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Sands chief sweats over Spanish bet
American billionaire Sheldon Adelson is hesitating before placing his bet on a Las Vegas-style casino in Spain in the midst of a spiralling eurozone debt crisis.  EuroVegas2/8/2013
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'EuroVegas' gambling complex to be built near Madrid after £8.3bn secured
(Spain) -- After the first stone is laid late this year it will become one of Europe's biggest building sites, creating tens of thousands of jobs in recession-hit...
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'Eurovegas' mega-casino approved in Spain, opposition grows
(Spain) -- A sprawling gambling resort near Spain's capital is due to create thousands of much-needed jobs when it opens in 2017, but opponents question the economic...
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Details to Las Vegas Sands 'EuroVegas' project unveiled
(Spain) -- A multibillion-dollar "EuroVegas" casino resort will be built in the outskirts of Madrid, hopefully bringing much-needed jobs and investment,...
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Europe gets its own Vegas! Giant casino complex the size of 750 football pitches to be built in suburbs of Madrid
(Spain) -- A £19 billion 'EuroVegas' casino resort the size of 750 football pitches is to be built in Spain. The huge complex on the outskirts of Madrid...
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Las Vegas Sands confirms Madrid mega-casino dig
(Spain) -- US firm Las Vegas Sands said Friday it was set to go ahead with building a huge casino near Madrid, which could create hundreds of thousands of jobs at a time...
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Mitt Romney's backer to build huge £18bn 'EuroVegas' resort outside Madrid
(Spain) -- At a time when 26 per cent of Spaniards are unemployed, on paper it could hardly be better news: the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Madrid’s government...
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Spain's Alcorcon Town Chosen for EuroVegas Resort
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands casinos and Madrid officials have chosen the town of Alcorcon on the outskirts of the Spanish capital as the site for the multibillion-dollar...
10/19/2012
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Construction of “Eurovegas” to start in December 2013
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands President Sheldon Adelson announced on Tuesday that the firm has attracted sufficient funding to begin construction of mega-casino complex...
10/16/2012
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Sands aims to start Madrid casino complex in 2013
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp has attracted sufficient funding to start building its new casino complex in Madrid in December 2013, the company said yesterday.
10/15/2012
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Spanish casinos bet on rebirth through Eurovegas
(Spain) -- A U.S. tycoon's plan for a massive "Eurovegas" near Madrid might look like a terrifying prospect for Spain's existing casinos, but the...
10/5/2012
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Not everyone in Spain eager to wager on EuroVegas
(Spain) -- American billionaire, casino mogul and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson has a new project: a $35 billion gambling megacity in Europe. He has chosen debt-...
10/4/2012
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Las Vegas Sands Seeks Political, Financial Backing For EuroVegas [sub req'd]
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands now needs to secure implementing regulations and outside financing so it can proceed with Europe’s largest ever resort-casino...
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Not Everyone In Spain Eager To Wager On EuroVegas
(Spain) -- U.S. casino mogul, billionaire and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson has chosen debt-ridden Spain as the location for a $35 billion European gambling megacity...
9/28/2012
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FAHRENKOPF: Casino in Madrid will be a boon
(Washington D.C.) -- It is difficult to see why, in a time of unprecedented economic turmoil for Spain and Europe, Mr Caldwell would demonise an entire industry that has...
9/23/2012
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EuroVegas and Barcelona World Are Coming to Spain
(Spain) -- Spanish tourism is set to get a boost in the coming decades thanks to the development of two brand new resorts - the Eurovegas casino in Madrid and the aptly...
9/19/2012
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Madrid Casino to Boost Tourism by $19 Billion, Sainz Says
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)’s plan to build Europe’s largest casino complex in Madrid would boost tourist spending there by 15 billion euros ($19....
9/18/2012
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Spain considers Vegas-like project to jumpstart flagging economy
(Spain) -- Billionaire American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has a plan to jumpstart Spain's slow economy: Vegas. No, he's not taking the national fortune to...
9/16/2012
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COLUMN: EuroVegas is a gamble not worth taking
(Spain) -- The Madrid regional authority, controlled by the Popular party of the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, announced this week it had been chosen as the site...
9/14/2012
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Las Vegas-Casino enters Europe.
(Spain) -- It is probably the largest hotel investment of all times in Europe: The Las Vegas Sands Corporation selected the Spanish Capital Madrid as location for the...
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Column: EuroVegas is a gamble not worth taking
(UK) -- The Madrid regional authority, controlled by the Popular party of the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, announced this week it had been chosen as the site...
9/13/2012
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Spain Looks To Annual $19bn Casino Boost For Economy
(Spain) -- Back in June, Spain issued its first wave of online gambling licenses as the cash strapped country with a contracting economy and a 25% unemployment rate...
9/12/2012
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BLOG: The Casino Is Coming to Town
(Spain) -- On Friday, the American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson announced that he’d chosen Madrid over Barcelona to host EuroVegas, a multibillion-dollar casino...
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Madrid Casino to Boost Tourism by $19 Billion, Sainz Says
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)’s plan to build Europe’s largest casino complex in Madrid would boost tourist spending there by 15 billion euros ($19....
9/11/2012
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Analyst: Chances 'low' that Las Vegas Sands will complete 'Eurovegas'
(Spain) -- Chances are "low" that Las Vegas Sands Corp. will complete a $22 billion gaming complex in Madrid, a gaming analyst says. The casino operator...
