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Sheldon Adelson, casino CEO and Trump megadonor, dies aged 87

Adelson made efforts to ensure the casino group's staff around the world continued to receive full pay and health care benefits amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands CEO passed away from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands CEO passed away from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Photo: Getty Images

The billionaire chairman of Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, has died.

The casino giant said in a 12 January statement that Adelson, aged 87, died from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

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