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Bribes, Chinese Mob Ties Alleged at Casino of Gingrich Money Man
The casino company run by the principal financial backer of Newt Gingrich's presidential bid, Sheldon Adelson, has been under criminal investigation for the last year by the Department of Justice and the Securities Exchange Commission for alleged bribery of foreign officials, according to corporate documents.  Sheldon Adelson5/20/2012
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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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Sheldon Adelson meets with Romney backers, says Newt Gingrich is ‘at the end of his line’
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul who has played a prime role in funding Newt Gingrich’s presidential ambitions, now...
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Sheldon Adelson on Rick Santorum: ‘I don’t want him to run my country’
(Washington D.C.) -- In some of his first public comments on the presidential race, Las Vegas Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson candidly described GOP presidential hopeful...
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Macau Casinos Bet on Winning as Adelson Expands: Retail
(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. The...
3/28/2012
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Gingrich financial supporter says he's "at the end of his line"
(USA) -- As Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich downsized his campaign operation amid money woes, his largest financial supporter, Sheldon Adelson, said the...
3/27/2012
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Casino billionaire expected to move millions to GOP groups
(Washington D.C.) -- Multibillionaire Sheldon Adelson and his family, who have kept the flagging presidential candidacy of Newt Gingrich alive, seem poised to send...
3/26/2012
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COOLICAN: Millions for Newt Gingrich? Sheldon Adelson’s money could have been better spent
(Las Vegas) -- Local kajillionaire Sheldon Adelson spent $16.5 million to help his friend Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign, and I think we can say with...
3/19/2012
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For A Personal Cause, Casino Owner Bets On Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- One of the defining elements of the 2012 presidential campaign is money. Not that the candidates themselves have raised all that much; except for...
3/13/2012
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U.S. billionaire faces $375-million lawsuit over Macau casino
(Macau) -- Las Vegas Sands, the casino operator controlled by the billionaire Sheldon G. Adelson and his family, is facing a new, $375-million lawsuit over how the...
3/5/2012
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Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Opposes Online Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Opposes Online PokerIn 2011, Sheldon Gary Adelson was listed in Forbes as the world’s 16th wealthiest man with $21.5...
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Gingrich Donor Adelson Sees Fortune Drop
(Wall Street) -- Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp., lost $680 million after China announced its lowest...
3/2/2012
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Adelson 'Prepared' to Testify Against Online Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Billionaire casino titan Sheldon Adelson recently told Politico that he’s “prepared” to testify to Congress that he’s...
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Campaigns can push mega donors’ pet causes
(Washington D.C.) -- Friess said he gives to help candidates when “I believe they have the best interest of our country at heart. And I never ask anybody for...
3/1/2012
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Sheldon Adelson Top U.S. Earner Under Obama
(Las Vegas) -- Casino mogul and online gaming critic Sheldon Adelson has made $21.6 billion during President Barack Obama’s time in the White House, according to...
2/26/2012
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Gingrich's Billionaire Sugar Daddy Wants Casinos In NY
(New York) -- Billionaire casino magnate and Newt Gingrich's human life preserver Sheldon Adelson wants to build casinos in New York should he ever get the chance.
2/22/2012
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Casino mogul ‘might’ give $100 million to help Newt Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- The billionaire casino mogul whose massive donations to a ‘super PAC’ have kept alive the presidential ambitions of Newt Gingrich is...
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The Billion Dollar Bet
(Las Vegas) -- Near default three years ago, Sheldon Adelson has made more money than anyone in America since, dominating Chinese gambling--and U.S. politics. A full-...
2/21/2012
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Billionaire Newt-Backer: I May Give $100 Million
(Washington D.C.) -- Sheldon Adelson, whose family has so far donated roughly $11 million to the Super PAC funding Newt Gingrich, says he’s against rich people...
