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Las Vegas Sands

Our story began more than 30 years ago. In that time, we've helped drive valuable tourism in regions around the globe through our world-class integrated resorts that encompass luxury hotels, state-of-the-art meeting facilities and a variety of entertainment attractions.

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"Create a vision. Identify it and go for it."
Sheldon G. Adelson, Founder, Las Vegas Sands

Our Story

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Pioneering the Integrated Resort Model

We are the preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated resorts that drive valuable business and leisure tourism in the regions where we operate.

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A City Under One Roof

Featuring an array of richly diverse and compelling offerings under one roof, our integrated resorts blend luxury hotels and state-of-the-art meeting and convention facilities with a variety of amenities such as gaming, celebrity chef restaurants, high-end shopping and an action-packed schedule of concerts, shows, exhibits and other attractions.

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Tourism Generation

Founded in 1989, our company has a proven track record of driving significant positive impact in the regions where we operate and advancing the tourism industry with innovative developments and offerings.

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Las Vegas Transformation

The opening of The Venetian Resort Las Vegas in 1999 introduced the MICE-driven integrated resort by combining The Venetian Hotel with luxury shopping, entertainment and massive meeting space at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, which had opened in 1990. The integrated resort helped transform Las Vegas into the meeting and convention capital of the world.

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Macao Stimulus

Our properties have been a major catalyst in Macao’s expansion as an international travel and tourism destination. Our Founder Sheldon Adelson’s vision helped ignite construction of the Cotai Strip, where Sands would open its first Asian convention-based integrated resort in 2007 – The Venetian Macao, which helped triple the number of international visitors to the region.

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Macao Expansion

We continued to pioneer new growth in Macao and on the Cotai Strip over the years, opening our most advanced integrated resort, The Parisian, in 2016. Today, we operate five major resorts in Macao, with some properties containing multiple hotel brands.

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Destination Singapore

Our $5.6 billion investment in Marina Bay Sands marked the world’s largest expenditure for a pure hospitality project at the time of the integrated resort’s opening in 2010. The iconic Marina Bay Sands is one of Singapore’s most well-known architectural sights and has greatly impacted Singapore’s image as a leading global meeting and resort destination.

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New Directions

In 2022, we sold The Venetian Resort Las Vegas to more deeply entrench in Asia, where our majority business holdings reside, as well as to pursue new developments in emerging markets and geographic regions.

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Innovation and Impact

Through each of our pioneering developments, our innovative convention-based integrated resort model has ignited the hospitality industry with new sources of growth. Our expansive offerings capitalize on the complementary travel patterns of weekday business and weekend leisure travelers to maintain a constant flow of visitors into our resorts and their host cities.

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Industry Firsts

We also set a high bar for excellence in the hospitality arena with industry firsts, such as the first all-suite hotel on the Las Vegas Strip and the first 6-star hotel in Macao.

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Economic Impact

Throughout our history, we have generated significant economic benefits for our host regions by driving valuable leisure and business tourism, contributing tax revenue and jobs, and enhancing their stature as global tourism and business capitals. Our integrated resorts continuously propel positive impact to the regions we serve.

Our History

For more than 30 years, we have transformed the regions where we operate with our innovative integrated resorts.

  • 1989

    Ten years after founding COMDEX, an industry-defining computer trade show, Sheldon Adelson and his partners bought the famous Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

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  • 1990

    One year later, the Sands Expo and Convention Center opened adjacent to the Sands Hotel.

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  • 1996

    While honeymooning in Venice with Dr. Miriam Adelson, Mr. Adelson was inspired by his wife's suggestion: “If you can combine the romantic atmosphere of Venice with all of the luxuries that can only be found in Las Vegas, then it can be a winner.”

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  • 1999

    A tribute to its famed namesake city, The Venetian Resort Las Vegas opened with great fanfare — singing gondoliers, sounding Poopets and a flutter of white doves. Actress Sophia Loren joined Mr. Adelson in dedicating the first motorized gondola.

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  • 2004

    Our company went public, and we opened our first property in Asia, Sands Macao in Macao (SAR), China.

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  • 2007

    Mr. Adelson's vision would again transform a region. Seeing the potential to overcome Macao's space challenges by filling the bay between the Coloane and Taipa islands, his foresight led to the Cotai Strip and opening of The Venetian Macao, the world's largest inhabited building at the time.

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  • 2008

    Forging ahead with the success of The Venetian Macao, we continued to recognize the ever-changing needs of affluent travelers, who were seeking new levels of sophistication, attentiveness and privacy.

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  • 2009

    Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem opened, empowering the Eastern Pennsylvania region to overtake New Jersey as the gaming center of the Eastern United States.

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  • 2010

    We set our sights on Singapore with a $5.6 billion investment that became the iconic Marina Bay Sands, a national landmark in Singapore.

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  • 2012

    Sands Cotai Central began opening in phases and was completed in 2015 with the opening of The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central.

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  • 2016

    The Parisian Macao opened in September 2016. It was the crown jewel of Mr. Adelson's vision to recreate the excitement and success of the Las Vegas Strip on the Cotai Strip in Macao.

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  • 2019

    We completed the $1.3 billion sale of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to Wind Creek Hospitality.

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  • 2019

    We announced a $2.2 billion expansion in Macao, including plans to upgrade and rebrand the Sands Cotai Central as The Londoner, our latest European-themed property.

    Sands Cotai Central's four hotel buildings
  • 2021

    We announced the sale of The Venetian Resort Las Vegas to focus on our investments in Asia and development of emerging markets and geographies.

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