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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  August 1, 2006


                              LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     NEVADA
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                001-32373                               27-0099920
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          (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)


       3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
             LAS VEGAS, NEVADA                            89109
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   (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


                                 (702) 414-1000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.02    DEPARTURE  OF  DIRECTORS  OR  PRINCIPAL   OFFICERS;   ELECTION  OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

         On August 1, 2006,  the Board of  Directors  of Las Vegas  Sands Corp.
("LVSC") voted to increase the size of the Board to eight directors and elected
Andrew R. Heyer to the Board as a Class II director,  whose term will expire in
2009.  Mr. Heyer has not been appointed to any committee of the Board as of the
date of this report.  There are no arrangements between Mr. Heyer and any other
person  pursuant to which Mr. Heyer was  selected as a director,  nor are there
any  transactions  to which LVSC or any of its  subsidiaries  is a party and in
which Mr. Heyer has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a)
of Regulation S-K.

         On August 2, 2006, LVSC issued a press release  announcing Mr. Heyer's
election to its Board of  Directors.  The press  release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item.

ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)   Exhibits.

99.1        Press Release, dated August 2, 2006.









                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this  report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  August 2, 2006



                                    LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

                                    By: /s/ Bradley K. Serwin
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                                    Name:    Bradley K. Serwin
                                    Title:   Secretary









                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


99.1         Press Release, dated August 2, 2006.