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发帖数: 1010 | 1 Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson gambled more than $54 million on Tuesday's
elections. And he lost.
The quixotic chairman of the Las Vegas Sands gaming company rose to the top
of campaign giving in 2012, gaining notoriety for almost single-handedly
staking the campaign of Republican primary contender Newt Gingrich and then
continuing to make audacious contributions once Gingrich dropped out – with
millions more going to GOP nominee Mitt Romney and two superPACs supporting
his bid.
Tuesday, he emerged as arguably the single biggest loser of the campaign,
financially speaking. In addition to investing in Gingrich and Romney,
Adelson and his relatives donated to the U.S. House campaigns of Rep. Allan
West of Florida and New Jersey Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and the Senate runs of
Virginia's George Allen, Florida's Connie Mack, and Texas's David Dewhurst.
All lost. (Dewhurst never made it past the primary.) His sole consolation
was helping fund the defeat of hometown nemesis Shelley Berkley, who lost
her bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
Not that Adelson's likely to feel much of a sting. Adelson, 79, owns 49
percent of the Las Vegas Sands casino company, of which he is chairman. The
company's operations in Macau and elsewhere in Asia have made it the world's
leading gambling operation. His estimated net worth is north of $20.5
billion. | g******y
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