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UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

For the Transition period from _______________ to ________________

Commission File Number   333-42147

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registration as specified in its charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] Yes [   ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). [   ]Yes [X] No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of November 14, 2003

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Part I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1   Organization and Business of Company

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The year end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, certain amounts in the 2002 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2003 presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period have been included. The interim results reflected in the unaudited financial statements are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the full year.

        Las Vegas Sands, Inc. (“LVSI”) is a Nevada corporation. On April 28, 1989, LVSI commenced gaming operations in Las Vegas, Nevada, by acquiring the Sands Hotel and Casino (the “Sands”). On June 30, 1996, LVSI closed the Sands and subsequently demolished the facility in order to construct a planned two-phase hotel-casino resort. The first phase of the hotel-casino resort (the “Casino Resort”) opened on May 4, 1999, except for the mall, which opened on June 19, 1999. The Casino Resort was expanded during the second quarter of 2003, which expansion was opened for business on June 26, 2003 (the “Phase IA Addition”). As expanded, the Casino Resort includes 4,049 suites, casino space approximating 116,000 square feet, approximately 650,000 square feet of convention space, and approximately 446,000 gross leasable square feet of retail shops and restaurants. In December 2002, the Company, through a subsidiary, began constructing a Las Vegas-style casino in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the “Macau Casino”). The Macau Casino is expected to include approximately 163,000 gross square feet of gaming facilities and to be completed by June 2004.

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LVSI and its subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”), including Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (“Venetian”), Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC (“Mall Intermediate”), Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC (the “Mall Subsidiary”), Grand Canal Shops II, LLC (the “Mall II Subsidiary”), Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc., Venetian Hotel Operations, LLC (“Venetian Hotel Operations”), Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC (“Lido Intermediate”), Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, Lido Casino Resort, LLC (the “Phase II Subsidiary”), Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., Venetian Transport, LLC (“Venetian Transport”), Venetian Venture Development, LLC (“Venetian Venture”), Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited, Venetian Macau, S.A. (“Venetian Macau”), Venetian Macau Finance Company (“Venetian Finance”), Venetian Marketing, Inc. (“Venetian Marketing”), Venetian Far East Limited, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate I, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate II, Venetian Macau Holdings Limited, VI Limited and Venetian Operating Company, LLC (“Venetian Operating”) (collectively, and including all other direct and indirect subsidiaries of LVSI, the “Company”). Each of LVSI and the Subsidiaries is a separate legal entity and the assets of each such entity are intended to be available only to the creditors of such entity.

        Venetian was formed on March 20, 1997 to own and operate certain portions of the Casino Resort. LVSI is the managing member and owns 100% of the common voting equity in Venetian. The entire preferred interest in Venetian is owned by Interface Group Holding Company, Inc. (“Interface Holding”), which is wholly-owned by LVSI’s principal stockholder (the “Principal Stockholder”).

        Various Subsidiaries are guarantors or co-obligors of certain indebtedness related to the Casino Resort. See Note 4 – Long-Term Debt.

        The Mall II Subsidiary is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of LVSI and owns and operates the retail mall in the Casino Resort (the “Mall”). The Mall II Subsidiary was formed on May 31, 2002 and became a successor to the Mall Subsidiary in connection with the refinancing of the Mall’s indebtedness. See Note 4 – Long-Term Debt.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 1   Organization and Business of Company (Continued)

        The Casino Resort is physically connected to the approximately 1.15 million square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center (the “Expo Center”). Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. (“IGN”), the owner of the Expo Center, is beneficially owned by the Principal Stockholder. Venetian, the Mall II Subsidiary and IGN transact business with each other and are parties to certain agreements.

Note 2    Stockholders’ Equity and Per Share Data

        The Company established a nonqualified stock option plan, which provides for the granting of stock options pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations. The stock option plan provides that the Principal Stockholder may assume the obligations of the Company under the plan and provides for the granting of up to 75,000 shares of common stock to officers and other key employees of the Company.

