{"id":47262,"date":"2017-03-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=47262"},"modified":"2017-03-22T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T22:45:05","slug":"sheldon-adelson-tops-2017-casino-billionaires-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sheldon-adelson-tops-2017-casino-billionaires-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheldon Adelson Tops 2017 Casino Billionaires List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheldon Adelson<\/a> is once again the gambling industry\u2019s top billionaire, according to the 2017 Forbes Billionaires List, published this week, as he has been for some time.<\/p>\n

The Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO is, in fact, the 20th richest person on the planet, with an estimated net worth of $30.4 billion.<\/p>\n

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The cat that got the cream: Adelson is a country mile ahead of his fellow casino billionaires in Forbes\u2019 rich list. (Image: alchetron.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0Forbes\u00a0Billionaires List is a snapshot of wealth taken on\u00a0February 17, 2017, using stock prices and exchange rates from around the world to calculate net worths.<\/p>\n

Adelson has climbed the table over the last 12 months. In 2016, he was number 22 on the list, with a measly net worth of just $27 billion.<\/p>\n

Buoyed by Macau Bounce-back <\/b><\/h2>\n

Adelson\u2019s wealth is intrinsically linked to his investments in Macau, and the improvement of his fortunes this year can be traced to Macau\u2019s bounce back after two years of financial depression.<\/p>\n

Similarly, when Macau was at its height, in 2013, so was Adelson. That year he was number 8 on the list, and worth $37 billion.<\/p>\n

Of course, LVS boss still has some way to go to match the world\u2019s very richest. Bill Gates once again tops the list, as he has for 18 out of the last 23 years, with a fortune of $86 billion.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s followed by Warren Buffet ($75.6 billion) and Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos, who had the best year of anyone on planet; his fortune rose $27.6 billion to $72.8 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More Billionaires Than Ever Before<\/b><\/h2>\n

But Adelson is towering over his fellow casino owners. Next one on the list is Carl Icahn, who owns the Tropicana in Atlantic City and is in the process of selling the Trump Taj Mahal<\/a> to Hard Rock Resorts. But Icahn, who lies at number 55 with an estimated $16.6 billion doesn\u2019t really count, as he made his his money in investing.<\/p>\n

Lui Che Woo of Galaxy Entertainment is next on the list (110th – $12.1 billion), followed by the Novomatic Group\u2019s Johan Graff. Other notables include former PokerStars owner Mark Scheinberg (367th – $4.5 billion), Bet365\u2019s Denise Coates (522nd – $3.6 billion) and Steve Wynn (814th – $2.5 billion).<\/p>\n

Forbes said it was a \u201crecord year for the richest people on earth,\u201d with the number of billionaires jumping 13 percent to 2,043 from 1,810 last year. It was the first time in history that the number of billionaires in the world exceeded 2,000, while their total net worth rose by 18 percent to $7.67 trillion.<\/p>\n

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Sheldon Adelson is once again the gambling industry\u2019s top billionaire, according to the 2017 Forbes Billionaires List, published this week, as he has been for some time. The Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO is, in fact, the 20th richest person on the planet, with an estimated net worth of $30.4 billion. 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