Who Is Sheldon Adelson, the Gingrich Super PAC’s Billionaire Backer?

The shadowy billionaire bankrolling Newt Gingrich’s super PAC is a Las Vegas casino magnate who’s given tens of millions to Republican and pro-Israel causes over the years — and now, to boosting Gingrich. Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have each given the Winning Our Future super PAC $5 million to date, and the PAC has committed to spend $6 million on television advertising in Florida. He’s also a pugnacious pioneer in the world of gaming and tourism who’s changed the face of Las Vegas and Macau alike, a aggressive operator who once lost more than $20 billion in a single year and boasted of getting former Republican House leader Tom DeLay to do his bidding. Read more.

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