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Market Cap:$5.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is one of the leading international developers of multi-use integrated resorts. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based is the parent company of The Venetian and The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casinos, Sands Expo and Convention Center, and The Sands Macao and The Venetian Macao in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region of Macao. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is developing the Cotai Strip , a master-planned development of resort casino properties in Macao, and was selected by the Singapore government to build The Marina Bay Sands , an integrated resort scheduled to open in Singapore by the end of 2009, in addition to Sands Bethworks, Pennsylvania's first gaming resort destination. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is also working with the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government of the PRC to master-plan the development of a leisure resort complex on Hengqin Island in the PRC.
Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSheldon G. Adelson
Number of Employees 28,500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Casino Hotels: 721120
Recent Events
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Sector Snap: Wynn, Sands may see Hong Kong IPOs
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Sector Snap: Regional play helps some casino cos.
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Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades: Vale
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Casino Stock Winners and Losers: Melco
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Bernstein Lowers Price Targets On Las Vegas Sands LVS and Wynn Resorts WYNN
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STOCKS NEWS US-Growth of last decade not 'normal'-analyst
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BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman ups price targets on Wynn Resorts, 3 others
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SmarTrendR News Watch: Today's Analyst Upgrades - Wrap Up
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Bank of America Upgrades Las Vegas Sands LVS to Neutral
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Las Vegas Sands Plans Hong Kong IPO Of Macau Assets - Source
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Las Vegas Sands Q1 Loss Widens On Higher Expenses
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Sector snap: Casino stocks drop with markets
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Las Vegas Sands makes appointment to board
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Ader To Become Sands Board Member
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Ader to become a Las Vegas Sands board member 3 mins ago
News & Analysis
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2 'Sin' Stocks on the Rise Despite the Recession
David Fessler submits: Most of us aren’t compulsive gamblers, heavy drinkers, or chain smokers. Three habits that over time, are bad for your wallet and - more importantly - your health. But from an investment standpoint, the so-called “sin stocks” - companies that make alcohol, firearms, cigarettes and...
Wynn's and Las Vegas Sands' Amended Loans Worth a Gamble?
Trader Mark submits: We are seeing a lot of amended loans in industry after industry - I find it a bit curious that banks can do this with all the stresses they have, but I would assume there is some government pressure behind this sudden influx of "don't worry about...
Las Vegas Sands Gamble Might Pay Off - Bernstein
Ockham Research submits: Las Vegas Sands LVS received some much needed good news today as Bernstein released a note saying the company is undervalued. Las Vegas Sands has been hammered by short sellers in the last few months as have many other casinos. With the slowdown in...
Betting that This Time, the House Doesn't Wynn
Trader Mark submits: We've been bears on Las Vegas Casinos for a long time [Feb 13, 2009: Leaving Las Vegas.... Literally], [Apr 14, 2008: Things I've Been Negative on Since Fall 2007]. Moody's decided it was a good time to downgrade Las Vegas Sands LVS and MGM MGM debt......
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question is from the line of Joe Gross with Wachovia. Joe Gross – JP Morgan It’s close. This is Joe Gross from JP Morgan. Hey guys. Brad Stone Okay so you exchanged jobs. Joe Gross – JP Morgan Hopefully, not again. Rob, you...
Las Vegas Sands: Providing a Good Customer Experience
Robert Weinstein submits: This is a follow up to my previous article Las Vegas Sands Hasn't Folded Its Hand Yet Last month, I traveled to Las Vegas to visit and observe Las Vegas Sands LVS Venetian, Boyd Gaming Group BYD (Orleans, Coast Casinos), and several other...
Las Vegas Sands Hasn't Folded Its Hand Yet
Robert Weinstein submits: Las Vegas Sands LVS has been written off by so many. While not currently priced at Book Value anymore as a result of the last couple of weeks of appreciation, its stock has been stripped of almost all value. One way to look at LVS...
Travel Roundup: Las Vegas Sands Layoffs, International Travel Down, Delta's Emergency Landing and More
Las Vegas Sands Corp. lays off 200 -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. is dropping 200 workers from its Las Vegas Strip casino hotels in an effort to save the company $100 million. The cuts, which will come from its Venetian and Palazzo properties, will be about 2 percent of its...
Las Vegas Sands: Sustainability Thesis Looking Better?
Ryan Barnes submits: On Thursday, we officially passed the one-month mark since Las Vegas Sands LVS announced its utterly dilutive stock and warrant offering in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy. Considering the size of the deal and the audacity associated with bypassing the shareholders’ ability to have a say...
Las Vegas Sands: Is Goldman Sachs Working on Club Loan?
