Owner Phil Ruffin told Forbes that there’s interest from buyers to sell the Las Vegas Strip property. He said the hotel and casino is worth $5 billion. MGM sold Circus Circus to Ruffin in 2019. The sale was worth $825 million that year.

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.

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

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