        During the first quarter of 2002, the Company entered into a stockholders’ agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) with the employees to whom options were granted (the “Additional Stockholders”) and the Principal Stockholder. The Stockholders’ Agreement restricts the ability of the Additional Stockholders and any of their permitted transferees who have agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement to sell, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock of LVSI, except in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement. If at any time before LVSI completes an initial public offering, the Principal Stockholder wishes to sell 20% or more of his ownership interest in LVSI to any third party transferee, each Additional Stockholder shall have the right to participate in such sale on the same terms as those offered to the Principal Stockholder. The Additional Stockholders also have certain piggyback registration rights. Finally, if at any time prior to the completion by LVSI of an initial public offering LVSI wishes to issue any new securities, the Additional Stockholders will have the right to purchase that number of shares of LVSI common stock, at the proposed purchase price of the new securities, such that the Additional Stockholders’ percentage ownership of LVSI would remain the same following such issuance.

        Basic and diluted income per share are calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding. In the first quarter of 2002, the Company completed a stock split whereby the number of shares of common stock outstanding was increased from 925,000 to 1,000,000. At the time of the stock split, the Principal Stockholder maintained 100% ownership of the Company’s common stock. All references to share and per share data herein have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to the increase in shares of common stock outstanding to 1,000,000. As of December 31, 2002 there were unexercised options to purchase 5,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2003 options to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock were exercised and 1,000 options to purchase common stock were forfeited. The impact of the unexercised options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock have been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and for the three months ended September 30, 2002, but have been excluded from the computation of earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 as their impact would have been antidilutive.

        The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 entitled “Accounting For Stock Issued to Employees” and accounts for its stock-based compensation to employees using the intrinsic value method. Under this method, compensation expense is the difference between the market value of the Company’s stock and the stock option’s exercise price at the measurement date. Under APB 25, if the exercise price of the stock options is equal to or less than the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2    Stockholders’ Equity and Per Share Data (Continued)

        Had the Company accounted for the plan under the fair value method allowed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:

        The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using an appraisal of the value of LVSI and its common stock. The estimated fair value of options granted in 2002 was $1 per share. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the minimum value method with the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 3.84%; no expected dividend yields; and expected lives of 2 years.

Note 3   Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

        During the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002, the Company capitalized interest expense of $0.4 million and $5.1 million, and $0.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 3   Property and Equipment (Continued)

        As of September 30, 2003, construction in progress represented design, pre-development and construction costs for the Macau Casino, design and shared facilities cost for the planned second phase of the Casino Resort, to be owned by the Phase II Subsidiary (the “Phase II Resort”) and on-going capital improvement projects at the Casino Resort.

Note 4   Long-Term Debt

        Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

        On June 4, 2002, the Company completed a series of refinancing transactions (collectively, the “Refinancing Transactions”) including: (1) the issuance of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% mortgage notes due 2010 (the “Mortgage Notes”) in a private placement; (2) entering into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders in an aggregate amount of $375.0 million; and (3) entering into a secured mall facility (the “Secured Mall Facility”) in an aggregate amount of $105.0 million, which was subsequently increased to $120.0 million on June 28, 2002. The Company used the proceeds of the Refinancing Transactions to repay, redeem or repurchase all of its previously outstanding indebtedness, to finance the construction and development of the Phase IA Addition and to pay all fees and expenses associated with the Refinancing Transactions. In addition, the completion guarantee provided by the Principal Stockholder relating to the construction of the Casino Resort was terminated upon the consummation of the Refinancing Transactions and the remaining cash collateral was returned to the Principal Stockholder.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 4   Long-Term Debt (Continued)

