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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                IRWIN A. SIEGEL ELECTED TO LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         LAS VEGAS, NV (FEBRUARY 8, 2005) - Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)
today announced the election of Mr. Irwin A. Siegel to its Board of Directors.
In addition to his election to the Board, Mr. Siegel was elected to serve as
chairman of the audit committee, replacing Mr. Charles D. Forman, who resigned
as chairman of the audit committee, but will remain on the Board of Directors
and a member of the audit committee. Mr. Siegel qualifies as an "audit committee
financial expert" and as an "independent director" for regulatory purposes.

         Mr. Siegel is a certified public accountant and was a partner in the
international accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche from 1973
until his retirement in 2003. He has focused most of his professional career on
clients in the hospitality and consumer business industries. In the past, he was
involved in numerous public offerings, financings, merger transactions and
forensic reviews, in addition to the recurring audits of financial statements.

         "It's an honor to have Irwin Siegel join our Board of Directors," said
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon G. Adelson. "His background as an
accountant will be an invaluable asset to our company and our Board of
Directors."

         Mr. Siegel has served on the Boards of many charitable and civic
organizations and is currently the incoming president of the Weinstein Hospice
in Atlanta. Mr. Siegel has a bachelor of business administration degree from
Emory University.

         "We owe a big debt of gratitude to Charles Forman for his work as
chairman of the audit committee and we know he will continue to be an integral
part of our Board," said Adelson.

ABOUT LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

         Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/
convention company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Company owns The
Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where it
hosts exhibitions and conventions, in Las Vegas and the Sands Macao in the
People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of Macao. The Company
also is developing additional casino hotel resort properties in Macao, including
the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. For additional information, please visit the
company's website at http://www.lasvegassands.com.

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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.

CONTACTS:

Investment Community:  Scott Henry, Chief Financial Officer, (702) 733-5502
Media:  Ron Reese, Director of Corporate Communications, (702) 414-3607




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