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An exterior view of the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

Golden Nugget sparks some Friday night lights; Harrah’s to remain Mac King’s magic castle: Saturday, November 15, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Golden Nugget also is adding to its schedule in the Grand, its renovated ballroom that fills out to a pretty healthy concert venue. Ending this year and entering 2015, the hotel has ...

Harley-Davidson's Nevada sesquicentennial-themed motorcycle, celebrating the state's 150th anniversary

Harley-Davidson puts pedal to the metal; Fremont pizzeria calls it quits: Openings & Closings:; Monday, October 6, 2014; By Pashtana Usufzy; The motorcycle company that designed a custom Nevada sesquicentennial-themed motorcycle has opened an "attraction" on South Strip, and a Texas-based barbecue joint is settling in the northwest part of the valley …

Felice Garcia performs during opening night of “Limelight” on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at the downtown Plaza.

Felice Garcia’s career spans Aguilera, ‘MDQ,’ Betty Boop and Laughlin — and she’s not finished yet: Wednesday, September 17, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Felice Garcia is a little bit country, rock ’n’ roll, pop, showgirl and now even burlesque, and she is keeping busy all over the city (Harrah’s and Plaza) and beyond (Laughlin). ...

Las Vegas lounge legend Cook E. Jarr performs his final show at The Piano Bar in Harrah's on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014.

Singing, joking and grooving to the end, Cook E. Jarr closes with a flourish at Harrah’s: Wednesday, August 27, 2014; By John Katsilometes; What is to become of Cook E. Jarr, whose name brings to mind the heyday of Las Vegas lounge schmaltz? He arrived more than 30 years ago toting the act Cook E. Jarr & The Krums, ...

Principal dancer Tara Palsha reacts to a pending kiss by a Wayne Newton character played by Josh Strickland while performing with the cast during her final night in "Vegas! The Show" on Friday, July 25, 2014, at Planet Hollywood.

Tara Palsha’s teary departure; SLS finds fast friend in Monorail; ‘MDQ,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ represent on tavern scene: Monday, July 28, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Tara Palsha cried her way through her final performance at “Vegas! The Show” on Friday night. Palsha is leaving this week for New York, to start a new life with her fiance, model Scott Moats, and to take a shot at ...

Clint Holmes, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Gregg Field discuss plans for an upcoming album in Studio A, aka the “Grammy Studio,” at Capitol Records on Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Clint Holmes sweeps through L.A.: The man is not done yet: Tuesday, July 15, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Clint Holmes was invited to “Jazz at the Bowl,” as he is very much a jazz singer these days, his continuing evolution as a singer having branched to that genre from his standards-driven period as a headliner at Harrah’s a decade ago. ...

Clint Holmes with Nneenna Freelon in “Georgia on My Mind: A Tribute to Ray Charles” on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Reynolds Hall in the Smith Center.

Clint Holmes’ ray of sunshine is a Charles tribute at the Venetian: Tuesday, July 15, 2014; By John Katsilometes; In his first residency on the Strip since leaving Harrah’s in 2006, Clint Holmes is part of the artistically robust lineup delivering “Georgia On My Mind” to the Venetian Theater from Sept. 18-Oct. 29. ...

Sammy Shore on the blue carpet for the "Viva Elvis" world premiere at Aria in CityCenter on Feb. 19, 2010.

Notes from the scene: Sammy (Shore) keeps the beat; Sammy (Hagar) pours it on: Friday, July 4, 2014; By John Katsilometes; The Kats Report Bureau on this Independence Day is Terrace 1 (which is the only terrace) at our Newport Lofts office. Sirens have been blaring already today, and from our high perch, we feel the heat of another 110-degree ...

In this July 30, 2013, file photo, some of the Delta's casinos beckon players in Tunica Resorts, Miss., along Casino Strip Boulevard.

Once biggest casino between Las Vegas and Atlantic City closes its doors: Monday, June 2, 2014; WREG-TV; The dice are no longer rolling and the slots aren’t spinning at Harrah’s Casino in Tunica. The casino lights went out for good a little after midnight Sunday, meaning...

Planes are seen during a static display of jets at the Henderson Executive Airport Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 as part of the National Business Aviation Association convention.

Sales tax slice: The house really does always win — Las Vegas casino purchases airplanes, escapes sales and use taxes: Friday, March 28, 2014; Bloomberg BNA; http://www.bna.com/sales-tax-slice-b17179889155/

Motorcyclists drive past Harrah's casino in Laughlin on the final day of the River Run motorcycle gathering April 28, 2002.

