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Phil Ruffin

Phil Ruffin

Phil Ruffin (#820)

Global Rank #820
Country Rank #332
Country United States

Phil Ruffin is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 5 B
  • Casinos, real estate
  • United States
  • M
  • 91 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #820
Country Rank #332
Net Worth $5.2B
Previous Worth $5.2B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Casinos, real estate
Age 91 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Casinos, real estate

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 91
Source Of Wealth Casinos, real estate, Self Made
Self Made Score 8
Philanthropy Score 1
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 5
Education Drop Out, Wichita State University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $5.2B
Current Net Worth $5.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Phil Ruffin owns the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino plus 50% of the Trump International Las Vegas hotel alongside friend Donald Trump. Son of a grocer, Ruffin dropped out of college to sell hamburgers with his buddies, then used the profits to buy convenience stores. From there he expanded into real estate: strip malls, office parks and hotels, including Marriotts in Alabama, California and the Bahamas. In 1998 he bought the New Frontier Hotel & Casino for $165 million; he sold it for $1.2 billion in 2007 to Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva. He bought Treasure Island from MGM in 2009, amid the great recession, for $775 million. In 2019, Ruffin bought Circus Circus and the Las Vegas Festival Grounds from MGM for $825 million.

Insights

Did You Know?

Donald Trump was the best man at Ruffin's 2008 wedding to his wife Oleksandra, a former Miss Ukraine.

Ruffin once beat out five other billionaires, including investor Ron Burkle, at a Forbes-hosted charity poker game.

His first job was working at a W.T. Grant department store, where he once was tasked with repossessing a monkey a customer didn't pay for.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Phil Ruffin's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $5.2B (May 4, 2026)

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