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Gambling again
Las Vegas Sands faces $12 billion claim in Macau court
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Reuters calculations puts the figure at around $12 billion.</p>\n<p>The trial, starting June 16, alleges that Sands breached its contract with Asian American for a casino license in Macau, the only legal gambling destination in China.</p>\n<p>It comes as the casino titan faces plummeting gambling revenues due to coronavirus travel and health restrictions, and a few months ahead of the expiration of Sands' casino license in Macau. The operator needs to re-bid for a license via a public tender in 2022.</p>\n<p>Sands, which also runs a casino in Singapore, has been battling the claims from Asian American since 2007 when the case was first launched in the United States.</p>\n<p>The case was lodged in Macau in 2012 after the U.S. case was dismissed for statue of limitations and procedural reasons.</p>\n<p>It dates to 2001 when Sands and Asian American jointly submitted a bid for a gaming concession. 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