Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson

entrepreneur
gambling business
🇺🇸United States

Sheldon Gary Adelson was an American businessman, investor, and political donor. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which founded the Marina Bay Sands luxury resort in Singapore, and the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operated The Venetian Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He owned the Israeli free daily newspaper Israel Hayom, the Israeli weekly newspaper Makor Rishon, and the American daily newspaper the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Lifespan
1933 – 2021
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Background

Born in
Boston
Educated at
City College of New YorkRoxbury Memorial High School
Awards
🏆 honorary citizen of Jerusalem🏆 Distinguished Nevadan

Timeline

  • 1933

    Born

    Birth
  • 2021

    Died

    Death

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