Edgar Filing: HARRAHS ENTERTAINMENT INC

Form 10-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 1-10410

HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		62-1411755
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada		89109
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(702) 407-6000

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

None

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

voting common stock, $0.01 par value

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer x

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reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of March 8, 2010, the Registrant had 10 shares of voting Common Stock and 40,672,292 shares of non-voting Common Stock outstanding. There is not a market for the Registrant’s common stock; therefore, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates is not calculable.

HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


		Page No.
Forward-Looking Statements
Part I
	Item 1 – Business	3
	Item 1a – Risk Factors	8
	Item 1b – Unresolved Staff Comments	14
	Item 2 – Properties	15
	Item 3 – Legal Proceedings	17
	Item 4 – Reserved	18
Part II
	Item 5 – Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	19
	Item 6 – Selected Financial Data	20
	Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
	Item 7a – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	47
	Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	48
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	48
	Consolidated Financial Statements	49
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	55
	Item 9 – Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	104
	Item 9a – Controls and Procedures	104
Part III
	Item 10 – Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	106
	Item 11 – Executive Compensation	110
	Item 12 – Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters	145
	Item 13 – Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	147
	Item 14 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services	150
Part IV
	Item 15 – Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	152

Signatures		163
Exhibits

PART I

ITEM 1.

Business.

Overview

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is one of the largest casino entertainment providers in the world. Our business is primarily conducted through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc., although certain material properties are not owned by Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. As of December 31, 2009, we owned, operated or managed 52 casinos in seven countries, but primarily in the United States and England. Our casino entertainment facilities operate primarily under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names in the United States. Our casino entertainment facilities include 33 land-based casinos, 12 riverboat or dockside casinos, three managed casinos on Indian lands in the United States, one managed casino in Canada, one combination greyhound racetrack and casino, one combination thoroughbred racetrack and casino and one harness racetrack and casino. Our 33 land-based casinos include one in Uruguay, nine in England, one in Scotland, two in Egypt and one in South Africa. As of December 31, 2009, our facilities have an aggregate of approximately 3 million square feet of gaming space and approximately 39,000 hotel rooms. We have a customer loyalty program, Total Rewards, which has over 40 million members that we use for marketing promotions and to generate play by our customers when they travel among our markets in the United States and Canada. We also own and operate the World Series of Poker^® tournament and brand. Unless otherwise noted or indicated by the context, the terms “Harrah’s,” “Harrah’s Entertainment,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

We were incorporated on November 2, 1989 in Delaware, and prior to such date operated under predecessor companies. Our principal executive offices are located at One Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, telephone (702) 407-6000. Until January 28, 2008, our common stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HET.”

On January 28, 2008, Harrah’s Entertainment was acquired by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”) and TPG Capital, LP (“TPG” and, together with Apollo, the “Sponsors”) in an all-cash transaction, hereinafter referred to as the “Acquisition,” valued at approximately $30.7 billion, including the assumption of $12.4 billion of debt and the incurrence of approximately $1.0 billion of acquisition costs. Holders of Harrah’s Entertainment stock received $90.00 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock. As a result of the Acquisition, the issued and outstanding shares of non-voting common stock and non-voting preferred stock of Harrah’s Entertainment are owned by entities affiliated with Apollo and TPG, certain co-investors and members of management, and the issued and outstanding shares of voting common stock of Harrah’s Entertainment are owned by Hamlet Holdings LLC, which is owned by certain individuals affiliated with Apollo and TPG. As a result of the Acquisition, our stock is no longer publicly traded.

Description of Business

Our casino business commenced operations in 1937. We own or manage casino entertainment facilities in more areas throughout the United States than any other participant in the casino industry. In addition to casinos, our facilities typically include hotel and convention space, restaurants and non-gaming entertainment facilities. The descriptions below are as of December 31, 2009, except where otherwise noted.

In southern Nevada, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Caesars Palace, Bally’s Las Vegas, Flamingo Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas, Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon and Hot Spot Oasis are located in Las Vegas, and draw customers from throughout the United States. On February 19, 2010, we acquired the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Harrah’s Laughlin is located near both the Arizona and California borders and draws customers primarily from the southern California and Phoenix metropolitan areas and, to a lesser extent, from throughout the U.S. via charter aircraft.

In northern Nevada, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harveys Resort & Casino and Bill’s Casino are located near Lake Tahoe and Harrah’s Reno is located in downtown Reno. These facilities draw customers primarily from northern California, the Pacific Northwest and Canada. On January 4, 2010, we closed Bill’s Casino and sold the property on February 26, 2010.

Our Atlantic City casinos, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, Showboat Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City, draw customers primarily from the Philadelphia metropolitan area, New York and New Jersey.

Harrah’s Chester is a combination harness racetrack and slot facility located approximately six miles south of Philadelphia International Airport which draws customers primarily from the Philadelphia metropolitan area and Delaware. In June 2009, we acquired an additional interest in this property and we now have a 95 percent ownership interest in this property.

Our Chicagoland dockside casinos, Harrah’s Joliet in Joliet, Illinois, and Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond, Indiana, draw customers primarily from the greater Chicago metropolitan area. In southern Indiana, we own Horseshoe Southern Indiana (formerly Caesars Indiana), a dockside casino complex located in Elizabeth, Indiana, which draws customers primarily from northern Kentucky, including the Louisville metropolitan area, and southern Indiana, including Indianapolis.

In Louisiana, we own Harrah’s New Orleans, a land-based casino located in downtown New Orleans, which attracts customers primarily from the New Orleans metropolitan area. In northwest Louisiana, Horseshoe Bossier City, a dockside casino, and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs, a thoroughbred racetrack with slot machines, located in Bossier City, cater to customers in northwestern Louisiana and east Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.

On the Mississippi gulf coast, we own the Grand Casino Biloxi, located in Biloxi, Mississippi, which caters to customers in southern Mississippi, southern Alabama and northern Florida.

Harrah’s North Kansas City and Harrah’s St. Louis, both dockside casinos, draw customers from the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas, respectively. Harrah’s Metropolis is a dockside casino located in Metropolis, Illinois, on the Ohio River, drawing customers from southern Illinois, western Kentucky and central Tennessee.

Horseshoe Tunica, Harrah’s Tunica and Tunica Roadhouse Hotel & Casino (formerly Sheraton Casino & Hotel Tunica), dockside casino complexes located in Tunica, Mississippi, are approximately 30 miles from Memphis, Tennessee and draw customers primarily from the Memphis area.

Horseshoe Casino and Bluffs Run Greyhound Park, a land-based casino and pari-mutuel facility, and Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, a dockside casino facility, are located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska. At Horseshoe Casino and Bluffs Run Greyhound Park, we own the assets other than gaming equipment, and lease these assets to the Iowa West Racing Association, or IWRA, a nonprofit corporation, and we manage the facility for the IWRA under a management agreement expiring in October 2024. Iowa law requires that a qualified nonprofit corporation hold Bluffs Run’s gaming and pari-mutuel licenses and own its gaming equipment. The license to operate Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel is held jointly with IWRA, the qualified sponsoring organization. The Sponsorship and Operations Agreement between IWRA and us terminates on December 31, 2010, subject to our option to extend the term of the agreement for five succeeding three year terms, provided we are not in default.

Caesars Windsor, located in Windsor, Ontario, draws customers primarily from the Detroit metropolitan area and the Conrad Resort & Casino located in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, draws customers primarily from Argentina and Uruguay.

As part of the acquisition of London Clubs in December 2006, we own or manage four casinos in London: the Sportsman, the Golden Nugget, the Rendezvous, and The Casino at the Empire. We ceased managing Fifty in November, 2009 when the facility closed. Our casinos in London draw customers primarily from the London metropolitan area as well as international visitors. We also own Alea Nottingham, Alea Glasgow, Alea Leeds, Manchester235, Rendezvous Brighton and Rendezvous Southend-on-Sea in the provinces of the United Kingdom, which primarily draw customers from their local areas. Pursuant to a concession agreement, we also operate two casinos in Cairo, Egypt, The London Club Cairo (which is located at the Ramses Hilton) and Caesars Cairo, which draw customers primarily from other countries in the Middle East. Emerald Safari, located in the province of Gauteng in South Africa, draws customers primarily from South Africa.

We also earn fees through our management of three casinos for Indian tribes:

Harrah’s Phoenix Ak-Chin, located near Phoenix, Arizona, which we manage for the Ak-Chin Indian Community under a management agreement that expires in December 2014. Harrah’s Phoenix Ak-Chin draws customers from the Phoenix metropolitan area;

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel, which we manage for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on their reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina under a management contract that expires in November 2011. Harrah’s Cherokee draws customers from eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, northern Georgia and South Carolina; and

Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort, located near San Diego, California, which we manage for the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians under a management agreement that expires in November 2013. Harrah’s Rincon draws customers from the San Diego metropolitan area and Orange County, California.

We own and operate Bluegrass Downs, a harness racetrack located in Paducah, Kentucky, and own a one-half interest in Turfway Park LLC, which is the owner of the Turfway Park thoroughbred racetrack in Boone County, Kentucky. Turfway Park LLC owns a minority interest in Kentucky Downs LLC, which is the owner of the Kentucky Downs racetrack located in Simpson County, Kentucky.

We also operate the World Series of Poker tournaments, and we license trademarks for a variety of products and businesses related to this brand.

We also own Macau Orient Golf located on Cotai in Macau.

Additional information about our casino entertainment properties is set forth below in Item 2, “Properties.”

Sales and Marketing

We believe that our distribution system of casino entertainment facilities provides us the ability to generate play by our customers when they travel among markets, which we refer to as cross-market play. In addition, we have several critical multi-property markets like Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Tunica, and we have seen increased revenue from customers visiting multiple properties in the same market. We believe our customer loyalty program, Total Rewards, in conjunction with this distribution system, allows us to capture a growing share of our customers’ gaming budget and compete more effectively.

Our Total Rewards program is structured in tiers, providing customers an incentive to consolidate their play at our casinos. Total Rewards customers are able to earn Tier Credits and Reward Credits and redeem those credits at substantially all of our casino entertainment facilities located in the U.S. and Canada for on-property entertainment expenses. Total Rewards members can also earn Tier Credits and Reward Credits for non-gaming purchases at our facilities. Depending on their level of play with us in a calendar year, customers may be designated as either Gold, Platinum, Diamond, or Seven Stars customers. Customers who do not participate in Total Rewards are encouraged to join, and those with a Total Rewards card are encouraged to consolidate their play through targeted promotional offers and rewards.

We have developed a database containing information for our customers and aspects of their casino gaming play. We use this information for marketing promotions, including through direct mail campaigns and the use of electronic mail and our website.

Patents and Trademarks

We hold the following trademarks used in this document: Harrah’s ^® , Caesars ^® , Grand Casino^SM, Bally’s ^® , Flamingo ^®, Paris ^®, Caesars Palace ^® , Rio ^® , Showboat ^® , Bill’s ^® , Harveys ^® , Total Rewards ^® , Bluffs Run ^® , Louisiana Downs ^® , Reward Credits ^® , Horseshoe ^® , Seven Stars ^® , Tunica Roadhouse ^SM and World Series of Poker ^® . Trademark rights are perpetual provided that the mark remains in use by us. We consider all of these marks, and the associated name recognition, to be valuable to our business.

We have been issued six U.S. patents covering some of the technology associated with our Total Rewards program-U.S. Patent No. 5,613,912 issued March 25, 1997, expiring April 5, 2015 (which is the subject of a license agreement with Mikohn Gaming Corporation); U.S. Patent No. 5,761,647 issued June 2, 1998, which we will allow to lapse in 2010; expiring May 24, 2016; U.S. Patent No. 5,809,482 issued September 15, 1998, expiring September 15, 2015; U.S. Patent No. 6,003,013 issued December 14, 1999, now expired; U.S. Patent No. 6,183,362, issued February 6, 2001, now expired; and U.S. Patent No. 7,419,427, issued September 2, 2008, which will expire on May 24, 2016. We have also been issued two U.S. patents covering some of the technology associated with our Total Rewards 2 program-U.S. Patent 7,329,185, issued February 12, 2008, which will expire on September 29, 2024; and U.S. Patent 7,410,422, issued on August 12, 2008, which will expire on April 24, 2025.

Competition

We own, operate or manage land-based, dockside, riverboat and Indian casino facilities in most U.S. casino entertainment jurisdictions. We also own, operate or manage properties in Canada, the provinces of the United Kingdom, South Africa, Egypt and Uruguay. We compete with numerous casinos and casino hotels of varying quality and size in the market areas where our properties are located. We also compete with other non-gaming resorts and vacation areas, and with various other entertainment businesses. The casino entertainment business is characterized by competitors that vary considerably by their size, quality of facilities, number of operations, brand identities, marketing and growth strategies, financial strength and capabilities, level of amenities, management talent and geographic diversity.

In most markets, we compete directly with other casino facilities operating in the immediate and surrounding market areas. In some markets, we face competition from nearby markets in addition to direct competition within our market areas.

In recent years, with fewer new markets opening for development, competition in existing markets has intensified. Many casino operators, including us, have invested in expanding existing facilities, developing new facilities, and acquiring established facilities in existing markets, such as our acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. in 2005 and our renovated and expanded facility in Hammond, Indiana. This expansion of existing casino entertainment properties, the increase in the number of properties and the aggressive marketing strategies of many of our competitors has increased competition in many markets in which we compete, and this intense competition can be expected to continue.

The expansion of casino entertainment into new markets, such as the expansion of tribal casino opportunities in New York and California and the approval of gaming facilities in Pennsylvania and Florida present competitive issues for us which have had a negative impact on our financial results.

The casino entertainment industry is also subject to political and regulatory uncertainty. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Consolidated Operating Results” and “—Regional Operating Results.”

2009 Events

Las Vegas. In July 2007, we announced plans for an expansion and renovation of Caesars Palace Las Vegas. We announced that we will defer completion of the planned 660-room hotel tower due to current economic conditions impacting the Las Vegas tourism sector. We completed other aspects of the project in 2009 as planned, including the mid-summer 2009 opening of an additional 110,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, three 10,000 square foot villas and an expanded pool and garden area. The total capital expenditures for the project, excluding the costs to complete the deferred rooms, was approximately $641.4 million.

Macau. In September 2007, we acquired a company with the right to operate a golf course located on 175 acres on the Cotai adjacent to one of two border crossings into Macau from China. Since the acquisition, we have undertaken a redesign of the golf course and opened a Butch Harmon School of Golf at the facility. We also plan to complete renovations of the existing clubhouse to add certain amenities, meeting facilities, and a restaurant.

Financing Activity

Exchange Offer. In April 2009, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. completed private exchange offers to exchange approximately $3,648.8 million aggregate principal amount of new 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 for approximately $5,470.1 million principal amount of its outstanding debt due between 2010 and 2018.

Bond Offerings. In June 2009, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. issued $1,375.0 million principal amount of 11.25% senior secured notes due 2017 which are secured with a first priority lien on the assets of Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. and the subsidiaries that secure the senior secured credit facilities. Proceeds from this issuance were used to pay a portion of HOC’s outstanding term loans and revolving loans under its senior secured credit facilities.

In September 2009, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. issued $720.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.25% senior secured notes due 2017 which are secured with an additional first priority lien on the assets of Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. and the subsidiaries that secure the senior secured credit facilities. Proceeds from this issuance were used to pay a portion of HOC’s outstanding term loans and revolving loans under its senior secured credit facilities.

Term Loan and Tender Offers. In October 2009, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. completed cash tender offers for certain of its outstanding debt securities with maturities in 2010 and 2011. In connection with these tender offers, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. borrowed $1,000 million of new term loans under its senior secured credit facilities pursuant to an incremental amendment.

CMBS Loan Repurchase. In November 2009, the Company purchased from certain lenders mezzanine loans under its commercial mortgage-backed securities financing (the “CMBS Purchases”). The Company purchased these loans using an aggregate amount of approximately $237 million of cash, at a purchase price of 25 cents per $1.00 principal amount of such loans. All loans purchased by the Company in such purchases were cancelled. The funds used to consummate the CMBS Purchases were borrowed from Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. pursuant to an intercompany loan.

Subsequent Event

On February 19, 2010, we completed the acquisition of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Planet Hollywood is adjacent to Paris Las Vegas and gives Harrah’s seven contiguous resorts on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip.

On March 5, 2010, we received the consent of our lenders under our CMBS financing to amend the terms of the CMBS financing to, among other things, (i) provide our subsidiaries that are borrowers under the CMBS mortgage loan and/or related mezzanine loans (“CMBS Loans”) the right to extend the maturity of the CMBS Loans, subject to certain conditions, by up to 2 years until February 2015, (ii) amend certain terms of the CMBS Loans with respect to reserve requirements, collateral rights, property release prices and the payment of management fees, (iii) provide for ongoing mandatory offers to repurchase CMBS Loans using excess cash flow from the CMBS entities at discounted prices, (iv) provide for the amortization of the mortgage loan in certain minimum amounts upon the occurrence of certain conditions and (v) provide for certain limitations with respect to the amount of excess cash flow from the CMBS entities that may be distributed to us. Any CMBS Loan purchased pursuant to the amendments will be cancelled. The amendment to the terms of the CMBS Loans will become effective upon execution of definitive documentation.

In addition, we have agreed to purchase approximately $124 million of face value of CMBS Loans for $37 million, subject to the execution of definitive documentation for the amendments. In the fourth quarter of 2009, we purchased approximately $950 million of face value of CMBS Loans for approximately $237 million. Pursuant to the terms of the amendments, the borrowers have agreed to pay lenders selling CMBS Loans an additional $48 million for loans previously sold, subject to the execution of definitive documentation for the amendments.

Governmental Regulation

The gaming industry is highly regulated, and we must maintain our licenses and pay gaming taxes to continue our operations. Each of our casinos is subject to extensive regulation under the laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction where it is located. These laws, rules and regulations generally concern the responsibility, financial stability and character of the owners, managers, and persons with financial interests in the gaming operations. Violations of laws in one jurisdiction could result in disciplinary action in other jurisdictions. A more detailed description of the regulations to which we are subject is contained in Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

Our businesses are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations in addition to gaming regulations. These laws and regulations include, but are not limited to, restrictions and conditions concerning alcoholic beverages, environmental matters, employees, currency transactions, taxation, zoning and building codes, and marketing and advertising. Such laws and regulations could change or could be interpreted differently in the future, or new laws and regulations could be enacted. Material changes, new laws or regulations, or material differences in interpretations by courts or governmental authorities could adversely affect our operating results.

