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Sheldon Adelson trying to take short cut with Raiders in Las Vegas?

Things are always going to be strange when Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is in the mix. He bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal a while back, but tried to keep it a secret. Not so much luck with that.

Then came reports the politically active Adelson had begun prohibiting stories investigating the costs of a publicly financed stadium in the area designed to lure the Raiders from Oakland. Those reports were denied.Adelson is the single largest investor in advancing the stadium project. Well, make that second-largest. It turns out local taxpayers will be on the hook for putting forth $750 million if the $1.