Sheldon Adelson Is Fantasizing About Building Casinos in North Korea

[DonViejo]

By Adam K. Raymond

July 11, 2018
1:13 pm

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a die-hard Trump supporter who pumped tens of millions of dollars into his presidential campaign, wants to put a casino in North Korea, he recently told a crowd in Jerusalem according to Casino News Daily.

The Republican megadonor was speaking at an event organized by Birthright Israel, a nonprofit that organizes free trips to Israel for Jewish young people. Adelson, who has given more than $410 million to the group over the years, told the crowd that he served in the Korean War and hopes Trump can help “North and South Korea finish the war.” Why? So he can return to Korea and “open up [his] business.”

In an email, Las Vegas Sands Corp. spokesman Ron Reese wrote that Adelson was referring to opening a casino in South Korea. It’s unclear why the war would need to end for Sands to build in South Korea though. Addressing that question, Reese wrote, “I’m sure a lot of American companies would feel even better about doing business in South Korea if the situation with the North was resolved.” He added: “Bottom line, the company’s interest remains in South Korea.”

Adelson’s massive casino business, the largest in the world, spans the globe. He has properties in Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, China, and Singapore, which attracted a noted visitor last month. During his day of sightseeing in Singapore ahead of last month’s summit with President Trump, Kim Jong-un paid a visit to the Marina Bay Sands.

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[Aristus]

1. What are the patrons going to gamble with?

Tokens with The Great Beloved Leader's face on them?

And what will they gamble for? Food?

The losers starve? Not a good business model...

[jaysunb]

5. You beat me to it.

They certainly couldn't think NK is going to suddenly become a tourist destination.

[haele]

7. Don't forget the beautiful beaches....

Which may or may not still be pocked by land-mines from the 1950's, and may or may not have the occasional weird body parts washing ashore...
(Remember those abandoned mystery NK boats found floating in the Sea of Japan with headless bodies in them a few years back?)

Haele

[Mc Mike]

2. Turnip based betting?

[ck4829]

3. Mandatory attendance... The House Always Wins will take on a new meaning.

[soryang]

4. Economic Development Plan for the Korean Peninsula

He probably was talking about North Korea. I wondered about the idea of an international "open zone" in Sinuiju, also described as "like Hong Kong," in this news report:

Economic Development Plan for the Korean Peninsula

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113321852

There were no direct references to "casinos" either in prospective plans for the Wonsan resort area or the Sinuiju international city plans.

Because of the drought this year and fertilizer shortages related to the sanctions, crop yields are down five percent overall in North Korea and the potato crop was especially hit.

[NCjack]

6. Listen up NK: Do you want Adelson messing around in your country's politics?

If the answer is "no", then don't let his businesses in your country.

[soryang]

8. kick

[McCamy Taylor]

9. Will he accept turnips instead of money?

[UTUSN]

10. Well, of *course* - that's what SHITLER's private confab with Kim was about!1