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Adelson donates $5 million to Republican Super PAC
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a major giver to the Newt Gingrich presidential bid, has donated $5 million to a Super PAC supporting Republican candidates.  Sheldon Adelson5/13/2013
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Adelsons fund more than politics
(Las Vegas) -- As much attention as Sheldon Adelson received for the estimated $93 million he gave to Republican politicians last year, he has also been a benefactor in...
4/8/2013
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Adelson back in court over Macau deal
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson is returning to the witness stand after telling Las Vegas jurors last week that he didn't authorise former...
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Adelson says he changed testimony to clarify details of Macau deal
(Las Vegas) -- Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson changed his story. Appearing more subdued Monday than he did last week, Adelson admitted that he altered his...
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Casino mogul says even wealthy deserve justice
(Las Vegas) -- Casino tycoon and GOP super donor Sheldon Adelson delivered a business lesson on Monday during testimony in a multimillion dollar breach of contract case.
4/5/2013
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Judge Rejects Sheldon Adelson’s Request for No Cameras in Court
(Las Vegas) -- They’re ready for your close-up, Mr. Adelson. Gaming billionaire and Republican Party underwriter Sheldon Adelson went to great lengths this week to...
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Taking Pictures Of Sheldon Adelson Compromises His Security (Or Something?)
(Las Vegas) -- Oh Sheldon Adelson, you ultra-rich ultra-douche, is there anything you can’t take and make it all the more ridiculously obnoxious?
4/2/2013
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Adelson’s Vegas Sands Faces Trial Over Macau Licensing
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, faces as much as $328 million in damage claims at a trial over...
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Issue of cameras at Sands trial gets closed-door scrutiny
(Las Vegas) -- Whether or not Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson’s safety would be jeopardized by cameras recording his planned appearance on the...
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Sheldon Adelson cites security concerns in bid to keep testimony off-camera
(Las Vegas) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is asking a Nevada court to keep cameras out of the courtroom during an upcoming civil trial, citing concerns for the safety...
3/30/2013
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Adelson asks to bar cameras from court because of “security threat”
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson wants a judge to bar cameras during his trip to the witness stand at a civil trial next week, saying that...
3/13/2013
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Sands CEO Adelson set to testify in Macau case
(Nevada) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson will make a rare public appearance in a Nevada state court in early April as the lead witness in a...
3/6/2013
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Adelson again to be lead witness in case brought by consultant
(Nevada) -- In a rerun of five years ago, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson will be the lead witness in the breach-of-contract case brought by one-...
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Sheldon Adelson and the Risks of Macau
(Macau) -- In March, 2011, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation—the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson—disclosed, in its corporate filings,...
3/1/2013
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SMITH: Sheldon Adelson, the Billionaire Who Bankrupted Me
(Las Vegas) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is on the rampage again, suing a Wall Street Journal reporter for libel. John L. Smith has been there, and it nearly cost him...
2/27/2013
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Casino Magnate Adelson Sues WSJ Reporter
(New York) -- Billionaire philanthropist Sheldon Adelson – a major supporter of Israel and conservative elected officials – has taken offense at a Wall...
2/26/2013
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Adelson sues reporter for libel
(Hong Kong) -- The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the chairman of gaming operator Sands China Ltd, Sheldon Adelson, is suing its Hong Kong-based reporter...
2/25/2013
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Sheldon Adelson Sues Wall Street Journal Reporter For Libel
(New York) -- Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has sued a Wall Street Journal reporter for libel over a December article in which the Republican financier was...
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Sheldon Adelson Suing WSJ Reporter For Calling Him 'Foul Mouthed'
(New York) -- Of everything that's been written about GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson and his Macau casino operation, the description of Adelson as "foul-mouthed...
1/4/2013
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Billionaire casino owner Adelson takes aim at unions
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire owner of The Venetian and Palazzo casinos here in Las Vegas, who spent more than $150 million on Mitt Romney and other...
12/25/2012
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How Much Did Billionaire Casino Magnate Really Spend on Campaign 2012?
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and emblem of the Citizens United-era of campaign finance, spent gobs of money on the 2012 elections...
12/23/2012
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How much did Sheldon Adelson spend on the 2012 election?
(USA) -- Exactly how much, you ask? We don’t really know, and it’s likely we never will. Many of the groups that spent the most on the election aren’t...
12/20/2012
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How Much Did Sheldon Adelson Really Spend on Campaign 2012?
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and emblem of the Citizens United-era of campaign finance, spent gobs of money on the 2012 elections...
12/12/2012
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Casino owner was Gov. Brewer’s largest donor
(Arizona) -- Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, gave $250,000 to Gov. Brewer’s federal political action committee.
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Union members protest Adelson's political donations
(Las Vegas) -- Union members from across the country gathered in front of the Venetian Hotel and Casino on Wednesday to protest its high-profile owner, Sheldon Adelson.
12/10/2012
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Adelson political bankroll to grow
(Washington D.C.) -- After contributing as much as $150 million to Republican campaigns and causes to become the top GOP political donor this year, Las Vegas Sands Corp...
