29 Facts About Phil Ruffin

Phillip Gene Ruffin was born on March 14,1935 and is an American businessman.

Phil Ruffin is a business partner of former United States President Donald Trump, with whom he co-owns the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.

Phil Ruffin was raised in Wichita, Kansas where his father had a grocery store.

Phil Ruffin has four siblings: Elaine Ruffin Nemer, Roy Ruffin Jr.

In 1972, Ruffin pioneered self-serve gasoline in Kansas, creating a chain of 60 convenience stores in the Midwest.

Phil Ruffin's businesses included oil distribution and one of the country's largest manufacturers of hand trucks.

In 1994, Phil Ruffin leased his convenience stores to Total, using the money to purchase more hotels.

Mortgaging the casino, Phil Ruffin then purchased the New Frontier Hotel and Casino.

Phil Ruffin is best known for his purchase of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, one of the Las Vegas Strip's venerable properties.

Phil Ruffin settled the strike very soon after his purchase in 1998.

In 2005, Phil Ruffin announced plans to demolish the New Frontier and replace it in 2005 with a new resort to be called The Montreaux, but the development never got off the ground.

Phil Ruffin sold the New Frontier to El Ad Properties in 2007.

Phil Ruffin expressed his lack of concern about buying a casino in a down market, because the TI will have very little debt.

Phil Ruffin took complete ownership of the hotel and casino resort in the early morning of March 20,2009.

Phil Ruffin has a half-interest in the development, having contributed the land for his part of the deal.

Phil Ruffin gave her $1,000 more for her state senate campaign, then contributed $5,000 more, the maximum allowable in federal campaigns, to her 2020 primary for the US Senate.

Phil Ruffin owns various commercial real estate holdings in Kansas and in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

Phil Ruffin owns and operates Harper Trucks, the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks and Angelus Manufacturing, a maker of steel hand trucks.

In December 2013, Phil Ruffin purchased the assets of Torrance, California-based WelCom Products, makers of the Magna Cart line of folding hand trucks sold across the US and over 25 countries worldwide.

Phil Ruffin purchased Casino Miami in Miami, Florida which was sold to him on December 3,2018.

Phil Ruffin is a longtime friend and business partner of Former President Donald Trump, who was the best man at Phil Ruffin's third wedding in 2008.

At the time Phil Ruffin himself was married to a former Miss Universe, Ukrainian supermodel, Oleksandra Nikolayenko.

Trump has repeatedly denied having stayed overnight in Moscow for the pageant despite flight records indicating that Phil Ruffin's plane arrived in Moscow on a Friday morning and departed Sunday.

Phil Ruffin loaned Trump his personal 737 BBJ jet to fly to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on August 31,2016.

Phil Ruffin's contribution made up more than half of all of the contributions received by the super PAC.

Phil Ruffin has three children with his second wife Lynne: Daughter Michelle Ruffin-Stein runs the Wichita Marriott which he owns; his son Chris Ruffin runs Wichita Hyatt which he owns; and his son Phil Ruffin Jr.

On January 6,2008, the then-72-year-old Phil Ruffin married the then-26-year-old supermodel and Miss Ukraine 2004 title holder Oleksandra Nikolayenko.

Phil Ruffin funded "an organic food and learning initiative" at the Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, which his two youngest children attend.

Phil Ruffin appeared on the 7th season of GSN's High Stakes Poker.