Adelson’s Empire Passes to Widow, With His Longtime Lieutenant in Charge
- Miriam Adelson assumes control of $24 billion Sands stake
- Son-in-law Patrick Dumont is being groomed for larger role
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Robert Goldstein had just been offered a good job to run a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, when Sheldon Adelson called to pitch him on a new opportunity.
Over Chinese food, the younger executive listened to Adelson’s vision for a Las Vegas resort focused on convention goers and business travel. “Sheldon never questioned himself -- he never blinked,” Goldstein recalls. “When I hesitated, he said: ‘You can’t not do this. You can’t not join me.’”