Billionaire Sheldon Adelson died Monday aged 87, Las Vegas Sands announced
Adelson was being treated for non-Hodgkin s Lymphoma since 2019 diagnosis
He was considered the nation s most influential GOP donor in his final years
His coffin was met by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at airport
The funeral held at Jerusalem s Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery on Friday
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul, Republican mega-donor and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics, has died after a long illness.
Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and influential GOP donor, dies at 87
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Billionaire Sheldon Adelson dies at 87
Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire mogul and GOP donor who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China has died after a long illness.
LAS VEGAS - Sheldon Adelson, founder, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, has died at the age of 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma , the casino company announced Tuesday.
At one point the third richest man in the world, Adelson brought singing gondoliers to the Las Vegas Strip and went all-in betting Asia would be a bigger jackpot than Sin City.