Mortgage Notes

        The Mortgage Notes bear interest at 11%, payable each June 15th and December 15th. The Mortgage Notes are secured by second priority liens on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Mortgage Notes are redeemable at the option of LVSI and Venetian at prices ranging from 100% to 105.5% commencing on or after June 15, 2006, as set forth in the Mortgage Notes and the indenture pursuant to which the Mortgage Notes were issued (the “Indenture”). Prior to June 15, 2006, LVSI and Venetian may redeem the Mortgage Notes at their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), each Mortgage Note holder may require LVSI and Venetian to repurchase such Mortgage Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and other amounts which are then due, if any. On or prior to June 15, 2005, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Mortgage Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more offerings of equity securities at a redemption price of 111% of the principal amount of the Mortgage Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon an event of loss or certain asset sales, the Company may also be required to offer to purchase all or a portion of the Mortgage Notes with the proceeds of such event of loss or sale. The Mortgage Notes are not subject to a sinking fund requirement.

        On December 27, 2002, the Company completed an exchange offer to exchange the Mortgage Notes for mortgage notes with substantially the same terms.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a $250.0 million single draw senior secured term loan facility (the “Term B Facility”), a $50.0 million senior secured delayed draw facility (the “Term A Facility”) and a $75.0 million senior secured revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”). Term B Facility proceeds of $185.0 million were deposited into a disbursement account for the Phase IA Addition, invested in cash or permitted investments and pledged to a disbursement agent for the Senior Secured Credit Facility lenders. The $185.0 million was used as required for Phase IA Addition project costs under disbursement terms specified in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The disbursement account is subject to a security interest in favor of the lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        The Term B Facility matures on June 4, 2008 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments in the amount of $625,000 from September 30, 2002 until September 30, 2007, followed by four equal quarterly amortization payments of $59.4 million until the maturity date. The $50.0 million Term A Facility was drawn in full on May 16, 2003. Pending their use, the proceeds from this loan were deposited into the Phase IA Addition disbursement account and pledged to the disbursement agent for the Senior Secured Credit Facility lender. The Term A Facility matures on June 4, 2007 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments commencing on December 31, 2003 in the amount of $1,666,667 for three quarters, $2,500,000 for the succeeding four quarters, $3,750,000 for the next four quarters and $5,000,000 for the final four quarters.

        The Revolving Facility matures on June 4, 2007 and has no interim amortization. No amounts had been drawn under the Revolving Facility as of September 30, 2003. However, as described below, LVSI has guaranteed borrowings under a $50 million credit facility of Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Venetian Intermediate”), to fund construction and development costs of the Macau Casino. These guarantees will be supported by $50 million letters of credit to be issued under the Revolving Facility of which a $15.0 million letter of credit had been issued as of September 30, 2003. In addition, LVSI is expected to guarantee funding of certain cost overruns of the Macau Casino as further described in Note 6. It is currently anticipated that this guaranty will be supported by a $10 million letter of credit to be issued under the Revolving Facility. As a result of the issuance and the expected future issuance of these letters of credit, the amounts available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility are expected to decrease from the $60.0 million of current availability to $15.0 million.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 4    Long-Term Debt (Continued)

        All amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at the option of the Company at the prime rate plus 2% per annum, or at the reserve adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 3% per annum. Since the substantial completion of the Phase IA Addition, the applicable margin for amounts outstanding under the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility is determined by a grid based upon a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated total debt as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such date. Commitment fees equal to 0.50% per annum of the daily average unused portion of the commitment under the Revolving Facility and 0.75% per annum of the daily average unused portion of the Term A Facility are payable quarterly in arrears. The average interest rate for the Senior Secured Credit Facility was 4.26% during the first nine months of 2003.

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants including limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, guarantees, restricted junior payments, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, leases, transactions with affiliates and scope-changes and modifications to material contracts. Additionally, the Company is required to comply with certain financial ratios and other financial covenants including total debt to EBITDA ratios, EBITDA to interest coverage ratios, minimum net worth covenants and maximum capital expenditure limitations. At September 30, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all required covenants and ratios under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company is also required to maintain certain funds in escrow for insurance and property taxes. At September 30, 2003, $2.1 million was held by the lenders’ agent in escrow for these purposes. The amounts in escrow are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying financial statements.

