Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson Morally Opposed to Online Poker
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According to a recent report from the Las Vegas Sun, the efforts to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States has a new and very powerful opponent, Las Vegas Sands CEO Steve Adelson.
The report says that Adelson met with American Gaming Association CEO Frank Fahrenkopf to discuss his concerns about online poker regulation, including age monitoring soft. In the past few months, the AGA has come out in support of regulating online poker, and Fahrenkopf was one of the witnesses in the most recent House Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Commerce, and Trade’s hearing on online poker regulation.
Though the Sands are members of the AGA, Adelson still voiced his “moral opposition” to poker regulation. Though Fahrenkopf disagrees on Adelson’s stance, he told the Sands the mogul is welcome to his opinion.
Hmmm…
