ROME GOES COUNTRY

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Rome Goes Country as Country Music Superstar Tim McGraw Performs in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace July 18 - 19

June 2003 (Newstream) -- Country superstar Tim McGraw and his band The Dancehall Doctors will perform a special two night engagement at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 18-19.

Tickets go on sale June 13 at 10 a.m. at the Colosseum box office at Caesars Palace and are priced at $150, $125, $95 and $65. Tickets may also be purchased through Ticketmaster at 702.474.4000 or online at www.caesars.com or www.ticketmaster.com. All major credit cards accepted. Shows begin at 8:00 p.m. each night.

With a decade-long hot streak that encompasses 20 Number One singles, six multi-platinum albums, sales of over 25 million albums and the success of his latest album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, McGraw has earned an enduring status as one of country music's most popular and respected performers.

"We are pleased to welcome a music star of Tim's caliber," said Caesars Palace executive vice-president Joe Jimenez. "The Colosseum at Caesars Palace has quickly established itself as the premiere venue in Las Vegas and performances by Tim McGraw and other such world-class entertainers will continue to enhance that reputation."

Caesars Palace is a Park Place Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: PPE) resort. Park Place Entertainment is one of the world's leading gaming companies. Park Place owns, manages or has an interest in 27 gaming properties operating under the Caesars, Bally's, Flamingo, Grand Casinos, Hilton and Paris brand names with a total of approximately two million square feet of gaming space, 29,000 hotel rooms and 54,000 employees worldwide.

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