Report: Sheldon Adelson to Spend $100M to Help Get Trump Elected. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is prepared to contribute up to $100 million to get Donald Trump elected in November, according to a report in The New York Times. The Times story is based on two Republican speaking about the deal anonymously. The report continues:. Adelson’s pledge to Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, comes at an opportune time. Trump has relied on a mix of his own wealth and small-dollar contributions to finance his primary effort and lacks the sort of major donor network needed to sustain him in the general election. Trump has said that he may need $1 billion for the campaign but has only recently begun scheduling fund-raisers and hiring finance staff members. Many of the Republican Party’s wealthiest contributors, including the billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch, have indicated they are unlikely to give to his candidacy. |--| Trump took a meeting with Adelson back in December, saying that he would accept non-monetary support from Adelson, but not actual funds. “What I told Sheldon through his people is that I’d love their support. It’s unnecessary, but I’d like his support,” he said. |--| In October, Trump had mocked Marco Rubio for possibly receiving money from Adelson so that the Vegas billionaire could “mold him into his perfect little puppet.”.