TRENTON -- Hillary Clinton on Wednesday is bringing her battle against Donald Trump to a place the billionaire businessman knows well: The Atlantic City boardwalk.

Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is scheduled to hold a rally outside Boardwalk Hall to hammer Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, over his checkered tenure as a former casino owner in the seaside gambling resort.

The venue is located next door to the shuttered building that was once Trump Plaza, one of four casinos Trump owned during his 25-year tenure in Atlantic City, from 1984 to 2009. The real estate mogul left the city after his casino company filed for bankruptcy a fifth time.

Clinton's campaign said in a statement that the former U.S. secretary of state will "contrast Trump's record of fighting for himself at the expense of everyone else with her own commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top."

Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said Clinton has already shown signs that Trump's record in Atlantic City will be a "central focus" of her campaign.

"The main attack is that in the end, Trump has screwed the little guy," Murray said. "And Atlantic City is central to the imagery to come out of that. All the contractors who have been screwed. All the people he left holding the bag. The bankruptcies he got rich on."

Trump has said he made millions in Atlantic City and employed thousands of people at his casinos.

Plus, he has argued that he used U.S. bankruptcy laws to his benefit and that he got out before the city took a nosedive.

Four of Atlantic City's casinos have closed in recent years amid a growing number of gambling halls in neighboring states. And the local government's tax base has fallen by 70 percent.

Critics acknowledge that Trump didn't cause the city's troubles, but they argue he padded his wealth while stiffing creditors and laying off workers.

Clinton's visit also comes as hundreds of workers at one of the businessman's former casinos, the Trump Taj Mahal, is in the midst of a strike over cuts made to their health and other benefits.

Trump no longer owns the casino, and he sued to strip his name from the building. His name remains because of a deal.

Several striking employees who worked under Trump for decades told the Associated Press on Tuesday that they had no issues with Trump and stressed that the fight is with the new owner, billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

Richard Zak, a bartender at the Taj for more than 25 years, questioned whether Clinton's visit would help the striking workers.

"It depends if she comes here with her own agenda," Zak told the AP. "If she comes here to bash Trump, how does that help us? When he was here running the place, things were fine. We never had to worry about a contract, and we were always open during strikes when other places couldn't reach contracts."

Clinton is the second Democratic candidate to visit Atlantic City during the 2016 race. Her opponent in the party's primary, Bernie Sanders, held a rally there in May, during which he criticized both Trump and Icahn.

Doors to Clinton's rally open at 10:45 a.m.. The event is slated to begin at 12:15 p.m.

Trump will hold a rally of his own in Cincinnati at 7 p.m.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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