Permanent record

Trump Entertainment Resorts entities filed Chapter 11

Event date: February 17, 2009
Category: Business bankruptcies and failures
Posture:: Corporate Chapter 11 filing

Ten named corporate debtors in the Trump Entertainment Resorts group filed Chapter 11 on February 17, 2009. Donald Trump was not a debtor; this was not a personal bankruptcy.

Evidence basis

primary-plus-independent

Disposition

The companies later emerged after restructuring debt and ownership.

Dated sources

July 16, 2010 — Reuters (Independent reporting)
July 16, 2010 — Trump Entertainment Resorts emergence release hosted by SEC (Corporate emergence release hosted by SEC)
December 5, 2011 — SEC-hosted Bankruptcy Court stipulation and debtor list (Bankruptcy Court filing hosted by SEC)
September 9, 2016 — American Bankruptcy Institute (Independent reporting)

Correction status

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Canonical citation

Trump Entertainment Resorts entities filed Chapter 11. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2009-02-17-trump-entertainment-resorts-chapter-11/

Last verified: September 7, 2026