Phil Ruffin

Phil Ruffin (#983)

Global Rank #983

Country Rank #370

Country United States

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

$ 4 B
Casinos, real estate
United States
M
91 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #983

Country Rank #370

Net Worth $4.3B

Previous Worth $4.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Casinos, real estate

Age 91 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Las Vegas, Nevada

Citizenship United States

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 $4.3B

Current Net Worth $4.3B

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.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Phil Ruffin.

#972

Billionaires (2026)

#325

Forbes 400 (2025)

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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Period Change Worth Movement

Current Net Worth: $4.3B (May 4, 2026)