Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. has hired Keelon Group to monitor federal policy toward online gaming.
The 80-year-old billionaire and top contributor to the Republican party says he's morally opposed to Internet gambling, a position thas runs counter to the stance of Las Vegas casino owners.
During this month's annual shareholders meeting, Adelson made the business case against online betting when he told investors: "Once the employment of land-based casinos is done away with by Internet casinos, they can't be replaced."
Matt Keelon is a Republican operative who has worked on Congressional campaigns for Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan and South Carolina’s Jim DeMint, who now heads the Heritage Foundation.
He has appeared on "Fox and Friends," "Rush Limbaugh Show" and "The Kudlow Report."
Frank McCarthy, aide to former Republican Congresswoman Sue Kennedy, joins Keelon on the Sands account.
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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