CASINO MAGNATE SHELDON ADELSON PASSES AWAY AT 87

Highlights

• According to a statement issued by Las Vegas Sands Corp., Adeldon took his last breath of Monday

• The cause of his death was complications related to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

• Born to a cabdriver, Adelson founded Comdex and then sold it to Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. For nearly $800 million in the year 1995

An ardent Republican supporter and the man who built the la....