Employee Relations

We have approximately 69,000 employees through our various subsidiaries. Approximately 25,000 employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with certain of our subsidiaries, relating to certain casino, hotel and restaurant employees at certain of our properties. Most of our employees covered by collective bargaining agreements are located at our properties in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Our collective bargaining agreements with employees located at our Atlantic City properties expire in September 2010 and at our Las Vegas properties in May 2012.

Available Information

Our internet address is www.harrahs.com. We make available free of charge on or through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We also make available through our website all filings of our executive officers and directors on Forms 3, 4 and 5 under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. These filings are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Our Code of Conduct and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Principal Officers are available on our website under the “Investor Relations” link. We will provide a copy of these documents without charge to any person upon receipt of a written request addressed to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Attn: Corporate Secretary, One Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. Reference in this document to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website.

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors.

If we are unable to effectively compete against our competitors, our profits will decline.

The gaming industry is highly competitive and our competitors vary considerably in size, quality of facilities, number of operations, brand identities, marketing and growth strategies, financial strength and capabilities, level of amenities, management talent and geographic diversity. We also compete with other non-gaming resorts and vacation areas, and with various other entertainment businesses. Our competitors in each market that we participate may have substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do, and there can be no assurance that they will not in the future engage in aggressive pricing action to compete with us. Although we believe we are currently able to compete effectively in each of the various markets in which we participate, we cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to do so or that we will be capable of maintaining or further increasing our current market share. Our failure to compete successfully in our various markets could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

In recent years, with fewer new markets opening for development, many casino operators have been reinvesting in existing markets to attract new customers or to gain market share, thereby increasing competition in those markets. As companies have completed new expansion projects, supply has typically grown at a faster pace than demand in some markets, including Las Vegas, our largest market, and competition has increased significantly. For example, CityCenter, a large development of resorts and residences, opened in December 2009 in Las Vegas. The expansion of existing casino entertainment properties, the increase in the number of properties and the aggressive marketing strategies of many of our competitors have increased competition in many markets in which we operate, and this intense competition is expected to continue. These competitive pressures have and are expected to continue to adversely affect our financial performance in certain markets, including Atlantic City.

In particular, our business may be adversely impacted by the additional gaming and room capacity in Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Ontario, South Africa, Uruguay, United Kingdom, Egypt and/or other projects not yet announced which may be competitive in the other markets where we operate or intend to operate. Several states and Native American tribes are also considering enabling the development and operation of casinos or casino- like operations in their jurisdictions. In addition, our operations located in New Jersey and Nevada may be adversely impacted by the expansion of Native American gaming in New York and California, respectively.

We are subject to extensive governmental regulation and taxation policies, the enforcement of which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to extensive gaming regulations and political and regulatory uncertainty. Regulatory authorities in the jurisdictions where we operate have broad powers with respect to the licensing of casino operations and may revoke, suspend, condition or limit our gaming or other licenses, impose substantial fines and take other actions, any one of which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, revenues and income from operations were negatively impacted during July 2006 in Atlantic City by a three-day government—imposed casino shutdown.

From time to time, individual jurisdictions have also considered legislation or referendums, such as bans on smoking in casinos and other entertainment and dining facilities, which could adversely impact our operations. For example, the City Council of Atlantic City passed an ordinance in 2007 requiring that we segregate at least 75% of the casino gaming floor as a nonsmoking area, leaving no more than 25% of the casino gaming floor as a smoking area. Illinois has also passed the Smoke Free Illinois Act which became effective January 1, 2008, and bans smoking in nearly all public places, including bars, restaurants, work places, schools and casinos. The Act also bans smoking within 15 feet of any entrance, window or air intake area of these public places. These smoking bans have adversely affected revenues and operating results at our properties. The likelihood or outcome of similar legislation in other jurisdictions and referendums in the future cannot be predicted, though any smoking ban would be expected to negatively impact our financial performance.

The casino entertainment industry represents a significant source of tax revenues to the various jurisdictions in which casinos operate. From time to time, various state and federal legislators and officials have proposed changes in tax laws, or in the administration of such laws, including increases in tax rates, which would affect the industry. If adopted, such changes could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The development and construction of new hotels, casinos and gaming venues and the expansion of existing ones are susceptible to delays, cost overruns and other uncertainties, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may decide to develop, construct and open new hotels, casinos and other gaming venues in response to opportunities that may arise. Future development projects and acquisitions may require significant capital commitments, the incurrence of additional debt, guarantees of third party-debt, the incurrence of contingent liabilities and an increase in amortization expense related to intangible assets, which could have an adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations. The development and construction of new hotels, casinos and gaming venues and the expansion of existing ones, such as our recent expansion at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, are susceptible to various risks and uncertainties, such as:

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the existence of acceptable market conditions and demand for the completed project;

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general construction risks, including cost overruns, change orders and plan or specification modification, shortages of equipment, materials or skilled labor, labor disputes, unforeseen environmental, engineering or geological problems, work stoppages, fire and other natural disasters, construction scheduling problems and weather interferences;

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changes and concessions required by governmental or regulatory authorities;

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the ability to finance the projects, especially in light of the substantial indebtedness incurred by us related to the Acquisition;

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delays in obtaining, or inability to obtain, all licenses, permits and authorizations required to complete and/or operate the project; and

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disruption of our existing operations and facilities.

Our failure to complete any new development or expansion project as planned, on schedule, within budget or in a manner that generates anticipated profits, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The recent downturn in the national economy, the volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets and adverse changes in the global economy could negatively impact our financial performance and our ability to access financing.

The recent severe economic downturn and adverse conditions in the local, regional, national and global markets have negatively affected our operations, and may continue to negatively affect our operations in the future. During periods of economic contraction such as the current period, our revenues may decrease while some of our costs remain fixed or even increase, resulting in decreased earnings. Gaming and other leisure activities we offer represent discretionary expenditures and participation in such activities may decline during economic downturns, during which consumers generally earn less disposable income. Even an uncertain economic outlook may adversely affect consumer spending in our gaming operations and related facilities, as consumers spend less in anticipation of a potential economic downturn. Furthermore, other uncertainties, including national and global economic conditions, terrorist attacks or other global events, could adversely affect consumer spending and adversely affect our operations.

Acts of terrorism and war, natural disasters and severe weather may negatively impact our future profits.

Terrorist attacks and other acts of war or hostility have created many economic and political uncertainties. We cannot predict the extent to which terrorism, security alerts or war, or hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries throughout the world will continue to directly or indirectly impact our business and operating results. As a consequence of the threat of terrorist attacks and other acts of war or hostility in the future, premiums for a variety of insurance products have increased, and some types of insurance are no longer available. Given current conditions in the global insurance markets, we are substantially uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorist acts and acts of war. If any such event were to affect our properties, we would likely be adversely impacted.

In addition, natural disasters such as major fires, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes could also adversely impact our business and operating results. For example, four of our properties were closed for an extended period of time due to the damage sustained from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, respectively. Such events could lead to the loss of use of one or more of our properties for an extended period of time and disrupt our ability to attract customers to certain of our gaming facilities. If any such event were to affect our properties, we would likely be adversely impacted.

In most cases, we have insurance that covers portions of any losses from a natural disaster, but it is subject to deductibles and maximum payouts in many cases. Although we may be covered by insurance from a natural disaster, the timing of our receipt of insurance proceeds, if any, is out of our control.

Additionally, a natural disaster affecting one or more of our properties may affect the level and cost of insurance coverage we may be able to obtain in the future, which may adversely affect our financial position.

As our operations depend in part on our customers’ ability to travel, severe or inclement weather can also have a negative impact on our results of operations.

Work stoppages and other labor problems could negatively impact our future profits.

Some of our employees are represented by labor unions. A lengthy strike or other work stoppage at one of our casino properties or construction projects could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. From time to time, we have also experienced attempts to unionize certain of our non–union employees. While these efforts have achieved only limited success to date, we cannot provide any assurance that we will not experience additional and more successful union activity in the future. There has been a trend towards unionization for employees in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. For example, certain dealers at certain of our Atlantic City properties have voted to be represented by the United Auto Workers; however, to date, there are no collective bargaining agreements in place. The impact of this union activity is undetermined and could negatively impact our profits.

We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits of current or potential future acquisitions.

Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions will depend, in part, on our ability to integrate the businesses of such acquired company with our businesses. The combination of two independent companies is a complex, costly and time consuming process. This process may disrupt the business of either or both of the companies, and may not result in the full benefits expected. The difficulties of combining the operations of the companies include, among others:

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coordinating marketing functions;

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unanticipated issues in integrating information, communications and other systems;

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unanticipated incompatibility of purchasing, logistics, marketing and administration methods;

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retaining key employees;

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consolidating corporate and administrative infrastructures;

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the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns; and

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coordinating geographically separate organizations.

There is no assurance that we will realize the full benefits anticipated for any current or future acquisitions.

The risks associated with our international operations could reduce our profits.

Some of our properties are located in countries outside the United States, and our acquisition of London Clubs in 2006 has increased the percentage of our revenue derived from operations outside the United States. International operations are subject to inherent risks including:

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variation in local economies;

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currency fluctuation;

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greater difficulty in accounts receivable collection;

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trade barriers;

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burden of complying with a variety of international laws; and

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political and economic instability.

The loss of the services of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The leadership of our chief executive officer, Mr. Loveman, and other executive officers has been a critical element of our success. The death or disability of Mr. Loveman or other extended or permanent loss of his services, or any negative market or industry perception with respect to him or arising from his loss, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our other executive officers and other members of senior management have substantial experience and expertise in our business and have made significant contributions to our growth and success. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of these individuals could also adversely affect us. We are not protected by key man or similar life insurance covering members of our senior management. We have employment agreements with our executive officers, but these agreements do not guarantee that any given executive will remain with the company.

If we are unable to attract, retain and motivate employees, we may not be able to compete effectively and will not be able to expand our business.

Our success and ability to grow are dependent, in part, on our ability to hire, retain and motivate sufficient numbers of talented people, with the increasingly diverse skills needed to serve clients and expand our business, in many locations around the world. Competition for highly qualified, specialized technical and managerial, and particularly consulting personnel, is intense. Recruiting, training, retention and benefit costs place significant demands on our resources. Additionally, the recent downturn in the gaming, travel and leisure sectors has made recruiting executives to our business more difficult. The inability to attract qualified employees in sufficient numbers to meet particular demands or the loss of a significant number of our employees could have an adverse effect on us.

We are controlled by the Sponsors, whose interests may not be aligned with ours.

All of the voting common stock of Harrah’s is held by Hamlet Holdings LLC, the members of which are comprised of an equal number of individuals affiliated with each of the Sponsors. As such, the Sponsors have the power to control our affairs and policies. The Sponsors also control the election of our board of directors, and the appointment of management, and, if desired, the entering into of mergers, sales of substantially all of our assets or other extraordinary transactions.

Eight of our eleven directors have been appointed by the Sponsors. In addition, two of the three members of our Executive Committee, both members of our Human Resources Committee and two of the three members of our Audit Committee are affiliated with the Sponsors. The members affiliated with the Sponsors have the authority, subject to the terms of our debt, to issue additional shares, implement share repurchase programs, declare dividends, pay advisory fees and make other decisions, and they may have an interest in our doing so. Furthermore, the Sponsors are in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us, as well as businesses that represent major customers of our businesses. The Sponsors may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. So long as the individuals affiliated with the Sponsors continue to control a significant amount of our outstanding voting common stock, the Sponsors will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions.

We are or may become involved in legal proceedings that, if adversely adjudicated or settled, could impact our financial condition.

From time to time, we are defendants in various lawsuits relating to matters incidental to our business. The nature of our business subjects us to the risk of lawsuits filed by customers, past and present employees, competitors, business partners, Native American tribes and others in the ordinary course of business. As with all litigation, no assurance can be provided as to the outcome of these matters and in general, litigation can be expensive and time consuming. For example, we may have potential liability arising from a class action lawsuit against Hilton Hotels Corporation relating to employee benefit obligations. We may not be successful in the defense or prosecution of these lawsuits, which could result in settlements or damages that could significantly impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our debt agreements contain restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business.

Our senior secured credit facilities, the real estate facility loans and the indentures governing most of Harrah’s Operating’s existing notes contain, and any future indebtedness of ours would likely contain, a number of covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things:

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incur additional debt or issue certain preferred shares;

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pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

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make certain investments;

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sell certain assets;

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create liens on certain assets;

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consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

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enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and

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designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

As a result of these covenants, we are limited in the manner in which we conduct our business, and we may be unable to engage in favorable business activities or finance future operations or capital needs.

We have pledged a significant portion of our assets as collateral under our senior secured credit facilities, our real estate facility loans and our first lien notes and our second lien notes. If any of these lenders accelerate the repayment of borrowings, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient assets to repay our indebtedness.

Under our senior secured credit facilities, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios. Our ability to meet those financial ratios can be affected by events beyond our control, and there can be no assurance that we will meet those ratios. A failure to comply with the covenants contained in our senior secured credit facilities or our other indebtedness could result in an event of default under the facilities or the existing agreements, which, if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In the event of any default under our senior secured credit facilities or our other indebtedness, the lenders thereunder:

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will not be required to lend any additional amounts to us;

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could elect to declare all borrowings outstanding, together with accrued and unpaid interest and fees, to be due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit; or

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require us to apply all of our available cash to repay these borrowings.

Such actions by the lenders could cause cross defaults under our other indebtedness. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders under our senior secured credit facilities, our real estate facilities and our first and second lien notes could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness.

If the indebtedness under our first and second lien notes, senior secured credit facilities, real estate facilities or our other indebtedness were to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that our assets would be sufficient to repay such indebtedness in full.

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry and prevent us from making debt service payments.

We are a highly leveraged company. As of December 31, 2009, we had $22,051.9 million face value of outstanding indebtedness and our current debt service obligation is $1,690.8 million, which includes required interest payments of $1,616.5 million. As of December 31, 2009, HOC had $17,354.3 million face value of outstanding indebtedness including $853.9 million owed to HET, and HOC’s debt service obligation is $1,559.3 million, which includes required interest payments of $1,485.0 million.

Our substantial indebtedness could:

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limit our ability to borrow money for our working capital, capital expenditures, development projects, debt service requirements, strategic initiatives or other purposes;

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make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including restrictive covenants and borrowing conditions, could result in an event of default under the agreements governing our indebtedness;

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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the repayment of our indebtedness thereby reducing funds available to us for other purposes;

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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our operations or business;

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make us more highly leveraged than some of our competitors, which may place us at a competitive disadvantage;

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make us more vulnerable to downturns in our business or the economy;

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restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, developing new gaming facilities, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities; and

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limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds or dispose of assets.

Furthermore, our interest expense could increase if interest rates increase because certain of our debt is variable-rate debt.

Despite our substantial indebtedness, we may still be able to incur significantly more debt. This could intensify the risks described above.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial indebtedness at any time from time to time, including in the future. Although the terms of the agreements governing our indebtedness contain restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions, and the indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. For example, as of December 31, 2009, we had $1,040.8 million available for additional borrowing under our revolving credit facility after giving effect to approximately $162.2 million in outstanding letters of credit, all of which would be secured.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness that may not be successful.

Our ability to satisfy our debt obligations will depend upon, among other things:

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our future financial and operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control; and

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our future ability to borrow under our senior secured credit facilities, the availability of which depends on, among other things, our complying with the covenants in our senior secured credit facilities.

We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or that we will be able to draw under our senior secured credit facilities or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to fund our liquidity needs.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to service our indebtedness, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, including the notes. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. In the absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions for fair market value or at all. Furthermore, any proceeds that we could realize from any such dispositions may not be adequate to meet our debt service obligations then due. The Sponsors have no continuing obligation to provide us with debt or equity financing.

PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations about future events. Further, statements that include words such as “may,” “will,” “project,” “might,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “continue” or “pursue,” or the negative of these words or other words or expressions of similar meaning may identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout the report. These forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to future actions, new projects, strategies, future performance, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, and future financial results, wherever they occur in this report, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various important factors set forth above and from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In addition to the risk factors set forth above, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements include without limitation:

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the impact of the substantial indebtedness incurred to finance the consummation of the Acquisition;

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the effects of local, national and global economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industry in particular;

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construction factors, including delays, increased costs for labor and materials, availability of labor and materials, zoning issues, environmental restrictions, soil and water conditions, weather and other hazards, site access matters and building permit issues;

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the effects of environmental and structural building conditions relating to our properties;

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our ability to timely and cost-effectively integrate companies that we acquire into our operations;

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access to available and reasonable financing on a timely basis;

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changes in laws, including increased tax rates, smoking bans, regulations or accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators and governmental bodies;

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litigation outcomes and judicial actions, including gaming legislative action, referenda and taxation;

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the ability of our customer-tracking, customer loyalty and yield-management programs to continue to increase customer loyalty and same store or hotel sales;

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the ability to recoup costs of capital investments through higher revenues;

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acts of war, terrorist incidents, severe weather or natural disasters;

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access to insurance on reasonable terms for our assets;

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abnormal gaming holds;

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difficulties in employee retention and recruitment as a result of our substantial indebtedness and the recent downturn in the gaming and hotel industries;

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the effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition; and

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the other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” above.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

ITEM 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

ITEM 2.

Properties.

The following table sets forth information about our casino entertainment facilities:

Summary of Property Information*


Property	Type of Casino	Casino Space– Sq. Ft. ^(a)	Slot Machines ^(a)	Table Games ^(a)	Hotel Rooms & Suites ^(a)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Harrah’s Atlantic City	Land-based	173,200	3,150	150	2,590
Showboat Atlantic City	Land-based	120,100	2,840	120	1,330
Bally’s Atlantic City	Land-based	147,400	3,660	200	1,760
Caesars Atlantic City	Land-based	141,800	2,820	170	1,140

Las Vegas, Nevada
Harrah’s Las Vegas	Land-based	90,600	1,430	110	2,530
Rio	Land-based	117,300	1,100	90	2,520
Caesars Palace	Land-based	131,100	1,420	160	3,230
Paris Las Vegas	Land-based	105,100	1,140	100	2,920
Bally’s Las Vegas	Land-based	66,200	1,030	60	2,810
Flamingo Las Vegas ^(b)	Land-based	76,800	1,390	120	3,460
Imperial Palace	Land-based	118,000	760	50	2,640
Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon	Land-based	42,500	390	40	200
Hot Spot Oasis ^(c)	Land-based	1,000	20	—	—
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino ^(d)	Land-based	100,000	1,200	80	2,720

Laughlin, Nevada
Harrah’s Laughlin	Land-based	56,000	880	40	1,510

Reno, Nevada
Harrah’s Reno	Land-based	41,600	830	40	930

Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe	Land-based	57,600	830	70	510
Harveys Lake Tahoe	Land-based	63,300	780	70	740
Bill’s Lake Tahoe^(e)	Land-based	18,000	50	—	—

Chicago, Illinois area
Harrah’s Joliet (Illinois) ^(f)	Dockside	38,900	1,170	30	200
Horseshoe Hammond (Indiana)	Dockside	108,200	3,160	160	—

Metropolis, Illinois
Harrah’s Metropolis ^(g)	Dockside	31,000	1,150	30	260

Southern Indiana
Horseshoe Southern Indiana	Dockside	86,600	1,910	110	500

Council Bluffs, Iowa
Harrah’s Council Bluffs	Dockside	28,000	1,000	20	250
Horseshoe Council Bluffs ^(h)	Greyhound racing facility and land- based casino	78,800	1,810	80	—

Tunica, Mississippi
Horseshoe Tunica	Dockside	63,000	1,740	80	510
Harrah’s Tunica	Dockside	136,000	1,740	70	1,360
Tunica Roadhouse Hotel & Casino⁽ⁱ⁾	Dockside	31,000	800	20	130

Mississippi Gulf Coast
Grand Casino Biloxi	Dockside	28,800	820	30	490

St. Louis, Missouri
Harrah’s St. Louis	Dockside	111,500	2,700	90	500

North Kansas City, Missouri
Harrah’s North Kansas City	Dockside	60,100	1,760	60	390


Property	Type of Casino	Casino Space– Sq. Ft. ^(a)	Slot Machines ^(a)	Table Games ^(a)	Hotel Rooms & Suites ^(a)

New Orleans, Louisiana
Harrah’s New Orleans	Land-based	125,100	2,040	120	450

Bossier City, Louisiana
Louisiana Downs	Thoroughbred racing facility and land- based casino	14,900	1,140	—	—
Horseshoe Bossier City	Dockside	29,900	1,380	70	610

Chester, Pennsylvania
Harrah’s Chester ^(j)	Harness racing facility and land-based casino	93,500	3,000	—	—

Phoenix, Arizona
Harrah’s Ak-Chin ^(k)	Indian Reservation	50,300	1,100	30	150

Cherokee, North Carolina
Harrah’s Cherokee ^(k)	Indian Reservation	78,500	2,610	50	580

San Diego, California
Harrah’s Rincon ^(k)	Indian Reservation	69,900	1,610	80	660

Punta del Este, Uruguay
Conrad Punta del Este Resort and Casino ⁽^j⁾	Land-based	44,500	480	80	300

Ontario, Canada
Caesars Windsor ^(l)	Land-based	100,000	2,570	70	760

United Kingdom
Golden Nugget	Land-based	5,100	40	20	—
Rendezvous Casino	Land-based	6,200	30	20	—
The Sportsman	Land-based	5,200	40	20	—
Rendezvous Brighton	Land-based	7,800	70	30	—
Rendezvous Southend-on-Sea	Land-based	8,700	50	30	—
Manchester235	Land-based	11,500	70	30	—
The Casino at the Empire	Land-based	20,900	120	30	—
Alea Nottingham	Land-based	10,000	50	20	—
Alea Glasgow	Land-based	15,000	60	30	—
Alea Leeds	Land-based	10,300	50	20	—

Egypt
The London Clubs Cairo-Ramses	Land-based	2,700	40	20	—
Caesars Cairo	Land-based	5,500	30	20	—

South Africa
Emerald Safari ^(m)	Land-based	37,700	660	30	190

*	As of December 31, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

(a)	Approximate.

(b)	Information includes O’Shea’s Casino, which is adjacent to this property.

(c)	As of December 31, 2009, this property operates under its own gaming license.

(d)	We acquired the property on February 19, 2010.

(e)	This property closed on January 4, 2010, and was later sold in February 2010.

(f)	We have an 80 percent ownership interest in and manage this property.

(g)	A hotel, in which we own a 12.5% special limited partnership interest, is adjacent to the Metropolis facility. We own a second 260-room hotel.

(h)	The property is owned by the Company, leased to the operator, and managed by the Company for the operator for a fee pursuant to an agreement that expires in October 2024. This information includes the Bluffs Run greyhound racetrack that operates at the property.

(i)	Prior to December 2009, this property operated under the Sheraton Tunica name.

(j)	We have approximately 95% ownership interest in this property.

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Managed.

(l)	We have a 50 percent interest in Windsor Casino Limited, which operates this property. The Province of Ontario owns the complex.

(m)	We have a 95 percent interest in and manage this property. Twenty five percent of the shares in this property are “warehoused” and we are required to sell that interest to a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment shareholder.

ITEM 3.

Legal Proceedings.

Litigation Related to Employee Benefit Obligations

In December 1998, Hilton Hotels Corporation (“Hilton”) spun-off its gaming operations as Park Place Entertainment Corporation (“Park Place”). In connection with the spin-off, Hilton and Park Place entered an Employee Benefits and Other Employment Allocation Agreement dated December 31, 1998 (the “Allocation Agreement”) whereby Park Place assumed or retained, as applicable, liabilities and excess assets, if any, related to the Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan (the “Hilton Plan”) based on the accrued benefits of Hilton employees and Park Place employees. Park Place changed its name to Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (“Caesars”) and the Company acquired Caesars in June 2005. In 1999 and 2005, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia certified two nationwide class action lawsuits against Hilton alleging that the Hilton Plan’s benefit formula was back loaded in violation of ERISA, and that Hilton failed to properly calculate Hilton Plan participants’ service for vesting purposes. In May 2009, the Court issued a decision granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs and Hilton are undertaking Court-mandated efforts to determine an appropriate remedy.

The Company received a letter from Hilton in October 2009 alleging potential liability under the above described claims and under the terms of the Allocation Agreement. The Company may be responsible for a portion of the liability resulting from the claims noted above. We are monitoring the status of the lawsuit, remedy determination, and our potential liability, if any.

Litigation Related to Our Operations

In April 2000, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (the “Tribe”) granted Caesars the exclusive rights to develop a casino project in the State of New York. On April 26, 2000, certain individual members of the Tribe purported to commence a class action proceeding in a “Tribal Court” in Hogansburg, New York, against Caesars seeking to nullify Caesars’ agreement with the Tribe. On March 20, 2001, the “Tribal Court” purported to render a default judgment against Caesars in the amount of $1,787 million. Prior to our acquisition of Caesars in June 2005, it was believed that this matter was settled pending execution of final documents and mutual releases. Although fully executed settlement documents were never provided, on March 31, 2003, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissed litigation concerning the validity of the judgment, without prejudice, while retaining jurisdiction to reopen that litigation, if, within three months thereof, the settlement had not been completed. On June 22, 2007, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York against us by certain trustees of the Catskill Litigation Trust alleging the Catskill Litigation Trust had been assigned the “Tribal Court” judgment and seeks to enforce it, with interest. According to a “Tribal Court” order, accrued interest through July 9, 2007, was approximately $1,014 million. On September 28, 2009, the Court entered summary judgment against the Tribe and dismissed the action, ruling that although alternative grounds were presented in the motion, the subject matter of the action was asserted in a prior action and settled by an oral agreement to end that matter with prejudice. On October 27, 2009, the Tribe filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. We have a settlement in principle with the Tribe that is subject to definitive documentation.

Litigation Related to Development

On March 6, 2008, Caesars Bahamas Investment Corporation (“CBIC”), an indirect subsidiary of HOC, terminated its previously announced agreement to enter into a joint venture in the Bahamas with Baha Mar Joint Venture Holdings Ltd. and Baha Mar JV Holding Ltd. (collectively, “Baha Mar”). To enforce its rights, on March 13, 2008, CBIC filed a complaint against Baha Mar, and the Baha Mar Development Company Ltd., in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, seeking a declaratory judgment with respect to CBIC’s rights under the Subscription and Contribution Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), between CBIC and Baha Mar dated January 12, 2007. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, CBIC agreed, subject to certain conditions, to subscribe for shares in Baha Mar Joint Venture Holdings Ltd., which was formed to develop and construct a casino, golf course and resort project in the Bahamas. The complaint alleges that (i) the Subscription Agreement grants CBIC the right to terminate the agreement at any time prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated therein, if the closing does not occur on time; (ii) the closing did not occur on time; and, (iii) CBIC exercised its right to terminate the Subscription Agreement, and to abandon the transactions contemplated therein. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that the Subscription Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms and the transactions contemplated therein have been abandoned.

Baha Mar and Baha Mar Development Company Ltd. (“Baha Mar Development”) filed an Amended Answer and Counterclaims against CBIC and a Third Party Complaint dated June 18, 2008 against HOC in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Baha Mar and Baha Mar Development allege that CBIC wrongfully terminated the Subscription Agreement and that CBIC wrongfully failed to make capital contributions under the Joint Venture Investors Agreement, by and between CBIC and Baha Mar, dated January 12, 2007. In addition, Baha Mar and Baha Mar Development allege that HOC wrongfully failed to perform its purported obligations under the Harrah’s Baha Mar Joint Venture Guaranty, dated January 12, 2007. Baha Mar and Baha Mar Development assert claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, promissory estoppel, equitable estoppel and negligent misrepresentation. Baha Mar and Baha Mar Development seek (i) declaratory relief; (ii) specific performance; (iii) the recovery of alleged monetary damages; (iv) the recovery of attorneys fees, costs, and expenses and (v) the dismissal with prejudice of CBIC’s Complaint. CBIC and HOC have each answered, denying all allegations of wrongdoing. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, both sides filed motions for summary judgment.

At the conclusion of oral argument on October 6, 2009, on cross motions for summary judgment, the Court stated that it was going to grant summary judgment to CBIC and HOC and that Baha Mar Development’s claims are dismissed. The Court entered its written decision on February 1, 2010.

Litigation Related to the December 2008 Exchange Offer

On January 9, 2009, S. Blake Murchison and Willis Shaw filed a purported class action lawsuit in the United Stated District Court for the District of Delaware, Civil Action No. 09-00020-SLR, against Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and its board of directors, and Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. The lawsuit was amended on March 4, 2009, alleging that the bond exchange offer which closed on December 24, 2008 wrongfully impaired the rights of bondholders. The amended complaint alleges, among others, breach of the bond indentures, violation of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, equitable rescission, and liability claims against the members of the board. The amended complaint seeks, among other relief, class certification of the lawsuit, declaratory relief that the alleged violations occurred, unspecified damages to the class, and attorneys’ fees. On April 30, 2009 the defendants stipulated to the plaintiff’s request to dismiss the lawsuit, without prejudice, which the court entered on June 18, 2009. Plaintiff has requested the court to award it attorneys’ fees. The request has been opposed and is pending with the court.

Other

In addition, the Company is party to ordinary and routine litigation incidental to our business. We do not expect the outcome of any pending litigation to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 4.

Reserved.

PART II

ITEM 5.

Market for the Company’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our outstanding common stock is privately held and there is no established public trading market for our common stock. Until January 28, 2008, our common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the ticker symbol “HET.” Until January 28, 2008, our common stock was also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

The approximate number of holders of record of our non-voting common stock as of March 8, 2010, was 166.

We did not pay any cash dividends in 2009 or 2008. The following table sets forth repurchases of our equity securities during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
10/1/2009 – 10/31/2009	—		—	—	—
11/1/2009 – 11/30/2009	—		—	—	—
12/1/2009 – 12/31/2009	4,500	$	51.79	—	—

ITEM 6.

Selected Financial Data.

The selected financial data set forth below for the five years ended December 31, 2009, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto.


	Successor						Predecessor
(In millions, except common stock data and ratios)	2009 ^(a)			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008^(b)			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008 ^(c)			2007^(d)		2006^(e)		2005^(f)
OPERATING DATA
Net revenues	$	8,907.4		$	9,366.9		$	760.1		$	10,825.2	$	9,673.9	$	7,010.0
(Loss)/income from operations		(607.8	)		(4,237.5	)		(36.8	)		1,652.0		1,556.6		1,029.0
Income/(loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		846.4			(5,174.7	)		(99.4	)		542.4		539.2		328.2
Net income/(loss) attributable to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc		827.6			(5,096.3	)		(100.9	)		619.4		535.8		236.4
COMMON STOCK DATA
Earnings per share-diluted ^(g)
From continuing operations		N/R			N/R			(0.54	)		2.77		2.79		2.10
Net (loss)/income		N/R			N/R			(0.54	)		3.25		2.85		1.57
Cash dividends declared per share		—			—			—			1.60		1.53		1.39
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total assets		28,979.2			31,048.6			23,371.3			23,357.7		22,284.9		20,517.6
Long-term debt		18,868.8			23,123.3			12,367.5			12,429.6		11,638.7		11,038.8
Stockholders’ (deficit)/equity		(867.0	)		(1,360.8	)		6,733.4			6,679.1		6,123.5		5,696.7
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES ^(h)		2.3			—			—			2.1		2.2		2.1

(a)

The full year results of 2009 include approximately $4,965.5 million in pretax gains on early extinguishments of debt, $1,638.0 million in pretax charges for impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets and $107.9 million in net pretax charges for write-downs, reserves and recoveries.

(b)

The Successor period of 2008 includes $5,489.6 million in pretax charges for impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets, $742.1 million in pretax gains on early extinguishment of debt, $24.0 million in pretax charges related to the sale of the Company, and $16.2 million in net pretax charges for write-downs, reserves and recoveries. .

(c)	The Predecessor period of 2008 includes $4.7 million in net pretax charges for write-downs, reserves and recoveries and $125.6 million in pretax charges related to the sale of the Company.

(d)

2007 includes $59.9 million in net pretax credits for write-downs, reserves and recoveries and $13.4 million in pretax charges related to the proposed sale of the Company. 2007 also includes the financial results of Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon from its February 27, 2007 date of acquisition and Macau Orient Golf from its September 12, 2007 date of acquisition.

(e)

2006 includes $62.6 million in net pretax charges for write-downs, reserves and recoveries, $37.0 million in pretax charges related to the review of certain strategic matters by the special committee of our Board of Directors and the integration of Caesars into Harrah’s Entertainment, and $62.0 million in pretax losses associated with early extinguishment of debt. 2006 also includes the financial results of London Clubs International from the date of our acquisition of a majority ownership interest in November 2006.

(f)

2005 includes $194.7 million in pretax charges for write-downs, reserves and recoveries and $55.0 million in pretax charges related to our acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Results for 2005 also include the financial results of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. from its June 13, 2005 date of acquisition.

(g)	As a result of the Acquisition, our stock is no longer publicly traded. “N/R” is used to reference amounts that are Not Reported.

(h)

Ratio computed based on (Loss)/income from continuing operations. For details of the computation of this ratio, see Exhibit 12. For the Successor period from January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008, our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $5,475.3 million and $122.5 million, respectively.

ITEM 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on November 2, 1989, and prior to such date operated under predecessor companies. In this discussion, the words “Harrah’s Entertainment,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries where appropriate.

OVERVIEW

We are one of the largest casino entertainment providers in the world. As of December 31, 2009, we owned, operated or managed 52 casinos in seven countries, but primarily in the United States and England. Our casino entertainment facilities operate primarily under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names in the United States, and include land-based casinos and casino hotels, dockside casinos, a combination greyhound racetrack and casino, a combination thoroughbred racetrack and casino, a combination harness racetrack and casino, casino clubs and managed casinos. We are focused on building customer loyalty through a unique combination of customer service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership and on exploiting the value of our major hotel/casino brands and our loyalty program, Total Rewards. We believe that the customer-relationship marketing and business-intelligence capabilities fueled by Total Rewards are constantly bringing us closer to our customers so we better understand their preferences, and from that understanding, we are able to improve the entertainment experiences that we offer accordingly.

On January 28, 2008, Harrah’s Entertainment was acquired by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”) and TPG Capital, LP (“TPG”) in an all-cash transaction, hereinafter referred to as the “Acquisition,” valued at approximately $30.7 billion, including the assumption of $12.4 billion of debt and the incurrence of approximately $1.0 billion of acquisition costs. Holders of Harrah’s Entertainment stock received $90.00 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock. As a result of the Acquisition, the issued and outstanding shares of non-voting common stock and non-voting preferred stock of Harrah’s Entertainment are owned by entities affiliated with Apollo and TPG and certain co-investors and members of management, and the issued and outstanding shares of voting common stock of Harrah’s Entertainment are owned by Hamlet Holdings LLC, which is owned by certain individuals affiliated with Apollo and TPG. As a result of the Acquisition, our stock is no longer publicly traded.

