Right-Wing Attack Group Funder's Company Going Bankrupt

The casino company of billionaire Sheldon Adelson, financial backer of right-wing attack groups, may be going bankrupt:

Las Vegas Sands Corp., billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company, fell the most in New York trading since going public after saying it may default on debt and face bankruptcy.

The casino owner, which had $8.8 billion in long-term debt at the end of June, said in a regulatory filing today that it probably won't meet the requirements of loans arranged by Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. unless it cuts spending on developments, boosts earnings at its Las Vegas Strip casinos and raises more capital.

The reversal of fortune is a black eye for the 75-year-old Adelson, who was once America's third-richest man on the strength of his Las Vegas Sands holdings. The Las Vegas-based company's dwindling cash flow is threatening $16 billion worth of developments in Macau, China, and Singapore, where Las Vegas Sands is building resorts to cater to wealthy Asian gamblers.

Tom Edsall reported on Adelson in July:

Sheldon Adelson, the 74-year-old casino billionaire who has become the third richest man in America and who has strong ties to the hard-line Likud Party in Israel, has emerged this year a major benefactor of the American right. Past evidence suggests that Adelson will capitalize on his ascent to the top of the Republican money elite to try to build opposition in America to any Middle East peace settlement calling for the division of Israel into two states, one Jewish, the other Palestinian.

In the current election cycle, Adelson has surpassed such past financial mainstays of conservative causes and of the GOP as oilman-corporate raider T. Boone Pickens ($4.6 million 2003-4), Houston real estate magnate Bob Perry ($18.5 million 2003-6) and former Univision CEO Jerry Perenchio ($9.1 million 2003-6).

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Here in the US, Adelson is the single largest source of cash for two 501(c)4s: the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and a sister organization, Freedom's Watch, an Iraq War advocacy group largely run by top officials of RJC. Freedom's Watch intends to spend substantially more than $30 million for "independent" ads and phone banks designed to undermine support for Democrats.

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On top of that, Adelson, according to the National Journal, has begun channeling cash and fundraising support to Vets for Freedom, which is expected to use the influx of money to finance what it claims will be a multimillion dollar "Four Months For Victory" ad campaign. The group's most recent commercial is described on its website as highlighting "the success of the Surge, and expos[ing] detractors of the policy--namely Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Chuck Hagel (R-NE)." A prominent headline on Vets for Freedom's website states: "Obama's Head in the Sand."

Comments

[Shinobi]

This guys pic reminds me of the "Eyes of the Beholder" episode of the Twilight Zone. LOL!

[prog]

Easy come, easy go.

[kothian1]

Justice

[IndyReader]

I'm just glad that I never lost any of my poker money at the Sands.

[btanner]

Rich man, poor man!

[Teritt]

Thank you , Lord. I love when these denizons of hate lose what it is they value most .

[Trinite]

That ain't all they gonna lose. Wait till they meet the Lord!!!

[Philament]

The Iraq war made little sense when it was being ill-conceived and it has since strained our military, economy, and done nothing to strengthen our security. And here's some rich dude who is the largest source of cash for an Iraq War ADVOCACY group who also spent millions to undermine support for Democrats that want to get us out of Iraq and focus on the needs right here at home. This man is distinctly, horrifyingly un-American. Right-winger hypocrits must be proud to take his money.

Country * First? Really. Who's country would that be?

[Hickok]

Another republican that knows nothing about economics.

[franklin opt]

Karma - it's everywhere you're going.

[suzyku]

What goes around comes around! Karma! Wish I could say I cared or felt bad but that would be a lie!

[honeydiva]

hahahaha!

[Housewife]

Dang. Tough break!

[kurtm]

although he may have plenty of cash to live well, his ego is the greatest potential casualty of bankruptcy. and of course we can hope his cash flow will be too tight to finance future GOP endeavors.­..

[tombollocks]

HAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHA­HAHHAHAHA!­!!!!!

[Liberalrep1980]

Few words describe this beautiful justice. Another Neo-Con, uber rich scared old white dude bites it, and hard.