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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FROM TRUMP'S CASTLE FUNDING,
INC. THIS DATA HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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<NAME> TRUMP'S CASTLE FUNDING, INC.
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000
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<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 JUN-30-2000
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0 0
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