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PPE Announces The Opening of Check-In Facility at McCarran Airport

9/5/2000

LAS VEGAS, September 5, 2000 – Park Place Entertainment Corporation today announced the opening of its new hotel check-in facility at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. This free service provides added convenience and comfort for guests of Park Pl

PPE Announces The Opening of Check-In Facility at McCarran Airport
LAS VEGAS, September 5, 2000 ? Park Place Entertainment Corporation today announced the opening of its new hotel check-in facility at Las Vegas? McCarran International Airport. This free service provides added convenience and comfort for guests of Park Place?s four Las Vegas casino resorts: Bally?s, Paris, Caesars Palace and the Flamingo.
The facility provides guests the opportunity to check into their hotel rooms at the airport and receive their room keys. Guests may also purchase show tickets, and future amenities include the option for guests to check their baggage at the facility for delivery to their rooms.

The facility is modeled after a full service hotel lobby and is located in the south baggage claim area near the exit from the C and D gates. It will be open initially from 10 am to midnight daily.

?The grand opening of our McCarran airport check in service provides a terrific amenity to the guests of all of our Las Vegas properties,? said Tom Sears, vice president for Park Place Entertainment. ?We are excited to offer this innovative service to our guests and are confident they will enjoy the added convenience.?

Park Place Entertainment is the world?s largest gaming company and owns, manages or has an interest in 28 gaming properties operating under the Bally?s, Caesars, Paris, Flamingo, Grand and Hilton brand names with a total of approximately 2 million square feet of gaming space, over 28,000 hotel rooms and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide.

Additional information on Park Place Entertainment can be accessed through the Company?s 24-hour investor relations service. Individuals may call toll-free 877-PPE-NYSE (877-773-6973) or visit www.parkplace.com to obtain the latest Company news and stock price information, or to request information by email, fax or postal mail delivery.

Note: This press release contains ?forward-looking statements? within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect the Company?s future financial results is included in the Company?s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and forms 10-Q filed for the periods ended March 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000.