FF&E Financing

        In September 2003, the Company and a lender entered into a credit facility (the “FF&E Credit Facility”) to provide $15.0 million of financing for the Phase IA Addition. The proceeds from the FF&E Credit Facility were used to finance certain furniture, fixtures and equipment (the “Specified FF&E”) for the Phase IA Addition and the facility is secured by the specified FF&E. The FF&E Credit Facility provides for a 60-month basic term loan. Interest on the term loan is three month LIBOR plus 3.00% and is payable quarterly. The FF&E Credit Facility is subject to nineteen quarterly amortization payments of $600,000 beginning January 1, 2004, and one final payment of $3,600,000 on October 1, 2008.

Secured Mall Facility

        In June 2002, the Company also entered into an agreement (the “Secured Mall Facility”) with certain lenders to provide for a $105.0 million loan (subsequently increased to $120.0 million on June 28, 2002) to the Mall II Subsidiary. The initial $105.0 million of proceeds (net of financing costs) from the Secured Mall Facility, along with the proceeds of a $37.9 million capital contribution in Mall II Subsidiary by Venetian, were used to repay the Mall Take-out Financing and costs previously owed by the Mall Subsidiary. Upon the consummation of the Refinancing Transactions, the assets of the Mall were transferred to the Mall II Subsidiary, the borrower under the Secured Mall Facility. The additional $15.0 million of proceeds (net of financing costs) were distributed to Venetian and used for general corporate purposes. The indebtedness under the Secured Mall Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the assets that comprise the Mall (the “Mall Assets”). The average interest rate for the Secured Mall Facility was 3.15% during the first nine months of 2003.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 4   Long-Term Debt (Continued)

        The amounts outstanding under the Secured Mall Facility bear interest at the adjusted one month Eurodollar rate plus 1.875% per annum. Interest is paid monthly and there is no scheduled principal amortization. The Secured Mall Facility is due in full on June 10, 2005 and provides for two one-year extensions at the option of the Company, subject to certain criteria. The Secured Mall Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants including net operating income performance standards. Failure to meet these financial covenants in certain circumstances allows the lenders’ agent to control collection of rents, to approve operating budgets and provides for a cash sweep of excess cash flow to reduce amounts outstanding under the Secured Mall Facility.

        The Company is required to maintain an interest rate cap agreement to limit the impact of increases in interest rates on its floating rate debt derived from the Secured Mall Facility. To meet the requirements of the Secured Mall Facility, the Company entered into a cap agreement during June 2002 (the “Mall Cap Agreement”) that resulted in a premium payment to counterparties based upon notional principal amounts for a term equal to the term of the Secured Mall Facility. The provisions of the Mall Cap Agreement entitle the Company to receive from the counterparties the amounts, if any, by which the selected market interest rates exceed the strike rates stated in such agreement. There was no net effect on interest expense as a result of the Mall Cap Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The notional amount of the Mall Cap Agreement (which expires on June 28, 2005) at September 30, 2003 was $120.0 million.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Secured Mall Facility, the Mall II Subsidiary is also required to maintain certain funds in escrow for debt service and property taxes. At September 30, 2003, $2.0 million was held by the lenders’ agent in escrow for these purposes. The amounts in escrow are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying financial statements.

Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility

        As further described in Note 6, Venetian Macau is currently constructing the Macau Casino, which it expects to complete by June 2004. On March 27, 2003, Venetian Intermediate entered into a credit agreement (“Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement”) with a lender to provide $50.0 million of financing for the Macau Casino. Venetian Intermediate owns 100% of Venetian Macau. The obligations under the loans to be made under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and Venetian and supported by letters of credit to be issued under the Revolving Facility in favor of the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement lenders. As a result of the expected issuance of the letters of credit, the amounts available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility will be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis. The amounts outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility bear interest at the base rate or the adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 0.5% per annum. Interest is payable on the base rate loans on a quarterly basis and is payable on Eurodollar loans at the end of the applicable interest period, and there is no scheduled principal amortization. The credit facility is due in full on March 27, 2006. As of September 30, 2003, $15.0 million was outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement and was supported by a $15.0 million letter of credit issued under the Revolving Facility. The average interest rate for the Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility was 1.64% during the first nine months of 2003.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 4    Long-Term Debt (Continued)

Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes

        On August 21, 2003, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Venetian Macau, Venetian Macau Finance Company issued $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior secured notes due August 2008 (the “Notes”). The Notes issued by Venetian Macau Finance Company are guaranteed by Venetian Macau. All assets of Venetian Macau and its subsidiaries secure the Notes and the guarantee. $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 3.25%, payable quarterly (“Tranche A Notes”), and $45 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 4.00%, payable quarterly (“Tranche B Notes”). The average interest rate for the Notes was 4.76% during the first nine months of 2003. The Tranche A Notes have a mandatory redemption of $7.5 million on August 21, 2005, $11.2 million on August 21, 2006, $18.8 million on August 21, 2007 and $37.5 million on August 21, 2008. The Tranche B Notes have no interim amortization and are due in full on August 21, 2008. At closing, the gross proceeds from the Notes offering, together with interest on such Notes proceeds, were placed into an escrow account, pending the receipt of certain regulatory approvals in Macau, the execution of a final credit agreement for a $20.0 million revolving credit facility and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. Upon the satisfaction of these conditions, the net proceeds from the Notes offering will be released to Venetian Macau to fund the construction and development of the Macau Casino. The escrow had an initial term of 60 days with two additional 30- day extension options. The Company has exercised one extension option. If the escrow conditions are not satisfied by December 19, 2003, the Notes will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount plus unpaid interest. Accordingly, the Tranche A Notes and Tranche B Notes are classified as current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet.

Note 5    Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

        During 1997, Interface Holding contributed $77.1 million in cash to Venetian in exchange for a Series A preferred interest (the “Series A Preferred Interest”) in Venetian. By its terms, the Series A Preferred Interest was convertible at any time into a Series B preferred interest in Venetian (the “Series B Preferred Interest”). In August 1998, the Series A Preferred Interest was converted into the Series B Preferred Interest. The rights of the Series B Preferred Interest include the accrual of a preferred return of 12% from the date of contribution in respect of the Series A Preferred Interest. Until the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is repaid and cash payments are permitted under the restricted payment covenants of the Indenture, the preferred return on the Series B Preferred Interest will accrue but will not be paid in cash. Commencing June 30, 2011, distributions must be made to the extent of the positive capital account of the holder. During the second and third quarters of 1999, Interface Holding contributed $37.3 million and $7.1 million, respectively, in cash in exchange for an additional Series B Preferred Interest. During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002, $6.7 million and $19.5 million and $6.0 million and $17.3 million, respectively, were accrued on the Series B Preferred Interest related to the contributions made. Since 1997, no distributions of preferred interest or preferred return have been paid on the Series B Preferred Interest.

      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 150 (“SFAS 150”) “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” The Company is considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150 because its equity securities are not listed on a public exchange. Accordingly, for the Company, the provisions of SFAS 150 will become effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. Upon adoption of SFAS 150, the Company anticipates that the Series B Preferred Interest in Venetian will no longer be presented in the “Mezzanine” but rather will be reclassified as a liability of the Company.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6   Commitments and Contingencies

      Construction Litigation

        The construction of the principal components of the Casino Resort was undertaken by Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (the “Construction Manager”) pursuant to a construction management agreement and certain amendments thereto (as so amended, the “Construction Management Contract”). The Construction Management Contract established a final guaranteed maximum price (the “Final GMP”) of $639.0 million, so that, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for cost overruns due to “scope changes”), the Construction Manager was responsible for any costs of the work covered by the Construction Management Contract in excess of $639.0 million. The Construction Management Contract also established a required “substantial completion” date (the date on which the construction of the Casino Resort was sufficiently complete, including the receipt of necessary permits, licenses and approvals, so that all components of the Casino Resort could be open to the general public) of April 21, 1999 (subject to extensions on account of “scope changes” and force majeure events), with a per-day liquidated damages penalty for failure to meet such deadline.

