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Phillip Gene Ruffin (born March 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino (also known as Treasure Island Las Vegas and "TI") [1] is a pirate-themed hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, U.S. It includes 2,885 rooms and a 47,927 sq ft (4,452.6 m 2) casino. The resort is owned and operated by businessman Phil Ruffin.
Trump had initially approached Ruffin two years earlier about developing a property on or near the Las Vegas Strip. Construction on Trump Tower Las Vegas was to begin in six to seven months and was expected to last approximately 18 months. [5] In August 2003, Ruffin said the tower had been decreased to 43 stories and was expected to cost $272 ...
Circus Circus was the oldest Las Vegas property owned by MGM Resorts. [80] Although 50 years is a long lifespan for Las Vegas casinos, [81] the anniversary went uncelebrated. [80] In 2019, MGM Resorts International sold Circus Circus to Phil Ruffin, owner of the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, for $825 million. [82]
The Las Vegas Festival Grounds is an open-air venue on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It was developed by MGM Resorts International and hosted its first event on May 8, 2015. It is 37 acres (15 ha) and has a capacity of 85,000 people. It is located at the north end of the Strip, north of Circus Circus Las Vegas.
Apr. 5—A new hotel opens in Clovis next month. Hampton Inn and Home 2 Suites by Hilton, managed and owned by Ambiance Hospitality of Albuquerque, will open its doors May 1. "If all deliveries go ...
The hotel was built on the Las Vegas Strip, across the street from the Dunes resort. [4] Construction of the Tallyho was underway in March 1962, with an opening planned for July. [ 5 ] In May 1962, the Clark County Ground Water Board denied an application for a water well that would be used for a nine-hole pitch and putt golf course, which Lowe ...
Groundbreaking for a new Frontier hotel-casino took place on September 26, 1966, with Friedman set to oversee casino operations. [91] [92] The new project had more than a dozen investors, [93] including future casino mogul Steve Wynn, who purchased a three-percent stake. The Frontier marked Wynn's entry into the Las Vegas gaming industry.