Jan 12 2021, 11:01 PM
January 12 2021, 6:52 PM
January 12 2021, 11:01 PM
(Bloomberg) Sheldon Adelson, who built the largest casino company in the world and used his wealth to support Republican candidates and groups, has died. He was 87.
(Bloomberg) Sheldon Adelson, who built the largest casino company in the world and used his wealth to support Republican candidates and groups, has died. He was 87.
Adelson died Monday night from complications related to non-Hodgkinâs lymphoma, Las Vegas Sands Corp. said in a statement Tuesday. Adelson took a leave of absence earlier this month to continue treatment for the disease.
A Boston cabdriverâs son, Adelson made his first fortune in trade shows, founding what would become the computer industryâs largest event, Comdex, and selling it to Japanâs SoftBank Group Corp. for about $800 million in 1995. He plowed the profits into casinos, first in Las Vegas and then in Asia where he helped turn the former Portuguese col