27 Of The Wealthiest People On The Planet

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Sheldon Adelson ($40.8 billion)

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Adelson is the founder and chairman and CEO of casino company, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. It owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Adelson got into the casino business late, at the age of 55, when he bought the Sands Hotel & Casino for $128 million. Today, he owns more than half of the $14 billion (sales) gambling empire. While he is currently being treated for cancer, he is still able to fulfill his CEO duties. His casinos are located in Las Vegas, Singapore, and Macao. He is a big donor to Jewish organizations, and has donated $410 million to Birthright, which funds trips to Israel for young Jewish adults. He is the son of immigrants from Lithuania and Wales, and grew up sleeping on the floor of a Boston tenement. Truly a rags to riches story.