2/20/2012
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Adelson Donations Dominate Super PAC Supporting Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- The latest campaign-finance report from Winning Our Future, a Super PAC that supports Newt Gingrich, confirmed what many already knew: The group has...
2/19/2012
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Adelsons may donate $20 million to Newt Gingrich after all
(Las Vegas) -- Some political observers laughed it off when it was reported that Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson had promised to spend $20 million to help elect...
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Commentary: Adelson and Santorum Agree on Gambling
(USA) -- Last Thursday, Jim Geraghty speculated at National Review that Sheldon Adelson might have a business motive for his preferences in the Republican presidential...
2/18/2012
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Adelson plans new $10M donation to Gingrich super PAC -- sources
(USA) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's faltering campaign is expected to get another shot in the arm, CBS News has learned. Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon...
2/17/2012
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Billionaire expected to chip in $10 million for Gingrich campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino owner Sheldon Adelson is expected to send another $10 million donation within days to the outside group that has provided life support to...
2/8/2012
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The criminal probe of Sheldon Adelson's casino empire
(Washington D.C.) -- It's never good for the candidate when a big donor runs afoul of the law - as President Barack Obama learned this week: his campaign returned...
2/7/2012
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Meet the woman behind Sheldon Adelson
(Las Vegas) -- Miriam Adelson is not your average billionaire's wife. In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the medical doctor, businesswoman and philanthropist...
2/6/2012
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Is Adelson About To Jump Ship?
(Washington D.C.) -- Newt Gingrich's most generous backer may be losing faith in the former Speaker's survivability in the race for the GOP presidential...
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Adelson Cashes In on Turnaround at Sands
(Wall Street) -- While the political world is placing bets on where Sheldon Adelson will put his next large campaign contribution, the billionaire is enjoying the spoils...
2/5/2012
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Adelson Cashes In on Turnaround at Sands
(Las Vegas) -- While the political world is placing bets on where Sheldon Adelson will put his next large campaign contribution, the billionaire is enjoying the spoils...
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Gingrich Patron Could Have a Plan B: Romney
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he...
2/4/2012
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Column: Newt Gingrich Better Choice for Gamblers
(USA) -- Following the Florida primary it’s evident that only two candidates have a legitimate shot at winning the Republican nomination. Mitt Romney is the clear...
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How the gambling industry has made Newt Gingrich a viable candidate
(USA) -- Casino billionaire Sheldon Anderson has had more raw impact on the 2012 GOP presidential contest than any other person in the United States, via his donations...
2/2/2012
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Casino mogul backing Newt Gingrich plays his own game
(Las Vegas) -- On a Strip packed with colorful, sometimes controversial gambling titans, Sheldon Adelson plays politics a little differently from the rest.
1/31/2012
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Sheldon Adelson’s Family Members Funded Half Of Newt Super PAC’s 2011 Haul
(Washington D.C.) -- Three Las Vegas residents and non-blood relatives of casino executive Sheldon Adelson who describe themselves as “self-employed” gave a...
1/30/2012
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Report: Adelson's Company Investigated for Bribery
(Washington D.C.) -- The casino company owned by American billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been under federal...
1/29/2012
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Gingrich Deflects Questions About a Big Supporter’s Casino Interests
(Florida) -- The possibility of gambling exploding across Florida has worried many on the religious right, and they questioned Newt Gingrich on Saturday about his...
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Report: Adelson under criminal investigation for alleged bribery of foreign officials
(Israel) -- American billionaire, close ally of Netanyahu, and main donor to Gingrich's campaign has been under federal investigation for his casino empire's...
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Sheldon Adelson: How will his support help or hinder Newt Gingrich in Nevada?
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson’s vast wealth has been a life raft for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid.
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STUTZ: Despite Adelson support, Gingrich's position on gaming not really clear
(Las Vegas) -- A political action committee supporting the presidential run of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has taken $10 million in donations from Las Vegas Sands...
1/28/2012
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Column: Newt Gingrich, Bought and Paid for?