Ryan Barnes submits: Reuters ran a story this morning with sources stating that Goldman Sachs GS is in talks to put together a syndicate loan for Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Venetian Macau Ltd., to the tune of about $1 billion. According to the story, the loan would be based on...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bradley H. Stone | President of Global Operations and Construction, Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
| Mike A. Leven | Director, President & Chief Operating Officer |
| William P. Weidner | President, Chief Operating Officer and Director |
| Ed Feiner | Senior Vice President & Chief Architect |
| Kenneth J. Kay | Senior Vice President & CFO |
| Scott D. Henry | Chief Financial Officer |
| J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita | Senior Vice President & General Counsel |
| Leonard M. Deangelo | Senior Vice President, Operations, Asia |
| Robert G. Goldstein | Senior Vice President |
| David Sylvester | Vice President, Retail Dev |
| Ron Reese | Executive Director |
| Andrew R. Heyer | Director |
| Charles D. Forman | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sheldon G. Adelson | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Irwin A. Siegel | Chairman |
| George P. Koo | Board of Directors |
| Irwin Chafetz | Board of Directors |
| James L. Purcell | Board of Directors |
| Jason N. Ader | Board of Directors |
| Jeffrey H. Schwartz | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cotai | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Global Hospitality Resources | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. | Owner | Current |
| The Holocaust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Director | Current |
| Myths & Facts Online | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Jewish Virtual Library | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Principal Owner | Former |
| University of New Haven | Honorary Degree | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Honorary Degree | Former |
| Babson College | Honorary Degree | Former |
| Tel Aviv University | Honorary Degree | Former |
| Columbia Business School | Honorary Degree | Former |
Mr. Stone joined Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) as the company's executive vice president in 1995. As executive vice president, Mr. Stone oversees the operation, design and construction of the company's properties in Las Vegas and Macao, plays a key role in the company's financing, and future international and domestic developments. Mr. Stone is a graduate of the prestigious Hotel School at Cornell University and began his career as a trainee at New York City's famed Plaza Hotel. He has held management positions at Marriott's Essex House in New York and at Caesars Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, where he served as general manager. In 1981, Mr. Stone joined the Sands Hotel Casino in Atlantic City as director of operations. Mr. Stone earned a series of promotions, first to vice president of hotel and casino operations, then to executive vice president, and finally to president and COO - where he became, at the age of 29, one of the youngest casino presidents in gaming history. He also served as executive vice president of its parent company, Pratt Hotel Corporation. In April 1997, Mr. Stone was front and center as ground was broken on what would become the world-famous Venetian-Resort-Hotel-Casino. Mr. Stone oversaw nearly every facet of the $1.5 billion mega-resort's development, from the arrangement of financing, to the final construction plans. Mr. Stone's influence was felt throughout the creation of the spectacular resort destination, from the grandest of plans to the smallest of details.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | President of Global Operations and Construction, Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Current |
| Construction Co., Inc. | President | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Hotel School | Board of Directors | Former |
| Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. | Director of Operations | Former |
| Plaza Hotel | Trainee | Former |
| Cornell University | Graduate, Hotel School | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Microtel Inns & Suites | President and CEO of US Franchise Systems, Inc. (Usfs) | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Director, President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Marcus Institute | Vice President | Current |
| U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Hersha Hospitality Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Director | Current |
| Marcus Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Georgia Aquarium, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Georgia Aquarium, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Holiday Inn Worldwide | President | Former |
| Day's Inn | President | Former |
| Holiday Inn Worldwide | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| American Hotel & Lodging Association | Former | |
| U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Johnson & Wales University | Doctorate of Business Administration in Hospitality Management | Former |
| Boston University | Master of Science | Former |
| Tufts University | Bachelor of Arts | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | President, Chief Operating Officer and Director | Current |
| Cotai | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Npri | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Veteran Hospitality Industry Executive | Former |
| United Negro College Fund | Chairman | Former |
| Hollywood Casino Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Michigan State University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Michigan State University | B.A., Business Administration & Hotel Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Senior Vice President & Chief Architect | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Senior Vice President & CFO | Current |
| CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Dole Food Company, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Dole Food Company, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
Mr. DeAngelo has been the Company s Senior Vice President Operations, Asia since January 4, 2009. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. DeAngelo served as the Corporate Executive Vice President, Operations for Penn National Gaming, Inc., from July 2003 until July 2008. From December 2000 until July 2003, he was the President of Hilton Casino Beach Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He has also held senior executive positions at Sun International and at Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Senior Vice President, Operations, Asia | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Austal Ships Pty, Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Current |
| Global Hospitality Resources | Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Current |
| Encore Media Partners | Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| See Las Vegas Online | Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Current |
| Kilroy LP | Attorney | Current |
| Victim/Witness Services | Treasurer | Former |
| Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law | Graduate | Former |
| University of Pittsburgh | Graduate | Former |
| Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Vice President, Retail Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Executive Director | Current |
