Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
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Harrah's Entertainment Announces Acceptance for Purchase of All Notes Tendered Pursuant to Tender Offers for Harrah's Operating Company Debt Securities [Press Release]
MarketWire | 16 days 13 hours 41 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 10/22/09 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. ("Harrah's") announced today that its direct, wholly owned subsidiary, Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. ("HOC"), has exercised its right to accept for payment all of the debt securities listed below that were tendered (collectively, the "Tendered Notes") in its previously announced tender offers (the "Offers"), which expired at midnight, New York City time, on October 21, 2009.
Harrah's Entertainment Employee Volunteers Help School Embrace Environmental Sustainability for Make a Difference Day [Press Release]
MarketWire | 14 days 6 hours 13 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 10/24/09 -- Employee volunteers from
Harrah's Entertainment Resorts Win Seven Gold Medal Awards for Green/Sustainable Tourism [Press Release]
MarketWire | 23 days 17 hours 7 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 10/15/09 -- Seven Harrah's Entertainment Las Vegas resorts received "Travelife Gold" awards for green/sustainable tourism. All eight Las Vegas resorts earned accreditation from Europe based Travelife Sustainability Systems.
Glu Goes Heads-Up with Launch of World Series of Poker Hold em Legend on the App Store [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 22 hours 41 minutes ago
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced the worldwide availability of its World Series of Poker® Hold’em Legend app on the App Store. The World Series of Poker Hold’em Legend app is an authentic, high stakes poker game for iPhone and iPod touch based on the most popular brand in poker, the World Series of Poker. It’s based on a multi-year, worldwide alliance between Glu and Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah’s En...
Aqueduct Gaming Announces the Addition of the Harrah's Brand to Its Plans for Aqueduct [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 75 days 16 hours 9 minutes ago
...international gaming and entertainment giant Delaware North...Thalden Emery. Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is the world...of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning...than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through...
Dunkin' Donuts Bets On Success in Mississippi [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 39 days 22 hours 7 minutes ago
TUNICA, Miss., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, every day stop for coffee and baked goods, has brewed up a grand opening at the Harrah's Tunica Casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi. The new store, located on the south end of the first floor of the casino, is the first Dunkin' Donuts to open in a gaming property in Mississippi, and marks the sixth gaming property location in the Dunkin' Donuts portfolio.
Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Extends Summer with 'Suits For Suites' 6,000 Free Rooms Promotion at South Street Seaport in New York City [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 51 days 20 hours 8 minutes ago
...s Resort is located at 777 Harrah's Boulevard in Atlantic City...photodesk@prnewswire.com Harrah's Resort Atlantic City CONTACT: Katie Dougherty, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., +1-609-343-2649...
Harrah's Entertainment Hires Former Disney Executive as President-Strategy and Development
HotelsMag.com | 18 days 21 hours 12 minutes ago
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Peter E. Murphy will join Harrah's as president-strategy and development and as a member of the company's senior management team upon receipt of all required regulatory approvals.
Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment buying back commercial loans for $250 million
Chicago Tribune | 8 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. says it has agreed to pay $250 million to buy back some commercial loans at a fraction of their face value.
Harrah s Entertainment buying back loans for $250M
Las Vegas Sun | 8 days 16 hours 32 minutes ago
Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. says it has agreed to pay $250 million to buy back some commercial loans at a fraction of their face value.
Appeals court sides with Harrah s, Pinnacle in Louisiana case
Las Vegas Sun | 3 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling rejecting claims that two Las Vegas companies conspired to monopolize the Louisiana casino market.
Top Travel News - Harrah's Entertainment Posts 13.7 Drop in Quarterly Revenue
TravelPulse | 9 days 18 hours ago
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Harrah's loss expands to $1.62 billion
Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The | 11 days 8 hours 26 minutes ago
Harrah's loss expands to $1.62 billion, Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s third-quarter loss widened as gamblers spent less and the world's biggest casino company wrote down the value of its properties in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, N.J.
Philip Satre Named Chairman of IGT Board [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 days 19 hours 41 minutes ago
...Museum. Mr. Satre retired from Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in 2005, having served on the...at Harrah's, including CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., President and CEO of Harrah's Gaming Division, and Vice President...
Harrah's Entertainment buying back loans for $250M
Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), The | 8 days 17 hours 50 minutes ago
Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. says it has agreed to pay $250 million to buy back some commercial loans at a fraction of their face value.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Gambling Resorts & Casinos |
| Website: | http://www.harrahs.com |
Harrah's Entertainment likes to spread its bets. The world's largest gaming company, Harrah's owns, operates, and/or manages about 50 casinos (under such names as Bally's, Caesars, Harrah's, Horseshoe, and Rio), primarily in the US and the UK. Operations include casino hotels, dockside and riverboat casinos, and Native American gaming establishments. Harrah's acquired rival Caesars Entertainment for $9.4 billion in cash, stock, and debt. The deal cemented Harrah's as the world's #1 gaming company, jumping over the merged MGM MIRAGE/Mandalay combination. To appease regulators, Harrah's sold its Harrah's Tunica and East Chicago casinos to Colony Capital. The firm is owned by Apollo Advisors and TPG Capital.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,825.2 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 619.4 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 87,000 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |