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Adelson made his first fortune organizing a computer trade show, Comdex, which he sold to Softbank in 1995 for some $862 million. Las Vegas Sands—controlled by the family of the late casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson—plans to invest $8 billion to expand its integrated casino resort in Singapore amid a tourism boom in the city-state. Roger Williamson claims to be the illegitimate son of the late Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and another billionaire’s bookkeeper. But the only thing about his life that’s rich are the lies it's built upon. The donation went to a PAC started by Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who served as Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. While volumes have been written about Sheldon Adelson’s global casino empire, and his political contributions, his Las Vegas-related philanthropy often flew under the radar. The Last Drug Warrior: Sheldon Adelson Was The Final Billionaire To Fight Marijuana Legalization. And He Lost. Sheldon Adelson, who died Monday at 87, was the last political megadonor willing to oppose marijuana legalization. Billionaire Sheldon Adelson, longtime CEO and chairman of Las Vegas Sands, died Monday. Adelson, the CEO and chairman of Las Vegas Sands, backed President Trump's 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. Robert Goldstein, the president and chief operating office of Las Vegas Sands, is now acting chairman and CEO. The billionaire casino tycoon was one of Trump’s biggest donors ahead of the presidential election. Now the newspaper he owns is saying that Trump should concede. As his Las Vegas Sands considers a sale of its assets on the Strip, the casino magnate’s entire business would be dependent on his relationship with China. Other big donors include billionaires Bernie Marcus, Diane Hendricks and Warren Stephens. The call left Republican Party officials worried Adelson wouldn’t help float Trump’s troubled reelection campaign.