Interesting news from WikiLeaks about Sheldon Adelson's dealings in Macau.


http://www.salon.com/2012/02/03/wiki...asia_business/


View: We all instinctually know it is true that not everything in poker is above board, but I think some people do not grasp the depth of corruption there is out there in the gambling world still. Especially out of Las Vegas. The online poker community has been caught up in a turf war, and we the players are the victims. It is really amazing the conclusions you can come to from reading between the lines. How is it that the DOJ backed off RICO claims and have yet to indict those in FTP responsible for all of this, and how they are treating UB/AB with kid gloves? I have an idea...

This battle has never been about morality. That is just one of the many excuses used to wage war on online gambling. Las Vegas didn't press the issue when times were good, but since the economy collapsed they have been leaning on people to take back some territory they feel they should be able to control.

Wow

nothing surprising here. How do you think big business is done when people arent on board yet. You find a way.

LoL he's under investigation by the fed for bribing foreign officials to allow The Sands entryway into other countries, yet he was legallly allowed to contribute 11 million dollars to Newt Gingrich. LoLgovernments

wow thats how business is done in china

omfg?

ty wikileaks for saving us all with those thousands of non-news documents.

This is unfortunately standard - big money interests buy politicians. Having said that, I'm still glad when people expose it.

Paging Prospace.

Guy with principles like he has, I would think would be morally opposed to this kind of shenanigans.

Corruption, bribes and politics. When are those words NOT in the same sentence ?

Yet more depressing news

Iirc when he built venetian he screwed hundreds of contractors and Other staffers that didn't have the resources to fight him so they settled for far less then they were owed.

I know for a fact his architect sued and won a 7 figure settlement. I am sure if googled u will find it

Who would have thought businessmen where shady, cheats, and thieves?

Shocking news. I thought the reason so many politicians over there have gold rolexes is because of their enormous integrity.

On another note- revenue in Macau last year was 45 billion- no way anything would be above board when you`re talking that kind of revenue....

>govt. will use this for a trial and will still try to fight wikileakes lol

Just another of many examples of the US govt overstepping its bounds. The US thinks it can dictate to the entire world how things should be done. I can't wait to see China stomp a mudhole in that posterior (will probably have to wait several decades though).

Will you stop it. It's a global government. They are all working together. You really think its one country.

I am as disgusted as anyone with our legislators and the system in general. However your location says you live in america are you really are pulling for CHiNA of all countries to "stomp " us? China is hardly a model for civil liberties

behind the scenes, i'm pretty sure USA govt admire the chinese model and wish they could have the same power over their citizens

Really? What gives you that impression? We are talking about CHINA not Switzerland, Norway, etc. CHINA.

Threads going politard in NVG gong to get locked. Please stay on topic.

Cliffs anyone?

Why is this sad news? This is how business gets done everywhere in the world. The only difference is you only hear about it 1% of the time. In this case it was the snitch former executive.

I agree. It's not news.

Sheldon Adelson sounds like a total douchebag

His dealers at the Venetian all think the same, the ones i've spoken to anyway

What a despicable human being.

This far left reporter obviously isn't too hip to how business actually works since he loathes success. This is so standard. Then again it really is an attempt to gain Obama political points and not much more.