Instead of investing in his casinos with ever nicer rooms, developing ties to customers the way Harrah's casino did and focusing on bigger future profits, Trump took cash out fast. At one point he got an illegal $3.5 million loan from his father just to keep from having to close Trump's Castle. Casino regulators could have revoked his lucrative license but instead fined him $30,000, less than some high rollers wagered on a single bet at the baccarat and craps tables.