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MGM in Talks to Sell Circus Circus to Trump Partner in Las Vegas

  • Billionaire previously bought Treasure Island from the company
  • A sale may be part of a larger restructuring coming this fall
The Circus Circus Hotel & Casino, front center, in Las Vegas.
The Circus Circus Hotel & Casino, front center, in Las Vegas.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

MGM Resorts International, the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, is in talks to sell its Circus Circus property there to real estate mogul Phil Ruffin, according to people familiar with the deal.

An accord to sell the resort could be announced as part of a larger transaction involving the company’s real estate portfolio, which also includes the Bellagio and the flagship MGM Grand.