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BREAKING: Casino Magnate, Philanthropist Sheldon Adelson Passes Away At 87

Ryan Saavedra
BREAKING: Casino Magnate, Philanthropist Sheldon Adelson Passes Away At 87
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Conservative billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a GOP megadonor and power player in the casino-resort industry, passed away in his home on Monday night at the age of 87.

“Adelson founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest gaming corporation, from its inception in 1988,” the Las Vegas Review Journal reported. “He had been on medical leave from the company since Jan. 7 to resume his fight against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he had battled since 2019.”

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