12/7/2012
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Adelsons gave $90M to Republican groups
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife gave at least $90 million to political committees this election cycle, including $39 million in the three...
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Casino CEO spends $39.6 million in late election effort
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire casino executive Sheldon Adelson, the biggest political donor of the 2012 elections, and his wife, Miriam, spent $39.6 million on failed...
12/6/2012
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Casino mogul Adelson opened wallet to try to defeat Stabenow
(Michigan) -- It wasn’t just the presidential race that attracted casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s attention. It turns out he pumped a sizable chunk of cash...
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Casino owner aided Romney in late $10 million bet
(Washington D.C.) -- New campaign finance figures for the final two weeks of the 2012 campaign show that Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife gave $10...
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LA TIMES: Adelson talks his liberal agenda...and intent to give big to GOP
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson laid out a litany of policy positions — pro-choice on abortion, in favor of eventual...
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Sheldon Adelson met with John Boehner, Eric Cantor
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson met separately with House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and senior Republican campaign officials...
12/5/2012
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Jindal meets with casino magnate
(Las Vegas) -- Word that billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson plans to “double down” on future campaign contributions apparently caught Gov. Bobby...
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Sheldon Adelson Vows To ‘Double’ Donations to GOP
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is vowing to “double” his donations to the GOP after a stunning loss in the 2012 election....
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Why is GOP top donor Adelson doubling down on his 2012 mistakes?
(Washington D.C.) -- Politico’s Ken Vogel and Georgetown University Prof. Michael Eric Dyson break down just how important GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson is, and...
12/4/2012
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Adelson to Keep Betting on the GOP
(Las Vegas) -- After spending more than $100 million mostly on losing Republican election campaigns this year, casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson said he planned to stay...
12/3/2012
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How casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson secretly spent $150million in futile bid to oust Obama
(UK) -- Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson secretly pumped $150million into the Republican Party's presidential campaign in a futile bid to oust Barack Obama, it has...
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Sheldon Adelson Spent $150 Million on Election
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson didn't spend the $100 million he promised he would to beat President Barack Obama this cycle. He didn't spend the $54 million he...
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Who will win the Adelson primary?
(USA) -- Mitt Romney may still be grieving his loss (mostly by eating pizza, it seems), but 2012 is sooo last month and 2016 is just around the corner.
12/2/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Spent Far More On Campaign Than Previously Known
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson vowed to spend as much as $100 million to defeat President Barack Obama and help the GOP take control of Congress....
11/15/2012
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Adelson’s return on political investment lacking
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson spent an awful lot of money trying to get Republicans elected to the White House and the U.S. Senate this year. In...
11/14/2012
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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's donations to Mitt Romney put spotlight on Macau
(Macau) -- There is a scene in the 1952 black-and-white movie "Macao" where Robert Mitchum is welcomed by a border guard as he enters the then-Portuguese...
11/12/2012
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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's donations to Mitt Romney put spotlight on Macau
(Macau) -- There is a scene in the 1952 black-and-white movie "Macao" where Robert Mitchum is welcomed by a border guard as he enters the then-Portuguese...
11/9/2012
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Casino Mogul Adelson Loses Most Election Bets
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul whose empire stretches from Las Vegas to Macau, spent at least $ 53 million on the 2012 races –...
11/8/2012
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Adelson Shrugs Off Failure of Candidates He Supported
(Las Vegas) -- Hotel/casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, whose $60 billion or more of contributions to Republican candidates this election cycle made him the largest...
11/7/2012
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The One That Adelson Won
(Las Vegas) -- The many critics of Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson were quick to point out that he had a very, very bad day yesterday. Adelson lost almost all the...
11/6/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Pressures Casino Workers With Pro-Romney Voter 'Guide'
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire Sheldon Adelson apparently isn't content to influence the presidential election through his multi-million dollar donations to...
11/1/2012
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Sheldon Adelson's billions shape US politics as many question his influence
(Las Vegas) -- Every day three scenes, on the surface unconnected, unfold in different corners of the world. By breakfast time in Macau, China's gambling mecca,...
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The free-enterprise mirage of Sheldon Adelson
(Colorado) -- According to the self-aggrandizing mythology of America’s right-wing rich, Sheldon Adelson is one of society’s “producers,” not one...
10/28/2012
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Sheldon Adelson and wife send another $10 million Romney’s way
(Israel) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, for a second time have given $10 million to a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney.
10/27/2012
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Casino Mogul Tells Workers That Voting For Romney Would ‘Protect Your Job’
(USA) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who has donated more than $50 million to Republicans, is now pressuring his casino employees to vote for Mitt Romney.
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Sheldon Adelson Leads Super PAC Mega-Donors To Dominance In 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, among those whose contributions are disclosed, is far and away the largest donor to independent political efforts in...