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Spain's Vegas Plan Promises Jobs, Opposition
(Spain) -- An American magnate's decision to build a megacasino on Madrid's outskirts is being welcomed by Spanish officials as the best break in years for the...
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U.S. casino mogul Adelson gambles on Madrid as site of EuroVegas
(Spain) -- Billionaire casino mogul and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has decided on the Spanish capital as the location to build EuroVegas, a $21-billion European gambling...
9/10/2012
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'EuroVegas' to rise in Madrid as Sheldon Adelson signs casino deal
(Spain) -- Half a dozen casinos and 12 huge hotels are expected to emerge from farmland around Madrid over the coming decade after the gambling billionaire Sheldon...
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Madrid chosen as location for 'EuroVegas'
(Spain) -- The Spanish capital was revealed as the casino giant's preferred location over its arch-rival city, Barcelona, after a lengthily bidding battle for the...
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Madrid welcomes being chosen as location for EuroVegas gambling resort
(Spain) -- The decision by Las Vegas Sands to choose Madrid for a big “EuroVegas” casino project was welcomed by city officials, but potential obstacles...
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Sands Confirms Madrid Project But Finance Issues Remain [sub req'd]
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands has confirmed its plan to build a EuroVegas casino resort in Madrid, but the gambling giant has left big unanswered questions on how the...
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Spain super-casino is no safe bet
(Spain) -- Madrid has been chosen for plans by U.S firm, Las Vegas Sands, to build a casino complex that would bring 200,000 jobs, but while chairman, Sheldon Adelson...
9/7/2012
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Sands chooses Madrid for potential resort complex
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp., as expected, on Friday identified Madrid as the preferred location for a proposed European megaresort complex.
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Sands picks Madrid for 'EuroVegas' project
(Spain) -- Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. picked Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar Spainish gambling resort project dubbed "EuroVegas."
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Sands taps Madrid as preferred locale for 'Eurovegas'
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced late Friday it had selected Madrid as the preferred location to build its planned $22 billion "Eurovegas"...
9/6/2012
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Madrid odds on to win Las Vegas Sands mega-casino
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands' planned gambling complex in Spain will likely be built in Madrid after Barcelona failed in its bid to attract a project which will see...
8/20/2012
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Spain still dreams of mega-casino despite U.S. probes
(Spain) -- U.S investigations have not dampened enthusiasm for Las Vegas Sands Corp in Madrid and Barcelona, as the cities vie to host a gambling complex the casino firm...
8/15/2012
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Casino Plan Runs Into Opposition in Spain
(Spain) -- The legal troubles of the American casino mogul Sheldon G. Adelson in the United States and Macau are fueling opposition to his plans to build a casino and...
8/6/2012
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Gambling with the future: Spaniards weigh EuroVegas
(Spain) -- Laid-off businesspeople in designer clothes eating in soup kitchens. Young people flocking to study German in the hope of emigrating. Frantic regional...
7/16/2012
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A slice of Vegas in Spain stirs controversy
(Spain) -- It sounds like the answer to the prayers of the Spanish government. A multi-billion-dollar gambling complex led by an American tycoon who promises to bring...
6/28/2012
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LVS Needs Incentives and Financing For EuroVegas Dream
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands will need bank financing and regulatory change to convince it to build a giant Las Vegas-style casino complex in Spain after the gaming giant...
6/27/2012
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'Eurovegas' in jeopardy as Adelson balks on Spain bid
(Spain) -- Even as Madrid and Barcelona vie with each other to lure the Las Vegas Sands chief executive, the lack of financing from banks swamped with bad loans from a...
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Crisis fuels uncertainty over ‘Eurovegas’ plans
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands’ chief operating officer Michael Leven visited Spain this week to discuss the plans with authorities in the cities of Madrid and...
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Eurovegas' in jeopardy as Adelson balks on Spain bid
(Spain) -- American billionaire Sheldon Adelson is hesitating before placing his bet on a Las Vegas-style casino in Spain in the midst of a spiralling eurozone debt...
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Madrid pledges to overturn smoking ban to attract €17bn EuroVegas casino
(Spain) -- The president of the Madrid's regional government has said she would be willing to overturn a ban on smoking, in the latest salvo in a war between Spain...
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Sands chief sweats over Spanish bet
(Spain) -- American billionaire Sheldon Adelson is hesitating before placing his bet on a Las Vegas-style casino in Spain in the midst of a spiralling eurozone debt...
6/26/2012
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Crisis puts Spain's Eurovegas casino in doubt
(Spain) -- The eurozone crisis and financing problems have cast a shadow on plans to build a giant Las Vegas-inspired casino complex in Madrid or Barcelona, Michael...
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Las Vegas Sands to unveil EuroVegas site in September
(Spain) -- Las Vegas Sands will reveal in September which of Spain's two largest cities, Barcelona or Madrid, it will choose for its massive EuroVegas casino and...
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PHOTO: People hold up placards during a protest against the "EuroVegas" project in Madrid's Puerta del Sol
(Spain) -- People hold up placards during a protest against the "EuroVegas" project in Madrid's Puerta del Sol June 26, 2012. Las Vegas Sands will reveal...
6/25/2012
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Las Vegas Sands lets Madrid, Barcelona dangle in casino bid
(Spain) -- Less than three months after the firm promised a decision in April or May, Las Vegas Sands president and chief operating officer Mike Leven told a news...
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