AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker TITLE: Empire Poker DATE: 1:25 PM ----- BODY:

Phil Ruffin, who started his business empire with a gas station, sold the New Frontier for $1.2 billion. Hes now using some of that money to buy Treasure Island from MGM Mirage and says he can run the resort profitably in a down economy because he ...

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