10/26/2012
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Pro-Romney Super PAC refuels with Adelson cash
(Washington D.C.) -- Restore Our Future this week launched a 10-state TV ad campaign in support of Mitt Romney thanks in large measure to a hefty October contribution...
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Sheldon Adelson Pressures Casino Workers With Pro-Romney Voter 'Guide'
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire Sheldon Adelson apparently isn't content to influence the presidential election through his multi-million dollar donations to...
10/25/2012
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Sands CEO Adelson continues campaign spending spree
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is again opening his wallet to conservative political groups, but this time he’s not writing $10...
10/24/2012
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Casino mogul gives $1.5 million to pro-Allen group
(Virginia) -- Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pumped $1.5 million into an independent political committee backing Republican U.S. Senate candidate George...
10/23/2012
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Sheldon Adelson: Casino magnate, mega-donor is a man of many motives
(Washington D.C.) -- When casino magnate Sheldon Adelson switched his support from Newt Gingrich to Mitt Romney during the spring primaries, the billionaire and the...
10/20/2012
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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson tops list of presidential campaigns' biggest donors
(New Jersey) -- For a casino mogul worth an estimated $25 billion, $34.2 million may sound like chump change. Yet that’s how much money Sheldon Adelson has donated...
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Money Men
(North Carolina) -- The price tag for the 2012 presidential election is the biggest ever, approaching a staggering $2 billion that’s aimed at putting Republican...
10/15/2012
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Adelsons Invest More in New Jersey Race
(New Jersey) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is still playing guardian angel to a certain rabbi running for Congress in New Jersey.
10/8/2012
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BLOG: Eric Cantor "took $5 million from Sheldon Adelson," a Las Vegas casino owner.
(Virginia) -- In a recent debate, Democrat challenger Wayne Powell accused U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of receiving a fortune in contributions from a a billionaire Las Vegas...
10/4/2012
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Political and Market Forces Hobble Israel’s Pack of Ink-Stained Watchdogs
(Israel) -- The mainstream newspaper Maariv is on the verge of closing, apparently having lost a fierce 64-year contest against the populist Hebrew tabloid Yediot...
9/28/2012
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Adelsons push back on 'media double standard'
(Las Vegas) -- Dr. Miriam Adelson, wife of Las Vegas casino magnate and billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is pushing back on what she calls "relentless" attacks...
9/26/2012
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Casino Owner, Internet Poker Opponent Sheldon Adelson Sees 'Net Worth' Drop By Billions
(Las Vegas) -- Casino owner, hyper-aggressive Republican campaign donor and web poker adversary Sheldon Adelson has fallen to 12th on Forbes’ list of America...
9/25/2012
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Iconic Israeli newspaper on the verge of collapse
(Israel) -- Throughout much of Israel's history, the Maariv daily was known as the "country's paper," the newspaper with the highest circulation and a...
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Sheldon Adelson: My casino is being investigated because I oppose Obama
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate, has been the leading contributor to outside groups supporting Mitt Romney and other Republican...
9/24/2012
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Casino magnate donor Adelson alleges smear campaign by Obama administration (Video)
(Washington D.C.) -- Forbes has written Sheldon Adelson up as "the pit boss of casino giant Las Vegas Sands, has dominated headlines in both the business and...
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GOP money man Adelson vows 'whatever it takes'
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the mega-political donor and casino magnate, and Vince Lombardi, the football great, may not have much in common at first glance.
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Sheldon Adelson: The method and motives behind his money
(Las Vegas) -- At the Republican National Convention in Florida last month, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson got high-fives from strangers; entertained Karl Rove, Rudy...
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GOP backer Adelson accused of commandeering Israel's media market
(Israel) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson grabbed the spotlight in the US earlier this year for making multi-million dollar campaign contributions to Republican...
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SMITH: Adelson’s political profile rising locally, too
(Las Vegas) -- I’m beginning to think Las Vegas Sands CEO and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson is going to become a bigger factor in the 2012 campaign than even...
9/23/2012
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Sheldon Adelson: Inside the mind of the mega-donor
(Las Vegas) -- At the Republican National Convention in Tampa last month, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson got high-fives from strangers; entertained Karl Rove, Rudy...
9/20/2012
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Adelson among five Nevadans on Forbes list of 400 richest Americans
(Nevada) -- Five Nevadans appear on the new Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, though some of the local gaming titans saw their fortunes decline because...
9/16/2012
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BLOG: Axelrod hits Adelson in email blast, Adelson hits back
(Washington D.C.) -- President Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod signed an email blast earlier to the campaign's list using casino magnate Sheldon Adelson...
9/11/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Stands To Get $2 Billion Tax Cut If Mitt Romney Is Elected: Report
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's backing of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney may not just make political sense for the billionaire -- it may...
9/10/2012
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Adelson’s Sands Faces Sanctions for Not Disclosing Files
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) may be sanctioned in a lawsuit brought by the fired chief executive of its China casinos for not disclosing that evidence it...
