--FILE--View of the Sands Macao Casino, owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, in Macao, China, 27 December 2012. Sands China Ltd., the Macau casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, said profit increased 3.3 percent as growth in mass-market gamblers partly made up for lower spending by high rollers. Third-quarter adjusted property earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization at the Hong Kong-listed unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose to $811.6 million from $785.3 million a year earlier, according to U.S. parent Las Vegas Sands Corp.¯s earnings statement. That compares with the $799.3-million average of four analysts¯ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Adelson this month said that he expects VIP gambling business in the city to see a recovery after casino revenue in the three months ended September fell 7.1 percent. He said Chinese players have been °staying below the radar± by refraining from going to Macau and spending money in ostentatious ways.
