Sheldon Adelson was a cabdriver's son, born during the hardscrabble Depression era, who rose to be one of the Top 10 wealthiest people in the world.

Dr. Miriam Adelson, Sheldon’s second wife, was born in Israel and drove her husband’s philanthropic and political focus even more narrowly toward Israel after their marriage in 1991.

Sheldon Adelson, the longtime chairman and CEO of resort operator Las Vegas Sands Corp., died Monday at age 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

LAS VEGAS — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul, Republican mega-donor and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and ...

Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He ...

Sheldon G. Adelson, a billionaire casino tycoon and free-spending political donor who helped bankroll conservative candidates in the United States and Israel, and who pushed the governments of ...

Sheldon Adelson listens to President Donald Trump address the Israeli-American Council National Summit 2019 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 7, 2019.

Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam during the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6, 2019.

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after ...

Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and Republican mega-donor, has died after a battle with cancer. Getty Images. Sheldon Adelson only bet big. Whether he was wagering on a new casino location, a ...

Since her husband’s death, Miriam Adelson, who is worth an estimated $29.5 billion, has disclosed just one federal contribution, a $5,000 donation to a PAC started by Nikki Haley, the former ...

Sheldon Adelson died on Jan. 11, 201. This is a look at his early life, how he came to Las Vegas and how he influenced Las Vegas and beyond.