Regulators cite act featured at 2 Harrah's casinos for animal abuses: Thursday, March 6, 2014; By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press; The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a circus act featured at two Harrah's casinos in Nevada has not been treating its big cats properly. The show is featured in Harrah's casinos in...

Jason Alexander makes a surprise appearance at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in MGM Grand on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

Jason Alexander sweeps George Costanza under the rug with new show at Hair-rahs: Monday, February 17, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Jason Alexander’s new show at Harrah’s, “An Evening With Jason Alexander and His Hair,” hints to the status of his scalp. Alexander often refers to this new hairpiece he’s been sporting over the past couple of years as “revenge hair.”

Melody Sweets, in costume, on set at Grand Canyon Ranch in April 2013 for the filming of her video for the song, "Shoot 'em Up."

Melody Sweets is looking forward to her guest-singing gig in ‘MDQ’: Friday, February 14, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Melody Sweets is known as a burlesque performer who inhabits the role of the songbird Green Fairy in “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace. But on Feb. 25, she will join the throwback, 1956 rock ’n’ roll musical “Million Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s.

Singer and actress Pia Zadora during a guest performance in "Million Dollar Quartet" at Harrah's on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014.

How one Las Vegas headliner received an immaculate reception; Stirling Club still being courted: Thursday, February 6, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell took in an intimate performance last weekend, much to the surprise of the performer.

Pia Zadora rocks out with ‘MDQ’; Patrick Duffy hangs at State of the Union; Floyd Mayweather Jr. seeking $10.4 million taker?: Tuesday, January 28, 2014; By John Katsilometes; Pia Zadora knows how to rock it out, and she'll get a shot with the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" next Tuesday night at Harrah’s.

Harrah's Entertainment company info

1 Caesars Palace Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89109
407-6000
www.Harrahs.com
Public or private: Private
Year founded: 1937
Properties owned in Nevada:
Flamingo, Las Vegas
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Paris, Las Vegas
Bally's, Las Vegas
Imperial Palace, Las Vegas
Rio, Las Vegas
Harrah's, Las Vegas
Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon, Las Vegas
O'Sheas, Las Vegas
Harrah's, Laughlin
Harrah's, Reno
Harrah's, Lake
Bill's Casino, Lake Tahoe
Harvey's, Lake Tahoe
Properties owned outside Nevada:
Harrah's, Atlantic City, N.J.
Caesars, Atlantic City, N.J.
Showboat, Atlantic City, N.J.
Bally's, Atlantic City, N.J.
Grand Biloxi, Biloxi, Miss.
Harrah's, Tunica, Miss.
Horseshoe, Tunica, Miss.
Sheraton Casino and Hotel, Tunic, Miss.
Harrah's, New Orleans, La.
Harrah's, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City, La.
Horseshoe Casino, Bossier City, La.
Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, Ind.
Horseshoe, Hammond, Ind.
Harrah's, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Horseshoe, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Harrah's, Joliet, Ill.
Harrah's, Metropolis, Ill.
Harrah's, North Kansas City, Mo.
Harrah's, St. Louis Casino, Mo.
Harrah's, Chester, Pa.
Harrah's Phoenix Ak-Chin, Phoenix, Ariz.
Harrah's Rincon, San Diego, Calif.
Harrah's Cherokee, N.C.,
Caesars Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Conrad Punta del Este, Uruguay
Top executives and salaries:
Gary Loveman, Chairman, CEO, President. Total compensation*: $92.3M, Base salary: $2M, Bonuses**: $0, Gains from options/stocks: $89.1M
Jonathan Halkyard, Senior VP, Chief financial officer, Treasurer. Total compensation*: $5.5M, Base salary: $600K, Bonuses**: $0, Gains from options/stocks: $4.8M
Thomas Jenkin, Western division president. Total compensation*: $7.9M, Base salary: $1.2M, Bonuses**: $0, Gains from options/stocks: $6.7M
Amounts as of Dec. 31, 2008. *Total Compensation = Salary + Bonus + Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation + Change in Value of Pension and Deferred Compensation + All Other Compensation + Value Realized on Vesting of Restricted Stocks + Value Realized on Exercise of Options. **Bonuses included bonuses and cash payments based on performance.
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