EX-23.1 7 harrahs-s8ex231_0128.htm

EXHIBIT 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Employee Equity Investment Program of our reports dated March 1, 2007, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.’s change in 2006 in its method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation costs to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment) and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 29, 2008