(USA) -- Much has been made in the GOP campaign of Mitt Romney and his alleged tax shelters in foreign banks, and rightly so. If there is even a hint of impropriety it...
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Gingrich Deflects Questions About a Big Supporter’s Casino Interests
(Florida) -- The possibility of gambling exploding across Florida has worried many on the religious right, and they questioned Newt Gingrich on Saturday about his...
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Gingrich's billionaire campaign backer under federal investigation after lawsuit alleges he hushed possible ties to Chinese organized crime
(USA) -- The billionaire casino mogul who has breathed new life into Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign with millions of dollars in donations is facing a federal...
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Helped by $10m from casino magnate, Gingrich says gambling is a "worry."
(Florida) -- Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign has gotten a $10 million boost thanks to cash from Las Vegas Sands gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife,...
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Sheldon, Who? Gingrich Keeps Big Money Donor Sheldon Adelson At A Distance
(Florida) -- Though Sheldon Adelson is largely bankrolling the effort to make Newt Gingrich the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, Gingrich says the only...
1/27/2012
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Sands CEO backs Gingrich and a Miami casino
(Florida) -- What does Newt Gingrich have in common with a proposed downtown Miami casino? Both are being backed by the same man: Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson.
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Bribes, Chinese Mob Ties Alleged at Casino of Gingrich Money Man
(Washington D.C.) -- The casino company run by the principal financial backer of Newt Gingrich's presidential bid, Sheldon Adelson, has been under criminal...
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Column: Winning Our Future, Gambling With Democracy
(USA) -- With financial and political interests ranging from Las Vegas to Israel to China, Sheldon Adelson, who is bankrolling the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, is...
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Gingrich donor is casino mogul, Israeli hardliner
(Georgia) -- He's an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation. And the self-proclaimed...
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Gingrich funder isn't trying to 'buy' the presidency, aide says
(USA) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul bankrolling Newt Gingrich’s super PAC isn’t trying to “buy” a presidency, his top...
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''Newt's Moon Casino''
(California) -- Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich has made an out of this world campaign promise. By the end of his second term in office (ha ha) he will...
1/26/2012
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Casino mogul donates $10 million to political action committee backing Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- He's an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation. And the self-...
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Southern Baptist leader queasy over Newt's casino haul
(Georgia) -- A top official with the Southern Baptist Convention said it's troubling that a casino magnate's $10 million is funding much of the effort to make...
1/25/2012
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Who Is Sheldon Adelson, the Gingrich Super PAC's Billionaire Backer?
(Washington D.C.) -- The shadowy billionaire bankrolling Newt Gingrich's super PAC is a Las Vegas casino magnate who's given tens of millions to Republican and...
1/17/2012
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RALSTON: Adelson vs. the Establishment — again
(Las Vegas) -- In 1998, Sheldon Adelson put his money where his ideology was and rolled snake eyes. The Las Vegas Sands chairman set out to change the composition of a...
1/12/2012
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Billionaire Adelson donates $5 million to help Gingrich but does not want publicity
(Washington D.C.) -- With a $5 million donation to a group backing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson has just given the...
1/10/2012
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BLOG: Gambling magnate's $5m to air docu-ad trashing 'ruthless' Mitt Romney is all about helping friend, Newt Gingrich
(Florida) -- Sheldon Adelson, one of most-generous Republican contributors, easily stroked a $5 million check to a secretive political committee that's about to air...
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Casino mogul fuels Gingrich’s offensive
(Massachusetts) -- The financial lifeline for Newt Gingrich’s 11th-hour attack on his top rival comes from an old friend who climbed from poverty in Dorchester to...
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Meet the Billionaire Who Wants to Help Newt Gingrich Destroy Mitt Romney
(Washington D.C.) -- Newt Gingrich may not be able to win the Republican presidential nomination, but with the help of a wealthy casino magnate with powerful allies...
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