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The Forbes World's Billionaires list is out, and guess what? Some serious players in the gambling world are raking in the dough! Let's take a peek at who's holding the biggest stacks.

The Queen of Macau and Vegas

Miriam Adelson, widow of the legendary Sheldon Adelson, sits pretty at #56 with a mind-blowing $32.1 billion! This 79-year-old powerhouse is keeping her late husband's casino empire, Las Vegas Sands, running strong in Macau and Singapore. And get this: she bought a major stake in the Dallas Mavericks! Talk about a baller move.

Heiress to the Throne

Pansy Ho, daughter of the OG Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho, comes in at #883 with a cool $4 billion. As Chairperson of MGM China and Shun Tak Holdings, she's a major player in Macau's casinos and Hong Kong's property scene. Daddy would be proud!

The OG Casino Creator

Steve Wynn, the man who basically invented the Vegas Strip, is sitting at #957 with $3.7 billion. Though he stepped down from Wynn Resorts amidst controversy, his ex-wife Elaine Wynn is now the largest shareholder and chilling at #1,763 on the list. Talk about a plot twist!

The Genting Empire

Lim Kok Thay, the former CEO of Genting, holds a respectable $1.9 billion, landing him at #1,836. This guy knows how to run a casino and resort empire!

Pachinko and Paradise

Japan's bringing in the big bucks too! Hajime Satomi, chairman of Sega Sammy, is at #2,272 with $1.4 billion. His company even has a piece of the action in South Korea's Paradise City resort. And Hideyuki Busujima, son of the Sankyo founder, is holding strong at $1.1 billion (#2,641), keeping the pachinko machine business booming!