Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP kingmaker, dies

Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He was 87.
Adelson took a leave of absence from Sands last week to resume treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which his aides first disclosed in late February 2019.
He rose from a hardscrabble childhood in Boston to become one of the world's richest men as founder and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) He was Sands' first employee, which has since grown to 50,000 employees.
"His impact on the industry will be everlasting," the company said. Sands' shares opened slightly higher.
Adelson was born August 4, 1933, in Boston. His father, an immigrant from Lithuania, drove a cab, and his mother, whose family came from Wales, ran a small knitting service. He and his siblings slept on the floor of the family's tenement apartment.
Adelson often touted his rags-to-riches story and his determination to claw his way out of poverty.
At age 12, he was selling newspapers on street corners in Boston. By 16, he had invested in candy machines. After a stint in the Army, he continued to run businesses, selling condominiums, working as a mortgage broker, taking a turn as a venture capitalist.
"Despite being the grandson of a Welsh coal miner and the son of a Boston cab driver, I've had the remarkable experience of being part of almost 50 different businesses in my more than 70-year business career," he wrote in the Washington Post piece touting Trump.
His big break came in the late 1970s, when he launched a computer trade show known as Comdex. He sold it in 1995 for nearly $900 million, parlaying that convention business into a casino empire that comprises the properties in Asia, and the upscale Venetian and Palazzo resorts in Las Vegas. His venture became the world's largest casino company.
His properties ranged from the opulent Venetian casino resort in Las Vegas, where visitors can ride in gondolas, to a string of lucrative casinos in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macao.
In October 2020, the company told multiple outlets that it was in "very early discussions" about a possible sale of its Las Vegas properties. He sold Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania in 2019.
In person, Adelson was instantly recognizable for his thinning patch of bright red hair and the electric scooter he rode everywhere. He suffered from peripheral neuropathy, a condition that made walking difficult.
Calling his achievements in the hospitality industry "well-documented," the company said that Adelson's vision "transformed the industry, changed the trajectory of the company he founded, and reimagined tourism" in Las Vegas, Macao and Singapore.
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[@andrewcampbell749]

Perfect timing, just as this vile GOP castle comes crumbling down.

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@isntyourbusiness]

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[@somanyaccountsevenmoreacco9698]

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[@snoozebutton23]

We can only hope. He still has time to screw some more shit up on his way out.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@snoozebutton23 His wife is still around, may she follow her husband to a very hot place where a guy with red horns makes them play Twister.

[@CaliforniaBushman]

ALL the funding is drying up in one week for GOP.

[@Man-ho4oz]

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[@ufosrus]

Not so fast. Maybe he left a big stash for the GOP in his inheritance.

[@Muda_Muda_Muda_Muda__]

Don't forget they lost a Koch brother too.

[@davidsisneroz6483]

WHAT DID HE DO FOR THIS COUNTRY, GAMBLING BAHAHA A JOKE

[@abbyboyone]

big GOP donor bc he believed the GOP would defend Israel at all costs.

[@Man-ho4oz]

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[@jeckjeck3119]

@Robert Alan He Donated to GOP, a terrorist org.

[@davidsisneroz6483]

@Professor Moriarty WHAT DA FICK DOES ISRAEL HAVE TO DO WITH THIS SCUMBAG

[@jeckjeck3119]

@Freedom Eagle 1776 More than trump's;) I'll show you my tax returns after trump will show his.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Look Donald, that's how it's done.

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@LabRat10101]

01:00 "200$ and no bone spurs will get you a long way Donald". -Fred Trump.

[@somanyaccountsevenmoreacco9698]

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[@iamwhite4660]

Booga booga oooga click click voodoo

[@Don-ii4vm]

@0 P I think the "thats how its done" comment was more due to this guy successfully running a casino as opposed to trump who ran them all into the ground.

[@joemama-lq9yx]

Satan has a special space for him

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@albertbrammer9263]

A man who made his fortune from the weaknesses of other people - and Evangelicals are okay with it! They are destined for hell, along with him. And Trump.

[@Sofian375]

You watched too many cartoons, Satan is not in charge of Hell.

