The Las Vegas Sands Corporation has created several job roles for gambling technicians in North Texas, despite gambling still being illegal in the state.
The roles are predominantly technical in nature, including a principal full-stack data engineer, a principal software engineer, an application architect and a cybersecurity engineer.
Many of these jobs describe a “casino management system being developed from the ground up”, although there is no mention of where the casino management system would be expected to operate from.
While gambling is still illegal in Texas, this does not apply to gaming operations such as building databases or systems.
It is also worth considering that Texas has been considered a hub for technology-based talent for many years.
While Las Vegas Sands first started in Nevada, the company has since expanded to Asia, meaning that a development in Texas would mark the long-awaited return to American operations.
In its latest Q1 report, Sands saw its net income rise 57% as operations in Macau and Singapore continue to find momentum.
In 2023, a dozen lawmakers voted to amend the gambling expansion bill, and the legislation passed with 101 votes, surpassing the two-thirds vote needed to continue.
However, the bill was considered ‘dead on arrival’ when it was raised in 2025.
The initial lawmakers were replaced with 12 individuals who said they would oppose “any attempt to expand gambling” in 2025.
The Texas legislature only meets every two years, meaning the next chance to change regarding gambling will be in 2027.
Las Vegas Sands was founded by Sheldon Adelson in 1988, and following his passing in 2021, his wife Miriam Adelson remains a majority shareholder in the company.
Both Adelsons have been major contributors to Republican Party candidates, but the current lieutenant governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, is making any discussions around gambling legalization difficult.
Patrick has repeatedly refused to allow the Senate to take up the gambling expansion bill.
Sands purchased the Texas Stadium in 2023 with the hopes of changing zoning laws and legislation to construct an integrated casino resort.
Las Vegas Sands has five integrated resorts in Macau and one in Singapore
