  The financings are designed to
facilitate expansion at the Trump Plaza and finance the initial phase of a new
gaming site in Gary, Indiana.

     In addition, the offerings are subject to a number of conditions,
including regulatory approvals.

     Registration statements relating to the Common Stock and the Notes have
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but have not yet become
effective.  These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.  This
communication shall not constitute an offer to






















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sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of
any such State.