Charlie Gasparino of FOX Business shares his thoughts on an editorial in megadonor Sheldon Adelson’s newspaper – The Las Vegas Review-Journal – telling President Trump to move forward with the election results.
Sheldon Adelson, founder, president and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., died after a battle with cancer. He was 87 years old.
Adelson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2019 and recently left the company to resume treatment, the company said on January 7.
“Mr. Adelson was the first employee at Las Vegas Sands -” Team member number one, “he liked to say. Today, more than 50,000 members of the Sands team have Dr. Adelson and the entire Adelson family in their thoughts and prayers and are grateful to have had their lives touched by a true force of nature, “according to a statement from Las Vegas Sands.
Adelson is a longtime donor to the Republican Party, giving more than $ 430 million to conservatives during the 2020 campaign. He was a longtime and longtime supporter of President Trump during his initial run for the White House.
“Laura and I mourn the passing of a friend,” said former President George W. Bush in a statement. “He was an American patriot and a strong supporter of Israel. Sheldon was a generous benefactor of charitable causes, especially medical research and Jewish education. He will be missed by many – none other than his beloved family.”
| Ticker | Safety | Last | change | Change % |
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| I AGAINST | LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | 56.41 | -1.51 | -2.61% |
Adelson, who left his wife Dr. Miriam Adelson and five children, had a net worth of $ 35.6 billion on January 11, according to Forbes.
A funeral will be held in Israel, Miriam Adelson’s hometown, with plans for a funeral ceremony held in Las Vegas to be announced at a later date, according to the company.
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He entered the casino business in 1989 when he bought the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for $ 128 million and is credited with helping to make Las Vegas the United States’ premier convention and exhibition destination.
Adelson opened the Venetian Macao on the Cotai Strip in 2007, helping to recreate the Las Vegas Strip in the autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China. Three years later, he opened the $ 6 billion Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore.
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