In order to help resolve some of his family's $1.6 billion debt problems, Sumner Redstone's will sell his 87% stake in videogame-maker Midway games to private investor Mark Thomas.
The sale will count as a $800 million tax loss, but comes at time when Redstone needs cash -- and a tax break -- now.
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As a part of a deal to appease debtors, Redstone's holding company National Amusements could also sell some of its movie theaters and a portion of its slot-machine business. Whatever National Amusements doesn't sell -- including Redstone's stakes in Viacom and CBS -- would go toward securing the debt.
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