9/4/2012
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Sheldon Adelson’s clout opposing Internet gambling
(Las Vegas) -- Just when we thought casino industry bosses spoke with one voice on every issue of consequence. It’s not surprising some observers would wonder if...
9/2/2012
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The Real Reason Why Adelson Backs Romney, GOP
(USA) -- Bloomberg Reports: More than half of Adelson’s gambling-empire profits come from his four casinos in the Chinese territory of Macau.
8/31/2012
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The GOP, China and Sheldon Adelson
(Washington D.C.) -- Mitt Romney promises that as president he would be tougher on China than Barack Obama, the man he hopes to replace in the White House. He vows that...
8/27/2012
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BLOG: GOP Casino Baron Sheldon Adelson Pledges $500,000 To Buy A Single House Seat
(New Jersey) -- Sheldon Adelson, the multi-billionaire casino mogul who already spent at least $5 million to help keep Republicans in control of the House next year,...
8/25/2012
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Editorial: Casino billionaire's sudden interest in the 9th District is troubling
(New Jersey) -- Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson doesn’t live in New Jersey, but he wants to have a say in whom we elect to Congress. Adelson is placing a $500,...
8/18/2012
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Sheldon Addelson Finds it won’t be so easy to Capitalize on Madrid
(Spain) -- Legal trouble in the United States and Macau has made it even more difficult for Addelson to erect his proposed casino in Madrid, Spain.
8/17/2012
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Station Casino executives, former U.S. Senate candidate Lowden attend Adelson-hosted briefing with Ryan
(Las Vegas) -- About 35 major Las Vegas donors attended a briefing late Tuesday with newly minted vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan at The Venetian, a well-placed...
8/16/2012
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NY TIMES: In Thrall to Sheldon Adelson
(New York) -- Three days after Paul Ryan became the presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate, he made a pilgrimage on Tuesday to the Las Vegas gambling palace...
8/14/2012
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How Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Went From Rags To Riches To Become The Republican Party's Biggest Donor
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson's entire family once slept all in one room. He used to contribute mainly to Democrats. But this year, Adelson has become a...
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Paul Ryan to meet donors in casino owned by Sheldon Adelson
(Las Vegas) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will meet behind closed doors with donors and fundraisers in Las Vegas at the Venetian hotel, owned by...
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Ryan Meets Casino Mogul and Major G.O.P. Donor
(Las Vegas) -- Four days after his announcement as Mitt Romney’s running mate, Representative Paul D. Ryan was not in Florida talking Medicare with elderly voters...
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Union workers rally at Venetian to send the visiting Paul Ryan a message
(Las Vegas) -- The crowd was hard to miss outside the Venetian front entrance Tuesday night. More than 500 AFL-CIO union workers flooded the walkway to protest...
8/13/2012
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Casino Mogul’s Frontman in China Is Focus of Inquiries
(China) -- When Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate, needed something done in China, he often turned to his company’s “chief Beijing representative,” a...
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Las Vegas Sands Hit With 3rd Probe Of Activities
(Nevada) -- Gambling regulators in Nevada have joined the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department in scrutinizing Las Vegas Sands' (LVS)...
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Sheldon Adelson's business in China under bribery probe
(Nevada) -- Nevada regulators are investigating whether casino powerhouse Las Vegas Sands Corp. broke bribery laws through its dealings in mainland China, adding to a...
8/11/2012
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Adelson lawsuit describes pressure on NJDC to apologize
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson’s $60 million defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council describes extensive efforts by his...
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NJDC Chairman Urges Sheldon Adelson to Dismiss $60M Libel Suit
(USA) -- Los Vegas Billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, was informed that Marc R. Stanley put out a public press release suggesting that the casino mogul dismiss his lawsuit...
8/10/2012
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Casino King Adelson doubles down on Florida GOP
(Florida) -- Las Vegas casino king Sheldon Adelson double-downed on his $250,000 contribution to Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee by giving the same amount to...
8/9/2012
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Adelson lawsuit describes pressure on NJDC to apologize
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson’s $60 million defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council describes extensive efforts by his...
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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson sues Jewish group for libel
(New York) -- Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has filed a defamation lawsuit in New York against the National Jewish Democratic Council and top officials,...
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For Sheldon Adelson, Political and Jewish Giving Are all of a Piece
(Las Vegas) -- Call it the Adelson conundrum: What happens when the guy who acts as if he owns the room really does? In March at TribeFest, the annual gathering of young...
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Neoconservative Billionaire Adelson: My Casinos Will Not Comp Your Prostitutes
(Las Vegas) -- Whether or not there is prostitution in the Macau casinos owned by big-time GOP donor and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson isn't the point of his...
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NJDC Tells Adelson 'Drop Silly Suit and Debate Us'
(New York) -- A day after casino mogul Sheldon Adelson sued the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) for $60 million for libel, the group's lay leader called on...
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Sheldon Adelson Claims National Jewish Democratic Council Defamed Him
(New York) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson sued the National Jewish Democratic Council for $60 million, claiming it defamed him in an article that said he "...
