that's what sheldon adelson wants. he's not necessarily in it for the money. >> sheldon loses money, and lots of it. my estimate is that the paper loses $10 million a year. i'm sure he's prepared to invest many more years and a lot more money anything to keep a liberal moderate peace-loving leader. >> it's not about money. it's about shaping the future of this country. >> when you're sheldon adelson, and you call the prime minister three times a day, and you tell minimum what to do because you are his publisher, that's thought kosher. they want israel to look like him. >> adelson is not exactly shy with his views. a few months ago he proposed a solution to the iran nuclear stalemate. his approach, dropping a bomb in the iranian desert was unconventional. >> you drop a bomb where it doesn't hurt a soul. then you say see, the next one will hit. >> it's called bb today because it favors benjamin netanyahu and his conservative politics. but adelson's investment in that pro netanyahu investment has been a concern. >> it was

. >> that video is from the coalition to stop internet gambling, backed by sands ceo, and sheldon adelsonthey claim it crosses the line of responsibility. adelson has vowed to spend whatever it takes to convince congress to keep the online gambling ban in place. so what is the future of online gambling, and is there a compelling argument for congress to make it legal. joining us is a former congressman from arkansas, and with the association of players association and online gamers. vin we're seeing this move forward at the state level. why not just leave it there? what is the argument for federal regulation? >> from the argument is from a pure business standpoint. what companies want to see is single regulatory compliance, and just say it's a lot of money to do that, the other reason you want to do it from the federal level is for online poker. many people play poker to kill time and play against each other. on a state to state basis [ inaudible ] nevada, players in delaware have to play [ inaudible ] delaware, on a federal level if you have a federal regime, you say all right, other pla

if you have people with pockets as deep as the sheldon adelson or koch brothers, when does it end?ut all the criticism in the amount of money that is spent. a great portion of it is spent on media and press. i don't know if you thought about that. when you're trying to reach -- we have 350 million people in this country plus or minus, it takes a bit of money to do that. concernedarticularly about it. i am more concerned about people that want to limit the rights of folks from any part of the political spectrum. i don't care. guarantees then in theseparticipate processes and i will defend it for a long time. >> there's not a dollar amount to are windowing -- willing spend, you're just saying we are here to keep up? moneyling people how much you spend or plan to spend is nothing more than a mark that when the election is over, everyone will say to just spend more or less. i know what makes a good story. we spend a significant amount of money. the chamber is a major organization. we have 450 people working for us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 52 weeks a year. we do not start an e

>> right now they are on equal footing. , heing at sheldon adelson continues to pour money into projects will be a pause, but after that there is a lot of new supply coming into the market. you mentioned 20% growth in 2013. las vegas sands was a big part of that. after 2014, it is still supply- driven and we will see what happens when the new supply comes online. >> brian miller from bloomberg industries with the latest on macau, thank you. when we come back, taking your four-wheel drive for the snow. traveling in style -- airports that boast the best luxury lounges. we will tell you about some of the perks when we come back. ♪ >> you are looking at a live shot of manhattan. if you are just waking up, you will see it is covered in snow. if you live in the northeast, you will have to drive in the snow at some point. bloomberg news columnist jason harper -- which car is best for navigating in these conditions? drive is great, as our tires that are good all- wheel drive tires. there is no perfect car. i spent a week with the lexus 350. it did a nice job in the snow. -- ver, i would not want

i heard that sheldon adelson is starting a campaign against this. >> oh, yes. we'll cover all of this. >> that's right after "real money." >> there was only one 3d printing company. this year for the first time in the show's history, 46-year history, separate and sizable space is devoted to the sow called third dimension showcasing nine exhibiters and their product. jake ward visited the 3d printing tech zone and joins us from las vegas with some of the highlights. a.j. good to see you. what did you see at the 3d printing tech zone? >> you know, the amazing thing about this show, ali, as you mentioned is the explosion of 3d printing. it makes possible a whole new category of electronics. the big show is a company called maker bond. out of nowhere they were doing almost nothing and have come to dominate the space. today they presented a $1,300 home appliance version of 3d printing. incredibly simple to use and produce toy-sized objects in malabout no time. >> is there some sense that this 3d printing is going to become meaningful. it's quite neat. is it go to re

sheldon adelson. he got a big boost thanks to revenue in china. there's eike batista.lion last year and he's now bankrupt. analysts say he didn't deliver on promises he made with his companies and lost credibility with his investors. wolf? >> what about the tech industry? obviously it's a lot of people in that industry have had a great year. >> mark zuckerberg, for one, he was the tech industry's biggest gainer. he added more than $12 billion to his fortune. very nice turnaround for the social network when you remembr just how badly its ipo went. they're the ones who start eed google. keep in mind, though, when you hear all these big numbers, last year, it was a really unusual year for the stock market. the s&p 500 rallied almost 30% in 2013. the average annual gains are actually supposed to be closer to 8%. so while these rich people, they're probably going to get richer again this year. i'm thinking they won't be richer by as much. >> the 300 richest people in the world. talking about 300 people, can you believe it? so what happens when the dallas cowboy cheerleaders

for instance, this guy, republican donor sheldon adelson, jumping to $15 billion a year. it's a 16% increase in one year. it's fair to say that a obama economy is working out for the top 1%, wouldn't you think? it's time to focus on improving the middle class in this country. what are we doing about wages? it has to get better for the workers in this country in our country, america, if we are going to move this economy forward. but have you noticed every time we talk about income inequality, every time we talk about raising wages, every time we talk about helping the middle class, we all of a sudden get the straw man argument from republicans in this country. well, it's those lazy people sitting on the couch that don't want to get a job. well, it's those folks who simply don't want to go better themselves and get back in the economy. well, it's those folks who are just flat out lazy. in fact, we're going to call them takers. we're going to say they're moochers on the system. what the pope is talking about is that there is greed. and your measurement of greed is when wages

if you look at the top two billionaires who made most money, warren buffett and sheldon adelson, haveood looking guy. >> i would have been less surprised if the findings were the opposite. >> opposite. exactly. >> that it was more that people get lulled into thinking oh -- kind of like the used car salesman thing. they seem to be effective. but it turns out -- >> they are frauds. all sizzle no steak. >> exactly. dom, what do you think? >> i just want to know what the subjective measure of how an attractive ceo is supposed to look. what exactly -- >> symmetry. >> i want to see the list guys of who made the most attractive ceo and who was not on the list. >> i am so happy up brought that up. i was chasing this down today. i reached out to two economists at university of wisconsin that came out with this report they would not release the list the only person they put out there was yahoo's marissa meyer. they said she was top 5% of course we have seen that stock up in the last 12 months by about a little over 100%. >> is that because of the cosmo spread. >> the vogue. >> whatever it was.

on the clock. 100-point round begins with a group of local leaders headed by billionaire donor sheldon adelsontion. it was reported this week the treasury department is looking into this washed up celebrity for reportedly violating -- >> dennis rodman. >> looking into dennis rodman for violating the ban on bringing gifts in north korea. correct. 100 point question. this republican u.s. senator who survived a prostitution -- >> david individualer. >> virt. will run, yes. >> and only you may answer this bonus. vitter briefly ran for governor in the too 3 2003 psych toll qu race early on. name the democrat who ultimately won that election. >> oh, i'm so embarrassed. i don't know. landrieu? >> kathleen blanco. >> should have know than. 100 toss-up question. this republican congresswoman will deliver the -- >> cathy mcmorris rodgers. >> deliver the response on tuesday. >> 100 point question. one-time rising conservative star whose 2012 anti-d d. >> danesh, film slammed by the campaign. that is correct. 100 point question. first lady michelle obama on wednesday enlisted the help's this sandwich rest

sheldon adelson because he recognized you could make money off of china.s. i like this. it's not a parlor game. it is a really interesting thing. >> john lassiter brought so much joy to so many people. >> i suggested al dunlap for the way we think of the outsider ceo back in the late '80s. >> he also made up the numbers with the gas grills in that hidden warehouse. >> yeah. >> but this is -- andrew young. wow. i mean, qualitatively some people haven't done that well. >> but that's not the point. >> i know. >> then where is our friend at jcpenney? bring down a whole company. >> in a very short amount of time. >> eddie lampert, are these people we all -- >> elon musk is on here. is it too early to judge? >> no. >> a lot of these spark good debates. >> tesla, and edison not as much and musk is affiliated with tesla. >> who do you think should be in the top 25? head to cnbc.com to vote for your picks. leave your comments. we'll have the debate over the next few weeks as we celebrate 25 years. >> so crazy, warren buffett. >> it's a really fun list. tte o? cozy