Las Vegas Sands

Stars shine at kickoff of 2012 Global Gaming Expo in L.V. today: Monday, October 1, 2012; By Robin Leach; Celebrity attendees include David Hasselhoff, “Pawn Stars” stars Rick Harrison and Corey Harrison, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, ...

Venetian's new poker room offers more space, new deals: Gaming:; Sunday, September 30, 2012; By Ron Sylvester; Amid players nervously clicking their chips and hoping for the cards to fall their way, the Venetian is distinguishing its new poker space as the one with the most elbow room.

This week’s stock performers: The best and the worst locally: The Market:; Friday, September 28, 2012; By Steve Green; Even as the broader stock market fell this week, most big Las Vegas casino and gaming supply company stocks rose. The biggest gainer locally was Bally Technologies Inc.

Campaign bickering over online poker aimed at donors, not voters: election 2012:; Thursday, September 27, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; The public spat between Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller over legalizing online poker appears to be aimed more at big casino campaign contributors, not voters.

Judge fines Las Vegas Sands $25,000 for failing to disclose information in lawsuit: Friday, September 14, 2012; By Steve Green; A state judge on Friday fined Las Vegas Sands Corp. $25,000 for failing to disclose that key information in a fired executive’s lawsuit had been transferred from China to the United States.

Sands chooses Madrid for potential resort complex: Friday, September 7, 2012; By Steve Green; Las Vegas Sands Corp., as expected, on Friday identified Madrid as the preferred location for a proposed European megaresort complex.

Second-quarter LV casino results show slow improvement: Monday, August 27, 2012; By Steve Green; On the Strip, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and MGM Resorts International fared the best in the second quarter, delivering surprisingly strong financial results, according to recent earnings reports. Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. produced solid local numbers, while Caesars Entertainment’s results were disappointing.

LV Sands profit falls because gamblers win more: Wednesday, July 25, 2012; By Steve Green; Las Vegas Sands Corp. said today its second quarter profit fell as its casinos played unlucky in Asia and Las Vegas.

Companies focus on corporate responsibility, in part, to land conventions and new business: Wednesday, July 25, 2012; By Steve Green; Big corporations focus on environmental initiatives, philanthropy and workplace diversity in part because it’s the right thing to do. But they also care about corporate citizenship because it helps them land business.

Inside the investigation of leading GOP money man Adelson: Tuesday, July 17, 2012; By Matt Isaacs, Lowell Bergman and Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica; A decade ago gambling magnate and leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson looked at a desolate spit of land in Macau and imagined a glittering strip of casinos, hotels and malls.

Las Vegas Sands suing website offering casino links: Wednesday, June 20, 2012; By Steve Green; Hotel-casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. is suing a British website operator it says has misappropriated the Sands name.

Pharmaceutical chief beats casino bosses for highest-paid executive in Las Vegas: Monday, June 18, 2012; By Delen Goldberg; Las Vegas’ highest-earning executive raked in more than $25 million last year and had nothing to do with gaming. A pharmaceutical honcho bested the biggest names on the Strip to earn the honor.

U.S. judge refuses to stop Chinese lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands: Friday, June 15, 2012; By Steve Green; A United States judge on Thursday rejected a request that he block a Chinese company from suing Las Vegas Sands Corp. in China.

Vegas Sands extends contract for President Michael Leven: Wednesday, June 13, 2012; Associated Press; Las Vegas Sands Corp. officials say they've renewed a contract through 2014 for president and chief operating officer Michael Leven.

Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands looking at NYC for expansion: Thursday, June 7, 2012; By Steve Green; Even after rejecting Boston as a potential expansion site, Las Vegas Sands Corp. remains interested in key markets outside Nevada, including New York City, Europe, Asia and Canada, executives said during a company shareholder meeting.

Las Vegas Sands company info

3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Room 1A
Las Vegas, 89109
414-1000
Public or private: Public (NYSE: LVS)
Year founded: 1988
Properties owned in Nevada:
The Venetian, Las Vegas
The Palazzo, Las Vegas
Properties owned outside Nevada
Sands Casino-Resort, Bethlehem, Pa.
The Venetian Macao, Macau, China
Sands Macao, Macau, China
Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay, Singapore
Top executives and salaries:
Sheldon Adelson, Chairman, CEO, Treasurer. Total compensation*: $1.3M, Base salary: $1M, Bonuses**: $0, Gains from options/stocks: $0
Michael Leven, President, Chief operating officer, Secretary. Total compensation: N/A, Base salary: N/A, Bonuses**: N/A, Gains from options/stocks: N/A
Robert Goldstein, Senior VP. Total compensation: $2M, Base salary: $965K, Bonuses: $0, Gains from options/stocks: $962K
Amounts as of Dec. 31, 2008. *Total Compensation = Salary + Bonus + Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation + Change in Value of Pension and Deferred Compensation + All Other Compensation + Value Realized on Vesting of Restricted Stocks + Value Realized on Exercise of Options. **Bonuses included bonuses and cash payments based on performance Michael Leven was hired as president in March 2009.
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