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Sheldon Adelson Referred To Obama As A 'Crybaby': Report
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino mogul and GOP mega-donor, reportedly referred to President Barack Obama as a "crybaby" last March, according...
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Sheldon Adelson's libel suit against one Dem group 'very unlikely to succeed,' even after the DCCC caved
(New York) -- On Wednesday afternoon, Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson filed a $60 million libel suit against the National Jewish Democratic Council for repeating...
8/8/2012
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Adelson files $60 million libel lawsuit against National Jewish Democratic Council
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corps. Chairman Sheldon Adelson, a major GOP campaign donor, on Wednesday filed a $60 million libel suit against a Jewish Democratic group...
8/7/2012
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BLOG: Embracing Sheldon Adelson
(Washington D.C.) -- There are two things that set Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign apart: his caution and his secretiveness. The presumptive Republican nominee...
8/6/2012
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Sheldon Adelson's Casinos Being Investigated For Money Laundering
(Washington D.C.) -- The feds are investigating whether Sheldon Adelson's multibillion-dollar Las Vegas Sands Corp. violated money-laundering laws by failing to...
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STUTZ: Investors ask where Adelson's focus is
(Las Vegas) -- A few days after Las Vegas Sands Corp. disappointed investors with quarterly earnings declines that sent the company's share price tumbling and had...
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Adelson vs. Romney
(Washington D.C.) -- Sources say the casino tycoon is pressing Romney to call for Jonathan Pollard’s release. But so far, Romney has rebuffed him. Eli Lake and Dan...
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Obama camp attacks Adelson as DOJ investigates casino mogul’s company
(Washington D.C.) -- President Obama’s campaign put the spotlight on casino mogul Sheldon Adelson in a fundraising email sent in the wake of reports that the...
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REPORT: Adelson Asked Romney to Promise Pollard Release; Romney Declined
(Washington D.C.) -- The Daily Beast Reports: Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, a major contributor to Mitt Romney’s election effort, is pressing the Republican...
8/5/2012
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Las Vegas Sands casino target of money-laundering probe: WSJ
(Illinois) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp, controlled by billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, is the target of a federal investigation into possible violations of U.S...
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Las Vegas Sands target of US money-laundering probe
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp, controlled by billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, is the target of a federal investigation into possible violations of US...
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Report: Feds probe money transfers at Sands casino
(Las Vegas) -- The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Las Vegas Sands Corp., owned by high-profile Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, broke federal law by...
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Sheldon Adelson's Company Being Investigated Over Money Laundering Charges
(Las Vegas) -- GOP-donation machine Sheldon Adelson's casino company is being investigated over its role in two high-profile money laundering cases, according to the...
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STUTZ: Investors ask where Adelson's focus is
(Las Vegas) -- A few days after Las Vegas Sands Corp. disappointed investors with quarterly earnings declines that sent the company's share price tumbling and had...
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BLOG: Embracing Sheldon Adelson
(New York) -- There are two things that set Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign apart: his caution and his secretiveness. The presumptive Republican nominee...
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Column: The Democratic Campaign Committee’s lame apology
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson: 1. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: 0. That’s how the political scoreboard read after a highly unusual public...
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Democratic group retracts claims about Adelson
(Illinois) -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee retracted statements it made linking Las Vegas Sands chief executive Sheldon Adelson with funds it said...
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SEBELIUS: On Adelson, no apologies
(Las Vegas) -- So the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had to apologize to Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson for allegedly libeling him in press statements...
8/4/2012
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GOP contributor Adelson’s company is under investigation for money laundering
(Las Vegas) -- The Sands Corporation owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson is being investigated by the FBI for money laundering. The company owns the Venetian Resort in...
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Sheldon Adelson's Sands Targeted in Money Laundering Investigation
(Las Vegas) -- It’s turning out to be a very busy summer for the Las Vegas Sands legal team. Sands, led by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has already been defending...
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Adelson wins DCCC retraction on Macau casino claim
(Las Vegas) -- A Democratic party group is retracting statements and apologizing to billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for what it calls untrue, unfair...
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Adelson wins DCCC retraction on Macau casino claim
(Las Vegas) -- A Democratic party group retracted statements and apologized to billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for what it called unsubstantiated...
8/2/2012
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DCCC apologizes to Adelson
(Washington D.C.) -- In press statements issued on June 29 and July 2, 2012, the DCCC made unsubstantiated allegations that attacked Sheldon Adelson, a supporter of the...
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Democratic committee apologizes to GOP donor Sheldon Adelson
(Washington) -- Apparently hoping to stave off a lawsuit, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a sweeping apology Thursday to billionaire Republican...
8/1/2012
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Adelson Casino Probed in Documents Transfer
(Macau) -- The Macau government has launched an official investigation into Sands China, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, after the company transferred documents...
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SMITH: While Adelson shares political limelight, Macau investigates
(Las Vegas) -- It’s his political interests that generate most of Las Vegas Sands casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s headlines these days. His multimillion...
