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                              LUERY RETIRES AS PRESIDENT

                                 OF BALLY'S LAS VEGAS


    Las Vegas, Nev., May 20, 1997 -- Hilton Gaming Corporation said today that
Darrell A. Luery, 56, has announced his retirement as president of Bally's-Las
Vegas, effective the end of this month.  Luery, who has served as the 2,814-room
casino-resort's president since 1989, said he is retiring after a 20-year career
in the gaming industry, and will relocate to Denver in order to spend more time
with his family.

    "During his tenure with Bally's, Darrell did an outstanding job in giving
the resort a new vitality and focused direction that resulted in tremendous
revenues the last several years," said Arthur M. Goldberg, executive vice
president of Hilton Hotels Corporation and president - gaming operations.  "We
wish Darrell nothing but the best in his retirement."

    While at Bally's, Luery directed an extensive $90 million remodeling
program in which virtually every aspect of the resort's public space was
renovated over a five-year period.  He had oversight of such major projects as
construction of the $25 million MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail; development of the
$14.5 million Bally's Plaza, an elaborate people-mover walkway system that
serves as the property's grand entrance; remodeling of the Bally's Avenue
Shoppes, the resort's European-themed retail attraction, and development of
Bally's $3.7 million race and sports book, one of Las Vegas' premier facilities
of its kind.

    Prior to joining Bally's, Luery served as executive vice president of the
Ramada Inc. Gaming Group (now Aztar), where he developed and opened the Ramada
Express Hotel-Casino in Laughlin.  In addition, he served as vice president of
worldwide marketing for Holiday Corp. and later for Harrah's as senior vice
president of marketing.  He was also general manager of Harrah's Marina and
Trump Plaza Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City.

    Luery is a graduate of George Washington University and the Harvard
Business School.