And he made at least $25 million in political contributions to Trump, earning him the nickname 'Trump's Patron-in-Chief.
Adelson gave at least $17 million in political contributions to Newt Gingrich during his 2012 presidential campaign, according to The New York Times. The casino tycoon, who was worth an estimated $33 billion before his death, gave millions of dollars in political contributions to high-profile Republican politicians. He passed away from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, according to a statement from Las Vegas Sands, the company he owned.Īdelson was the Las Vegas billionaire behind some of the world's most iconic casinos and hotels, including the Venetian and the Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas and the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore made famous by ' Crazy Rich Asians.' He was the chairman and majority shareholder of the world's largest casino operator, Las Vegas Sands. Sheldon Adelson, owner of the world's largest casino company and a prominent Republican donor, died on January 11 at the age of 87. The third biggest casino operator comes in the form of Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group. It owns two resorts along the most famous casino strip in the world the Las Vegas Strip.
Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. The biggest casino company in the world is the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, who own several casinos in the United States and Asia.
