New Four Seasons Hotel and Shoppes and ZAIA by Cirque du Soleil Ready to Wow Macao

"Today marks yet another significant milestone in the overall effort to transformMacao into an international leisure and business destination," said Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. "The key to building a successful tourist destination is being able to assemble the critical mass of attractions needed to make the location more unique and compelling than its rival destinations. That is why we continue to add more and more important components, like luxury retail and world-class entertainment, to our Cotai Strip development. The Cotai Strip's array of leisure, entertainment, and business offerings has already helpedMacao attract a greater number of visitors from across the region and beyond and in the longer-term its popularity will further facilitateMacao's evolution into an extremely successful and desirable international tourist destination."

The new Four Seasons Hotel Macao, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., but operated and managed by the world-renowned Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, features 360 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites. It also includes several food and beverage offerings, an exquisite pool and garden area, and a variety of conference, banquet and business services and facilities.

"The arrival of the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, combined with the world-class retail brands of the Shoppes at Four Seasons, names like Gucci, Hermes, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and more, is a signal that a new era of luxury has arrived inMacao and that the Cotai Strip is ready to compete with the world's top luxury destinations," said William Weidner, president of Las Vegas Sands Corp. "Business and leisure travelers toMacao have given their seal of approval to our commitment to class and quality. As a prime example, in only its first year of operation the Venetian Macao has attracted nearly 25 million visitors and according to a study conducted by the University ofMacao, more than 60 percent of all visitors toMacao identify a trip to The Venetian as their primary reason for visitingMacao."

Weidner said the Cotai Strip's growing reputation as one of the most luxurious destinations inAsia will be further enhanced by next year's arrival of the St. Regis and Shangri-La hotel brands. He also said that ZAIA, Cirque du Soleil's first permanent production to open inAsia, further establishes Macao and the Cotai Strip as a premier destination for world-class entertainment, especially when combined with the Cotai Strip Arena, which has already hosted more than 120,000 spectators since opening last August and has featured international acts like Beyonce, Celine Dion and The Police, as well as a variety of popular Asian acts and sporting events -- including a Roger Federer-Pete Sampras tennis match and exhibition basketball games featuring theUSA's 2008 Olympic Gold Medal basketball team.

ZAIA, which is presented in a custom-built 1,800 seat theater inside The Venetian Macao, celebrates its World Premiere this evening with a special VIP performance.

The Shoppes at Four Seasons isMacao's first luxury shopping mall. The 211,000 square-foot mall is connected to the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Macao and the Four Seasons Hotel Macao. It features approximately 180 luxury brands, including more than 60 brands not previously offered in Macao. It also includes a variety of unique customer service, including a mall concierge, image consultants, private shoppers, hotel delivery service and complimentary limousine transportation.

Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond the Company's control, which may cause material differences in actual results, performance or other expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to general economic conditions, competition, new ventures, government regulation, legalization of gaming, interest rates, future terrorist acts, insurance, and other factors detailed in the reports filed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ABOUT LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is the leading international developer of multi-use integrated resorts.

TheLas Vegas, Nevada-based company owns and operates The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center inLas Vegas and The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel and the Sands Macao inthe People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region ofMacao. The company is currently constructing two additional integrated resorts: Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem inBethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Marina Bay Sands(TM) inSingapore.

LVS is also creating the Cotai Strip(TM), a master-planned development of resort-casino properties inMacao. Additionally, the company is working with the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government of the PRC to master-plan the development of a leisure resort and convention complex on Hengqin Island in the PRC.

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