        The obligations of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract were guaranteed by Bovis, Inc. (“Bovis”), the Construction Manager’s direct parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the “Bovis Guaranty”). Bovis’ obligations under the Bovis Guaranty were guaranteed by The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (“P&O”), a British public company and the Construction Manager’s ultimate parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the “P&O Guaranty”).

        On July 30, 1999, Venetian filed a complaint against the Construction Manager and Bovis in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (the “Federal Court Action”). The action alleges breach of contract by the Construction Manager of its obligations under the Construction Management Contract and a breach of contract by Bovis of its obligations under the Bovis Guaranty, including failure to fully pay trade contractors and vendors and failure to meet the April 21, 1999 guaranteed completion date. The Company amended this complaint on November 23, 1999 to add P&O as an additional defendant. In response to Venetian’s breach of contract claims against the Construction Manager, Bovis and P&O, the Construction Manager filed a complaint on August 3, 1999 against Venetian in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada (the “State Court Action”). The action alleges a breach of contract and quantum meruit claims under the Construction Management Contract and also alleges that Venetian defrauded the Construction Manager in connection with the construction of the Casino Resort. The Construction Manager seeks damages, attorney’s fees and costs and punitive damages. In the lawsuit, the Construction Manager claims that it is owed approximately $90.0 million from Venetian and its affiliates. This complaint was subsequently amended by the Construction Manager, which also filed an additional complaint against the Company relating to work done and funds advanced with respect to the contemplated development of the Phase II Resort. Simultaneously, commencing in March 2000, the Construction Manager and the Company engaged in arbitration proceedings ordered by the Federal Court to determine the cost and schedule impact of any changes in the scope of services of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract (the “Arbitration Proceedings”).

        In connection with these disputes, as of December 31, 1999 the Construction Manager and its subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the Casino Resort for $145.6 million and $182.2 million, respectively. The Company believes that a major reason these lien amounts exceeded the Construction Manager’s claims of $90.0 million is based upon a duplication of liens through the inclusion of lower-tier claims by subcontractors in the liens of higher-tier contractors, including the lien of the Construction Manager. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had purchased surety bonds for virtually all of the claims underlying these liens (other than approximately $15.0 million of claims with respect to which the Construction Manager purchased bonds). As a result, there can be no foreclosure of the Casino Resort in connection with the claims of the Construction Manager and its subcontractors. However, the Company will be required to pay or immediately reimburse the bonding company if and to the extent that the underlying claims are judicially determined to be valid. If such claims are not settled, it is likely to take a significant amount of time for their validity to be judicially determined.

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6   Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

        In June 2000, the Company purchased an insurance policy (the “Insurance Policy”) for loss coverage in connection with all litigation relating to the construction of the Casino Resort (the “Construction Litigation”). Under the Insurance Policy, the Company will self-insure the first $45.0 million and the insurer will insure up to the next $80.0 million of any possible covered losses. The Insurance Policy provides coverage for any amounts determined in the Construction Litigation to be owed to the Construction Manager or its subcontractors relating to claimed delays, inefficiencies, disruptions, lack of productivity/unauthorized overtime or schedule impact, allegedly caused by the Company during construction of the Casino Resort, as well as any defense costs.

