PHIL RUFFIN

The casino mogul had to close two of his Las Vegas properties—Treasure Island and Circus Circus—from mid-March until June. That had to hurt, especially since he had just purchased Circus Circus from MGM Resorts for $825 million in December. The bad news wasn’t limited to Vegas: Ruffin’s Casino Miami, in summer pandemic hotspot Florida, has been shuttered since early July. “Things will come back,” he says.