PokerNews · Jan 18, 2021
A Look at Sheldon Adelson’s Gambling Industry Legacy
Sheldon AdelsonEarlier this week, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson passed away at the age of 87 following complications from non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma treatment.
Adelson’s opposition to online gaming, including his infamous Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, made him a villain amongst the online poker community, and his highly-publicized political contributions proved polarizing. On the flip side, he was a noted philanthropist who supported many worthy causes such as drug rehabilitation clinics.
In this piece, PokerNews takes a look back at Adelson’s foray into the industry, how he helped shape it, and where things stand with the Las Vegas Sands Corp. at the time of his death.