        On June 3, 2003, an approximate 10 month trial was concluded in the State Court Action when a jury returned a verdict awarding the Construction Manager approximately $44.0 million in additional costs under the Construction Management Contract and awarding the Company approximately $2.0 million in damages for defective and incomplete work performed by the Construction Manager. The verdict also allows each party to seek pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorney’s costs. As of the date of this filing, the judge in the State Court Action has not entered a final judgment on that verdict. The Company has requested that final judgment not be entered until the conclusion of the Arbitration Proceedings, which proceedings the Company believes will result in the lowering of the verdict that was awarded to Construction Manager in the State Court Action and will provide a basis to increase the amount that was awarded to the Company.

        While there are pending subcontractor claims against the Construction Manager and the Company and related claims for indemnity by and against the Construction Manager, The Company believes that all such claims asserted against the Company in those actions would be subsumed within the verdict in the State Court Action and that the Company’s liability will be limited to the amount of any final judgment which may be ultimately entered in the State Court Action. If and when the verdict in the State Court Action is entered as a final judgment, the Company intends to file appropriate post judgment motions and appeals. If a judgment for the Construction Manager is entered on the verdict and such a judgment can be executed upon by the Construction Manager following the resolution of all appeals, the Company believes its payment of such a judgment shall be in satisfaction of and shall be capped at its $45.0 million self-insurance requirement under the Insurance Policy. The Company intends to seek an elimination or reduction of the Construction Manager’s and its subcontractors’ mechanic’s liens in an amount to be consistent with any final judgment on the verdict.

        Notwithstanding the pendency of the verdict in the State Court Action, the Company is proceeding with the Arbitration Proceedings to determine, among other things, the impact of certain changes which determination by the arbitrator the Company believes may provide a basis for reducing the amount awarded to the Construction Manager in the State Court Action and raising the amount of the verdict for the Company or otherwise establishing a basis for claims for the Company against the Construction Manager. The Company also intends to pursue additional affirmative claims in the Federal Court Action and in other proceedings that were not resolved by the verdict in the State Court Action. The Company is not able to determine with any reasonable certainty the value of such claims or the probability of success on such claims at this time. Accordingly, no accrual for a liability has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements for this matter, other than approximately $7.2 million which the Company had previously accrued in 1999 for unpaid construction costs and which have not yet been paid pending outcome of the litigation.

      Macau Casino Projects

        On June 26, 2002, the Macau government granted a provisional concession to operate casinos in Macau to the Company’s subsidiary Venetian Macau and to Galaxy Casino Company Limited, a consortium of Macau and Hong Kong-based investors (“Galaxy”). During December 2002, Venetian Macau and Galaxy entered into a subconcession agreement. The subconcession agreement with Galaxy was recognized and approved by the Macau government and allows Venetian Macau to develop and operate certain casino projects, including the Macau Casino, separately from Galaxy.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6    Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

        In addition to the Macau Casino, the Company also intends to build in Macau a hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to the Company’s Las Vegas property (the “Macau Venetian Casino Resort”).

        Under the subconcession agreement, Venetian Macau is obligated to develop and open the Macau Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion Patacas (approximately $533.8 million at exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2003) in various development projects in Macau by June 2009. The construction and development costs of the Macau Casino will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation to the Macau government. It is expected that the construction and development costs of the Macau Venetian Casino Resort will satisfy the remainder of this obligation. Assuming that all of the current estimated construction and development costs of the Macau Casino are applied towards fulfilling the investment obligations under the subconcession agreement, remaining investment obligations under the subconcession agreement will be approximately $293.8 million. To support this obligation, a Macau bank and a subsidiary of the Company, Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, have guaranteed 500 million Patacas (approximately $60.7 million at exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2003) of Venetian Macau’s legal and contractual liabilities to the Macau government until March 31, 2007. These development and investment obligations may be satisfied by Venetian Macau and/or its affiliates, including the Company.

