EXHIBIT 17 (C)(3)


                                DONALD J. TRUMP
                               725 FIFTH AVENUE
                           NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
 
                                                                January 8, 1996
 
Taj Mahal Holding Corp.
1000 The Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
 
Attention: Board of Directors
 
Dear Sirs:
 
  In connection with the merger of THCR Merger Corp. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. ("THCR"), with and
into Taj Mahal Holding Corp. ("Taj Holding"), and the related transactions
described in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated
as of January 8, 1996, by and among THCR, Merger Sub and Taj Holding, and as
an inducement for the parties thereto to enter into the Merger Agreement, I
hereby agree to vote or to cause to be voted all shares of Class C Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Taj Holding beneficially owned by me for
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement.
 
  My agreement herein to vote in favor of the Merger Agreement shall terminate
at such time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its
terms.
 
                                          Sincerely,
 
                                                   /s/ Donald J. Trump
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                                                     Donald J. Trump