These Are the Wealthiest Sports Team Owners in the US

Las Vegas Sands heir plans to buy stake in Dallas Mavericks
Widow of casino magnate is worth an estimated $33 billion

Ballmer speaking to fans as he was introduced as the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014.Photographer: Kevork Djansezian/Bloomberg

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By Pui Gwen Yeung

November 29, 2023 at 3:49 PM UTC

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Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, is breaking into the upper echelons of US sports team ownership with her planned purchase of a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks basketball team.

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. heir, who is worth an estimated $33 billion, would be the third-richest owner of a US sports team, just after Steve Ballmer and Rob Walton, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. She’d also be the only woman in the top 10.