Analysis: Warsh rate hike reinforces Fed independence after Trump pressure Americans' incomes rose and poverty fell in 2025, Census Bureau says OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar emphasizes 'need to take safety seriously' on AI risks Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, says he’s living in an Airstream trailer to oversee xAI’s biggest expansion yet Dominant Kerr wins $150K with GB's first Ultimate title Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by Dan Chung rebuilt a decimated Alger Management after 9/11. He's still finding the market's winners Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities OpenAI says it cracked one of math’s grand challenges. But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all U.S. debt is even worse than it seems, and rising Treasury yields are now an ‘all-hands-on-deck situation,’ top economist warns

Phil Ruffin

Phil Ruffin

Phil Ruffin (#813)

Global Rank #813
Country Rank #328
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 #813
Country Rank #328
Net Worth $5.3B
Previous Worth $5.3B
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 $5.3B
Current Net Worth $5.3B

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.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth
Period Change Worth Movement
Current Net Worth: $5.3B (May 4, 2026)

© Iconic Billionaires