7/30/2012
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China's Economy Claims Next Victim: Sheldon Adelson
(Macau) -- The sinking Chinese economy is claiming another victim. His name is Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, the Las Vegas mogul, can save himself by shelving ambitious...
7/29/2012
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China's Economy Claims Next Victim: Sheldon Adelson
(Macau) -- The sinking Chinese economy is claiming another victim. His name is Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, the Las Vegas mogul, can save himself by shelving ambitious...
7/28/2012
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Report: Adelson's Company Making Things Hard for Bribery investigators
(Macau) -- In the second installment of their series on a federal investigation into Casino magnate and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, ProPublica and Frontline...
7/27/2012
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New Questions about Sheldon Adelson’s Casino Operations in Macau
(Macau) -- A few days after Las Vegas Sands fired the president of its Macau casinos in July 2010, the company copied the hard drives of his office computers and moved...
7/26/2012
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Wealthy Dems bankrolling new effort to counter GOP `swift-boating’ of Obama on Israel
(Washington D.C.) -- So how seriously are Dems taking the possibility that Obama could lose Jewish votes, now that billionaire Sheldon Adelson is planning a multi-...
7/24/2012
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Mogul’s Latest Foray Courts Jews for the G.O.P.
(Washington D.C.) -- A Republican group backed by the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is starting a new effort in battleground states to win over Jewish voters who could...
7/23/2012
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SMITH: Dizzying profits? Swirling controversy? A day at the office for Adelson
(Las Vegas) -- Give Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson great credit. Not everyone could stand the heat he appears to take in stride as he builds his...
7/19/2012
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Justice Department investigating Sheldon Adelson, GOP's biggest donor
(Washington D.C.) -- The Republican party's largest financial backer, multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is under federal and state investigation for his business...
7/18/2012
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Adelson lawyer threatens suit over prostitution claims
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul and high dollar Republican donor Sheldon Adelson threatened to sue the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for libel over...
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Adelson's Lawyers Fight Prostitution Accusations
(Washington D.C.) -- Lawyers for casino mogul and Republican campaign donor Sheldon Adelson this week went on the offensive to combat what they said is a false portrayal...
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Las Vegas casino chief fires back at China prostitution claim
(Washington D.C.) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. chief and leading Republican political donor Sheldon Adelson is firing back at his former Macau casino executive's claim...
7/17/2012
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Adelson Granted Second Extension For Macau Casino
(Macau) -- The Macau government has granted Las Vegas Sands an extension to complete a new resort development called Parcel 3. The company requested this second...
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Adelson pocketbook bolstering super PAC backed by Cantor
(Washington D.C.) -- GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, poured $5 million into a super PAC backed by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, according to...
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Adelson Threatens DCCC With a Libel Lawsuit
(Washington D.C.) -- Free Beacon Reports: Casino magnate and conservative philanthropist Sheldon Adelson has threatened the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...
7/16/2012
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Billionaire Adelson Under Fire For Macau Dealings
(USA) -- Robert Siegel talks to Lowell Bergman about a ProPublica investigation into billionaire and Republican political contributor Sheldon Adelson.
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Inside the Investigation of Leading Republican Money Man Sheldon Adelson
(USA) -- A decade ago gambling magnate and leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson looked at a desolate spit of land in Macau and imagined a glittering strip of casinos...
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REPORT: Biggest Donor To Romney And GOP Did Business With Chinese Mob
(USA) -- Things are getting awkward for Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who pledged to spend a “limitless” amount of money to get Mitt Romney elected....
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GOP super PAC receives major donation from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson
(Washington D.C.) -- Young Guns Action Fund, a super PAC established to elect Republicans to the House of Representatives, received a $5 million donation from casino...
7/14/2012
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Las Vegas casino mogul gives $1 million to new super PAC
(Washington D.C.) -- Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is giving $1 million to a “super” political committee aimed at helping conservatives get elected...
7/12/2012
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Democrats withdraw appeal to GOP to give back Adelson cash
(USA) -- The National Jewish Democratic Council, citing peace among Jewish groups, has taken down a petition calling on Republicans not to accept money from casino...
7/11/2012
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Jewish Dems Oppose Attacks on Adelson
(USA) -- The National Jewish Democratic Council has called on Republicans to stop accepting donations from billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, after a former...
7/10/2012
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Sheldon Adelson and Macau
(Macau) -- Nearly forty years ago, S. J. Perelman described a fictional Hong Kong hotel he called the “Golden Bamboozle,” a reference not only to a bed...
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Adelson gives $1M to new 'super' PAC in Florida
(Washington D.C.) -- Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is giving $1 million to a "super" political committee aimed at helping conservatives get elected in...
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Sheldon Adelson gives $1-M to PAC for Florida Republicans
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) casino executive Sheldon Adelson, who has donated tens of millions of dollars to promote Republican Presidential candidates and...
7/9/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Fires Back Against Prostitution Allegations
(Las Vegas) -- For the past two years, Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire head of the Las Vegas Sands casino empire and major Mitt Romney benefactor, has remained quiet...