REGIONAL AGGREGATION

The executive officers of our Company review operating results, assess performance and make decisions related to the allocation of resources on a property-by-property basis. We, therefore, believe that each property is an operating segment and that it is appropriate to aggregate and present the operations of our Company as one reportable segment. In order to provide more meaningful information than would be possible on a consolidated basis, our properties (as of December 31, 2009, or as otherwise noted below) have been grouped as follows to facilitate discussion of our operating results:


Las Vegas	Atlantic City	Louisiana/Mississippi	Iowa/Missouri
Caesars Palace	Harrah’s Atlantic City	Harrah’s New Orleans	Harrah’s St. Louis
Bally’s Las Vegas	Showboat Atlantic City	Harrah’s Louisiana Downs	Harrah’s North Kansas City
Flamingo Las Vegas	Bally’s Atlantic City	Horseshoe Bossier City	Harrah’s Council Bluffs
Harrah’s Las Vegas	Caesars Atlantic City	Grand Biloxi	Horseshoe Council Bluffs/Bluffs Run
Paris Las Vegas	Harrah’s Chester^(a)	Harrah’s Tunica	Horseshoe Council Bluffs/Bluffs Run
Rio		Horseshoe Tunica
Imperial Palace		Tunica Roadhouse Hotel & Casino^(b)
Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon		Tunica Roadhouse Hotel & Casino^(b)


Illinois/Indiana	Other Nevada	Managed/International/Other
Horseshoe Southern Indiana	Harrah’s Reno	Harrah’s Ak-Chin^(d)
Harrah’s Joliet ^(a)	Harrah’s Lake Tahoe	Harrah’s Cherokee⁽^d)
Horseshoe Hammond	Bill’s Lake Tahoe ⁽^c⁾	Harrah’s Rincon^(d)
Harrah’s Metropolis	Harrah’s Laughlin	Conrad Punta del Este^(a)
		Caesars Windsor^(e)
		London Clubs International^(f)

(a)	We have approximately 95 percent ownership interest in this property.

(b)	Prior to December 2009, this property operated under the Sheraton Tunica name.

(c)	This property closed on January 4, 2010 and was later sold in February 2010.

(d)

Managed.

(e)	We have a 50 percent interest in Windsor Casino Limited, which operates this property. The province of Ontario owns the complex.

(f)	As of December 31, 2009, we operate 10 casino clubs in the provinces of the United Kingdom, 2 in Egypt and 1 in South Africa, which is managed.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS

In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), we have separated our historical financial results for the period subsequent to the Acquisition (the “Successor” period) and the period prior to the Acquisition (the “Predecessor” period). However, we have also combined results for the Successor and Predecessor periods for 2008 in the presentations below because we believe that it enables a meaningful presentation and comparison of results. As a result of the application of purchase accounting as of the Acquisition date, financial information for the Successor periods and the Predecessor periods are presented on different bases and, therefore, are not comparable. We have reclassified certain amounts for prior periods to conform to our 2009 presentation.

Because the financial results for both 2009 and 2008 include significant impairment charges, the following tables also present separately Income/(loss) from operations before impairment charges and the impairment charges to provide more meaningful comparisons of results. This presentation is not in accordance with U.S. GAAP.


(In millions)	Successor						Predecessor			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	7,124.3		$	7,476.9		$	614.6		$	8,091.5		$	8,831.0		(12.0	)%	(8.4	)%
Net revenues		8,907.4			9,366.9			760.1			10,127.0			10,825.2		(12.0	)%	(6.4	)%
Income/(loss) from operations		(607.8	)		(4,237.5	)		(36.8	)		(4,274.3	)		1,652.0		85.8	%	N/M
Impairment charges		(1,638.0	)		(5,489.6	)		—			(5,489.6	)		(169.6	)	N/M		N/M
Income/(loss) from operations before impairment charges		1,030.2			1,252.1			(36.8	)		1,215.3			1,821.6		(15.2	)%	(33.3	)%
Income/(loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		846.4			(5,174.7	)		(99.4	)		(5,274.1	)		542.4		N/M		N/M
Net income/(loss) attributable to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.		827.6			(5,096.3	)		(100.9	)		(5,197.2	)		619.4		N/M		N/M

N/M = Not Meaningful

Revenues for the full year ended December 31, 2009 declined as a result of reduced customer visitation and spend per trip due to the impact of the recession on customers’ discretionary spending, as well as reduced aggregate demand, which impacted average daily room rates. The earnings impact of the declines in revenue in 2009 as compared to 2008 was partially offset by company-wide cost savings initiatives that began in the third quarter of 2008. Income from continuing operations, net of tax, for the year ended December 31, 2009, includes net gains on early extinguishments of debt of $4,965.5 million, which were partially offset by charges of $1,638.0 million for impairments of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets. The full year ended December 31, 2008 included charges of $5,489.6 million related to impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets, and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition, primarily related to accelerated vesting of employee stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock, and higher interest expense. Offsetting a portion of these costs in 2008 were net gains on the early extinguishments of debt and proceeds received from the settlement of insurance claims related to hurricane damage in 2005.

Gains on early extinguishments of debt during 2009, mentioned above, relate to multiple debt transactions initiated throughout the year, including i) the exchange of approximately $3,648.8 million principal amount of new 10% second-priority senior secured notes due in 2018 for approximately $5,470.1 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt with maturity dates ranging from 2010 to 2018; ii) the purchase of approximately $1,601.5 million principal amount of outstanding debt through tender offers or open market purchases; and iii) the early retirement of approximately $948.8 million principal amount of certain real estate loans. These events are discussed more fully in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section that follows herein.

The decrease in 2008 from 2007 revenues was primarily attributable to turbulent economic conditions in the United States that reduced customer visitation to our casinos and spend per trip. The impact of a smoking ban in Illinois, heavy rains and flooding affecting visitor volumes at our properties in the Midwest and the temporary closure of Gulf Coast properties due to a hurricane also contributed to the decline in 2008 revenues. As mentioned above, 2008 loss from continuing operations, net of tax, was also impacted by charges for impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets; expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition; and higher interest expense, partially offset by net gains from early extinguishments of debt and proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims related to hurricane damage in 2005.

REGIONAL OPERATING RESULTS

Las Vegas Results


(In millions)	Successor						Predecessor			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs 07
Casino revenues	$	1,476.0		$	1,579.9		$	138.7		$	1,718.6		$	1,986.6		(14.1	)%	(13.5	)%
Net revenues		2,698.0			3,000.6			253.6			3,254.2			3,626.7		(17.1	)%	(10.3	)%
(Loss)/income from operations		(681.0	)		(1,988.0	)		51.9			(1,936.1	)		886.4		64.8	%	N/M
Impairment charges		(1,130.9	)		(2,579.4	)		—			(2,579.4	)		—		N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		449.9			591.4			51.9			643.3			886.4		(30.1	)%	(27.4	)%
Operating margin		(25.2	)%		(66.3	)%		20.5	%		(59.5	)%		24.4	%	34.3 pts		N/M
Operating margin before impairment charges		16.7	%		19.7	%		20.5	%		19.8	%		24.4	%	(3.1	)pts	(4.6	) pts

N/M= Not meaningful

For the year ended December 31, 2009, revenues and income from operations before impairment charges were lower than in the comparable period in 2008, driven by lower spend per visitor and declines in the group-travel business due to the economic environment. While hotel occupancy was strong at approximately 90%, average room rates declined due to the impact of reduced aggregate demand. Loss from operations for 2009 included charges of $1,130.9 million recorded for the impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets.

An expansion and renovation of Caesars Palace Las Vegas was completed on the Octavius Tower, a new hotel tower with 110,000 square feet of additional meeting and convention space, three 10,000-square-foot luxury villa suites and an expanded pool and garden area. We have deferred completion of approximately 660 rooms, including 75 luxury suites, in the hotel tower expansion as a result of current economic conditions impacting the Las Vegas tourism sector. The convention center and the remainder of the expansion project, other than the deferred rooms, was completed during 2009. The Company has incurred capital expenditures of approximately $641.4 million on this project through December 31, 2009, and does not expect to incur significant additional capital expenditures on this project until such time as the Company resumes construction on the deferred rooms.

The declines in revenues and income from operations before impairment charges in 2008 from 2007 reflect lower visitation and spend per trip as our customers reacted to higher transportation costs, volatility in the financial markets and other economic concerns. Fewer hotel rooms available at Caesars Palace due to re-modeling and at Harrah’s Las Vegas and Rio as a result of room remediation projects also contributed to the 2008 decline. Loss from operations for Las Vegas included charges of $2,579.4 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets.

On February 27, 2007, we exchanged certain real estate that we owned on the Las Vegas Strip for property located at the northeast corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard between Bally’s Las Vegas and Flamingo Las Vegas. We began operating the acquired property on March 1, 2007, as Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon, and its results are included in our operating results from the date of its acquisition.

Atlantic City Results


(In millions)	Successor						Predecessor			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	1,894.5		$	2,111.8		$	163.4		$	2,275.2		$	2,429.9		(16.7	)%	(6.4	)%
Net revenues		2,025.9			2,156.0			160.8			2,316.8			2,372.0		(12.6	)%	(2.3	)%
Income/(loss) from operations		28.3			(415.4	)		18.7			(396.7	)		351.4		N/M		N/M
Impairment charges		(178.7	)		(699.9	)		—			(699.9	)		—		N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		207.0			284.5			18.7			303.2			351.4		(31.7	)%	(13.7	)%
Operating margin		1.4	%		(19.3	)%		11.6	%		(17.1	)%		14.8	%	N/M		N/M
Operating margin before impairment charges		10.2	%		13.2	%		11.6	%		13.1	%		14.8	%	(2.9	)pts	(1.7	) pts

N/M= Not meaningful

Revenues for 2009 were lower than in 2008 due to reduced visitor volume and spend per trip. Income from operations before impairment charges for 2009 was also lower than in 2008 as cost savings initiatives were insufficient to offset the earnings impact of the reduced revenues and increased marketing expenses. The Atlantic City market continues to be affected by competition from three slot facilities in eastern Pennsylvania and one in Yonkers, New York and the current economic environment. These adverse factors were partially offset by the full-year impact of the 2008 expansion of the Harrah’s Atlantic City property. In 2009, income from operations included a charge of $178.7 million for impairment of goodwill of certain of the Atlantic City properties.

During 2009, Chester Downs and Marina LLC (“Chester Downs”), a majority-owned subsidiary of HOC and owner of Harrah’s Chester, entered into an agreement to borrow under a senior secured term loan with a principal amount of $230 million and borrowed such amount, net of original issue discount. The proceeds of the term loan were used to pay off intercompany debt due to HOC and to repurchase equity interests from certain minority partners of Chester Downs. As a result of the purchase of these equity interests, HOC currently owns 95% of Chester Downs.

Revenues and income from operations before impairment charges for the Atlantic City region in 2008 were down from 2007 due to reduced visitor volume and spend per trip, and higher operating costs, including utilities and employee benefits. These adverse impacts were partially offset by favorable results from Harrah’s Chester and from Harrah’s Atlantic City, which benefited from the 2008 expansion and upgrade discussed below at that property. The Atlantic City market was affected by the opening of three slot facilities in eastern Pennsylvania and one in Yonkers, New York, and smoking restrictions in Atlantic City. Loss from operations for 2008 for the Atlantic City region included a charge of $699.9 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets.

Construction was completed in 2008 on a $498.6 million upgrade and expansion of Harrah’s Atlantic City, which included a new hotel tower with approximately 960 rooms, a casino expansion, a new buffet and a retail and entertainment complex. Portions of the new hotel tower opened in the first and second quarters of 2008, and the remaining phase opened in July 2008.

Louisiana/Mississippi Results


(In millions)	Successor						Predecessor						Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	1,140.8		$	1,252.7		$	99.0		$	1,351.7		$	1,462.5		(15.6	)%	(7.6	)%
Net revenues		1,245.2			1,340.8			106.1			1,446.9			1,538.7		(13.9	)%	(6.0	)%
Income from operations		181.4			28.3			10.1			38.4			352.1		N/M		(89.1	)%
Impairment charges		(6.0	)		(328.9	)		—			(328.9	)		—		N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		187.4			357.2			10.1			367.3			352.1		(49.0	)%	4.3	%
Operating margin		14.6	%		2.1	%		9.5	%		2.7	%		22.9	%	11.9 pts		(20.2	) pts
Operating margin before impairment charges		15.0	%		26.6	%		9.5	%		25.4	%		22.9	%	(10.4	)pts	2.5 pts

N/M= Not meaningful

Revenues for 2009 from our properties in Louisiana and Mississippi were lower compared to 2008 driven by lower visitor volume due to the current economic environment. Included in income from operations for 2009 was a $6.0 million charge for impairment of goodwill of certain of these properties. Prior to the consideration of the impairment charges for goodwill and the insurance proceeds received in 2008 (discussed below), income from operations before impairment charges for 2009 improved slightly when compared to 2008 primarily as a result of cost savings initiatives within the region. During December 2009, we rebranded Sheraton Tunica to Tunica Roadhouse. For the rebranding, the property was closed for a minimal amount of time, during a traditionally quiet period, resulting in limited disruptions to operations.

Revenues for 2008 were lower than in 2007 due to declines in visitation, hurricane-related evacuations and temporary closures of our two Gulf Coast properties during third quarter in 2008, and disruptions during the renovation at Harrah’s Tunica. Income from operations in 2008 included charges of $328.9 million for the impairment of certain goodwill, which was partially offset by insurance proceeds of $185.4 million from the final settlement of claims related to 2005 hurricane damage. The insurance proceeds are included in write-downs, reserves and recoveries in our consolidated statement of operations. Income from operations in 2007 included insurance proceeds of $130.3 million related to 2005 hurricane damage. Prior to the consideration of the impairment charges and insurance proceeds, income from operations before impairment charges for 2008 decreased when compared to 2007 primarily as a result of declines in visitation, hurricane-related evacuations and temporary closures of our two Gulf Coast properties during the third quarter of 2008 and disruptions during the renovation at Harrah’s Tunica.

In May 2008, Grand Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi, was re-branded to Harrah’s Tunica. In connection with the re-branding, renovations to the property costing approximately $30.3 million were completed.

Construction began in third quarter 2007 on Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi. We halted construction on this project and will continue to review and refine the project in light of the current economic environment, market conditions on the Gulf Coast and the current financing environment. We license the Margaritaville name from an entity affiliated with the singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. As of December 31, 2009, $176.1 million had been spent on this project.

Iowa/Missouri Results


(In millions)	Successor						Predecessor			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	707.3		$	678.7		$	52.5		$	731.2		$	764.1		(3.3	)%	(4.3	)%
Net revenues		756.6			727.0			55.8			782.8			811.4		(3.3	)%	(3.5	)%
Income from operations		187.5			108.2			7.7			115.9			143.6		61.8	%	(19.3	)%
Impairment charges		—			(49.0	)		—			(49.0	)		—		N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		187.5			157.2			7.7			164.9			143.6		13.7	%	14.8	%
Operating margin		24.8	%		14.9	%		13.8	%		14.8	%		17.7	%	10.0 pts		(2.9	) pts
Operating margin before impairment charges		24.8	%		21.6	%		13.8	%		21.1	%		17.7	%	3.7 pts		3.4 pts

N/M= Not meaningful

Revenues for 2009 at our Iowa and Missouri properties were slightly lower compared to the same period in 2008 driven by the weak economy that continued to impact guest visitation. The region was also impacted by severe winter storms during the fourth quarter of 2009 which also affected guest visitation. Income from operations before impairment charges and operating margin in 2009 were higher than in the prior year period due primarily to cost savings initiatives.

Revenues in 2008 were lower than 2007, driven primarily by Harrah’s St. Louis, where the opening of a new facility in early 2008 by a competitor impacted results. Income from operations included a charge of $49.0 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain non-amortizing intangible assets. Despite lower revenues compared to 2007, income from operations before impairment charges and operating margin were higher in 2008 due to cost savings initiatives.

Illinois/Indiana Results


	Successor						Predecessor
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	1,180.7		$	1,102.5		$	86.9		$	1,189.4		$	1,330.8		(0.7	)%	(10.6	)%
Net revenues		1,172.3			1,098.7			85.5			1,184.2			1,285.8		(1.0	)%	(7.9	)%
(Loss)/income from operations		(35.4	)		(505.9	)		8.7			(497.2	)		135.3		92.9	%	N/M
Impairment charges		(180.7	)		(617.1	)		—			(617.1	)		(60.4	)	N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		145.3			111.2			8.7			119.9			195.7		21.2	%	(38.7	)%
Operating margin		(3.0	)%		(46.0	)%		10.2	%		(42.0	)%		10.5	%	39.0 pts		N/M
Operating margin before impairment charges		12.4	%		10.1	%		10.2	%		10.1	%		15.2	%	2.3 pts		(5.1	) pts

N/M= Not meaningful

For the full year 2009, revenues were relatively unchanged compared to the prior year due to increased revenues related to the 2008 expansion of the Horseshoe Hammond property, which offset the revenue declines at other properties in the region. The Horseshoe Hammond renovation and expansion was completed in August 2008. Cost savings initiatives at properties in the region also contributed to the increase in income from operations before impairment charges in 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the loss from operations included a $180.7 million charge for impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets of certain of the Illinois/Indiana region properties and the write-down of the value of assets that were taken out of service at Horseshoe Hammond.

Revenues and income from operations before impairment charges in 2008 were lower than in 2007 due to reduced overall customer volumes and spend per trip, the imposition of a smoking ban in Illinois, and heavy rains and flooding. Horseshoe Southern Indiana, formerly Caesars Indiana, was closed for four days in March 2008 due to flooding in the area. Revenues for 2008 were boosted by the August 2008 opening of the $497.9 million renovation and expansion at Horseshoe Hammond, which included a two-level entertainment vessel including a 108,000-square-foot casino. Loss from operations for 2008 for Illinois/Indiana includes a charge of $617.1 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets.

In July 2008, Caesars Indiana was re-branded to Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The re-branding and renovation project cost approximately $52.3 million.

