And not just any billionaire -- Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas casino magnate, major national Republican donor and one of the nation's richest men. Adelson, perhaps Nevada's biggest player ...

Impresario: Sheldon Adelson, the Vegas-Macau casino mogul whose fortune is estimated at $39 billion—8th richest man on the planet—and who dumped $92 million into the election of 2012.

He said, ‘Come with me, it’s going to be a helluva ride,’” said Jason Chudnofsky, who worked side by side with Adelson for 16 years. “Shockingly, he was right.” Sheldon Adelson ...

(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate whose philanthropy had an unparalleled influence on American and Israeli politics and Jewish causes, has died at 87. One of the world’s ...