Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – This is the story of Miriam Adelson, a doctor from Israel who controls the global gambling business. Because of her control, Adelson was nicknamed the queen of world gambling with assets of US$ 32.5 billion or Rp. 509 trillion.
Adelson didn’t get that big of a fortune by fighting alone. She acquired trillions of assets from the inheritance of her husband who died in 2021.
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Her husband is Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and former CEO of the casino company Las Vegas Sands. As a result, thanks to getting a ‘windfall’ he immediately became a world trillionaire and ranked 24th richest person in the world according to Forbes.
Even so, Adelson himself is not so destitute. He is known to be a doctor who graduated from the Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University. Not only that, he also uses his knowledge to do business.
Collect Times of Israel, she and her husband founded the Sheldon G. Adelson clinic. This clinic aims to treat people addicted to something, be it gambling or internet addiction.
Adelson, who is a narcotics expert, uses Opioids, a narcotic substance, to relieve a person’s addiction. As a result, by owning her husband’s business and inheritance, Adelson is on the list of one of the richest women in the world.
Now, this 78 year old woman is enjoying money from her gambling empire. According to Forbeshe is known to own more than half of the gambling empire listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as owning several casinos in Singapore and Macau.
This wealth ultimately increased Adelson’s attractiveness. One of those interested is businessman and 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Adelson is known to have contributed funds to Donald Trump during the 2016 and 2020 campaigns until he succeeded in becoming president. Not only that, Adelson is also a major contributor to conservative political causes in the United States, especially the Republican Party.
The total spent by Adelson reached more than US$ 218 million or Rp. 3T and made him the largest donor to a political party in the US.
About this, Reuters reported that Miriam Adelson in early November would be another contributor to the success of the 2024 US election. Reportedly, Adelson supports the former Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley.
Not only for the US, Adelson also channeled his money to the interests of Israel and Jews. For his homeland he became a donor to the publication of the Israeli newspaper, Hayom, and supported philanthropic activities in the Jewish State.
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