How rich is the close casino boss of President Trump?

Gambling billionaire Phil Ruffin is known for his long-standing close relationship with US President Donald Trump. According to Forbes, he currently owns a fortune of $ 3.2 billion

With a net worth of $ 3.2 billion, Forbes ranks billionaire Phil Ruffin as the 319th richest person in the United States and the 8th largest in the world. Most of that money he makes comes from casino and real estate businesses. Photo: Reuters.
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This gambling tycoon was born in March 1935 in Potter County, Texas, USA, to a father who sold groceries. The billionaire was raised and raised in Wichita, Kansas. Photo: AP.

Billionaire Ruffin left college to join his friends in the hamburger business. This job earned him a profit big enough to acquire a number of convenience stores. Photo: Casino.

Phil Ruffin then gradually invaded the real estate scene when making a series of deals involving malls, offices, and hotels. Photo: Poker News.

In 1998, he bought the New Frontier hotel and casino complex in Paradise, Nevada, USA for $ 165 million. In 2007, he sold the property to Yitzhak Tshuva - an Israeli billionaire - for up to $ 1.2 billion. Photo: Flickr.

Despite the context of the global economic crisis in 2009, billionaire Ruffin still spent up to $ 775 million to own the prestigious Treasure Island casino hotel complex from media group MGM. Photo: Poker News.

Besides the casino business, the hotel and billionaire Ruffin are also famous for owning and operating the Harper Trucks trolley company. On its website, Harper Trucks describes them as the largest manufacturer of strollers in the world. Photo: Dailymotion.

Treasure Island is currently priced twice as much as when Phil Ruffin bought it more than 10 years ago. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

The friendship between the billionaire and US President Donald Trump began about 30 years ago, when the two met to discuss business. Photo: Reuters.

When billionaire Ruffin married his third wife nearly 50 years old - the former Miss Ukraine Oleksandra Nikolayenko - in 2008, Mr. Trump was the best man for the 

The gambling tycoon owns properties across the United States, one of which is a 4-hectare estate in Las Vegas that he bought in 2015 for $ 6.7 million. Photo: Las Vegas Review Journal.