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Trump casino offers $25K plastic surgery prize

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The latest casino promotion in Atlantic City gives new meaning to “going bust.”

The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort plans to give $25,000 worth of plastic surgery to a winner from a player’s card contest. The lucky one can mix and match surgeries including breast enhancements, tummy tucks, liposuction and face lifts until the total hits $25,000.

“We wanted to change the face of a typical casino promotion, and with this one we are literally doing it,” said Kathleen McSweeney, senior vice president of marketing for Trump Entertainment Resorts.

“Many people have something they want to change; a nip and tuck here, a lift there, but the cost of these procedures can be quite costly,” she said. “This promotion will allow the winner the opportunity to get the procedures of their choice.”

But some medical professionals worry the promotion could set a bad precedent by pairing two potentially compulsive behaviors.

Dr. Eda Gorbis — assistant professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and founder of the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders in Los Angeles — said she has already seen cases of people struggling with excessive plastic surgery and excessive gambling, and has grown concerned about the connections.

“Definitely one thing reinforces the other one,” she said. “Both are addictions, and they’re bad addictions.”

 

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