7/1/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Denies Greenlighting A 'Prostitution Strategy' At His Macau Casinos
(Macau) -- A few days ago, a former Las Vegas Sands executive accused Sheldon Adelson of welcoming prostitution into his Chinese properties.
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GOP backer, casino mogul Adelson reportedly gave $10 M to Koch brothers' efforts
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has donated $10 million to the Koch brothers’ efforts to elect Republicans and oust President Obama and other...
6/30/2012
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Republican mega-donor’s firm accused of ‘directing’ prostitution at its casinos
(USA) -- A former executive at the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Steve Jacobs, has filed a wrongful termination suit in which he accuse the company of “controlling and...
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Sands Suit Alleges 'Prostitution Strategy'
(Las Vegas) -- A former top China executive at Las Vegas Sands suggested in a court filing that its chairman approved a "prostitution strategy" at the casino...
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Sheldon Adelson Pledges $10 Million to Koch Brothers Effort
(USA) -- Sheldon Adelson, the casino billionaire who has dumped tens of millions of dollars into organizations backing Republican politicians for the November elections...
6/29/2012
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Adelson denies any ‘prostitution strategy’
(Macau) -- Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands and a top backer of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was accused in a lawsuit of approving a...
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Report: Adelson to donate $10 million to Koch political efforts
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson — who famously bankrolled the super-PAC supporting Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign — will...
6/28/2012
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Discovery may lead to Sands sanctions
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. could face state court sanctions for not revealing that about 100,000 emails and other documents, previously said to be tied up in...
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Ex-Sands exec alleges prostitution in Macau sites
(Las Vegas) -- The fired former chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s Macau casinos alleges in court documents revealed Thursday that billionaire Sheldon...
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Sands Suit Alleges 'Prostitution Strategy'
(Las Vegas) -- A former top China executive at Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS -1.35% suggested in a court filing made public Thursday that there was potential wrongdoing by...
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Adelson pledges $10M to Koch effort
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson this week pledged $10 million to the Koch brothers’ 2012 efforts, cementing a potent alliance of two of the...
6/27/2012
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Will Adelson’s deep pockets influence the push to legalize online gaming?
(Nevada) -- As Nevada gaming lobbyists diligently lay the groundwork for what might be a final end-of-the-year push for federal legislation legalizing online poker,...
6/24/2012
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Is Sheldon Adelson harming U.S. interests by pouring money into Republicans?
(Israel) -- The New York Times slammed casino magnate Sheldon Adelson on Sunday, accusing him of pouring money into a political agenda that is "wildly at odds...
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NY TIMES: What Sheldon Adelson Wants
(Washington D.C.) -- No American is dedicating as much of his money to defeat President Obama as Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who also happens to have made more...
6/21/2012
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Miriam Adelson gets $5M refund on Gingrich donation
(Washington D.C.) -- One of Newt Gingrich's biggest supporters got some of her money back. Miriam Adelson, a doctor and the wife of a billionaire casino developer,...
6/18/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Is Throwing the Republicans Another $35 Million
(Washington D.C.) -- Conservative casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has reportedly pledged a total of $35 million to three conservative nonprofits: the Karl Rove–...
6/17/2012
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McCain calls Supreme Court ‘uniformed, arrogant, naive’ for Citizens United
(Washington D.C.) -- Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain says he’s “worried” that billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who reportedly may...
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New G.O.P. Help From Casino Mogul
(New York) -- Sheldon Adelson, a wealthy casino owner, is committing to give at least an additional $10 million to conservative groups expected to play a major role in...
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Report: Casino mogul’s election donations, pledges hit $71 million
(USA) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is on the brink of reaching $71 million in contributions thus far this election cycle, according to a report.
6/16/2012
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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson pledges $100M to the Republican campaign
(USA) -- Since Sheldon Adelson is unfamiliar to the public, he can be referred to as the wealthiest American no one has ever heard of. But it has recently become known...
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Sheldon Adelson to lavish $71 million on GOP Super PACS
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, whose net worth makes him one of the world's richest men, is on a check-writing spree that will soon bring...
6/15/2012
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McCain Says Adelson is Putting ‘Foreign Money’ Into Campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona suggested in an interview posted online on Friday that a “super PAC” backing Mitt Romney, the Republican...
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McCain says Casino mogul is putting ‘foreign money’ into 2012 campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday said Mitt Romney is benefitting indirectly from "foreign money" after casino mogul Sheldon Adelson...
6/14/2012
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Casino Mogul Aids Romney's Backers
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have given $10 million to the main political action committee supporting likely GOP presidential...
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Sheldon Adelson Willing to Spend $100 Million to Beat Obama
(USA) -- Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson just donated $10 million to Mitt Romney's Super PAC, and told Forbes he is willing to spend $100 million or more...
