A decision on the location of a Las Vegas Sands casino project in Spain may be announced in April by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson, ABC said, citing unidentified people close to Esperanza Aguirre, the president of Madrid region.
“Madrid is more of a business destination and Barcelona is more touristic but either one could get it. Economically the two cities are very similar,” Las Vegas Sands president Michael Leven told El Mundo. “Barcelona is a little bit behind because we started studying the project with Madrid. We will probably make our decision in April or May.”
Officials from the regional governments of Madrid and Catalonia, including Madrid’s finance chief, will travel to Las Vegas separately this week to meet Las Vegas Sands (LVS) executives, ABC reported, without saying how it obtained the information.
The complex will reportedly include six casinos, 12 hotels, nine theatres and three golf courses.
Las Vegas Sands is the parent company of Sands China.