Sheldon Adelson, Casino Tycoon Who Financed Republicans, Dies | The State
Republican politicians lost one of their biggest donors on Monday.
Sheldon Adelson, a casino mogul and one of the country’s most influential Republican donors, has died at age 87 of complications related to cancer, his company reported Tuesday Las Vegas Sands.
Adelson, the son of a taxi driver, built a global gambling empire with casinos in Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas.
“His impact on the industry will last forever (…) He transformed the industry, changed the trajectory of the company that founded and reimagined tourism,” the company, with more than 50,000 employees, said in a statement.
Adelson was considered one of the richest men in the world with an estimated fortune of $ 40 billion.
He was one of the first major American donors to support the 2016 candidacy of Donald Trump, of whom he was a close friend, and his influence in the Conservative movement spanned years.
The White House issued a statement on Tuesday in which Trump and his wife, Melania, conveyed their condolences to Adelson’s wife and family.
“Sheldon was a strong supporter of our great ally, andl State of Israel. He relentlessly advocated for moving the US embassy to Israel, the recognition of Israeli sovereignty of the Golan Heights and the search for peace between Israel and its neighbors. Sheldon gave himself to his family, his country, and everyone who knew him. The world has lost a great man. We will miss him, ”the statement said.
One of his main causes was the defense of Israel, and he was among the main guests in 2018 at the opening ceremony of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, promoted by Trump.
The Venetian, the emblem of his empire
The casino The Venetian, in Las Vegas, will remain as one of the great exponents of Adelson’s concept of combining gambling and tourism: a congress, hotel and gambling center on the Las Vegas Strip adorned in the Venetian style, full of restaurants along canals and papier-mâché monuments.
Deepest condolences to the Venetian / Palazzo Family RIP
Sheldon Adelson@LasVegasSands @PalazzoVegas @VenetianVegas pic.twitter.com/UQBGjQCqaL– | (@EdgarArana) January 12, 2021
Adelson, born in Boston in 1933 and who started out selling newspapers, was the owner of Las Vegas Review-Journal, the only major newspaper that endorsed Trump’s candidacy in 2016.
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