The deal had the fingerprints of Sheldon Adelson, the owner of the Las Vegas Sands Casino empire, all over it. Mother Jones also associated the GOP megadonor with the transaction prior to any confirmed reports.
The actual owner is Adelson’s son-in-law, Patrick Dumont, an executive with the Sands holding company. Sivan Ochshorn Dumont, Patrick’s wife and Adelson’s stepdaughter, is listed as the owner of the billionaire’s Israeli media properties.