Other Nevada Results


	Successor						Predecessor
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Casino revenues	$	372.0		$	425.4		$	30.2		$	455.6		$	508.0		(18.3	)%	(10.3	)%
Net revenues		472.6			534.0			38.9			572.9			632.4		(17.5	)%	(9.4	)%
Income/(loss) from operations		47.3			(255.9	)		0.5			(255.4	)		93.0		N/M		N/M
Impairment charges		(4.0	)		(318.5	)		—			(318.5	)		—		N/M		N/M
Income from operations before impairment charges		51.3			62.6			0.5			63.1			93.0		(18.7	)%	(32.2	)%
Operating margin		10.0	%		(47.9	)%		1.3	%		(44.6	)%		14.7	%	N/M		N/M
Operating margin before impairment charges		10.9	%		11.7	%		1.3	%		11.0	%		14.7	%	(0.1	) pts	(3.7	) pts

N/M= Not meaningful

For 2009, revenues from our Nevada properties outside of Las Vegas were lower than in the comparable period of 2008 due to lower guest visitation and lower customer spend per trip. Cost-savings initiatives implemented throughout 2009 partially offset the earnings impact of the net revenue declines. During December 2009, we announced the permanent closure of Bill’s Lake Tahoe effective in January 2010, which was later sold in February 2010. The closure and sale are the result of several years of declining business levels at that property.

Revenues and income from operations before impairment charges from our Nevada properties outside of Las Vegas in 2008 were lower than in 2007 due to lower customer spend per trip, the opening of an expansion at a competing property in Reno and higher expenses aimed at attracting and retaining customers. Loss from operations included a charge of $318.5 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets.

Managed, International and Other


	Successor						Predecessor
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07
Revenues
Managed	$	56.3		$	59.1		$	5.0		$	64.1		$	81.5		(12.2	)%	(21.3	)%
International		403.8			375.7			51.2			426.9			396.4		(5.4	)%	7.7	%
Other		76.7			75.0			3.2			78.2			80.3		(1.9	)%	(2.6	)%

Net revenues	$	536.8		$	509.8		$	59.4		$	569.2		$	558.2		(5.7	)%	2.0	%

Income/(loss) from operations
Managed	$	19.4		$	22.1		$	4.0		$	26.1		$	64.7		(25.7	)%	(59.7	)%
International		(23.0	)		(276.0	)		2.2			(273.8	)		(128.6	)	91.6	%	N/M
Other		(181.3	)		(799.1	)		(6.5	)		(805.6	)		(94.4	)	77.5	%	N/M

Loss from operations		(184.9	)		(1,053.0	)		(0.3	)		(1,053.3	)		(158.3	)	82.4	%	N/M

Impairment of goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets
Managed	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		N/A		N/A
International		(31.0	)		(210.8	)		—			(210.8	)		(109.2	)	N/M		N/M
Other		(106.7	)		(686.0	)		—			(686.0	)		—		N/M		N/M

Total impairment charges		(137.7	)		(896.8	)		—			(896.8	)		(109.2	)	N/M		N/M

Income/(loss) from operations before impairment
Managed	$	19.4		$	22.1		$	4.0		$	26.1		$	64.7		(25.7	)%	(59.7	)%
International		8.0			(65.2	)		2.2			(63.0	)		(19.4	)	N/M		N/M
Other		(74.6	)		(113.1	)		(6.5	)		(119.6	)		(94.4	)	37.6	%	(26.7	)%

Loss from operations before impairment	$	(47.2	)	$	(156.2	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(156.5	)	$	(49.1	)	69.8	%	N/M

N/M = Not meaningful

Managed, international and other results include income from our managed properties, results of our international properties, certain marketing and administrative expenses, including development costs, income from our non-consolidated affiliates, and our businesses related to the World Series of Poker^® (“WSOP”) brand.

Managed

We manage three tribal casinos and have consulting arrangements with casino companies in Australia. The table below gives the location and expiration date of the current management contracts for our three tribal casino properties as of December 31, 2009.


Casino	Location	Expiration of Management Agreement
Harrah’s Rincon	near San Diego, California	November 2013
Harrah’s Cherokee	Cherokee, North Carolina	November 2011
Harrah’s Ak-Chin	near Phoenix, Arizona	December 2014

The decline in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 reflects the impact of the current economic environment on our managed properties.

Our 2008 revenue and income from operations from managed properties were lower than in 2007 due to the termination of our contract with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on June 30, 2007, the impact of the economy on our managed properties and a change in the fee structure at one of our managed properties.

International

Our international results include the operations of our property in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and our London Clubs International Limited (“London Clubs”) entities. As of December 31, 2009, London Clubs owns or manages ten casinos in the United Kingdom, two in Egypt and one in South Africa. During 2009, one of the London Clubs owned properties, Fifty, was closed and is currently being liquidated. Revenues for London Clubs decreased slightly in 2009 when compared to 2008 as the increase in local currency revenues attributable to the full-year impact in 2009 of two new properties which opened in 2008 was insufficient to offset the adverse movements in exchange rates. Loss from operations in 2009 was improved compared to 2008 as a result of the impairment charge recorded in 2008; details of the charge are described below. Income from operations before impairment in 2009 improved when compared to a loss from operations before impairment in 2008 as the impact of adverse foreign exchange rates was more than offset by increased revenues and cost savings initiatives throughout the international properties.

International revenues were higher for 2008 than 2007 due to the opening during 2008 of two new properties of London Clubs and a full year of revenues from two properties that opened during 2007, partially offset by the impact of a new smoking ban enacted in mid-2007. Loss from operations was unfavorably impacted by a charge of $210.8 million recorded in fourth quarter 2008 for the impairment of certain goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets, combined with unfavorable London Clubs’ table game hold, higher gaming taxes imposed during 2007 and reserves for receivables due from a joint venture member that were deemed not to be collectible. Loss from operations before impairment for the full year of 2008 deteriorated when compared to 2007 as a result of the aforementioned contributors including London Clubs’ table game hold, higher gaming taxes imposed during 2007 and reserves for receivables due from a joint venture member that were deemed not to be collectible. As of December 31, 2008, London Clubs managed an additional property in Egypt; however, during 2009, the management contract expired and was not renewed.

In September 2007, we acquired a company with the right to operate a golf course located on 175 acres on the Cotai adjacent to one of two border crossings into Macau from China. Since the acquisition, we have undertaken a redesign of the golf course and opened a Butch Harmon School of Golf at the facility. We also plan to complete renovations of the existing clubhouse to add certain amenities, meeting facilities, and a restaurant.

Other

Other results include certain marketing and administrative expenses, including development costs, results from our businesses related to the World Series of Poker^® brand, and income from nonconsolidated affiliates.

Other losses from operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 were unfavorably impacted by a charge of $106.7 million for the impairment of certain non-amortizing intangible assets relating to various trademarks.

In 2008, loss from operations was unfavorably impacted by a charge of $686.0 million for the impairment of certain non-amortizing intangible assets and a charge of $14.4 million to recognize the remaining exposure under a lease agreement for office space no longer used by the Company.

OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING NET INCOME


	Successor						Predecessor
Expense/(income) (In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			Predecessor			Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007			09 vs. 08		08 vs. 07

Corporate expense	$	150.7		$	131.8		$	8.5		$	140.3		$	138.1		7.4	%	1.6	%
Write-downs, reserves and recoveries		107.9			16.2			4.7			20.9			(59.9	)	N/M		N/M
Impairment of intangible assets		1,638.0			5,489.6			—			5,489.6			169.6		N/M		N/M
Acquisition and integration costs		0.3			24.0			125.6			149.6			13.4		(99.8	)%	N/M
Amortization of intangible assets		174.8			162.9			5.5			168.4			73.5		3.8	%	N/M
Interest expense, net		1,892.5			2,074.9			89.7			2,164.6			800.8		(12.6	)%	N/M
(Gains)/losses on early extinguishments of debt		(4,965.5	)		(742.1	)		—			(742.1	)		2.0		N/M		N/M
Other income		(33.0	)		(35.2	)		(1.1	)		(36.3	)		(43.3	)	(9.1	)%	(16.2	)%
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes		1,651.8			(360.4	)		(26.0	)		(386.4	)		350.1		N/M		N/M
Income attributable to non-controlling interests		18.8			12.0			1.6			13.6			15.2		38.2	%	(10.5	)%
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		—			(90.4	)		(0.1	)		(90.5	)		(92.2	)	N/M		(1.8	)%

N/M = Not meaningful

Corporate Expense

Corporate expense increased in 2009 from 2008 due to certain non-capitalizable expenses related to the debt exchange offer and other advisory services, partially offset by the continued realization of cost savings initiatives that began in the third quarter of 2008. Corporate expense was higher in 2008 than in 2007 due to a monitoring fee paid to affiliates of Apollo and TPG in periods subsequent to the Acquisition and is partially offset by the continued realization of cost savings and efficiencies.

Corporate expense includes expenses associated with share-based compensation plans in the amounts of $16.4 million, $15.8 million, $2.9 million, and $53.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Successor period from January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the Predecessor period from January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008, and for the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

Write-downs, reserves and recoveries

Write-downs, reserves and recoveries include various pretax charges to record certain long-lived tangible asset impairments, contingent liability reserves, project write-offs, demolition costs, recoveries of previously recorded reserves and other non-routine transactions. Given the nature of the transactions included within write-downs, reserves and recoveries, these amounts are not expected to be comparable from year-to-year, nor are the amounts expected to follow any particular trend from year-to-year.

Write-downs, reserves and recoveries for 2009 were $107.9 million, compared with $20.9 million for the full year 2008. Included in the amounts for 2008 are insurance proceeds related to the 2005 hurricanes totaling $185.4 million. Prior to these insurance proceeds, write-downs, reserves and recoveries for 2008 were $206.3 million. Amounts incurred in 2009 for remediation costs were $39.3 million, a decrease of $25.6 million from similar costs in the full year 2008. We recorded $59.3 million in impairment charges for long-lived tangible assets during 2009, an increase of $19.7 million when compared to 2008. The majority of the 2009 charge was related to the Company’s office building in Memphis, Tennessee due to the relocation to Las Vegas, Nevada of those corporate functions formerly performed at that location. Also during 2009, an approximate $30 million legal judgment against the Company was vacated by court action, resulting in a reduction to write-downs, reserves and recoveries.

Write-downs, reserves and recoveries for 2008 were $20.9 million, compared with $(59.9) million for 2007. Prior to the inclusion of insurance proceeds related to the 2005 hurricanes in both years, write-downs, reserves and recoveries for 2008 were $206.3 million compared with $70.4 million in 2007. Write-downs, reserves and recoveries for 2008 included remediation costs of $64.9 million and impairment charges for long-lived tangible assets of $39.6 million, for which there are no corresponding charges included in 2007.

For additional discussion of write-downs, reserves and recoveries, refer to Note 10, “Write-downs, Reserves and Recoveries,” in the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report.

Impairment of intangible assets

During the fourth quarter of each year, we perform annual assessments for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets that are not subject to amortization as of September 30. We perform assessments for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets more frequently if impairment indicators exist. Due to the relative impact of weak economic conditions on certain properties in the Las Vegas market, we performed an interim assessment of goodwill and certain intangible assets for impairment during the second quarter of 2009 which resulted in an impairment charge of $297.1 million. During the third quarter of 2009, we completed a preliminary annual assessment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets as of September 30, 2009 which resulted in an impairment charge of $1,328.6 million. We finalized our annual assessment during the fourth quarter, and as a result of the final assessment, we recorded a charge of approximately $12.3 million, which brought the aggregate charges recorded for the year ended December 31, 2009 to approximately $1,638.0 million. These impairment charges were primarily a result of adjustments to our long-term operating plan as a result of the current economic climate.

Our 2008 analysis indicated that certain of our goodwill and other intangible assets were impaired based upon projected performance which reflected factors impacted by the then-current market conditions, including lower valuation multiples for gaming assets, higher discount rates resulting from turmoil in the credit markets, and the completion of our 2009 budget and forecasting process. As a result of our projected deterioration in financial performance, an impairment charge of $5,489.6 million was recorded to our consolidated statement of operations in fourth quarter 2008.

Our 2007 analysis determined that, based on historical and projected performance, intangible assets at London Clubs and Horseshoe Southern Indiana had been impaired, and we recorded impairment charges of $169.6 million in fourth quarter 2007.

Acquisition and integration costs

Acquisition and integration costs in 2008 include costs incurred in connection with the Acquisition, including the expense related to the accelerated vesting of employee stock options, SARs and restricted stock. Costs incurred in 2007 also related to the Acquisition.

Amortization of intangible assets

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets for 2009 was slightly higher than the amounts recorded in 2008 due to the amounts in 2008 including only eleven months of amortization of post-Acquisition intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets was higher in 2008 when compared to 2007 due to higher amortization of intangible assets recorded as a result of the purchase price allocation in connection with the Acquisition.

Interest Expense

Interest expense declined by $272.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily due to lower debt levels resulting from debt exchanges completed in April 2009 and December 2008 and debt purchases on the open market during 2009. Interest expense for 2009, as a result of interest rate swap agreements and interest rate cap agreement, was (i) reduced $7.6 million due to measured ineffectiveness; (ii) increased $3.8 million due to amortization of deferred losses frozen in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”); and (iii) increased $12.1 million due to losses originally deferred in OCI and subsequently reclassified to interest expense associated with hedges for which the forecasted future transactions are no longer probable of occurring. At December 31, 2009, our variable-rate debt, excluding $5,810 million of variable-rate debt for which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements, represents approximately 37% of our total debt, while our fixed-rate debt is approximately 63% of our total debt.

Interest expense increased by $1,363.8 million in 2008 from 2007 primarily due to increased borrowings in connection with the Acquisition. Also included in interest expense in 2008 is a charge of $104.3 million representing the changes in the fair values of our derivative instruments. Interest expense for 2007 included $45.4 million representing the losses from the changes in the fair values of our interest rate swap agreements. At December 31, 2008, our variable-rate debt, excluding $6,500 million of variable-rate debt for which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements, represented approximately 35.3% of our total debt, while our fixed-rate debt was approximately 64.7% of our total debt.

For additional discussion of interest expense, refer to Note 6, “Debt,” in the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report.

Gains/(losses) on early extinguishments of debt

Gains on early extinguishments of debt of $4,965.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 represent discounts related to the exchange of certain outstanding debt for new debt in the second quarter, CMBS debt repurchases in the fourth quarter, and purchases of certain of our debt in the open market during 2009. The gains were partially offset by the write-off of market value premiums and unamortized debt issue costs.

Gains on early extinguishments of debt of $742.1 million in 2008 represent discounts related to the exchange of certain debt for new debt and purchases of certain of our debt in connection with an exchange offer in December 2008 and in the open market. The gains were partially offset by the write-off of market value premiums and unamortized deferred financing costs. Losses on early extinguishments of debt in 2007 represent premiums paid and the write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs. The charges in 2007 were incurred in connection with the retirement of a $120.1 million credit facility of London Clubs.

For additional discussion of extinguishments of debt, refer to Note 6, “Debt,” in the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report.

Other income

Other income for all periods presented included interest income on the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. Other income for 2009 and 2008 included the receipt of insurance proceeds related to the Company’s deferred compensation plan. Other income in 2007 included gains on the sales of corporate assets.

Income tax (provision)/benefit

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 is primarily attributable to the tax impact of gains on early extinguishments of debt and the non-deductibility of the impairment charges on goodwill. In 2008, tax benefits were generated by operating losses caused by higher interest expense, partially offset by non-deductible merger costs, international income taxes and state income taxes. Refer to Note 11 “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report for more information

Other items

Discontinued operations for 2008 reflects insurance proceeds of $87.3 million, after taxes, representing the final funds received that were in excess of the net book value of the impacted assets and costs and expenses that were reimbursed under our business interruption claims for Grand Casino Gulfport. Discontinued operations for 2007 reflected insurance proceeds of $89.6 million, after taxes, for reimbursements under our business interruption claims related to Harrah’s Lake Charles and Grand Casino Gulfport, both of which were sold in 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the sales agreements, we retained all insurance proceeds related to those properties.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cost Savings Initiatives

In light of the severe economic downturn and adverse conditions in the travel and leisure industry generally, Harrah’s Entertainment has undertaken a comprehensive cost reduction effort to right-size expenses with business levels. Beginning in August 2008, the program includes organizational restructurings at our corporate and property operations, reduction of employee travel and entertainment expenses, rationalization of our corporate-wide marketing expenses, procurement savings, and headcount reductions at property operations and corporate offices. To date, Harrah’s Entertainment has identified $683.0 million in estimated cost savings from these initiatives, of which approximately $474.2 million had been realized in the year ending December 31, 2009. Included in the $683.0 million program size are additional initiatives that total $114.3 million identified during the fourth quarter of 2009. The previously disclosed program of $555.0 million was resized to $568.7 million to reflect recent tracking data on initiative achievement, prior to the additional initiatives identified.

Capital Spending and Development

In addition to the development and expansion projects discussed in the “Regional Operating Results” section, we also perform on-going refurbishment and maintenance at our casino entertainment facilities to maintain our quality standards, and we continue to pursue development and acquisition opportunities for additional casino entertainment facilities that meet our strategic and return on investment criteria. Prior to the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, the costs of pursuing development projects are expensed as incurred. Construction-related costs incurred after the receipt of necessary approvals are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the resulting asset. Project opening costs are expensed as incurred.

Our planned development projects, if they go forward, will require, individually and in the aggregate, significant capital commitments and, if completed, may result in significant additional revenues. The commitment of capital, the timing of completion and the commencement of operations of casino entertainment development projects are contingent upon, among other things, negotiation of final agreements and receipt of approvals from the appropriate political and regulatory bodies. We must also comply with covenants and restrictions set forth in our debt agreements. Cash needed to finance projects currently under development as well as additional projects being pursued is expected to be made available from operating cash flows, established debt programs, joint venture partners, specific project financing, guarantees of third-party debt and additional debt offerings. Our capital spending for the year ended December 31, 2009 totaled approximately $464.5 million. Estimated total capital expenditures for 2010 are expected to be between $175 million and $250 million.

Our capital spending for the combined Predecessor and Successor periods of 2008 totaled approximately $1,307.0 million. Capital spending in 2007 totaled approximately $1,376.7 million, excluding our acquisitions of a golf course in Macau and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon.

Liquidity

We generate substantial cash flows from operating activities, as reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in our audited consolidated financial statements. We use the cash flows generated by our operations to fund debt service, to reinvest in existing properties for both refurbishment and expansion projects and to pursue additional growth opportunities via new development. When necessary, we supplement the cash flows generated by our operations with funds provided by financing activities to balance our cash requirements.

