Posted on 12/17/2015 7:24:50 AM PST by redreno
The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf, sources confirmed Wednesday.
Patrick Dumont, who is listed on the website of Las Vegas Sands Corp. as the company's senior vice president of finance and strategy, put together the deal at the behest of his father-in-law, the chairman and CEO of the casino operator.
Dumont, a 41-year-old from New York, in 2009 married Sivan Ochshorn, a daughter of Adelson's wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, from a prior marriage. Sivan Ochshorn Dumont runs the Israel Hayom, which is owned by the casino mogul.
"He (Dumont) handles all the investments for the family," said a source close to the Adelsons who was not authorized to speak on behalf of the family.
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Does this mean that this miserable liberal rag will be a bit more centered?
—if you think the R-J is a “miserable liberal rag” ,what would you say is a “non liberal rag”?
The R-J leans libertarian, the Las Vegas Sun (which is crammed in the middle of the R-J) is the liberal wacko part.
—agree-they are both delivered to my driveway about 4AM daily——
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