Billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson dies
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CEO and chairman of casino company Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson. Credit: AFP File Photo
Billionaire casino magnate and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson has died, according to a statement Tuesday from the Las Vegas Sands company.
Adelson, a supporter of outgoing President Donald Trump, was 87.
"Our founder and visionary leader, Sheldon G. Adelson, passed away last night at the age of 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma," the statement said.