Our ability to fund our operations, pay our debt obligations and fund planned capital expenditures depends, in part, upon economic and other factors that are beyond our control, and disruptions in capital markets and restrictive covenants related to our existing debt could impact our ability to secure additional funds through financing activities. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents balance, our cash flows from operations and the financing sources discussed herein will be sufficient to meet our normal operating requirements during the next twelve months and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, we may consider issuing additional debt in the future to refinance existing debt or to finance specific capital projects. In connection with the Acquisition, we incurred substantial additional debt, which has significantly impacted our financial position.

We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us, to fund our liquidity needs and pay our indebtedness. If we are unable to meet our liquidity needs or pay our indebtedness when it is due, we may have to reduce or delay refurbishment and expansion projects, reduce expenses, sell assets or attempt to restructure our debt. In addition, we have pledged a significant portion of our assets as collateral under certain of our debt agreements, and if any of those lenders accelerate the repayment of borrowings, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient assets to repay our indebtedness.

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $918.1 million at December 31, 2009, compared to $650.5 million at December 31, 2008. The following provides a summary of our cash flows for the Successor period ended December 31, 2009, the Successor period from January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the Predecessor period from January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008 and the Predecessor period ended December 31, 2007:


	Successor						Predecessor
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			Predecessor
(In millions)	2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Combined 2008			2007
Cash provided by operating activities	$	220.2		$	522.1		$	7.2		$	529.3		$	1,508.8
Capital investments		(464.5	)		(1,181.4	)		(125.6	)		(1,307.0	)		(1,376.7	)
Payments for business acquisitions		—			—			0.1			0.1			(584.3	)
Insurance proceeds for hurricane losses for continuing operations		—			98.1			—			98.1			15.7
Insurance proceeds for hurricane losses for discontinued operations		—			83.3			—			83.3			13.4
Payment for the Acquisition		—			(17,490.2	)		—			(17,490.2	)		—
Other investing activities		(58.8	)		(24.0	)		1.4			(22.6	)		8.3

Cash used in operating/investing activities		(303.1	)		(17,992.1	)		(116.9	)		(18,109.0	)		(414.8	)
Cash provided by financing activities		570.7			18,027.0			17.3			18,044.3			236.5
Cash provided by discontinued operations		—			4.7			0.5			5.2			88.7

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	267.6		$	39.6		$	(99.1	)	$	(59.5	)	$	(89.6	)

The increase in cash and cash equivalents from 2008 to 2009 was due to the scaling back of capital spending and development projects in our investing activities, and due to the net cash impact of our debt related activities. For additional information regarding cash provided by financing activities, refer to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report.

Capital Resources

Prior to the March 2010 CMBS restructuring, discussed later in this section, the majority of our debt was due in 2013 and beyond. Payments of short-term debt obligations and other commitments are expected to be made from operating cash flows and from borrowings under our established debt programs. Long-term obligations are expected to be paid through operating cash flows, refinancing of debt, joint venture partners or, if necessary, additional debt offerings.

The following table presents our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:


Detail of Debt (dollars in millions)	Final Maturity	Rate(s) at Dec. 31, 2009	Face Value at Dec 31, 2009			Book Value at Dec 31, 2009			Book Value at Dec. 31, 2008
Credit Facilities and Secured Debt
Term Loans	2015	3.28%-9.50%	$	6,835.1		$	6,810.6		$	7,195.6
Revolving Credit Facility	2014	3.23%-3.75%		427.0			427.0			533.0
Senior Secured notes	2017	11.25%		2,095.0			2,045.2			—
CMBS financing	2013	3.23%		5,551.2			5,551.2			6,500.0
Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes	2018	10.0%		4,553.1			1,959.1			542.7
Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes	2015	10.0%		214.8			150.7			144.0
Secured debt	2010	6.0%		25.0			25.0			25.0
Chester Downs term loan	2016	12.375%		230.0			217.2			—
Other	Various	Various		—			—			1.1
Subsidiary-guaranteed debt
Senior Notes, including senior interim loans	2016	10.75%		478.6			478.6			4,542.7
Senior PIK Toggle Notes, including senior interim loans	2018	10.75%/11.5%		9.4			9.4			1,150.0
Unsecured Senior Debt
7.5%	2009	7.5%		—			—			6.0
5.5%	2010	5.5%		191.6			186.9			321.5
8.0%	2011	8.0%		13.2			12.5			47.4
5.375%	2013	5.375%		125.2			95.5			200.6
7.0%	2013	7.0%		0.6			0.7			0.7
5.625%	2015	5.625%		451.8			319.5			578.1
6.5%	2016	6.5%		360.1			251.9			436.7
5.75%	2017	5.75%		237.9			151.3			372.7
Floating Rate Contingent Convertible Senior Notes	2024	0.5%		0.2			0.2			0.2
Unsecured Senior Subordinated Notes
7.875%	2010	7.875%		143.4			142.5			287.0
8.125%	2011	8.125%		12.0			11.4			216.8
Other Unsecured Borrowings
5.3% special improvement district bonds	2035	5.3%		68.4			68.4			69.7
Other	Various	Various		18.1			18.1			24.9
Capitalized Lease Obligations
6.42%-9.8%	to 2011	6.42%-9.8%		10.2			10.2			12.5

Total debt				22,051.9			18,943.1			23,208.9
Current portion of long-term debt				(74.3	)		(74.3	)		(85.6	)

Long-term debt			$	21,977.6		$	18,868.8		$	23,123.3

Book values of debt as of December 31, 2009 are presented net of unamortized discounts of $3,108.9 million and unamortized premiums of $0.1 million. As of December 31, 2008, book values are presented net of unamortized discounts of $1,253.4 million and unamortized premiums of $77.4 million.

At December 31, 2009, $143.4 million, face amount, of our 7.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2010, $191.6 million, face amount, of our 5.5% Senior Notes due July 1, 2010, and $25.0 million, face amount, of our 6.0% Secured Debt due July 15, 2010, are classified as long-term in our consolidated condensed balance sheet because the Company has both the intent and the ability to refinance these notes under our revolving credit facility.

In connection with the Acquisition, eight of our properties (the “CMBS properties”) and their related assets were spun out of Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. (“HOC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, to Harrah’s Entertainment. As of the Acquisition date, the CMBS properties were Harrah’s Las Vegas, Rio, Flamingo Las Vegas, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Showboat Atlantic City, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harveys Lake Tahoe and Bill’s Lake Tahoe. The CMBS properties borrowed $6,500 million of CMBS financing (the “CMBS Financing”). The CMBS Financing is secured by the assets of the CMBS properties and certain aspects of the financing are guaranteed by Harrah’s Entertainment. On May 22, 2008, Paris Las Vegas and Harrah’s Laughlin and their related operating assets were spun out of HOC to Harrah’s Entertainment and became property secured under the CMBS loans, and Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Bill’s Lake Tahoe and Showboat Atlantic City were transferred to HOC from Harrah’s Entertainment as contemplated under the debt agreements effective pursuant to the Acquisition.

Credit Agreement and Incremental Facility Amendment In connection with the Acquisition, HOC entered into the senior secured credit facilities (the “Credit Facilities”.) This financing is neither secured nor guaranteed by Harrah’s Entertainment’s other direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries, including the subsidiaries that own properties that are security for the CMBS Financing. Information pertaining solely to the consolidated financial position and results of HOC and its subsidiaries can be found in Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 10-K.

On June 3, 2009, HOC entered into an amendment and waiver to its Credit Facilities to, among other things: (i) allow for one or more future issuances of additional secured notes or loans, including the $1,375.0 million and $720.0 million of first lien notes both of which are discussed below; (ii) exclude from the maintenance covenant under its senior secured credit facilities (a) notes secured with a first priority lien on the assets of HOC and its subsidiaries that secure the senior secured credit facilities that collectively result in up to $2,000.0 million of net proceeds (provided that the aggregate face amount of all such notes shall not collectively exceed $2,200.0 million) and (b) up to $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of consolidated debt of subsidiaries that are not wholly owned subsidiaries; (iii) subject to specified procedures, allow HOC to buy back loans from individual lenders at negotiated prices, which may be less than par and (iv) subject to the requirement to make such offers on a pro rata basis to all lenders, allow HOC to agree with certain lenders to extend the maturity of their term loans or revolving commitments, and for HOC to pay increased interest rates or otherwise modify the terms of their loans or revolving commitments in connection with such an extension.

On June 15, 2009, HOC issued $1,375.0 million principal amount of 11.25% senior secured notes due 2017. These notes are secured with a first priority lien on the assets of HOC and the subsidiaries that secure the senior secured credit facilities. Proceeds from this issuance were used to pay a portion of HOC’s outstanding term loans and revolving loans under its senior secured credit facilities, of which approximately $231.9 million was used to permanently reduce commitments under the revolving credit facility and approximately $832.1 million was used to reduce amounts due on the term loan.

On September 11, 2009, HOC issued $720.0 million principal amount of additional first lien notes. Proceeds from this issuance were used to pay a portion of HOC’s outstanding term loans and revolving loans under its senior secured credit facilities, of which approximately $138.1 million was used to permanently reduce commitments under the revolving credit facility and approximately $495.3 million was used to reduce amounts due on the term loan.

On October 22, 2009, HOC completed cash tender offers for certain of its outstanding debt securities with maturities in 2010 and 2011 (as more fully discussed below). In connection with these tender offers, HOC borrowed $1,000 million of new term loans under its Credit Facilities pursuant to an incremental amendment (the “Incremental Loans”). A portion of the net proceeds of the Incremental Loans were used to purchase the notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offers.

As of December 31, 2009, after consideration of the 2009 activity discussed above, our Credit Facilities provided for senior secured financing of up to $8,465.1 million, consisting of (i) senior secured term loan facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $6,835.1 million with $5,835.1 million maturing on January 20, 2015 and $1,000.0 million maturing on October 31, 2006, and (ii) a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,630.0 million, maturing January 28, 2014, including both a letter of credit sub-facility and a swingline loan sub-facility. The credit facilities require scheduled quarterly payments of $5.0 million, with the balance due at maturity. Effective March 31, 2010, the required quarterly payments will increase to $7.5 million. A total of $7,262.1 million face amount of borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facilities as of December 31, 2009, with an additional $162.2 million committed to letters of credit that were issued under the Credit Facilities. After consideration of these borrowings and letters of credit, $1,040.8 million of additional borrowing capacity was available to the Company under the Credit Facilities as of December 31, 2009.

Interest and Fees. Borrowings under the Credit Facilities, other than borrowings under the Incremental Loans, bear interest at a rate equal to the then-current LIBOR rate or at a rate equal to the alternate base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. As of December 31, 2009, the Credit Facilities, other than borrowings under the Incremental Loans, bore interest at LIBOR plus 300 basis points for the term loans and a portion of the revolver loan and 150 basis points over LIBOR for the swingline loan and at the alternate base rate plus 200 basis points for the remainder of the revolver loan

Borrowings under the Incremental Loans bear interest at a rate equal to either the alternate base rate or the greater of i) the then-current LIBOR rate or ii) 2.0%; in each case plus an applicable margin. At December 31, 2009, borrowings under the Incremental Loans bore interest at the minimum base rate of 2.0%, plus 750 basis points.

In addition, on a quarterly basis, we are required to pay each lender (i) a commitment fee in respect of any unborrowed amounts under the revolving credit facility and (ii) a letter of credit fee in respect of the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2009, the Credit Facilities bore a commitment fee for unborrowed amounts of 50 basis points.

We make monthly interest payments on our CMBS financing. Our Senior Secured Notes, including the Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes, and our unsecured debt have semi-annual interest payments, with the majority of those payments on June 15 and December 15. Our previously outstanding senior secured notes that were retired as part of the exchange offers below had semi-annual interest payments on February 1 and August 1 of every year.

In July 2008, HOC made the permitted election under the Indenture governing its 10.75%/11.5% Senior Toggle Notes due 2018 and the Interim Loan Agreement dated January 28, 2008, to pay all interest due on January 28, and February 1, 2009, for the loan in-kind. A similar election was made in January 2009 to pay the interest due August 1, 2009, for the 10.75%/11.5% Senior Toggle Notes due 2018 in-kind, and in March 2009, the election was made to pay the interest due April 28, 2009, on the Interim Loan Agreement in-kind. In connection with the debt exchange detailed below, the Interim Toggle Notes were no longer outstanding. The Company used the cash savings generated by this election for general corporate purposes, including the early retirement of other debt.

Exchange Offers, Debt Repurchases and Open Market Purchases From time to time, we may retire portions of our outstanding debt in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. These repurchases will be funded through available cash from operations and from our established debt programs. Such repurchases are dependent on prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.

In December 2008, HOC completed private exchange offers whereby approximately $2,224 million, face amount, of HOC’s debt maturing between 2010 and 2018, was exchanged for new 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes with a face value of $214.8 million due 2015 and new 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes with a face value of $847.6 million due 2018. Interest on the new notes is payable in cash each June 15 and December 15 until maturity. The Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes are secured by a second priority security interest in substantially all of HOC’s and its subsidiary’s property and assets that secure the senior secured credit facilities. These liens are junior in priority to the liens on substantially the same collateral securing the senior secured credit facilities.

On April 15, 2009, HOC completed private exchange offers to exchange approximately $3,648.8 million aggregate principal amount of new 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2018 for approximately $5,470.1 million principal amount of its outstanding debt due between 2010 and 2018. The new notes are guaranteed by Harrah’s Entertainment and are secured on a second-priority lien basis by substantially all of HOC’s and its subsidiaries’ assets that secure the senior secured credit facilities. In addition to the exchange offers, a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment paid approximately $96.7 million to purchase for cash certain notes of HOC with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $522.9 million maturing between 2015 and 2017. The notes purchased pursuant to this tender offer remained outstanding for HOC but reduce Harrah’s Entertainment’s outstanding debt on a consolidated basis. Additionally, HOC paid approximately $4.8 million in cash to purchase notes of approximately $24.0 million aggregate principal amount from retail holders that were not eligible to participate in the exchange offers. As a result of the exchange and tender offers, we recorded a pretax gain in the second quarter 2009 of approximately $4,023.0 million.

On October 22, 2009, HOC completed cash tender offers (the “2010/2011 Tender Offers”) for certain of its outstanding debt securities with maturities in 2010 and 2011. HOC purchased $4.5 million principal amount of its 5.500% senior notes due 2010, $17.2 million principal amount of its 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2010, $19.6 million principal amount of its 8.000% senior notes due 2011 and $4.2 million principal amount of its 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2011 for an aggregate consideration of approximately $44.5 million.

During the 2009 fourth quarter, we entered into and completed purchase and sale agreements with certain lenders to acquire mezzanine loans (“CMBS Loans”) under our CMBS financing. We purchased approximately $948.8 million face value of our outstanding CMBS Loans for approximately $237.2 million, recognizing a pre-tax gain on the transaction of approximately $688.1 million. As a result of the recent debt repurchase, the total outstanding debt related to CMBS Financing was approximately $5,551.5 million as of December 31, 2009.

As a result of the receipt of the requisite consent of lenders having loans made under the Senior Unsecured Interim Loan Agreement (“Interim Loan Agreement”) representing more than 50% of the sum of all loans outstanding under the Interim Loan Agreement, waivers or amendments of certain provisions of the Interim Loan Agreement to permit HOC, from time to time, to buy back loans at prices below par from specific lenders in the form of voluntary prepayments of the loans by HOC on a non-pro rata basis are now operative. Included in the exchanged debt discussed above are approximately $297 million of 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes that were exchanged for approximately $442 million principal amount of loans surrendered in the exchange offer for loans outstanding under the Interim Loan Agreement. As a result of these transactions, all loans outstanding under the Interim Loan Agreement have been retired.

As a result of the 2009 exchange and tender offers, the CMBS Financing repurchases, and purchases of our debt on the open market, we recorded a pre-tax gain in 2009 of $4,965.5 million arising from early extinguishment of debt, comprised as follows:


(In millions)	Year ended Dec. 31, 2009

Face value of HOC Open Market Purchases:
5.50% due 7/01/2010	$	68.0
7.875% due 3/15/2010		111.5
8.00% due 02/01/2011		37.7
8.125% due 05/15/2011		178.2
5.375% due 12/15/2013		87.2
10.75% due 1/28/2016		265.0

Face value of other HET Subsidiary Open Market Purchases:
5.625% due 06/01/2015	$	138.0
5.750% due 06/01/2017		169.0
6.50% due 06/01/2016		24.0


Total Face Value of open market purchases		1,078.6

Cash paid for open market purchases		(657.0	)


Net cash gain on open market purchases		421.6
Write-off of unamortized discounts and fees		(167.2	)
Gain on CMBS repurchases		688.1
Gain on debt exchanges		4,023.0

Aggregate gains on early extinguishments of debt	$	4,965.5

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Act”), the Company will receive temporary federal tax relief under the Delayed Recognition of Cancellation of Debt Income (“CODI”) rules. The Act contains a provision that allows for a five-year deferral for tax purposes of CODI for debt reacquired in 2009 and 2010, followed by recognition of CODI ratably over the succeeding five years. The provision applies for specified types of repurchases including the acquisition of a debt instrument for cash and the exchange of one debt instrument for another. For state income tax purposes, certain states have conformed to the Act and others have not.

Collateral and Guarantors HOC’s Credit Facilities are guaranteed by Harrah’s Entertainment, and are secured by a pledge of HOC’s capital stock, and by substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of HOC and its material, wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of the capital stock of HOC’s material, wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of the first-tier foreign subsidiaries, in each case subject to exceptions. The following casino properties have mortgages under the Credit Facilities:


Las Vegas	Atlantic City	Louisiana/Mississippi	Iowa/Missouri
Caesars Palace	Bally’s Atlantic City	Harrah’s New Orleans	Harrah’s St. Louis
Bally’s Las Vegas	Caesars Atlantic City	(Hotel only)	Harrah’s North Kansas City
Imperial Palace	Showboat Atlantic City	Harrah’s Louisiana Downs	Harrah’s Council Bluffs
Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon		Horseshoe Bossier City	Horseshoe Council Bluffs/
		Harrah’s Tunica	Bluffs Run
		Horseshoe Tunica
		Tunica Roadhouse

Illinois/Indiana	Other Nevada
Horseshoe Southern Indiana	Harrah’s Reno
Harrah’s Metropolis	Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
Horseshoe Hammond	Harveys Lake Tahoe
	Bill’s Lake Tahoe⁽^a⁾

⁽^a⁾	In December 2009, we announced the closure of this property effective January 2010 and we sold the property in February 2010.

Additionally, certain undeveloped land in Las Vegas also is mortgaged.

Restrictive Covenants and Other Matters The Credit Facilities require compliance on a quarterly basis with a maximum net senior secured first lien debt leverage test. In addition, the Credit Facilities include negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, restricting or limiting HOC’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur additional debt; (ii) create liens on certain assets; (iii) enter into sale and lease-back transactions (iv) make certain investments, loans and advances; (v) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire all or any substantial part of assets of any other person; (vi) pay dividends or make distributions or make other restricted payments; (vii) enter into certain transactions with its affiliates; (viii) engage in any business other than the business activity conducted at the closing date of the loan or business activities incidental or related thereto; (ix) amend or modify the articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws and certain agreements or make certain payments or modifications of indebtedness; and (x) designate or permit the designation of any indebtedness as “Designated Senior Debt”.

Harrah’s Entertainment is not bound by any financial or negative covenants contained in HOC’s credit agreement, other than with respect to the incurrence of liens on and the pledge of its stock of HOC.

All borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the absence of a default and the accuracy of representations and warranties, and the requirement that such borrowing does not reduce the amount of obligations otherwise permitted to be secured under our new senior secured credit facilities without ratably securing the retained notes.

Certain covenants contained in HOC’s credit agreement require the maintenance of a senior first priority secured debt to last twelve months (LTM) Adjusted EBITDA (“Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization”), as defined in the agreements, ratio (“Senior Secured Leverage Ratio”). The June 3, 2009 amendment and waiver to our credit agreement excludes from the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (a) the $1,375.0 million Original First Lien Notes issued June 15, 2009 and the $720.0 million Additional First Lien Notes issued on September 11, 2009 and (b) up to $250 million aggregate principal amount of consolidated debt of subsidiaries that are not wholly owned subsidiaries. Certain covenants contained in HOC’s credit agreement governing its senior secured credit facilities, the indenture and other agreements governing HOC’s 10.0% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2015 and 2018, and our first lien notes restrict our ability to take certain actions such as incurring additional debt or making acquisitions if we are unable to meet defined Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges, senior secured debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA and consolidated debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratios. The covenants that restrict additional indebtedness and the ability to make future acquisitions require an LTM Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges ratio (measured on a trailing four-quarter basis) of 2.0:1.0. Failure to comply with these covenants can result in limiting our long-term growth prospects by hindering our ability to incur future indebtedness or grow through acquisitions.

The indenture governing the 10.75% Senior Notes, 10.75%/11.5% Senior Toggle Notes and the agreements governing the other cash pay debt and PIK toggle debt limit HOC’s (and most of its subsidiaries’) ability to among other things: (i) incur additional debt or issue certain preferred shares; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell certain assets; (v) with respect to HOC only, engage in any business or own any material asset other than all of the equity interest of HOC so long as certain investors hold a majority of the notes; (vi) create or permit to exist dividend and/or payment restrictions affecting its restricted subsidiaries; (vii) create liens on certain assets to secure debt; (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; (ix) enter into certain transactions with its affiliates; and (x) designate its subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. Subject to certain exceptions, the indenture governing the notes and the agreements governing the other cash pay debt and PIK toggle debt will permit us and our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness.

We believe we are in compliance with HOC’s credit agreement and indentures, including the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, as of December 31, 2009. If our LTM Adjusted EBITDA were to decline significantly from the level achieved in 2009, it could cause us to exceed the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and could be an Event of Default under HOC’s credit agreement. However, we could implement certain actions in an effort to minimize the possibility of a breach of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, including reducing payroll and other operating costs, deferring or eliminating certain maintenance, delaying or deferring capital expenditures, or selling assets. In addition, under certain circumstances, our credit agreement allows us to apply the cash contributions received by HOC as a capital contribution to cure covenant breaches. However, there is no guarantee that such contributions will be able to be secured.

Other Financing Transactions

Harrah’s Chester Secured Loan

During 2009, Chester Downs, a majority-owned subsidiary of HOC and owner of Harrah’s Chester, entered into an agreement to borrow under a senior secured term loan with a principal amount of $230 million and borrowed such amount, net of original issue discount. The proceeds of the term loan were used to pay off intercompany debt due to HOC and to repurchase equity interests from certain minority partners of Chester Downs. As a result of the purchase of these equity interests, HOC currently owns 95.0% of Chester Downs.

2010 Acquisition of Planet Hollywood

On February 19, 2010, HOC acquired 100% of the equity interests of PHW Las Vegas, LLC (“PHW Las Vegas”), which owns and operates the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. In connection with this transaction, PHW Las Vegas assumed a $554.3 million senior secured term loan, and a subsidiary of Harrah’s Operating cancelled certain debt issued by PHW Las Vegas’ predecessor entities. In connection with the transaction and the assumption of debt, PHW Las Vegas entered into an amended and restated loan agreement (the “Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee for The Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-TFL2 (“Lender”). The $554.3 million outstanding under the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement bears interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 2.859% (the “Applicable Interest Rate”) and is secured by the assets of PHW Las Vegas, and non-recourse to other subsidiaries of the Company. PHW Las Vegas is an unrestricted subsidiary of HOC and therefore not a borrower under HOC’s credit facilities. A subsidiary of HOC manages the property for PHW Las Vegas for a fee. The maturity date for this loan is December 2011, with two extension options, which, if exercised, would delay maturity until April 2015.

Guaranty

In connection with the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement referred to above, the Registrant entered into a Guaranty Agreement (the “Guaranty”) for the benefit of Lender pursuant to which the Registrant guaranteed to Lender certain recourse liabilities of PHW Las Vegas pursuant to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement. The Registrant’s maximum aggregate liability for such recourse liabilities of PHW Las Vegas is limited to an amount not to exceed $30.0 million provided that such recourse liabilities of PHW Las Vegas do not arise from (i) events, acts, or circumstances that are actually committed by, or voluntarily or willfully brought about by the Registrant or (ii) event, acts, or circumstances (regardless of the cause of the same) that provide actual benefit (in cash, cash equivalent, or other quantifiable amount) to the Registrant, to the full extent of the actual benefit received by the Registrant. Pursuant to the Guaranty, the Registrant is required to maintain a net worth or liquid assets of at least $100.0 million.

Prepayments

PHW Las Vegas may, at its option, voluntarily prepay the loan in whole or in part upon twenty (20) days prior written notice to Lender.

PHW Las Vegas is required to prepay the loan in (i) the amount of any insurance proceeds received by Lender for which Lender is not obligated to make available to PHW Las Vegas for restoration in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, (ii) the amount of any proceeds received from the operator of the timeshare property adjacent to the Planet Hollywood.

Amendment to CMBS Financing

Derivative Instruments

We account for derivative instruments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815 (“Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities,”) which requires that all derivative instruments be recognized in the financial statements at fair value. Any changes in fair value are recorded in the statements of operations or in other comprehensive income/(loss), depending upon whether or not the derivative is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting, the type of hedge transaction and the effectiveness of the hedge. The estimated fair values of our derivative instruments are based on market prices obtained from dealer quotes. Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts.

Our derivative instruments contain a credit risk that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We minimize that risk by evaluating the creditworthiness of our counterparties, which are limited to major banks and financial institutions. Our derivatives are recorded at their fair values, adjusted for the credit rating of the counterparty if the derivative is an asset, or adjusted for the credit rating of the Company if the derivative is a liability.

We use interest rate swaps to manage the mix of our debt between fixed and variable rate instruments. As of December 31, 2009 we have entered into 10 interest rate swap agreements for notional amounts totaling $6,500 million. The difference to be paid or received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements is accrued as interest rates change and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense for the related debt. Changes in the variable interest rates to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows. The major terms of the interest rate swap agreements as of December 31, 2009 are as follows.


Effective Date	Notional Amount		Fixed Rate Paid		Variable Rate Received as of Dec. 31, 2009		Next Reset Date	Maturity Date
	(In millions)
April 25, 2007	$	200	4.898	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
April 25, 2007		200	4.896	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
April 25, 2007		200	4.925	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
April 25, 2007		200	4.917	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
April 25, 2007		200	4.907	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
September 26, 2007		250	4.809	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
September 26, 2007		250	4.775	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2011
April 25, 2008		2,000	4.276	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2013
April 25, 2008		2,000	4.263	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2013
April 25, 2008		1,000	4.172	%	0.28219	%	January 26, 2010	April 25, 2012

The variable rate on our interest rate swap agreements did not materially change as a result of the January 26, 2010 reset.

Prior to February 15, 2008, our interest rate swap agreements were not designated as hedging instruments; therefore, gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of the swaps were recognized in Interest expense in the period of the change. On February 15, 2008, eight of our interest rate swap agreements for notional amounts totaling $3,500 million were designated as cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes and on April 1, 2008, the remaining swap agreements were designated as cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes.

During October 2009, we borrowed $1,000 million under the Incremental Loans and used a majority of the net proceeds to temporarily repay most of our revolving debt under the Credit Facility. As a result, we no longer had a sufficient amount of outstanding debt under the same terms as our interest rate swap agreements to support hedge accounting treatment for the full $6,500 million in interest rate swaps. Thus, as of September 30, 2009, we removed the cash flow hedge designation for the $1,000 million swap agreement, freezing the amount of deferred losses recorded in Other Comprehensive Income associated with this swap agreement, and reducing the total notional amount on interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedging instruments to $5,500 million. Beginning October 1, 2009, we began amortizing deferred losses frozen in Other Comprehensive Income into income over the original remaining term of the hedged forecasted transactions that are still considered to be probable of occurring.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, we re-designated approximately $310 million of the $1,000 million swap as a cash flow hedging instrument. As a result, at December 31, 2009, $5,810 million of our total interest rate swap notional amount of $6,500 million remained designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Any future changes in fair value of the portion of the interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument will be recognized in Interest expense during the period in which the changes in value occur.

On January 28, 2008, we entered into an interest rate cap agreement to partially hedge the risk of future increases in the variable rate of the CMBS Financing. The interest rate cap agreement, which was effective January 28, 2008 and terminates February 13, 2013, is for a notional amount of $6,500 million at a LIBOR cap rate of 4.5%. The interest rate cap was designated as a cash flow hedging instrument for accounting purposes on May 1, 2008.

On November 30, 2009, we purchased and extinguished approximately $948.8 million of the CMBS Financing. The hedging relationship between the CMBS Financing and the interest rate cap has remained effective subsequent to the debt extinguishment. As a result of the extinguishment, we reclassified approximately $12.1 million of deferred losses out of accumulated other comprehensive income and into interest expense associated with hedges for which the forecasted transactions are no longer probable of occurring. The change in the fair value for the ineffective portion of the cap will be recorded to interest expense starting December 1, 2009.

The following table represents the effect of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the period from January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008:


	Amount of (Gain) or Loss on Derivatives Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)				Location of (Gain) or Loss Reclassified From Accumulated OCI Into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of (Gain) or Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)				Location of (Gains) or Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of (Gains) or Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2009		Jan. 28 through Dec. 31, 2008			2009		Jan. 28 through Dec. 31, 2008			2009			Jan. 28 through Dec. 31, 2008

Interest Rate Contracts	$	20.9	$	158.8	Interest Expense	$	15.1	$	0.8	Interest Expense	$	(7.6	)	$	104.3


		Amount of (Gain) or Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of (Gain) or Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative	2009		Jan. 28 through Dec. 31, 2008
Interest Rate Contracts	Interest Expense	(7.6	)	116.0

A change in interest rates on variable-rate debt will impact our financial results. For example, assuming a constant outstanding balance for our variable-rate debt, excluding the $5,810 million of variable-rate debt for which our interest rate swap agreements are designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, for the next twelve months, a hypothetical 1% increase in corresponding interest rates would change interest expense for the twelve months following December 31, 2009 by approximately $60.2 million. At December 31, 2009, the three-month USD LIBOR rate was 0.253%. A hypothetical reduction of this rate to 0% would decrease interest expense for the next twelve months by approximately $15.2 million. At December 31, 2009, our variable-rate debt, excluding the aforementioned $5,810 million of variable-rate debt hedged against interest rate swap agreements, represents approximately 37% of our total debt, while our fixed-rate debt is approximately 63% of our total debt.

Guarantees of Third-Party Debt and Other Obligations and Commitments

The following tables summarize our contractual obligations and other commitments as of December 31, 2009.


	Payments due by Period
Contractual Obligations ^(a)	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		After 5 years
	(In millions)
Debt, face value	$	22,041.7	$	429.2	$	122.7	$	6,201.8	$	15,288.0
Capital lease obligations		10.2		5.7		4.5		—		—
Estimated interest payments ^(b)		9,880.2		1,616.5		3,050.9		2,341.9		2,870.9
Operating lease obligations		1,834.4		81.1		122.3		107.0		1,524.0
Purchase orders obligations		31.9		31.9		—		—		—
Guaranteed payments to State of Louisiana		74.8		60.0		14.8		—		—
Community reinvestment		117.1		6.4		12.1		12.0		86.6
Construction commitments		53.6		53.6		—		—		—
Entertainment obligations		113.0		37.0		56.2		19.8		—
Other contractual obligations		566.2		80.5		95.1		82.7		307.9

	$	34,723.1	$	2,401.9	$	3,478.6	$	8,765.2	$	20,077.4

(a)

In addition to the contractual obligations disclosed in this table, we have unrecognized tax benefits that, based on uncertainties associated with the items, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of potential cash settlements, if any, with taxing authorities. (See Note 11, “Income Taxes,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report.)

(b)	Estimated interest for variable rate debt included in this table is based on rates at December 31, 2009. Estimated interest includes the estimated impact of our interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements.


	Amounts of Commitment Per Year
Contractual Obligations ^(a)	Total amounts committed		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		After 5 years
	(In millions)
Letters of credit	$	162.2	$	162.2	$	—	$	—	$	—
Minimum payments to tribes		30.7		13.8		14.6		2.3		—

The agreements pursuant to which we manage casinos on Indian lands contain provisions required by law that provide that a minimum monthly payment be made to the tribe. That obligation has priority over scheduled repayments of borrowings for development costs and over the management fee earned and paid to the manager. In the event that insufficient cash flow is generated by the operations to fund this payment, we must pay the shortfall to the tribe. Subject to certain limitations as to time, such advances, if any, would be repaid to us in future periods in which operations generate cash flow in excess of the required minimum payment. These commitments will terminate upon the occurrence of certain defined events, including termination of the management contract. Our aggregate monthly commitment for the minimum guaranteed payments pursuant to the contracts for the three managed Indian-owned facilities now open, which extend for periods of up to 60 months from December 31, 2009, is $1.2 million. Each of these casinos currently generates sufficient cash flows to cover all of its obligations, including its debt service.

COMPETITIVE PRESSURES

The gaming industry is highly competitive and our competitors vary considerably in size, quality of facilities, number of operations, brand identities, marketing and growth strategies, financial strength and capabilities, level of amenities, management talent and geographic diversity. We also compete with other non-gaming resorts and vacation areas, and with various other entertainment businesses. Our competitors in each market may have substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do and there can be no assurance that they will not in the future engage in aggressive pricing action to compete with us. Although we believe we are currently able to compete effectively in each of the various markets in which we participate, we cannot make assurances that we will be able to continue to do so or that we will be capable of maintaining or further increasing our current market share. Our failure to compete successfully in our various markets could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

In recent years, with fewer new markets opening for development, many casino operators have been reinvesting in existing markets to attract new customers or to gain market share, thereby increasing competition in those markets. As companies have completed expansion projects, supply has typically grown at a faster pace than demand in some markets and competition has increased significantly. The expansion of existing casino entertainment properties, the increase in the number of properties and the aggressive marketing strategies of many of our competitors have increased competition in many markets in which we operate, and this intense competition is expected to continue. These competitive pressures have affected, and are expected to continue to adversely affect our financial performance in certain markets.

Several states and Indian tribes are also considering enabling the development and operation of casinos or casino-like operations in their jurisdictions.

Although, historically, the short-term effect of such competitive developments on our Company generally has been negative, we are not able to determine the long-term impact, whether favorable or unfavorable, that development and expansion trends and events will have on current or future markets. We also cannot determine the long-term impact of the financial crisis on the economy, and casinos specifically. In the short-term, the current financial crisis has stalled or delayed some of our capital projects, as well as those of many of our competitors. In addition, our substantial indebtedness could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our operations or business and restrict us from developing new gaming facilities, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities, all of which could place us at a competitive disadvantage. We believe that the geographic diversity of our operations; our focus on multi-market customer relationships; our service training, our rewards and customer loyalty programs; and our continuing efforts to establish our brands as premier brands upon which we have built strong customer loyalty have well-positioned us to face the challenges present within our industry. We utilize the unique capabilities of WINet, a sophisticated nationwide customer database, and Total Rewards, a nationwide loyalty program that allows our customers to earn complimentary items and other benefits for playing at our casinos. We believe these sophisticated marketing tools provide us with competitive advantages, particularly with players who visit more than one market.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report, have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and accordingly, our accounting policies have been disclosed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” We consider accounting estimates to be critical accounting policies when:

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the estimates involve matters that are highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate is made; and

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different estimates or changes to estimates could have a material impact on the reported financial position, changes in financial position, or results of operations

When more than one accounting principle, or method of its application, is generally accepted, we select the principle or method that we consider to be the most appropriate when given the specific circumstances. Application of these accounting principles requires us to make estimates about the future resolution of existing uncertainties. Estimates are typically based upon historical experience, current trends, contractual documentation, and other information, as appropriate. Due to the inherent uncertainty involving estimates, actual results reported in the future may differ from those estimates. In preparing these financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of the amounts and disclosures included in the financial statements, giving regard to materiality. The following summarizes our critical accounting policies.

