--FILE--Sheldon Adelson (avant droit), PDG de Sands China Ltd., assiste à la cérémonie d'ouverture de Sands Cotai Central à Macao, Chine, 11 avril 2012.
--FILE--Sheldon Adelson (front right ), CEO of Sands China Ltd., attends the opening ceremony of Sands Cotai Central in Macau, China, 11 April 2012. Sands China Ltd., the Macau casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, said first- quarter profit jumped 63 percent as it drew more visitors. Net income for the Hong Kong-listed unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) rose to $452.9 million from $277.4 million a year earlier, according to a statement from the parent company. Revenue climbed 39 percent to $2.02 billion for the three months ended in March. Sands China, alongside rival Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., has been expanding on the increasingly popular Cotai strip, a piece of reclaimed land in Macau thats equivalent to the Las Vegas strip. The company said in January that it has received government approval to add 200 additional gambling tables. Sands China saw a record 14 million visits to its Cotai Strip properties in Macau, according to the statement.
