Dennis Gomes, a former Nevada gaming executive,...

Dennis Gomes, a former Nevada gaming executive, has become the fifth president of Donald J. Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino Resort in the Atlantic City property’s troubled first year.

Gomes was in charge of the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel in Las Vegas. Gomes also formerly directed the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s audit division and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement’s special investigations unit. His experience in the Nevada gaming industry includes top management positions at Summa Corp. and Hilton Hotels Corp. casinos.

The Taj Mahal opened April 2 to great fanfare as Atlantic City’s largest and most lavish casino. The property has led the city’s casinos in gross gaming revenue but has failed to meet the average $1.3 million a day that analysts said it needs to break even.