the only way i could prove it is to do it and succeed. >> adelson did not just succeed.e dominated. his first resort, the sands macau, was so successful he made back the $265 million investment in the first year. >> 30,000 people showed up. we are not know how many exactly, because when they came in, they knock the doors down. >> he went on to build a massive hotel. and the 2900 room venetian macau. he plans on adding another property to be completed by the end of 2016. bringing the grand total to over 10,000 rooms. if he has his way, visitors would never leave. >> we are now developing enough retail malls of different types. you can be in 3000, 6000, 12,000 or 15,000 hotel rooms and never leave the building. i will give you a short anecdote. i had a friend from boston that came in with his wife. they came in on thursday. on monday, he said, how is the weather? i said, you have not been out? he said, why would i go out? everything i want is here. >> lawrence ho is talking about shows that are coming in. it is retail, it is restaurants. they are copying you. >> yes they a

a high-speed ferry service between macau and hong kong, competing with adelson. ferries transported about 28,000 people a day. >> we have been running the terminals, the ferry terminals. we know how to manage and how to commercialize the real estate so it can be of great service to these people. >> that is not how adelson sees it. >> she doesn't like that we are a competitor. i can't say i am the ferry expert of the world. but she got bitter over the competition so she has been bitter all this time. >> coming up, the clash of the titans continues as they look beyond macau for the next gambling mecca. ♪ >> the explosion of the casino business has been a huge windfall for this territory. casinos paid the government almost $18 billion in taxes and fees. with great success comes a great amount of squabbling. adelson, a man -- >> there is no such history as the palestinian people. >> or how the gop can take back the white house -- he has seen his share of battles. >> there was a meeting of concessionaires. pansy ho was there. not a very congenial environment. >> she w

. >> sheldon adelson is chairman and ceo of las vegas sands with $35 billion net worth. much of that wealth was made on his macau casinos. they are vying for the attention of the 1.3 billion chinese to the north. macau is 11 squelch mile -- square-mile enclave on the mainland of china but it was under portuguese rule for four centuries and today it is the closest place to china where gambling is legal. in 1962, chinese businessmen stanley ho was the first to usher in a new era of casinos in macau. for decades, he built the gambling empire that raked in billions. he paves the way for other investors to make it big in macau. today, one of those investors is stanley ho's son, lawrence. >> my father revolutionized the casino market four years ago. he brought in a new style. throughout my career and my life, it has been trying to prove myself. >> it was important to prove that you could build a company from scratch? >> yes. >> determined to break out of his fathers's shadow, lawrence partnered up with australian james packer, the son of a famous tycoon. together, they formed

that concept is what adelson said made him stand out among other casino tycoons.ndas listening to you speak you mentioned that what you wanted to do is you wanted to build a las vegas in macau. that?me nobody else saw >> i guess that is what visionary is made of. >> people thought you were crazy. >> of course. i have been in dozens of businesses. nobody wants to recognize that doing something different than what people do routinely is viable. -- only way i can do it prove it is to do it and succeed. >> adelson dominated. his first resort was so successful he made back the initial $265 million investment in just the first year. 30,000 people showed up. we don't know the exact number because as they waited to get in, they knocked the doors down. >> adelson went on to build a a 2900 roomral and venetian. he plans on adding another property to be completed by the end of 2016, bringing his grand total to over 10,000 rooms. if he has his way, visitors would never leave. >> we are now developing enough retail malls of different types. 12, 15,000in 3, 6, hotel rooms and n

adelson said through her lawyer, she is just devastated and scared to death. police tell abc news, they questioned his ex-wife. sources say it lasted for hours. but police say they questioned many who knew him. and the fact there are no suspects, at least officially, that doesn't mean the police aren't looking at certain people? >> i hope they have their eye on certain people. and they're just not telling us. >> reporter: only one witness could positively i.d. the killer, markle, bleeding out in his car. you hear the neighbor in that 911 call, urging e.m.s. to hurry. and told they were on their way. >> they better be if this guy's got a shot, living. >> reporter: 19 krushle minutes passed. >> the dispatcher blew it. he screwed up. had they gotten there earlier, he may have survived. >> reporter: on that 911 call, you can hear the dispatcher's confusion. >> i'm changing the -- >> reporter: the man who runs tallahassee's dispatch center, tells abc news the operator didn't hear the caller mention the gunshot wound at first. >> it was entered as a man down, versus

adelson.you move a property like the rebel, which was worth $2.6 billion -- once that is out of commission, once showboat closes, once trump properties closes, you have less of a draw to bring people to this area. >> what is the mayor's take on this? what has he been saying? does he believe this future is bright for atlantic city? >> of course, he's mayor of atlantic city, so we want to tell you the future is very bright. but i think no one is completely convinced they are going to make it through all of this. realist.very much a we spoke with him just yesterday afternoon and he emphasized the importance of diversification for this economy. this is an economy that since the 1970's has relied so heavily on gambling. in the 1970's and 1980's, that worked somewhat ok, because you had a monopoly on it here. luck beenard gary talking about this in the piece , youst showed you earlier have the ability as a consumer to gamble pretty much wherever you want. if you don't need to come to atlantic city t

>> you just have to look at sheldon adelson. he's the owner of las vegas sands.ld us recently he was going to do absolutely whatever it took to fight this. he sponsored legislation to put an end to online gaming. he fears it will be destructive to americans and will cost them their house, their home, their livelihood. of course, this is a guy who made all his money, and still does, off of gambling. >> trish regan in atlantic city today. thanks so much for joining us. it is time now for the bwest byte, where we focus on one number that tells a whole lot. we have a special guest today. former san francisco mayor gavin newsom is back. it better be good. >> 1966. think about it. >> a lot of things happen. >> you and i weren't around. 1966, the last live concert ever that the beatles performed was right here in san francisco at candlestick park. >> really? >> you know what is happening tonight. >> i know what is happening. how appropriate. >> 49,000 people -- how appropriate. city started foot, in 18949, 49,000 people coming back for the last concert ever to be perfor

>> you just have to look at sheldon adelson.ng to do absolutely whatever it took to fight this, he said recently, and he has sponsored legislation to physically put an end to online gaming. he fears it will cost people their house, their home, their livelihood. of course, this is a guy who made all his money, and still does, off of gambling. >> trish regan in atlantic city today. thanks so much for joining us. for the bwest byte, where we focus on one number that tells a whole lot. guest today.cial former san francisco mayor gavin newsom is back. it better be good. >> 1966. think about it. >> a lot of things happen. concert the last live ever that the beatles performed was right here in san francisco at candlestick arc. >> really echo -- really? >> you know what is happening tonight. >> i know what is happening. how appropriate. -- they0 square estimate 49,000 people coming everfor the last concert to be performed at that iconic venue, since we are tearing it down shortly after. >> are you going? >> i have to be there. >> my mom

it's better to suppress the vote and take the corporate money and the adelson money and koch brotherey and everything else. >> that's reinforced by the way the district lines are drawn and nothing will be done about that at least until 2020. a lot are sitting in safe districts with tons of money and don't need the town hall meetings. senators in a position where they could actually lose because they are voted on statewide don't want to subject themselves to the kind of questioning that's going to get them to make the kind of mistake that richard murdoch made in indiana in 2012. people want to duck this stuff. there's one other factor here that i think we ought to recognize and that is that once again social media can profoundly reshape the political dialogue. today a town hall meeting can be a twitter feed. a candidate without the extra noise and all of the attention conduct a kind of interactive conversation with constituents online and without renting a hall. i think we'll see fewer and fewer town halls. it's regrettable. i understand why a lot of democrats don't want to do this. t

so it's great for sheldon adelson and mark zuckerberg but we are subsidizing their low-wage labor that is taking jobs from american citizens. republican politicians have got to go to the donor class in the chamber of commerce and tell them look we are going to give you osha reform tax reform tort reform but you can't have everything. if we pass amnesty we will never be in a position to help you again and you can take your chances with nancy pelosi. yes i will and i'm almost done. i just wanted to point out that for the next three years the entire country will be like california and i don't mean to be harsh but we will all be the kardashians. there will be no we super conferences like this, no reason to write books, no reason for conservative talk radio or "fox news." it will be over, over. it may be over now but if fantasy goes through there is no hope. any other bad law can be repealed. obamacare can be repealed. you cannot repeal a united states citizen. sensible americans have to get together and agree. two things matter obamacare and immigration and all republicans are against obam

they are rebuilding the convention center, you have people like steve wynn and sheldon adelson who justt it and they work with each other even though they compete with another. better,k to make things as opposed to atlantic city, where there have been big challenges. it helps that las vegas is a destination that people want to go to. posted recession, the rise of the non-gaming visitor, whose reason to visit is to go clubbing or dining, entertainment, anything like that. story.numbers tell the last year only 71% of the people gambled, actually versus more than 80% back in 2009. again, wynn, reported record results. las vegas has come back, but in a different way than we originally thought. vipsw important when the be then compared to the masses? that is an-- >> important trend. you have a lot of vip players coming and that is driving the growth. city, you have a few casino looking to close because they do not have that boost that vegas has. that is a problem everywhere else. >> and there is no vip business on a mississippi riverboat casino. if we were to look at the success of vegas and

adelson,got winn, caesars, do you need more players investing in atlantic city right now?, we are not doing it alone. if you look at the most recent result, you will see the resorts that have reinvented themselves, the golden nugget, the tropicana an investment and change their business model. all of our revenues are up this year. if you invest in your property, and if you invest in your people and you create an experience that is worth people driving a next or 60 miles and spending an extra -- >> i look at the numbers, and i see last vegas -- $6.5 billion in annual revenue, and i look at atlantic city, and we're only talking now about 2.5 billion dollars, maybe almost $3 billion, but those numbers have gone down every year for the last seven years. appears, tom, it goes to zero. >> well, it is not going to get to zero. you had over the last seven years increasing supplies. you have pennsylvania, then you had new york, then you had maryland, all of which put pressure on the regional gaming market. we are pretty well saturated out now. to the extent that there is more gamin

republicans and conservatives say tom stire is the democratic answer to the koch brothers or shelley adelson his power in the party? >> he is trying to be a counterweight on the other side. todd harris, a republican ad maker maker and consultant said in this story that tom stire ads are just like his vision of the federal government. big and bloated. 60 seconds when 30 seconds would do. >> stire, of course, he and his brother don't mind that comparison actually. they are out there and they are going to be aggressive and spend a lot of money. >> a lot of money. a hundred million dollars this cycle, mike, is that right? >> at least. and he's doing something that other groups aren't as he is playing in local racist and making a difference in these senate races, not waiting for a presidential race where you more often see big money like that. >> a lot of influence. mike allen, thanks so much. we are talk to you. >> have a great week. >>> still ahead, rick perry strikes back after a grand jury indicts him of allegedly abusing the power of his office. we will break down the case against the texas