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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
Contact Information

3355 Las Vegas Blvd S

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

lasvegassands.c...

(702) 414-1000

NAICS Code Casino Hotels: 721120

Recent Events

  • Sector Snap: Wynn, Sands may see Hong Kong IPOs

    6/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Sector Snap: Regional play helps some casino cos.

    6/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades: Vale

    5/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Casino Stock Winners and Losers: Melco

    5/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bernstein Lowers Price Targets On Las Vegas Sands LVS and Wynn Resorts WYNN

    5/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Growth of last decade not 'normal'-analyst

    5/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman ups price targets on Wynn Resorts, 3 others

    5/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • SmarTrendR News Watch: Today's Analyst Upgrades - Wrap Up

    5/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bank of America Upgrades Las Vegas Sands LVS to Neutral

    5/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Plans Hong Kong IPO Of Macau Assets - Source

    5/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Q1 Loss Widens On Higher Expenses

    5/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Sector snap: Casino stocks drop with markets

    4/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands makes appointment to board

    4/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • Ader To Become Sands Board Member

    4/16/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Ader to become a Las Vegas Sands board member 3 mins ago

    4/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

las vegas sands corp. - All News and Analysis

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

Array

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

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

    Hotel News Resource - 6/10/09 - View Story

  • Casino Stock Winners and Losers: Isle of Capri

    TheStreet.com - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • At Bethlehem Sands, an official welcome

    Philadelphia Daily News - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

    Reuters - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Celebrates Grand Opening of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

    PR Newswire - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Bethlehem Sands opens officially today

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Bethlehem Sands casino gets official welcome today

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • LV Sands reaches settlement in Macau suit

    Rolling Good Times - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • How to Save MGM and Las Vegas Sands

    Motley Fool - 6/04/09 - View Story

  • Men who sued Sands Corp. for Macau aid reach accord

    Las Vegas Review Journal - 6/04/09 - View Story

  • Melco Sees Upturn for Macau Gambling

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • New Casino to Test Cotai Strategy

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 6/01/09 - View Story

  • NORM: Rat Pack fan has 'Ocean's 7' idea

    Las Vegas Review Journal - 5/29/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands faces suit over licence help

    South China Morning Post - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Bear Market Billionaires

    Forbes.com - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play (LVS)

    Briefing.com via MSN Money - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Unable to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic...

    Reuters - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Unable to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

    PR Newswire - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions...

    Reuters - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. to Participate at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

    PR Newswire - 5/28/09 - View Story

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     LVS $7.36 -0.34 (-4.42% )
Average Volume 43,979,200
Shares Outstanding 659.13M
Market Cap 4.9B
Year High 59.17
Year Low 1.38
Earnings Per Share -0.58
P/E Ratio -12.69
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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