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Las Vegas Sands' Iconic Founder and CEO, Sheldon Adelson, Passes Away

Senior Equity Analyst Dan Wasiolek

Dan Wasiolek Senior Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Dan Wasiolek | Jan 12, 2021

On Jan. 11 Sheldon Adelson, casino legend and founder of narrow-moat Las Vegas Sands, lost his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 87. Adelson had an iconic history in the gaming industry, which started with his purchase of Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1988. Adelson is credited with developing the Cotai Strip in Macao into the Las Vegas of Asia, starting with the opening of Sands Macao in 2004 and followed by four other resorts, leading to the company commanding around 45% share of the Macao hotel room supply and around 50% and 80% of the region's nongaming revenue and convention center capacity, respectively.

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Business Description

Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Sands Cotai Central Londoner, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian in Macao, the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, and the Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas in the U.S. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in mid-2023. The company generates about 90% of its EBITDA from Asia, and its casino operations generate around 70% of sales.

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3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV, 89109

T +1 702 414-1000

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Industry Resorts & Casinos

Most Recent Earnings Sep 30, 2020

Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2019

Stock Type Cyclical

Employees 50,000

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