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Sheldon Gary Adelson (pronounced /ˈædəlsən/; born August 4, 1933) is an American business magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson, a lifelong donor and philanthropist to a variety of causes, founded with his wife's initiative the Adelson Foundation.
As of June 2015, Adelson was listed by Forbes as having a fortune of $28 billion, and as the 18th richest person in the world. He is a major contributor to Republican Party candidates, which has resulted in his gaining significant influence within the party.
Adelson was born into low-income family and grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Sarah (née Tonkin) and Arthur Adelson. His family was of Ukrainian Jewish ancestry. His father drove a taxi, and his mother ran a knitting shop.
Las Vegas (/lɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/, also locally /lɑːs ˈvɛɡᵻs/; Spanish: [laz ˈβeɣas]) officially the City of Las Vegas and often known as simply Vegas, is a city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the county seat of Clark County, and the city proper of the Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada.
The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 29th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 603,488 at the 2013 United States Census Estimates. The 2013 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 2,027,828. The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business, and meetings. In addition, the city's metropolitan area has more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world, and is a global leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
Sands Corp. (LVSC) is an American casino and resort operating company based in Paradise, Nevada, USA. Its resorts feature accommodations, gaming and entertainment, convention and exhibition facilities, restaurants and clubs, as well as an art and science museum in Singapore.
It has several resorts in the United States and Asia. Among its properties in the United States are two resorts on the Las Vegas Strip: The Venetian and The Palazzo. Also in the United States is the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
In Asia, the Marina Bay Sands located in Singapore is the most recent addition to the company's portfolio. Through its majority-owned subsidiary Sands China Ltd., the company owns several properties in Macau, including The Venetian Macao, The Plaza Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao and the Four Seasons-branded apartments at the Sands Cotai Central development, as well as the Sands Macao on the Macau peninsula. The company is opened a 6,400-room complex at the Sands Cotai Central in 2012, which featured the Sheraton, St. Regis, Holiday Inn, and Intercontinental hotel brands.
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May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, the world's largest casino company, is gambling's richest man. The outspoken GOP super donor sits down exclusively with Bloomberg's Betty Liu to discuss his wealth, the gambling market in Asia, and his legacy. -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance. It is available in more than 310 million households worldwide and reaches the most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With production hubs in London, New York and Hong Kong, the network provides 24-hour continuous coverage of the peop...
http://innovel.vc/ http://traveltechisrael.com/ The Start up success stories Innovel Travel Tech is delighted to have Sheldon Adelson as our firechat guest. His work and his life relate in many different ways to our goal of creating a strong ecosystem in Travel and Tourism technology. First, Sheldon Adelson is a “startupist,” with an innovative, strategic and entrepreneurial mind. Both travel and non-travel startups will find inspiration in his story. His achievements include many real-life examples of successful innovation, with new business models, new products, and new markets. He is also living proof that being an “outsider” can work as an advantage, and that we can create opportunities by transferring know-how among different businesses. Furthermore, Adelson’s success attests to the...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 4:30pm Sheldon G. Adelson Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
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Desde Las Vegas a Macao o Singapur, Sheldon Adelson se ha convertido en el emperador de un reino sin fronteras basado en el artificio, el juego y la suerte. Es el hombre que está a la sombra de uno de los mayores negocios de turismo y viaje que jamás se ha emprendido: los casinos gigantes. Entre sus últimas creaciones están el Venetian Macao y el Marina Bay Sands en Singapur, también llamada la octava maravilla del mundo. Con una media de 80.000 visitantes diarios, el Venetian Macao recibe más turistas que Marruecos y se rumorea que le hacen ganar un millón de dólares cada hora. Ahora que prepara el desembarco en Europa, muy posiblemente en España, Odisea se acerca a la controvertida figura de Sheldon Adelson y descubrimos su fórmula del éxito: millones de metros cuadrados, cientos de tien...
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's "Titans at the Table" takes you inside Macau, the new global champion of gambling that's leaving Las Vegas in the dust. The special features exclusive interviews with casino magnates Sheldon Adelson, Lawrence Ho, and Pansy Ho. "Titans at the Table" airs Tuesday, July 8 at 9:30pm ET on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance. It is available in more than 310 million households worldwide and reaches the most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With production hubs in London, New York and Hong Kong, the ...