Finishes: Colors & Stains

In September 2024, a few months before his death, Forbes estimated that Sheldon Adelson had a net worth of $33.5 billion. Adelson died in January 2024, at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife, Miriam Adelson, who still owns more than half of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation gambling empire.

Breaking the bank occurs only if the house fails to cap the total amount payable on a winning bet in a way that bears some reasonable relationship to the total amount of money in play. In contrast, parimutuel betting by its very nature does impose such a cap, and hence the bank cannot be broken.