https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/01/12/sheldon-adelson-republican-kingmaker-and-casino-magnate-has-died-at-87/ > Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Wednesday following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He was 87. > Adelson took a leave of absence from Sands last week to resume treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Calling his achievements in the hospitality industry “well-documented,” the company said that Adelson’s vision “transformed the industry, changed the trajectory of the company he founded, and reimagined tourism” in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore.