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    Adelson, billionaire casino owner and GOP megadonor, dies at 87

    by Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times Jan 12, 2021 5 minutes

    Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson, whose faux Venetian palaces drew gamblers eager to beat the odds and Republican candidates eager to win campaign jackpots, has died. He was 87.

    His death was confirmed by his wife, Miriam Adelson. Adelson was being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his company disclosed in early 2019.

    Adelson was listed by Forbes magazine in 2020 as the 19th-richest American, with holdings estimated at $29.8 billion. After he took his Las Vegas Sands Corp. public in 2004, his wealth increased by $1 million an hour. During the 2008 recession, it plummeted for a time at $1,000 a second.

    In the primary and general elections of 2012, 2016 and 2018, Adelson was far and away the top Republican political donor, giving a total of more than $302 million, including at least $35 million to President Trump. He and his wife, Miriam,

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