Irwin A. Siegel. Mr. Siegel has been a director of the Company since February 2005. He was a director of Las Vegas Sands, Inc. from February 2005 until July 2005. Mr. Siegel is a certified public accountant and was a partner (specializing in the hospitality industry) in the international accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1973 to 2003, when he retired. From 1996 through 1999 Mr. Siegel served as the CEO of the Deloitte operations in the former Soviet Union. Mr. Siegel has been working as a business consultant since 2003. Mr. Siegel has served on the boards of directors of many charitable and civic organizations and is the president of the Weinstein Hospice in Atlanta.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mistral Equity Partners LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| University of Pennsylvania | Trustee | Current |
| The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Director | Current |
| Niagara Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Niagara LaSalle Corporation | Director | Current |
| Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Village Voice Media, Inc. | Director | Current |
| El Pollo Loco | Director | Current |
| Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Brite Media Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Argosy Group LP | Managing Director | Former |
| Mistral Equity Partners LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC | Founder | Former |
| Mistral Equity Partners LLC | Founder | Former |
| The Argosy Group LP | Founder | Former |
| Mistral Equity Partners LLC | Managing Partner | Former |
| The Argosy Group LP | Advisor | Former |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | Co-Head | Former |
| American Express Company | Team Member | Former |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | vice chairman | Former |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. In Economics | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Committee Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Committee Member | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Partner | Former |
Jason N. Ader. Mr. Ader has been a director of the Company since April 2009. Mr. Ader is Chief Executive Officer of Hayground Cove Asset Management, a New York-based investment management firm that he founded in March 2003, and Hayground Cove Capital Partners, a merchant bank founded in March 2009. Mr. Ader is also the Founder and Chairman of the Board of India Hospitality Corp., a food service and hospitality business, and the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Global Consumer Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation formed to consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. From 1995 to March 2003, Mr. Ader was a Senior Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Prior to joining Bear, Stearns & Co. in 1995, Mr. Ader was a Vice President in equity research at Smith Barney.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| India Hospitality Corp. | Founder | Current |
| India Hospitality Corp. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Committee Member | Current |
| New York University | B.S. Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fogelson Forum | Chairman and CEO, Prologis | Current |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| ProLogis | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fogelson Forum | Board of Directors | Current |
| Invoke Solutions | Board of Directors | Current |
| Soleil Securities Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| El Dorado Marketing Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Taleo Corporation | Director | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Committee Member | Current |
| ProLogis | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| ProLogis | President of International Operations | Former |
| ProLogis | Chief Operating Officer, Asia | Former |
| Wellington Management Company, LLP | Vice President | Former |
| Fenner Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Smith & Company Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Schwartz | Founder | Former |
| Schwartz | Managing Partner | Former |
| Wellington Management Company, LLP | Portfolio Manager | Former |
| ProLogis | Global Development Team | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | team | Former |
| ProLogis | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Taleo Corporation | Investor | Former |
| ProfitLogic | Investor | Former |
| Nomis Solutions, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Thor Technologies, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Gamelogic, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A | Former |
| Emory University | B.S | Former |
| Dartmouth College | BA | Former |
Mr. Forman has been a director of the Company since August 2004. He has been a director of Las Vegas Sands, LLC since March 2004. Mr. Forman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centric Events Group, LLC, a trade show and conference business from April, 2002 until his retirement upon the sale of the business in 2007. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a director of a private company and participated in various private equity investments. From 1995 to 2000, he held various positions with subsidiaries of Softbank Corporation. During 2000, he was Executive Vice President of International Operations of Key3Media, Inc. From 1998 to 2000, he was Chief Legal Officer of ZD Events Inc., a tradeshow business that included COMDEX, which was the largest tradeshow in the United States in the 1990s. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Forman was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Legal Officer of Softbank Comdex Inc. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Forman was Vice President and General Counsel of The Interface Group, a tradeshow and convention business that owned and operated COMDEX. Mr. Forman was in private law practice from 1972 to 1988. Mr. Forman is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Overseer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Overseer | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Committee Member | Current |
| Interface Group | Vice President | Former |
| Interface Group | General Counsel | Former |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Compensation Committee Chairman | Former |
Executive News
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
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Casino Stock Winners and Losers: Isle of Capri
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At Bethlehem Sands, an official welcome
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
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Bethlehem Sands opens officially today
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Bethlehem Sands casino gets official welcome today
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LV Sands reaches settlement in Macau suit
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How to Save MGM and Las Vegas Sands
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Men who sued Sands Corp. for Macau aid reach accord
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Melco Sees Upturn for Macau Gambling
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New Casino to Test Cotai Strategy
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NORM: Rat Pack fan has 'Ocean's 7' idea
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Las Vegas Sands faces suit over licence help
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Bear Market Billionaires
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Market Report -- In Play (LVS)
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Unable to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic...
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Unable to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions...
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
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