Adelson wins DCCC retraction on Macau casino claim

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Democratic party group retracted statements and apologized to billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for what it called unsubstantiated claims that he encouraged and profited from prostitution at his company casinos in Macau, a Chinese gambling enclave.

“The statements were untrue and unfair and we retract them,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said in a terse 57-word release issued Thursday. “The DCCC extends its sincere apology to Mr. Adelson and his family for any injury we have caused.”

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