Zanetti, it's a nice pleasant surprise for me to see some discussion on this forum about LVS, rather than about Genting all the time. Although you're quite accurate about the recent history about LVS shares and Adelson's actons, I do not foresee this stock rising back to its all time high of $140 anytime soon. If u've vested in this stock since it's lows of about $3, you'll be aware of its $12b debt, how it is still in danger of defaulting on its debt convenants and how it's pinning all its hopes on Macau and Singapore.

In any case, I'm very bullish about this stock, making most of my $ from trades in it (I was lucky enough to start trading at around $4 when I determined that it would not go under.) This is a great trading stock, with wild swings of up to $9 on any given month. The piece of good news is that there is heavy call activity by US traders on this stock expiring Jan 17th or Jan 19th (need to check which day). I went in a little too early too much at $16 after it hit highs of $22 recently, if I'd waited another week, I'd have snapped them up at $13. The Macau IPO at the end of this month, the opening of the Marina Sands and the call activity for Jan give me encouragement to hold on to it for a little while longer. It's trading in the lower end of $17 today.

 Just a note of caution for those looking at this stock for the first time, it's also a stock where the shorts are out in Force so you'll have to be able to stomach the swings. One recent article on LVS is this. For reading pleasure. Cheers.

 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172913-four-risks-to-las-vegas-sands-shareholders?source=feed

LVS own a few casinos in las vegas palazzo and macao. Somewhere during 2006 he borrowed a huge amount of $ to build 3 casinos in Las Vegas, Macao and Singapore. Just the singapore's casino alone will cost him $5billion. But before any of them are constructed the market crash and this is when his debtors begin pushing him for $. Adelson subsequent took out 1 Billion from his own pocket to silent them.

In an interview few months back, he say that the model of his company has never being change before or after the crisis. And that he got no idea why have the stock prices went down so much.

In my personal view, i believe that as long as the economy were to recover(which we all know it will), there's really no reason for LVS not able to go back towards its peak of $140. The fundamentals of this company are still good and will only improve when they diversify their business into asia.

Someone pointed out that chinese are born gamblers and i must say i am fully agreeable. I've been to australia and macau casino before and i notice a very huge difference in those gamblers. In australia, the aussies look very relax, they order a glass of free wine, stare at the roulette table for 1/2 hour before placing their $20 bet. When they hit it, they will congradulate each other, cheers...cheers... cheers. And leave the casino happily. For macau, nobody is interested in drinks, before the ball start rolling, everyone is squeezing to put their $ on the table. They are more afraid of not able to bet then to lose.

And for the singapore casino, i believe not only the rich middle east people will come. I've got rich indonesian chinese friends who look forward to coming to singapore casino once its open. Dont forget these indo-chn just need to take a short flight of barely an hour to reach singapore.

hahaha, Why LV  lose money?  Americans are not born 'gamblers' unlike chinese.  I suppose if not because of those super rich gamblers from middle-east, they would have closed shop long ago. Now,  LV have another competitor i.e. Singapore Casino and since these super rich of middle-east dont go Genting but, perhaps, they cld come singapore and we welcome them....we got spicy and good food unlike American can only offer BURGER ... LOL