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Miriam Adelson & family

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Net worth
$31.3B
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Recent SEC filings

SEC filings · last 90 days

Gifted 9M LVS
Adelson Miriam · filed Sep 2, 2026
Adelson Miriam · filed Aug 11, 2026

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Companies

Las Vegas Sands Corp.LVS · NYSE · Controlling shareholder · 59.7% · as of Aug 2026 · $38.65 ▼ 1.38%
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Ticker
LVS
Exchange
NYSE
Role
Controlling shareholder; Adelson group (Dr. Adelson, co-trustee Irwin Chafetz and family trusts) beneficially owned 386,728,789 shares (59.7%); Dr. Adelson individually reported 341,442,911 shares (52.7%). Son-in-law Patrick Dumont is Chairman & CEO since March 1, 2026.
Stake
59.7% (group); 52.7% (Dr. Adelson)
Stake as of
2026-08-07
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Dallas Mavericks (NBA)Majority owner with Dumont family · majority (reported ~57%… · as of Dec 2023
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Role
Majority owner with Dumont family (bought from Mark Cuban; NBA approved Dec 2023 at ~$3.5B valuation); Patrick Dumont is team governor
Stake
majority (reported ~57% implied at $3.5B valuation)
Stake as of
2023-12
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Las Vegas Review-JournalFamily-owned newspaper
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Role
Family-owned newspaper (purchased 2015)
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Israel HayomPublisher
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Role
Publisher (since 2018); family owns primary shareholder of the Hebrew daily
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Investment vehicles

The Miriam Adelson Trusttrust
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Type
trust
Notes
Sold ~$2B of LVS stock in Dec 2023 to fund Mavericks purchase; exercised and sold 77,991 LVS option shares at ~$67.56 on 2025-12-16
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ESBT S Trust / ESBT Y-II Trust / QSST A-II Trust / QSST M-II Trusttrust
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Type
trust
Notes
Family trusts that on 2026-06-16 received 175.4M LVS shares distributed from the Sheldon G. Adelson 2007 Remainder Trust and 2007 Friends and Family Trust; on 2026-08-07 ESBT S-II transferred 43.9M shares to ESBT S Trust. Each holds ~6.8-7.2% of LVS.
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Private deals

Sheldon G. Adelson 2007 Remainder Trust and 2007 Friends and Family Trust distributed 87,718,919 and 87,718,918 LVS…Jun 2026
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Sheldon G. Adelson 2007 Remainder Trust and 2007 Friends and Family Trust distributed 87,718,919 and 87,718,918 LVS shares (no consideration) to four new family trusts; group stake unchanged at 386.7M shares
Date
2026-06-16
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ESBT S-II Trust transferred 43,859,460 LVS shares to ESBT S Trust for no consideration (Schedule 13D/A Amendment No. 16)Aug 2026
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Miriam Adelson Trust exercised options on 77,991 LVS shares at $40.87 and sold them at ~$67.56; co-trustee Irwin…Dec 2025
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Miriam Adelson Trust exercised options on 77,991 LVS shares at $40.87 and sold them at ~$67.56; co-trustee Irwin Chafetz sold 30,000 shares at ~$69.76 on 2025-12-01
Date
2025-12-16
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Mavericks reached preliminary agreement to acquire the ~104-acre former Valley View Mall site in North Dallas for a…Jun 2026
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Mavericks reached preliminary agreement to acquire the ~104-acre former Valley View Mall site in North Dallas for a new arena/entertainment district (target opening 2031, when American Airlines Center lease ends)
Date
2026-06-01
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Real estate

Dallas Design District, Dallas, TXMavericks practice-facility land (more… · $22.4M · Jan 2024
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Type
Mavericks practice-facility land (more than a dozen acres), acquired alongside the team deal; county tax value $22.4M
Price
22400000
Date
2024-01
Via
Adelson and Dumont families (Mavericks deal)
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Irving, TX~259-acre development site owned by…
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Type
~259-acre development site owned by Las Vegas Sands (considered alternative Mavericks arena/resort site)
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Las Vegas Sands
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Trophies

Dallas Mavericks (NBA) majority ownership
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Las Vegas Review-Journal and Israel Hayom newspapers
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Legal & regulatory

Texas casino legalization push stalled; Mavericks CEO Rick Welts said (May 28, 2026) the new arena plans will have 'no…
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Texas casino legalization push stalled; Mavericks CEO Rick Welts said (May 28, 2026) the new arena plans will have 'no casino component'
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Las Vegas Sands withdrew its ~$4B Nassau Coliseum bid for a downstate New York casino license (April 2025), citing…
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Las Vegas Sands withdrew its ~$4B Nassau Coliseum bid for a downstate New York casino license (April 2025), citing possible online-gambling legalization
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Giving

Adelson Family Foundation (Dr. Miriam Adelson, trustee; 2024 revenue ~$88M)EIN 04-7024330
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Sheldon G. Adelson Research Clinic (Las Vegas; opioid use disorder treatment), co-founded
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Research gaps: Current Mavericks ownership percentage not disclosed (57% is an implied 2023 estimate; Cuban retains minority). Israel Hayom ownership percentage not verified. Dallas Design District land figure from RJ search snippet (page 403'd). No personal home purchases in the last 5 years found in reputable press. Q3 earnings date is a projection, not company-confirmed.

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What to watch

Las Vegas Sands Q3 2026 earnings (projected)Oct 21, 2026
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Further Schedule 13D/A filings on Adelson family trust restructuring / LVS share sales
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Dallas city approvals/zoning for Mavericks Valley View arena district and closing of site purchase
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Sands Macao and Marina Bay Sands (Singapore) performance and passive stake creep from LVS buybacks
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