Sheldon Adelson

Vegas Mogul Slams Corporate Spending Backlash

Reuters | Tim Hepher | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business


Las Vegas casino legend Sheldon Adelson launched a quest for America's most boring city on Tuesday in a comeback to President Barack Obama's criticism...

Spot the Next Madoff is Our New Parlor Game

Vicky Ward | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business


Vicky Ward

Everyone is looking for the smallest sign that you might be both a broker and a victim of the credit crunch. In other words, did you fall for a Madoff, did you over-extend?

GOP Attack Group Freedom's Watch Falling Apart

Las Vegas Review Journal | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Freedom's Watch, the conservative group backed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson, is pretty much kaput, sources with knowledge of the ...

Ten Chumps Who Helped Elect Barack Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

With the post-election analysis season almost over, it's worth taking one final look at some of the characters who ensured President-elect Obama would make it to the White House.

Right-Wing Attack Group Funder's Company Going Bankrupt

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


The casino company of billionaire Sheldon Adelson, financial backer of right-wing attack groups, may be going bankrupt: Las Vegas Sands Corp., billio...

Obama and the Jews -- The Smear Campaign That Didn't Work

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Marcia G. Yerman

Sources close to the Obama campaign told me that they have seen a "marked shift in the past month or so" from Jews who had questions about Obama. Those concerns have now been resolved.

Battle For The West: Bundles of Cash

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home


Ryan Rivera

Bundling Quid Pro Quo (image source: nymag.com) Campaign finance laws may limit the amount an individual can give to a candidate, but there's no end...

Thomas B. Edsall

Shy Sheldon: Secrecy Surrounds Billionaire's Contributions To Pro-Republican Group

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


One of the best kept secrets of the current election cycle is the amount of money casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson has invested in a pro-Republican ...

Sam Stein

Freedom's Watch Opponents Get Organized

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is set to launch a website Thursday that will serve as a preemptive attack outlet against the right-wi...

Thomas B. Edsall

Sheldon Adelson: GOP's Answer To George Soros?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


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 Par...

Casino Billionaire Wins Libel Damages After Being Called "Cut-Throat, Ruthless and Despicable"

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


American casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson won damages in London's High Court Wednesday after a newspaper accused him of "cut-throat, ruthless and de...

Journo Files For Bankruptcy After Being Sued By Resort Mogul

Las Vegas Review-Journal | A.D. HOPKINS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


John L. Smith, the Review-Journal's most widely read columnist, has filed for bankruptcy after a two-year legal battle with Sheldon Adelson, owner of ...