Caesars Entertainment, an icon of the Las Vegas Strip, has been sold for nearly $6 billion
las vegas — Billionaire hospitality tycoon Tilman Fertitta has acquired Caesars Entertainment for nearly $6 billion, a merger that would create one of the largest gaming empires. Caesars became an iconic name after Caesars Palace opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1966. But its roots go back to the 1930s in Reno, Nevada. It…