[@beedee9534]

@@albertbrammer9263 Evangelic destroyed the Catholic church with lies and bull shit but they to will fall in due time

[@truthoverfacts9254]

I agree, anybody that has a differing opinion is going to meet Satan.

[@kevinmartin173]

Finally now we're just waiting on the last Koch brother 👏

[@somanyaccountsevenmoreacco9698]

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[@bokhans]

Koch brother one gone, next in line soon hopefully and trump and the we can start celebrating!

[@rileyk5228]

@Freedom Eagle 1776 fact he isn't american ups his worth drastically nowadays

[@nurseblacke9168]

How’s he doing? Did he get the vaccine? Hope not

[@jdubbjazzbass]

And hopefully that'll be soon.......

[@AylalikeKaylawithouttheK]

No one sane is sad about this Let's all celebrate!

[@LambsyLamb]

Been waiting a long time for this! I suppose they couldn't get him in to his Michael Jackson oxygen capsule quickly enough?

[@generalfranciscofranco5455]

agree

[@Muda_Muda_Muda_Muda__]

Ayo, you not right lol. XD

[@yolandacreag4351]

Too bad Trump couldn't make money at his casino and be a billionaire

[@grangranii2200]

Agree

[@feebeedoc78]

I don’t believe this man spent a penny that wasn’t in his own interest.

[@IscruCristi]

Exactlyyyyy Loooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@truthoverfacts9254]

Same could be said about you.

[@icyx9268]

@@truthoverfacts9254 actually no i have given alot

[@icyx9268]

@@truthoverfacts9254 facts are just facts fact is fact truth though "truth" is broadly loosely defined usually a lie / delusion that some brute is forcing on everyone else through blatant power

[@darthmader057mmm6]

@@icyx9268 he wasn't talking to you bro

[@Ard.cfc90]

They weren't that poor if the uncle could lend a 12year old $200 🙈

[@Gem-n-life]

Thank you 😂. I’m glad you caught that, as well.

[@politechjunky]

Thats like 1700 dollars in 1950 money

[@iceboi2516]

@@politechjunky facts i know i was thinking same thing what amount is that in that time currency

[@charlief308]

Feels like he made money laudering money for the mob

[@IscruCristi]

Exactlyyyyy Loooooool

[@khalidalotaibi8761]

Well, that's how he and his own thug people icahn and many others made their fortunes

[@oceanbreeze2663]

I'm here to see how many times "Good riddance" has been said

[@truthoverfacts9254]

Liberals fail to practice what they preach, regarding tolerance of 'differing opinions'.

[@icyx9268]

@@truthoverfacts9254 this is NOT "differing" opinions it is an attenmpt to oligarchy and dictatorship if your forcing it on millions through your resources that you've been handed because lets Not lie to ourselves this amount of cash is pure luck

[@NotIfWhen]

I hope he is not too hot. Just kidding. Hope it is really hot.

[@Man-ho4oz]

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[@sethmorgenroth6784]

@Professor Moriarty To be fair, no one should believe in the abrahamic hell. It’s sadistic to do so.

[@plutoisaplanet6781]

@Professor Moriarty no Christians believe in hell

[@truthoverfacts9254]

HeHe, you made a funny, about a persons death you politically disagree with.

[@NotIfWhen]

@@truthoverfacts9254 right a funny. A joke. It’s a great way to relive some of the anxiety you feel. To be clear if there is a hell I hope no actual person goes their. But then again it’s not up to me.

[@bokhans]

That is something to celebrate. That was an awful evil man. 🤮

[@Man-ho4oz]

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[@sethmorgenroth6784]

@Freedom Eagle 1776 Oh don’t act so innocent. No one on this forsaken planet is innocent.

[@cookiecola5852]

@Freedom Eagle 1776, maybe you should read what the word coward really means, instead of spewing rubbish😃

[@alexanderwes5204]

Agreed on that one 👍🏻

[@ketoqueenyo2431]

First good news in 2021. Make space in hell.

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@h.shirazi7275]

Senate went blue was first good news of 2021

[@truthoverfacts9254]

I also feel better now, one less person on earth that I disagree with their opinions. Let's do a dance in the graveyard!

[@Brian-_]

"It is what it is"

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@Alexandra31T]

Live your life so when you die, people don't react to your death like people are in this comment section

[@iceboi2516]

haha so true

[@wolfman8449]

lmao he tried to pull a trump "I was dirt poor blah blah" "I borrowed 200 dollars from my uncle" 200 smackers back when he was a kid was a huge deal

[@AmiNa-nw5ld]

And to buy what? Newspapers

[@ninij9692]

Yeah that's when rent was like $40 a month and that was for a nice place. The median house value was $7,000. (In the 1950s) And you just stumbled onto the reason why the old ass senators thought people could catch up on bills with $600. They've lost touch with reality in the cost of living in today's world.

[@sofakings2pid]

how much of his money is in Mitch's bank acct. 👉💰💰💰💰 🐢 💰💰💰💰

[@cookiecola5852]

should be confiscated

[@wfpbwfpb]

Haha. Omg you’re right. Fuck the repuglikkkan party

[@bri0332]

If this guy supports trump I don’t feel sorry for him.

[@gljm]

My mother said to never speak ill of the dead , so ....................................

[@adityapanja]

My mother didn't say any such thing, I can be your proxy to comment. Mom will understand.

[@allenlewis9863]

The Devil always gets his own in the end

[@gagatube]

Casino mogul? So he was a mob boss... good riddance!

[@lilakibler2762]

"Oh he passed away? Aww, alright!" -Wendy Williams

[@lillianrock7849]

That's the perfect quote for this 🤣🤣

[@lee7701]

Judging by all the comments this was a very highly thought of man 😂

[@unifiedvision999]

Things gonna get hot for that old boy now.

[@javieraravena3972]

as the temperature is set at 142 nonillion degrees Celsius

[@iceboi2516]

@@javieraravena3972 👹👺😈👿🤡😤🤬💀☠🤞✌🤟🤘👅🖕@him👉👴🛻👴🛻👴🛻👴👴👴👴🏭♨♨♨♨ 🧯🚫🧯🚫🧯🚫🧯🚫🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬⛽⛽⛽⛽⛽⛽⛽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🫀❤‍🔥 🏭🏭🏭🏭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌this is what happen to him lol

[@mrpusser0348]

Oh dear , how sad , never mind !

[@jacks7561]

No love loss here.

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@ninij9692]

@@niroshapriyadarsahani2877 why are you calling every single person in the comments section a witch? Maybe you mean watch? Either way it's still spamming...

[@wilferes07]

This guy with all the respect wont be missed!!

[@ghaziabu-dayyeh602]

you mean with all the disrespect ?

[@javieraravena3972]

he doesn't deserve any respect

[@icyx9268]

@@javieraravena3972 *doesn't*

[@javieraravena3972]

@@icyx9268 sorry it was a typo that i didn't realise

[@tommyjalapeno9169]

YAY, the world has lost nothing

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@jaylove6800]

Absolutely!

[@OUTL4WZ]

He ruined so many lives with gambling.

[@missano3856]

Why the hagiography for a goddamn monster?

[@Parasmunt]

Because this is corporate America this channel.

[@bam4966]

I love the hypocrisy of "Conservatives" taking political donations from a casino owner.

[@mrmark8603]

You WILL NOT BE MISSED!

[@javieraravena3972]

exactly

[@MarilenaVazquez]

This person was extremely corrupt. I won't miss him.

[@zacharycollins6548]

And people say the news has no uplifting stories.

[@IscruCristi]

Exactlyyyyy Loooooool

[@truthoverfacts9254]

Liberals do not practice what they preach, in regards to tolerating others with 'differing opinions.'

[@liampalmer8729]

Heard he was asked to describe what kind of casino owner Trump was.... at least he died laughing

[@williamrosenberg3218]

Sheldon's racisim towards asian people and hispanic people was appalling

[@greatclantoni]

So what’s everyone doing this weekend?

[@club4ghz]

Dying from the vaccines

[@shemulahmed10]

Nothing much, hbu?

[@jamesluallen3550]

Being of help and restoring my community, with zero help from the GOP.