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Sheldon Adelson: 7 surprising facts about 2012's biggest donor
(USA) -- "Even in a political season marked by unprecedented levels of political spending, Sheldon Adelson stands alone," says Nicholas Confessore in The New...
6/13/2012
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Adelson Bets $10 Million on the Table for Romney
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire casino king Sheldon Adelson, a strong supporter of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is donating $10 million to a super political...
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Casino mogul gives $10M to pro-Romney super PAC
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson is giving $10 million to a pro-Romney super PAC.
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Sheldon Adelson is giving $10 million to Mitt Romney super PAC
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who helped prop up House speaker Newt Gingrich’s primary campaign for months, is now using his millions to help...
6/7/2012
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Gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson and wife to donate $6M to Jewish causes
(Massachusetts) -- Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson on Thursday announced he and his wife Miriam would donate a total of $6 million to three Boston-area Jewish...
6/6/2012
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Adelson Wins Favored Terms for Casino Loans: Corporate Finance
(Wall Street) -- Junk-rated Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS)., the casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is getting investment-grade treatment from banks...
5/29/2012
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Romney to meet with Adelson
(Las Vegas) -- Mitt Romney will meet with Sheldon Adelson - a man who, for many months, helped keep Newt Gingrich's campaign afloat - at a stop in Las Vegas Tuesday...
5/27/2012
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STUTZ: Nevada's richest list includes many with casino ties
(Las Vegas) -- In the age of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement amidst reverberating cries of the "99 percent versus the 1 percent," one has to wonder...
5/20/2012
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Spain's big gamble: could the king of Vegas casinos help fight a jobs crisis?
(Spain) -- It sounds almost too good to be true: at a time when one in four Spaniards are out of work, for the last few months US casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson has been...
4/27/2012
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Adelson: ‘Las Vegas is a core asset. I’m never going to sell it.’
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson says that wherever he finds his fortunes around the globe, he's not forgetting Las Vegas. Speaking Thursday at UNLV, the billionaire...
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RALSTON: Adelson going underground with political money – I smell a Rove – and adamantly against web poker
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson, whose family donated $21.5 million to a SuperPAC backing Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid, said Thursday...
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Sands boss Sheldon Adelson says he learned on the fly
(Las Vegas) -- It's not every day that the nation's seventh-richest billionaire tells college students the secret of his success was "never knowing anything...
4/26/2012
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Plaintiffs agree to arbitration, suspend lawsuits against Adelson
(Las Vegas) -- Agreements have been reached to suspend legal proceedings in three bitterly fought federal lawsuits against casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his...
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Las Vegas Sands does not need S'pore junkets
(Singapore) -- Las Vegas Sands is not interested in working with Singapore-licensed junket operators to bring gamblers to the Marina Bay Sands casino, chief executive...
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LV Sands' Adelson: No need for Singapore junkets
(Singapore) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS +4.22% isn't interested in working with Singapore-licensed junket operators to bring gamblers to its casino there, as the U....
4/19/2012
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Casino Tycoon Bets on Asia Pacific Region Gambling
(Macau) -- Sheldon Adelson is a well-known multi-billionaire who made his money on the gambling market. Adelson’s most recent $4.4 billion investment in Macau is...
4/17/2012
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Adelson donates $5 million to Republican Super PAC
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a major giver to the Newt Gingrich presidential bid, has donated $5 million to a Super PAC supporting Republican...
4/16/2012
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Adelson Rolls the Spanish Dice
(Wall Street) -- Sheldon Adelson didn’t become a billionaire by making bad bets, but his latest announcement raised a few eyebrows even from admirers.
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Coleman-backed super PAC gets $5 million from casino owner
(Washington D.C.) -- A super PAC founded by former Minnesota U.S. Senator Norm Coleman has received a $5 million donation from billionaire casino titan Sheldon Adelson,...
4/11/2012
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Adelson Bids for Asia Dominance With $4 Billion Macau Casino
(Macau) -- Sands China’s, $4 billion integrated resort on Macau’s Cotai Strip that opens on Wednesday could help the Las Vegas headquartered firm challenge...
4/10/2012
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Casino mogul eyes investment in Korea
(South Korea) -- Las Vegas Sands, the world’s largest casino operator, is looking to invest in Korea as it expands business in booming Asian tourism and resort...
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Sands' Adelson plans $35 billion casino-resort in Spain
(Spain) -- U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson said on Wednesday he plans to spend $35 billion on a mini-Las Vegas strip in Spain where he is courting the country's two...
4/6/2012
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Casino mogul Adelson pressures Spain to bend rules for EuroVegas
(Spain) -- American casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has a “vision” of bringing a massive Vegas-style casino complex to Spain and is tempting officials with...
3/29/2012
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Mogul bets on Javits casino
(New York) -- Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Aldelson wants to build a Las Vegas Sands casino-convention complex at the Javits Center — if New York ever...
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Macau casino owners bet everyone wins as Adelson expands
(Macau) -- Sheldon Adelson is adding a fourth casino in Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, drawing almost six times the revenue of the Las Vegas Strip.
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