Property and Equipment

We have significant capital invested in our property and equipment, which represents approximately 62% of our total assets. Judgments are made in determining the estimated useful lives of assets, salvage values to be assigned to assets and if or when an asset has been impaired. The accuracy of these estimates affects the amount of depreciation expense recognized in our financial results and whether we have a gain or loss on the disposal of an asset. We assign lives to our assets based on our standard policy, which is established by management as representative of the useful life of each category of asset. We review the carrying value of our property and equipment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, as well as the effect of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors. In estimating expected future cash flows for determining whether an asset is impaired, assets are grouped at the operating unit level, which for most of our assets is the individual casino.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. We determine the estimated fair values after review and consideration of relevant information including discounted cash flows, quoted market prices and estimates made by management. To the extent the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, such excess is allocated to goodwill.

Our 2008 analysis reflected factors impacted by then-current market conditions, including lower valuation multiples for gaming assets, higher discount rates resulting from turmoil in the credit markets and the completion of our 2009 budget and forecasting process, and indicated that our goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets were impaired; therefore, an impairment charge of $5,489.6 million was recorded in fourth quarter 2008.

We determine estimated fair value of a reporting unit as a function, or multiple, of EBITDA combined with estimated future cash flows discounted at rates commensurate with the Company’s capital structure and the prevailing borrowing rates within the casino industry in general. We determine the estimated fair values of our intangible assets by using the relief from royalty method under the income approach. After consideration of the impairment charges recorded in 2009 and 2008, we have approximately $8,408.2 million in goodwill and other intangible assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009 as compared to $10,210.1 million at December 31, 2008.

The annual evaluation of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets requires the use of estimates about future operating results, valuation multiples and discount rates of each reporting unit to determine their estimated fair value. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect these estimates. Thus, to the extent the economy continues to deteriorate during 2010, discount rates increase significantly, or the Company does not meet its projected performance, the Company could have additional impairment to record within its 2010 financial statements, and such impairments could be material. This is especially true for our Las Vegas region which has a significant portion of our remaining goodwill as of December 31, 2009. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, once an impairment of goodwill or other intangible asset has been recorded, it cannot be reversed.

Total Rewards Point Liability Program

Our customer loyalty program, Total Rewards, offers incentives to customers who gamble at certain of our casinos throughout the United States. Under the program, customers are able to accumulate, or bank, reward credits over time that they may redeem at their discretion under the terms of the program. The reward credit balance will be forfeited if the customer does not earn a reward credit over the prior six-month period. As a result of the ability of the customer to bank the reward credits, we accrue the expense of reward credits, after consideration of estimated forfeitures (referred to as “breakage”), as they are earned. The value of the cost to provide reward credits is expensed as the reward credits are earned and is included in Casino expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. To arrive at the estimated cost associated with reward credits, estimates and assumptions are made regarding incremental marginal costs of the benefits, breakage rates and the mix of goods and services for which reward credits will be redeemed. We use historical data to assist in the determination of estimated accruals. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, $53.2 million and $64.7 million, respectively, were accrued for the cost of anticipated Total Rewards credit redemptions.

In addition to reward credits, customers at certain of our properties can earn points based on play that are redeemable in cash (“cash-back points”). In 2007, certain of our properties introduced a modification to the cash-back program whereby points are redeemable in playable credits at slot machines where, after one play-through, the credits can be cashed out. We accrue the cost of cash-back points and the modified program, after consideration of estimated breakage, as they are earned. The cost is recorded as contra-revenue and included in Casino promotional allowances on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the liability related to outstanding cash-back points, which is based on historical redemption activity, was $2.8 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We reserve an estimated amount for receivables that may not be collected. Methodologies for estimating allowance for doubtful accounts range from specific reserves to various percentages applied to aged receivables. Historical collection rates are considered, as are customer relationships, in determining specific reserves. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had $207.1 million and $201.4 million, respectively, in our allowance for doubtful accounts. As with many estimates, management must make judgments about potential actions by third parties in establishing and evaluating our reserves for allowance for doubtful accounts.

Self-Insurance Accruals

We are self-insured up to certain limits for costs associated with general liability, workers’ compensation and employee health coverage. Insurance claims and reserves include accruals of estimated settlements for known claims, as well as accruals of actuarial estimates of incurred but not reported claims. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had total self-insurance accruals reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets of $209.6 million and $213.0 million, respectively. In estimating these costs, we consider historical loss experience and make judgments about the expected levels of costs per claim. We also rely on consultants to assist in the determination of estimated accruals. These claims are accounted for based on actuarial estimates of the undiscounted claims, including those claims incurred but not reported. We believe the use of actuarial methods to account for these liabilities provides a consistent and effective way to measure these highly judgmental accruals; however, changes in health care costs, accident frequency and severity and other factors can materially affect the estimate for these liabilities. We continually monitor the potential for changes in estimates, evaluate our insurance accruals and adjust our recorded provisions.

Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the United States (including federal and state) and numerous foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. We record income taxes under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and attributable to operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. ASC 740 (“Income Taxes”) requires a reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed periodically based on the ASC 740 “more likely than not” realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with operating loss and tax credit carryforwards not expiring unused, and tax planning alternatives.

The effect on the income tax provision and deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We have previously provided a valuation allowance on foreign tax credits, certain foreign and state net operating losses (“NOLs”), and other deferred foreign and state tax assets. U.S. tax rules require us to allocate a portion of our total interest expense to our foreign operations for purposes of determining allowable foreign tax credits. Consequently, this decrease to taxable income from foreign operations results in a diminution of the foreign taxes available as a tax credit. Although we have consistently generated taxable income on a consolidated basis, certain foreign and state NOLs and other deferred foreign and state tax assets were not deemed realizable because they are attributable to subsidiaries that are not expected to produce future earnings. Other than these exceptions, we are unaware of any circumstances that would cause the remaining deferred tax assets to not be realizable. Further, a portion of the valuation allowance against state NOLs was removed as a result of operations and debt activity in the year ended December 31, 2009.

We adopted the directives of ASC 740 regarding uncertain income tax positions on January 1, 2007. We classify reserves for tax uncertainties within “Accrued expenses” and “Deferred credits and other” in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, separate from any related income tax payable or deferred income taxes. In accordance with ASC 740’s directives regarding uncertain tax positions, reserve amounts relate to any potential income tax liabilities resulting from uncertain tax positions, as well as potential interest or penalties associated with those liabilities.

We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. We are under regular and recurring audit by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on open tax positions, and it is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could change during the next twelve months. As a result of the expiration of the statue of limitations and closure of IRS audits, our 2004 and 2005 federal income tax years were closed during the year ended December 31, 2009. The IRS audit of our 2006 federal income tax year also concluded during the year ended December 31, 2009. We participated in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Program (“CAP”) for the 2007 and 2008 tax years. Our 2007 federal income tax year has reached the IRS appeals stage of the audit process and we expect this appeal to close before March 31, 2010. Our 2008 federal income tax year is currently under post-CAP review by the IRS. We did not participate in the IRS’s CAP program for our 2009 income tax year and we will not participate in the CAP program for the 2010 income tax year.

We are also subject to exam by various state and foreign tax authorities. Tax years prior to 2005 are generally closed for foreign and state income tax purposes as the statutes of limitations have lapsed. However, various subsidiaries are still capable of being examined by the New Jersey Division of Taxation for tax years beginning with 1999 due to our execution of New Jersey statute of limitation extensions.

Derivative Instruments

We account for derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815 (“Derivatives and Hedging”), which requires that all derivative instruments be recognized in the financial statements at fair value. Any changes in fair value are recorded in the statements of operations or in other comprehensive income/(loss) within the equity section of the balance sheets, depending upon whether or not the derivative is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting, the type of hedge transaction and the effectiveness of the hedge. The estimated fair values of our derivative instruments are based on market prices obtained from dealer quotes. Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts.

RECENTLY ISSUED AND PROPOSED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

For discussions of the adoption and potential impacts of recently issued accounting standards, refer to Note 2, “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements,” in the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this report.

ITEM 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our debt. We attempt to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by managing the mix of our debt between fixed-rate and variable-rate obligations. Of our approximate $18,943 million total debt at December 31, 2009, $7,020 million, excluding $5,810 million of variable rate debt for which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements, is subject to variable interest rates. To manage our interest rate risk, we have entered into interest rate swap agreements with respect to LIBOR borrowings for a notional amount of $6,500 million of this variable rate debt, all of which fix the floating rates of interest to fixed rates. In addition to the swap agreements, we entered into an interest rate cap agreement for a notional amount of $6,500 million at a LIBOR cap rate of 4.5%. Assuming a constant outstanding balance for our variable rate debt for the next twelve months, a hypothetical 1% increase in interest rates would increase interest expense for the next twelve months by approximately $60.2 million. At December 31, 2009, the 3-Month USD LIBOR rate was 0.253%. A hypothetical reduction of this rate to 0% would decrease interest expense for the next twelve months by approximately $15.2 million.

We use interest rate swaps to manage the mix of our debt between fixed and variable rate instruments. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

The table below provides information as of December 31, 2009, about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates, including debt obligations and interest rate swaps. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by maturity dates. Principal amounts are used to calculate the payments to be exchanged under the related agreement(s) and weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve as of December 31, 2009.


($ in millions)	2010			2011			2012			2013			2014			Thereafter			Total			Fair Value
Liabilities
Long-term debt
Fixed rate	$	407.9		$	68.5		$	38.8		$	164.6		$	38.9		$	14,312.8		$	15,031.5		$	13,576.0	⁽¹⁾
Average interest rate		6.1	%		4.7	%		2.5	%		4.7	%		2.5	%		7.6	%		7.4	%
Variable rate	$	27.0		$	10.0		$	10.0		$	5,561.2		$	437.0		$	975.2		$	7,020.4		$	6,159.5	⁽¹⁾
Average interest rate		6.8	%		9.3	%		9.3	%		3.2	%		3.4	%		9.3	%		4.1	%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Interest rate swaps
Fixed to variable	$	—		$	1,500.0		$	1,000.0		$	4,000.0		$	—		$	—		$	6,500.0		$	(375.2	)
Average pay rate		4.4	%		4.4	%		4.2	%		4.3	%		—			—			4.3	%
Average receive rate		0.3	%		1.2	%		2.6	%		3.5	%		—			—			0.7	%
Interest rate cap	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	6,500.0		$	—		$	—		$	6,500.0		$	56.8

(1)	The fair values are based on the borrowing rates currently available for debt instruments with similar terms and maturities and market quotes of the Company’s publicly traded debt.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, our long-term variable rate debt reflects borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities provided to us by a consortium of banks with a total capacity of $8,465 and $9,196 million, respectively. The interest rates charged on borrowings under these facilities are a function of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, and prime rate. As such, the interest rates charged to us for borrowings under the facilities are subject to change as LIBOR changes.

Foreign currency translation gains and losses were not material to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Successor period from January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the Predecessor period from January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008, and the Predecessor year ended December 31, 2007. Our only material ownership interests in businesses in foreign countries are London Clubs, Macau Orient Golf and an approximate 95% ownership of a casino in Uruguay. Therefore, we have not been subject to material foreign currency exchange rate risk from the effects that exchange rate movements of foreign currencies would have on our future operating results or cash flows.

From time to time, we hold investments in various available-for-sale equity securities; however, our exposure to price risk arising from the ownership of these investments is not material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 (Successor Company) and December 31, 2008 (Successor Company), and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ (deficit)/equity and comprehensive (loss)/income, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009 (Successor Company), the period January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (Successor Company), the period January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008 (Predecessor Company), and the year ended December 31, 2007 (Predecessor Company). Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2). These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 (Successor Company) and December 31, 2008 (Successor Company), and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009 (Successor Company), the period January 28, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (Successor Company), the period January 1, 2008 through January 27, 2008 (Predecessor Company), and the year ended December 31, 2007 (Predecessor Company), in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 9, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 9, 2010

HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share amounts)


	December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008
*Assets*
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	918.1		$	650.5
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $207.1 and $201.4		323.5			394.0
Deferred income taxes		148.2			157.6
Prepayments and other		156.4			199.4
Inventories		52.7			62.7

Total current assets		1,598.9			1,464.2

Land, buildings, riverboats and equipment
Land and land improvements		7,291.9			7,310.8
Buildings, riverboats and improvements		8,896.2			8,860.8
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		2,029.1			1,888.1
Construction in progress		988.8			821.7

		19,206.0			18,881.4
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,281.2	)		(614.3	)

		17,924.8			18,267.1
Assets held for sale		16.7			49.3
Goodwill		3,456.9			4,902.2
Intangible assets other than goodwill		4,951.3			5,307.9
Investments in and advances to non-consolidated affiliates		94.0			30.4
Deferred charges and other		936.6			1,027.5

	$	28,979.2		$	31,048.6

*Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit*
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	260.8		$	382.3
Interest payable		195.6			417.7
Accrued expenses		1,074.8			1,115.0
Current portion of long-term debt		74.3			85.6

Total current liabilities		1,605.5			2,000.6
Long-term debt		18,868.8			23,123.3
Deferred credits and other		872.5			669.1
Deferred income taxes		5,856.9			4,327.0

		27,203.7			30,120.0

Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized, 19,893,515 and 19,912,447 shares issued and outstanding (net of 42,020 and 23,088 shares held in treasury) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively		2,642.5			2,289.4

Stockholders’ deficit
Common stock, non-voting and voting; $0.01 par value; 80,000,020 shares authorized; 40,672,302 and 40,711,008 shares issued and outstanding (net of 85,907 and 47,201 shares held in treasury) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively		0.4			0.4
Additional paid-in capital		3,480.0			3,825.1
Accumulated deficit		(4,269.3	)		(5,096.3	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(134.0	)		(139.6	)

Total Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Stockholders’ deficit		(922.9	)		(1,410.4	)
Non-controlling interests		55.9			49.6

Total stockholders’ deficit		(867.0	)		(1,360.8	)

	$	28,979.2		$	31,048.6

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions)


	Successor						Predecessor
	Year Ended Dec. 31, 2009			Jan. 28, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008			Jan. 1, 2008 through Jan. 27, 2008			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2007
Revenues
Casino	$	7,124.3		$	7,476.9		$	614.6		$	8,831.0
Food and beverage		1,479.3			1,530.2			118.4			1,698.8
Rooms		1,068.9			1,174.5			96.4			1,353.6
Management fees		56.6			59.1			5.0			81.5
Other		592.4			624.8			42.7			695.9
Less: casino promotional allowances		(1,414.1	)		(1,498.6	)		(117.0	)		(1,835.6	)

Net revenues		8,907.4			9,366.9			760.1			10,825.2

Operating expenses
Direct
Casino		3,925.5			4,102.8			340.6			4,595.2
Food and beverage		596.0			639.5			50.5			716.5
Rooms		213.5			236.7			19.6			266.3
Property, general, administrative and other		2,018.8			2,143.0			178.2			2,421.7
Depreciation and amortization		683.9			626.9			63.5			817.2
Project opening costs		3.6			28.9			0.7			25.5
Write-downs, reserves and recoveries		107.9			16.2			4.7			(59.9	)
Impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets		1,638.0			5,489.6			—			169.6
Loss/(income) on interests in non-consolidated affiliates		2.2			2.1			(0.5	)		(3.9	)
Corporate expense		150.7			131.8			8.5			138.1
Acquisition and integration costs		0.3			24.0			125.6			13.4
Amortization of intangible assets		174.8			162.9			5.5			73.5

Total operating expenses		9,515.2			13,604.4			796.9			9,173.2

(Loss)/income from operations		(607.8	)		(4,237.5	)		(36.8	)		1,652.0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(1,892.5	)		(2,074.9	)		(89.7	)		(800.8	)
Gains/(losses) on early extinguishments of debt		4,965.5			742.1			—			(2.0	)
Other income, including interest income		33.0			35.2			1.1			43.3

Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		2,498.2			(5,535.1	)		(125.4	)		892.5
(Provision)/benefit for income tax		(1,651.8	)		360.4			26.0			(350.1	)

Income/(loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		846.4			(5,174.7	)		(99.4	)		542.4

Discontinued operations
Income from discontinued operations		—			141.5			0.1			145.4
Provision for income taxes		—			(51.1	)		—			(53.2	)

Income from discontinued operations, net		—			90.4			0.1			92.2

Net income/(loss)		846.4			(5,084.3	)		(99.3	)		634.6
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(18.8	)		(12.0	)		(1.6	)		(15.2	)

Net income/(loss) attributable to Harrah’s Entertainment Inc	$	827.6		$	(5,096.3	)	$	(100.9	)	$	619.4

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT)/EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

(In millions)


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in- Capital		Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)			Non-controlling Interests			Total			Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
	Shares Outstanding	Amount		Additional Paid-in- Capital		Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)			Non-controlling Interests			Total			Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
Balance at January 1, 2007, Predecessor	186.1	$	18.6	$	5,148.2	$	907.1		$	(2.8	)	$	52.4		$	6,123.5
Net income							619.4						15.2			634.6		$	634.6
Pension adjustment related to London Clubs International, net of tax benefit of $0.8										(1.8	)					(1.8	)		(1.8	)
Reclassification of loss on derivative instrument from other comprehensive income to net income, net of tax provision of $0.3										0.6						0.6			0.6
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax provision of $15.5										19.4						19.4			19.4
Cash dividends							(299.2	)								(299.2	)
Adjustment for initial adoption of ASC 740							(12.3	)								(12.3	)
Non-controlling distributions, net of contributions													(15.4	)		(15.4	)
Net shares issued under incentive compensation plans, including share-based compensation expense of $53.0 and income tax benefit of $47.7	2.7		0.3		247.2		(17.8	)								229.7

2007 Comprehensive Income, Predecessor																		$	652.8

Balance at December 31, 2007, Predecessor	188.8		18.9		5,395.4		1,197.2			15.4			52.2			6,679.1

Common Stock

Additional
Paid-in-
Capital

Retained
Earnings/
(Accumulated
Deficit)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)

Non-controlling
Interests

Total

Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)

Shares
Outstanding

Amount

Balance at December 31, 2007, Predecessor

188.8

18.9

5,395.4

1,197.2

15.4

52.2