        The Company currently estimates the total cost of constructing, developing and operating the Macau Casino, including design costs, construction costs, equipment costs, working capital and pre-opening expenses, will be approximately $240.0 million. As of September 30, 2003, approximately $40.0 million of these costs had been expended. The Company anticipates funding the remaining estimated costs of construction from a combination of the following sources:

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6    Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

        On August 21, 2003, the gross proceeds from the Notes offering, together with interest on such Notes proceeds, were placed into an escrow account pending the receipt of certain regulatory approvals in Macau, the execution of a final credit agreement for the Proposed Macau Revolver and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. Upon the satisfaction of these conditions, the net proceeds from the Notes offering will be released to Venetian Macau to fund the remaining costs of construction and development of the Macau Casino. The escrow had an initial term of 60 days with two additional 30-day extension options. The Company has exercised one extension option. If the escrow conditions are not satisfied by December 19, 2003, the Notes will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount plus unpaid interest. Accordingly, the Notes have been presented as a current liability in the accompanying balance sheet. Venetian Macau is currently in the process of negotiating a FF&E commitment with a FF&E lender.

        The Company expects the funds provided by these sources to be sufficient to construct, develop and operate the Macau Casino, assuming there are no delay costs or construction cost overruns. If Venetian Macau incurs significant cost overruns, it may need to arrange for additional financing to pay for these costs. If it requires additional financing, the Company or its affiliates may incur additional bank borrowings or debt or equity financing. However, no assurance can be given that such funds will be available or that such funds will be on terms that will be favorable to the Company. In addition, the construction and development of the Macau Venetian Casino Resort will require significant additional debt and/or equity financing.

      Other Ventures and Commitments

        During 2003, the Company entered into three lease termination and asset purchase agreements with Mall tenants. The first agreement provided for payments by the Company to a tenant of $800,000 during 2003, with 27 additional annual payments of $400,000. The second agreement provided for an initial deposit of $5.0 million which was paid by the Company during May 2003 and 15 subsequent monthly payments totaling $10.0 million beginning January 2004 plus interest at 6% per annum. The lease termination and asset transfer is expected to be completed at the end of 2003 at which time the subsequent monthly payments will commence. The third agreement and asset purchase agreement provided for an initial payment of $500,000 during 2003 and subsequent quarterly payments of $62,500 for ten years. In each case, the Company has obtained title to leasehold improvements and other fixed assets, which have been recorded at estimated fair market value, which approximated the discounted present value of the Company’s obligation to the former tenants. The Company is negotiating with other potential tenants for the spaces to be vacated under the above-described agreements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6    Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

        The Company has also committed to enter into a joint venture to develop a new restaurant in the Venetizia room tower and invest $6.5 million in the joint venture, which amount includes tenant allowances. The investment is expected to be funded during the fourth quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004 through available cash flow provided by operating activities.

Note 7    Summarized Financial Information

        LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of the Mortgage Notes and the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and are jointly and severally liable for such indebtedness. Venetian, Mall Intermediate, Mall Construction, Lido Intermediate, Venetian Venture, Venetian Athens, Venetian Marketing and Venetian Operating (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) are subsidiaries of LVSI, all of the capital stock of which is owned by LVSI and Venetian. The Subsidiary Guarantors have jointly and severally guaranteed (or are co-obligors of) such debt on a full and unconditional basis. The Mall is owned by the Mall II Subsidiary, a non-guarantor subsidiary which is the borrower under the Secured Mall Facility. The Macau Casino is owned by Venetian Macau, a non-guarantor subsidiary which is the guarantor for the Notes.

        Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning each of Venetian and the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented below because management believes that they are not material to investors. The following information represents the summarized financial information of LVSI, Venetian, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002. In addition, certain amounts in the 2002 information has been reclassified to conform with the 2003 presentation.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 7   Summarized Financial Information (Continued)

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2003

(1)     As more fully described in Note 4 Long-Term Debt, LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of certain of the Company’s indebtedness. Accordingly, such indebtedness has been presented as an obligation of both entities in the above balance sheets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 7   Summarized Financial Information (Continued)

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2002