Circus Circus hotel-casino in Las Vegas is up for sale, according to a report on Forbes. Phil Ruffin bought the aging casino from MGM Resorts International in 2019 for $825 million. Now he says it’s worth $5 billion and there's interest from buyers, KLAS TV reports.

In its early years, Circus Circus was “one of the most notorious Mob haunts on the Strip,” according to a story on The Mob Museum website. The casino’s founder, Jay Sarno, built the resort in part with a Mob-connected $7.6 million Teamsters loan.

The owner of Circus Circus in Las Vegas says he's mulling a sale of the casino-hotel.Phil Ruffin told the financial magazine Forbes he's ready to sell the histo

In a Friday interview with Forbes, Ruffin revealed he’s planning on selling the garish casino that he bought in 2019. At the time, Ruffin boasted he was going to add a sand-bottom pool and 2,000-seat theater, along with investing $60 million into renovations. But despite some cosmetic improvements, Circus Circus remains largely unchanged.

Billionaire casino owner Phil Ruffin is looking to sell Circus Circus, according to a weekend report on Forbes.com.

Billionaire Phil Ruffin is selling his legendary Circus Circus casino on the Las Vegas strip and it could be yours - for a measly $5 billion. The Circus Circus sits on 102 acres near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip,

LAS VEGAS — Circus Circus, the venerable 56-year-old north Strip resort that caters to families and low-budget visitors, may soon be sold by owner Phil Ruffin, according to a published