Sheldon Adelson has been a thorn in the side of US online gambling efforts since he publicly voiced his opposition to it in an infamous Forbes article from November 2013. His motives have often been questioned, but two things were always inevitable:
- Online gambling would spread in the US, despite Adelson’s deep-pocketed opposition.
- Las Vegas Sands (with or without Adelson at the helm) would eventually come around to online gambling.
And it appears that Las Vegas Sands is ready to dip its toe into the online gambling pool, perhaps in a post-Adelson era.
The 87-year-old casino magnate has taken his second health-related leave of absence, which has elevated Rob Goldstein to the company’s helm. And according to Bloomberg, he is in early talks to bring LVS into the US online sports betting arena.