LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/25/11 --
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) just dove into the "blogosphere" with the launch of a sleek new blog: Sands Confidential, offering the public a new way to keep up with the largest listed company in the gaming industry.
"Sands Confidential is a major enhancement to our popular website," said
Ron Reese
, the company's vice president of communications. "It's part of our ongoing effort to foster dialogue with the public. Blogging is a tremendous tool for us to interact more with the community, to hear their ideas and to provide a more detailed view of our company and industry."
At the site, you'll find official information, compelling articles, industry news, audio/video downloads, interactive forums, and exclusive podcast interviews with executives such as Las Vegas Sands Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Sheldon Adelson
and President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael Leven
.
The company tapped
Jonah Cohen
, a London University PhD and former history chair at the Adelson Educational Campus, to head its initial blogging activity. He will also oversee the company's other new social media initiatives on Facebook and Twitter.
Reese concluded that, with these enhanced social media tools, it will now be easier for the public to find information on everything from Sands' property developments to team member profiles and exclusive interviews with company executives.
Visit the blog at www.sandsconfidential.com and spread the word.
ABOUT LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is a Fortune 500 company and the leading global developer of destination properties (integrated resorts) that feature premium accommodations, world-class gaming and entertainment, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants, and many other amenities.
THE VENETIAN® and THE PALAZZO®, Five-Diamond luxury resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, are among the company's properties in the United States. In Singapore, the iconic
MARINA BAY SANDS
® is the most recent addition to the company's portfolio.
Through its majority-owned subsidiary Sands China Ltd., the company also owns a collection of properties in Macau, including THE VENETIAN® Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao and the Four Seasons-branded serviced-apartments at its COTAI STRIP® development, as well as the SANDS® Macao on the Macau peninsula.
The company is currently constructing a 6,400-room complex at the COTAI STRIP, which will feature such distinguished hotel brands as Sheraton and St. Regis, among others.
Las Vegas Sands is also committed to global sustainability through its SANDS Eco 360 program and is an active community partner through its various charitable organizations.
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Las Vegas Sands Contacts:
Media:
Ron Reese
(702) 414-3607
Jonah Cohen
(702) 414-5228
Source: Las Vegas Sands
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