Las
Vegas Sands
Operates the Venetian
resort in Las Vegas and Macau.
Headquarters:
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Room 1 A
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Employees: 28,000
CEO: Sheldon Adelson
Stock Symbol: LVS
Website:
http://www.lasvegassands.com
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. is one of the leading
international developers of casino resorts.
The Las Vegas company owns The Venetian
Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center
in Las Vegas and The Sands Macao in the People's Republic of
China (PRC) Special Administrative Region of Macao. In 2007,
the company opened The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Casino in
China.
The Venetian in Las Vegas is modeled after
the Italian city of Venice complete with gondolas and indoor
waterways. The Venetian is one of the most luxurious resorts
in the world. It has no buffets unlike other Vegas casinos and
the Tao Nightclub and restaurant is one of the hottest spots
in Vegas. Tao is also the highest grossing restaurant in the
the U.S.
The Palazzo opened next to the Venetian
at the end of 2007 and features over 3,000 suites and is 50 stories
tall. The Palazzo is also packed with luxury shops including
a three-story Barneys New York store.
Las Vegas Sands is also developing the
Cotai Strip, a master-planned development of resort casino properties
in Macao, and was selected by the Singapore government to build
The Marina Bay Sands, an integrated resort scheduled to open
in Singapore by the end of 2009.
The company is also developing a resort
in Bethlehem, PA on the site of a former Bethlehem Steel plant
which will feature a 300-room hotel, retail space and most importantly
-- 3,000 slot machines. It will be called Sands Bethworks with
a planned opening in 2008.
In 2007, the company reported record revenues
of $2.9 billion and net income of $116.6 million.
History
The company was founded in 1988 by Sheldon
Adelson, who purchased the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Adelson
was an owner of the COMDEX technology trade shows. The legendary
Sands Hotel was demolished in 1996 to make way for the Venetian.
The first phase of the Venetian Casino
Resort opened in Las Vegas in May 1999, which originally consisted
of 3,036 suites though the number of suites was reduced over
time to 3,014 based on renovations and remodeling. The Venezia
tower, a 1,013 hotel suite expansion of the Venetian Casino Resort,
was completed and opened for business on June 26, 2003. The Venetian
Casino Resort now includes a total of 4,027 suites; a gaming
facility of approximately 116,000 square feet consisting of approximately
2,000 slot machines and 139 table games; and the Congress Center,
a meeting and conference facility with approximately 650,000
square feet. In addition, The Grand Canal Shoppes is located
within the Venetian Casino Resort and offers approximately 440,000
square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space directly
accessible from the Strip.
On May 18, 2004, a portion of the Sands
Macao opened, the first Las Vegas-style casino to open in Macau,
located at the heart of Macau's gaming district. In October 2004,
the Sands Macao had 825,651 visits. The company opened the remainder
of the Sands Macao during late August 2004 and the property now
offers approximately 328 table games, such as baccarat, Pai Gow,
Pai Gow Poker, blackjack and roulette, and approximately 670
slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices.
The Palazzo at Las Vegas held a soft opening
on December 30, 2007 before an official grand opening in January
2008.
Benefits
Unmatched heath care coverage for Team
Members (and their eligible dependents) which includes:
- PPO/HMO Medical Plan Selections
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Prescription Coverage with Free Generic Prescriptions
Company Paid Short Term Disability Coverage
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Dependent Life Insurance
VISTA Team Member Assistance Program
On-Site Wellness Center Accessible 24/7
Free Meal Daily at the Team Member Dining
Room, Ristorante Ciao (During Workdays Only)
401(k) Plan with Company Match
Updated June 1, 2008
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