The neon lights on the famous Las Vegas hotel boulevard went out, and one figure appeared on the screens • The gesture was prompted • The city was grateful to the man who propelled it forward
Las Vegas honors the one who propelled it forward.
The death of businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson yesterday (Tuesday) at the end of a tough battle with the disease, caused his city - Las Vegas - to mark it in its own way: but, mixed with admiration.
In great pain: Sheldon Adelson 1933-2021
Moreover, given that he was such a well-known figure who managed to influence so many areas of the city, his death managed to unite the hotels and businesses that are usually in rivalry with each other - and put aside disputes for the commemoration of the man, who was more identified with the city.
On the huge screens, which usually publish news and promotions related to attractions in the city, a single picture of Adelson was uploaded last night, with the caption: "Sheldon Adelson, 2021-1933".
This extraordinary gesture was also observed on the huge screen that stands next to the Elegant Stadium in the city, which was built for the local football team.
Adelson was actually the one who brought this group to Las Vegas, making it the city's local team.
This move proved to be economically important to the city, but more so also moral: it was an important part of the process that brought the city’s residents to unite, following the massacre in 2018, during which dozens of people were killed by gunfire from one of the city’s hotels.
"The construction of Eligent Stadium, a $ 2 billion gem, is what allowed the owners of the Football League to agree to transfer the team - and all of this would not have happened without Adelson," the Las Vegas Review Journal reported yesterday.
Adelson was also a crucial factor in the construction of the stadium.
Although he did not ultimately take part in the construction financing project, the construction of the stadium is nearing completion and everyone sees Adelson as the crucial figure who brought the entire football and stadium venture to the city, putting it at the forefront of the sporting stage.
Throughout the night, the tribute to Adelson continued.
On the screen of the Venetian Hotel, which is apparently more identified than any other hotel in the city with Adelson, they added: "In memory of our chairman, a true visionary whose legacy will continue in the hotel and around the world."
This hotel, next to the adjacent Palazzo Hotel which also belongs to Adelson and the company he founded, Las Vegas Sands, has announced that as a sign but will turn off the exterior light of the buildings.
These are huge complexes that include, in addition to hotels, also casinos, a shopping center and a business center.
The revolution led by Sheldon
In fact, it was this compound that Adelson established a few decades ago that turned the U.S. conference model on, because it brought tourism, entertainment, and business under one roof, and allowed conferences to take place very comfortably. The revolution that Adelson brought about made Las Vegas a city to come To it from all over the U.S. and the world not only because of its image as an amusement park, but also because the facilities Adelson built, and others that followed, enabled large business conferences that lasted for days.
No less than 12 hotels and casinos took part in the tribute, an event that created an impressive and unique look for passengers on the city's main hotel boulevard (the "Strip").
Even the most major hotels on the boulevard such as Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, shared the latest honor for Sheldon Adelson.
The local media noted that this kind of respect is usually rare, but stressed that this is a necessary and worthy step, because Adelson has been given a status similar to that of the city's founders, as well as other celebrities who live there.