[@andyalexisvasquez4082]

Work

[@ninij9692]

@@club4ghz I haven't heard any cases of anyone dying from the vaccine yet, but the United States has OVER 390,000 of our family members dead from the virus that the vaccine will help eliminate.

[@larrypahl1012]

He got to hear eternal condemnation yesterday! Baruch haShem, a demoniac descends.

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@chadliterutherford9198]

Vote Republican -> Israel First Vote Democrat -> Israel First Vote with weapons -> We the People

[@billyybarra8682]

Another one bites the dust 👋

[@jaylove6800]

🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@fLanycz]

and with his donations to the GOP, he made sure that every child in America got a chance to grow up just like he, in complete and utter poverty

[@iceboi2516]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@topsyfulwell]

Ah yes the old Charlottesville chant - Jews will not replace us except for the rich Republican ones...

[@donaldtrumplost1477]

Just in time

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@lorenmorgan2010]

Don't support anything Republican. Its always about the money for them at the expense of the morality and human decency!

[@karn5019]

Totally unnecessary Bernie insert there. Integrity is in low supply these days. You know this. So support the guy.

[@HoustonHitta16]

Who still waiting for their 600 stimulus money Direct Deposit ??

[@josephinebournes8212]

I got my direct deposit on January 2nd

[@Gscalenut]

Money does not buy immortality.

[@truthoverfacts9254]

I hate him too, since he is more successful than me.

[@cultureal9544]

Thank you god for this great news

[@mrbillsrecords]

I won't speak ill of the dead.

[@floorsbychrisable]

"What drives me is..." GREEEEEEED

[@9753flyer]

"it is what it is" Good riddance to bad rubbish

[@gtfout6105]

Oh well

[@vasily2022]

Not proud of what I am about to say, but: The world became a slightly better place.

[@a.barker7792]

There goes Trump's biggest beneficiary and donor. Another loss for TRUMP.

[@anthonydstjohn]

Thank God he is exactly where belongs. Now let's pray for George Soros to visit him as soon as possible.

[@HelloSirHowCanIScamYouToday]

Amen, add John Bolton on the list.

[@ChanahsCreativeEdits]

He bet on Red 2020 and Lost!!!!!

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@Skeptical2424]

He died in upset that his millions in donations were wasted without achieving his evil plans

[@DoodTuber]

The world is a better place now.

[@user-or7ji5hv8y]

Hard to respect people who make their billions from casino.

[@420thebass]

Why do the good always die young

[@pennyragan8244]

I wonder how disappointed he was in trump.

[@redbarchetta8782]

"I don't care do you?"

[@ISYMFS863]

Finally some good news.

[@bigtime8907]

Family had less than a rag but could borrow $200 as a 12 year old in 1946. Hmmm...very contradictory

[@COPKALA]

What, he succeeded in a place were trump failed!!!! I thought were trump failed nobody could succeed....

[@McLKeith]

In 2016, Adelson gave $80 million to the Republican Party.

[@CEngelbrecht]

His last words: *"What have I done?!"*

[@bigd7121]

With the billions left to his wife, she now free to be with a young stud. All is well!!!!

[@TheValhalla1989]

Embodiment of evil.

[@Iniamelendez]

Who really cares? He was a Trump supporter. 😡

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Now is a bad time for the GOP to lose their major donors. They must be sweating.

[@earthynomad7160]

This is the best news ever. He's gone at last

[@tonyaguilera6598]

He was a major part of the “problem”

[@safiya9504]

His wife is also a major part of the problem, and she is still around. She is the one that made Sheldon an anti muslim extremist who want to destroy millions of Iranian families through a nuclear war.

[@okeoke4697]

I may be wrong, but he did not look honest.

[@vardasarnat]

“If you have a serious problem - the way to deal with it to legislate that it doesn’t exist” or to establish a newspaper that repeats its absence - this is what this dangerous gambler did in Israel - the supporter of the criminal Netanyaho who’s charged with theft lies and deceiving. Why do you do the same with comments that express the truth ? what’s in it for you ?

[@JORDANLEWISFILM]

End of an era

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@thompaulson5152]

That rug fucks me up, u think it jumped off , like "I'm free"

[@pamelahampton9852]

Underrated comment.

