() is a Gaming Corporation that owns and operates Casino s, hotels, and six golf courses under several Brand s. The company, based in Las Vegas , Nevada , is the largest gaming company in the world, with yearly revenues around $7.11 billion.
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- 1971 - Harrah's begins public trading with 450,000 shares.
- 1992 - Holiday Las Vegas converted to Harrah's.
- October 1997 - Harrah's completes $200 million expansion to Las Vegas.
- 1999 - The company moves its headquarters from Memphis, Tennessee to Las Vegas. 2
- June 2005 - On June 13 , 2005 Harrah's completed the takeover of Caesars Entertainment. While the companies were not required to divest any properties, they did sell several properties before the merger was completed. This merger made Harrah's the largest gambling company with over 4 million square feet (370,000 m&2) of casinos, almost 100,000 employees and over 40 casinos.
- June 2005 - At the end of June 2005, Harrah's Entertainment are likely to be retained. First up will be the rebranding of the two remaining Bally's properties in the company, but Loveman did not give any exact specifics or a time line of when this will occur.
- September 2005 - Harrah's Pride Of Lake Charles was severely damaged by Hurricane Rita . One riverboat was pushed completely onshore, and the other is at the Port of Lake Charles awaiting repairs. All of the restaurants and support buildings were destroyed. Harrah's estimates that the rebuilding will take 2 years.
- December 2005 - On December 12 , 2005 , a sale of the Grand Casino Gulfport , for an undisclosed amount, to Gulfside Casino Partnership was announced. Gulfside is the owner of the Copa Casino which is next to the Grand Casino. The announcement also stated that the Grand Casino Biloxi is to be rebuilt from scratch as a Horseshoe casino. Harrah's New Orleans, which didn't receive much damage from the storm, reopened on February 17 , 2006 with approximately half of the employees it had before the hurricane.
- April 2006 - On April 23 , 2006 a scavenger hunt style promotion called "Treasure Hunt" ended when an accident seriously hurt one employee and tourist, and killed one tourist. The accident happened when a robbery suspect fleeing police hit a mini-van carrying the Harrah's employee and tourists.
- May 2006 - On May 26 , 2006 , in Biloxi, Mississippi, Harrah's acquired a 19.6 acre site behind, but not adjacent to the Imperial Palace with frontage on Koval Road. The cost for the land was $164.4 million. The site is currently occupied by the ''Desert Club Apartments''.
- April 2007 - Harrah's makes Pokertek its exclusive provider of automated poker tables at Harrah's casinos.
Early Harrah's logo, 50's through early 60's.
Logo used during the late 60's through 1970's
Harrah's bold logo debuted in 1979.
Harrah's 50th Anniversary in 1987.
Harrah's globe logo released in 1995.
Current logo as of 2001.
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