Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate, has died at 87

Posted by Tomte on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @09:57AM
from the edition.cnn.com dept.

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Re:Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate,... by valuearb on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @10:50AM (#25748436)

Poker Players are rejoicing today. Sheldon funded lots of the anti online poker movement.

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Re:Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate,... by nwah1 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @11:28AM (#25749095)

He was the founder of COMDEX which many here should remember.

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Re:Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate,... by gumby on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:52PM (#25750527)

Interesting! Thanks.

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Re:Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate,... by bsradcliffe on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:12PM (#25750871)

But will anyone really miss him?

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