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Are there any other interesting aspects about the Sheldon Adelson article?
A June 2008 profile in The New Yorker detailed several controversies involving Sheldon Adelson.
what types of controversies was Sheldon Adelson involved in?
In 2008 Richard Suen, a Hong Kong businessman who had helped Sheldon Adelson make connections with top Chinese officials, took Adelson to court.

Question: How did these connections help him?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the connections with top Chiinese officials help Sheldon Adelson?