[@akaJughead]

Oh no, an oligarch has died, I'm so sad....

[@javieraravena3972]

hahaha good one

[@Brianplays2]

Deutsche bank divorces trump, Adelson finally takes a dirt nap, and a second Impeachment? Oh, I'm so tired of all the "winning"!😆

[@mikeyang6003]

Who's gonna continue to write tens of millions $$$ cheques for the GOP?

[@detroi9387]

This man is an example of having a rich mind even though you start from being poor.

[@potatomatop9326]

He sounds like trump lol. I'd rather have him over trump but biden's the way to go.

[@robertmiller32]

Actually Biden is terrible too but far better than Trump or any republican. I am happy Biden won but do not think for a second he will lift a finger to actually help the American people he is bought and payed for bye the corporate establishment.

[@harryjohnstone1306]

@@robertmiller32 Lets look at Biden's tax plan for starters good enough for now, might want to restate your opinion after reading it

[@robertmiller32]

@@harryjohnstone1306 I highly doubt it will change my opinion of a corporate owned puppet.

[@harryjohnstone1306]

@@robertmiller32 If you make less than $400k you are totally golden. t also saves social security so we can take that ridiculous excuse away from the koch-heads. rate staes the same to 137k - nothing between 137 and 400k then back to rate over 400k generous child tax credits, earned income, etc. to equalize some of the wealth inequality, and a bonus of 600 for kids under six. Replaces the $15k first time homebuyer credit and racthets corporate back to what it was before trump's wall street give away. The only place I can see the common man get hurt with it is sell a house and cash out the cash instead of reinvest it - capital gains. that's about it, otherwise? It's a tremendous and beautiful tax plan like the world has never seen before (if you aren't 'struggling to get by on $400k) taxfoundation.org/joe-biden-tax-plan-2020/ Cheers

[@robertmiller32]

@@harryjohnstone1306 I have to admit that is far better than i expected i never bothered to look because i did not expect anything good from a corporate sellout. I only voted for him because Trump i wanted Bernie but they could have ran a ham sandwich against Trump and i would have voted for it.

[@yourbigheadcousin5434]

Ha ha Trump's second impeachment was too much for him to take.

[@hogdog567]

To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish

[@Heretowatchstuff]

This is why they are begging so bad for unity. This party is dead.

[@theluckyboy9843]

Heart felt condolences, we really feel great to be part of sands China Macau team member

[@toddytapperswilhelm6374]

You should've showed Trump how to make a Casino profitable. Actually I'm pretty sure Trump purposely think his casino so that he wouldn't have to pay taxes for 10 years

[@gusposey8218]

Good news. It's nice when evil people die.

[@ralfgottfridhansson3127]

Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out!

[@AmySorrellMusic]

He put tons of money into fighting cannabis legalization. I know plenty of sick people heaving a sigh of relief that the last big funder of the drug war finally died...after losing to a plant.

[@13th.Assassin]

Now he's in the grave. Knowing the truth about his creator, wishing to come back and give it up all for the true faith of God.

[@Locrian08]

His family was poor, but his uncle had $200 to lend him in the 1940s? BS. That would have been like $1000 when I was growing up (and $2800 today). Many of us don't have families who could loan us $1-2k.

[@fardmaurice6617]

Solimani is waiting for him.

[@THEDARKSIDECUTHERE]

He leaned nothing from his past except to be crypt legally or illegally through politics. Taking advantage of the little guy that’s a Republican. for you.

[@danopticon]

I hope, before he died, Sheldon Adelson understood how corrupting his influence had been - not only in the USA, but across Israel - and that he repented appropriately. He didn’t have time to atone and make amends, but perhaps his successors will… and can someday be forgiven.

[@jamesstewart7224]

His money could feed America!!! GREED!!!

[@mainman2256]

Womp womp

[@niroshapriyadarsahani2877]

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[@Pixx2266]

So.. What y'all doing this weekend?

[@tonyaguilera6598]

The one debt that Ol’ Shelly couldn’t “repay”

[@stevesh4148]

Hell is having a red carpet event

[@stefordlucky6056]

Milked the US. Buried in Israel.😁