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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  from  Trump's  Castle
Associates,  L.P. This data has been  extracted  from the  Consolidated  Balance
sheets and  Consolidated  Statement  of  Operations  for the three and six month
periods  ended June 30, 1998 and is  qualified  in its  entirety by reference to
such Financial Statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000911534
<NAME>                        TRUMP'S CASTLE ASSOCIATES, L.P.
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
<S>                             <C>                                    <C>                      
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                                  6-MOS                    
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                             DEC-31-1998                            DEC-31-1998     
<PERIOD-START>                                APR-01-1998                            APR-01-1998     
<PERIOD-END>                                  JUN-30-1998                            JUN-30-1998     
<CASH>                                             19,148                                 19,148     
<SECURITIES>                                            0                                      0     
<RECEIVABLES>                                       8,704 <F1>                             8,704 <F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                            0                                      0     
<INVENTORY>                                         2,905                                  2,905     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    2,367                                  2,367     
<PP&E>                                            522,508                                522,508     
<DEPRECIATION>                                     30,046                                 30,046     
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                    542,075                                542,075     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              56,978                                 56,978     
<BONDS>                                           293,086                                293,086     
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                   0                                      0     
<PREFERRED>                                             0                                      0     
<COMMON>                                              200                                    200     
<OTHER-SE>                                              0                                      0     
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                      542,075                                542,075     
<SALES>                                                 0                                      0     
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                   66,841                                133,444     
<CGS>                                                   0                                      0     
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      55,862                                113,248     
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    4,148                                  8,198     
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                        0                                      0     
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 12,762                                 25,377     
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                         0                                      0     
<INCOME-TAX>                                            0                                      0     
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                     0                                      0     
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0                                      0     
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                         0                                      0     
<CHANGES>                                               0                                      0     
<NET-INCOME>                                       (5,778)                               (12,998)    
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                           0                                      0     
<EPS-DILUTED>                                           0                                      0     
<FN>
<F1> 
Asset values represent net amounts.
</FN>
        


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