Vegas casino shut in staff benefits row

Guests staying at a landmark Las Vegas hotel have been told to leave after federal agents shut down the casino floor and seized money to pay staff benefits.

Yellow police tape greeted visitors to Binion’s Horseshoe hotel-casino, a Las Vegas fixture for 52 years and home to the World Series of Poker.

Gamblers watched in disbelief as the US marshals moved in. They were enforcing a court order obtained by a union, which said Binion’s has not paid about €2.5m in pension and health insurance benefits for an estimated 400 staff.

Legendary cowboy Benny Binion founded the casino in 1951 in downtown’s Glitter Gulch.