4 of America's wealthiest casino owners

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4 of America's wealthiest casino owners are among the richest Americans. They are the owners of numerous resorts with a combined value of billions of dollars. They entered the industry by birth, while others only became involved with cazinouri online much later in life.

Sheldon Adelson is worth $33.5 billion. He is one of America's wealthiest casino owners. Adelens built his fortune after founding Comdex, a Las Vegas computer trade show, in 1979. In 1989, he bought the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Las and started the development of Las Nevada Sands Corporation. The Venetian Macau was built for $1.4 billion in 1999 and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore for more than $5.0 billion, which made him the richest man in the world.

Tilman Fertitta is one of America's wealthiest casino owners worth $7.9 billion. He started his business in the 1980s in Houston, investing in seafood restaurants. In 2005, he bought the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casinos in Las Vegas for $295 million. Since then, three more Golden Nugget casinos have been opened by him.

Phil Ruffin is one of America's wealthiest casino owners worth $3.1 billion. He started his business in the convenience stores and hotel industry before entering the casino industry in 1995. Ruffins owns Treasure Island and Circus Circus casinos in Las Vegas. He has no plans to retire and his goal is to "die at his desk".

Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta III are third cousins of Tilman FERTitta. Their father, Frank Fercitta Jr., opened Station Casinos in 1976. Frank and his brother Lorenzo became the company's principal shareholders. They sold their shares in 2016 for an estimated $4 billion.