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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Announces Addition to Development Team

LAS VEGAS, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) today announced that Ed Feiner, FAIA has joined the organization as senior vice president and Chief Architect. In his new role, Feiner will oversee the planning, designing and development process for Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s major projects throughout the world.

"Ed's experience is extensive and with the depth of his knowledge we are confident he will provide strong leadership and insight that can only be acquired through years of working at his craft," said Bradley H. Stone, executive vice president of Las Vegas Sands Corp. "We are excited that he has decided to join us and look forward to his contributions as we continue to manage the expansive growth of our company."

Feiner was most recently director of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Washington D.C. office where he was responsible for design, planning and infrastructure projects in the National Capital area as well as consulting on projects around the world. In 1996, prior to joining SOM, Mr. Feiner served as Chief Architect of the United States General Services Administration (GSA). As Chief Architect he provided national leadership for the design and construction activities of the agency, which included the development of Federal courthouses, office buildings, national laboratories, border stations, computer centers, and special-use projects. During his tenure at GSA, Mr. Feiner presided over the largest public works program in the U.S. since the mid-1930's with the total redevelopment of the facilities of the U.S. Judiciary. The Federal Courthouse Program when completed will include over 150 new Courthouses at a project cost of over $15 billion.

Feiner is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture by the AIA in 1996. Mr. Feiner lectures at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and has spoken at many schools of Architecture and Design.

Mr. Stone added that the willingness of such an impressive and sought-after individual to join our company is a testament to the direction our company is headed.

Las Vegas Sands growth plans include the development of the Strip™ where opened to rave reviews in August 2007 and will consist of the Four Seasons, Sheraton, St. Regis, Shangri-La, Traders, Hilton, Conrad, Fairmont and Raffles . Additional projects include the ™ in and the Sands Bethworks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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 .

The Las Vegas, -based company owns and operates The Venetian --, Resort-Hotel- Casino, and the and Convention Center in Las Vegas and The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel and the in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region of Macao. The company is currently constructing two additional integrated resorts: Sands Bethworks™ in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and The Marina Bay Sands™ in Singapore.

LVS is also creating The ™, a master-planned development of resort-casino properties in Macao. 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.

Contacts:

Investment Community: Scott Henry, Senior Vice President, Finance, (702) 733-5502 Media: Ron Reese, Executive Director of Communications, (702) 414-3607 SOURCE Las Vegas Sands Corp. -0- 03/18/2008 /CONTACT: Investment Community, Scott Henry, Senior Vice President, Finance, +1-702-733-5502, or Media, Ron Reese, Executive Director of Communications, +1-702-414-3607, both of Las Vegas Sands Corp./ CO: Las Vegas Sands Corp. ST: Nevada IN: CNO TRA LEI ENT SU: PER