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Exhibit 21


HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SUBSIDIARIES

Name
   Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Date of Inc.
   FEIN Number
Aster Insurance Ltd.   Bermuda   100 % 02/06/90   62-1428220
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.   Delaware   100 % 08/08/83   75-1941623
  Dusty Corporation   Nevada   100 % 07/02/98   88-0398744
  Harrah's Entertainment Limited   England/Wales   100 % 11/06/02   98-0414872
    Harrah's Activity Limited   England/Wales   100 % 11/19/02   N/A
      Harrah's Portside Limited   England/Alderney   100 % 06/25/03   N/A
    Harrah's Interactive Limited   England/Wales   100 % 11/20/02   N/A
    Harrah's Online Limited   Alderney   100 % 03/20/03   N/A
  Harrah South Shore Corporation   California   100 % 10/02/59   88-0074793
  Harrah's Alabama Corporation   Nevada   100 % 09/09/93   88-0308027
  Harrah's Arizona Corporation   Nevada   100 % 01/26/93   62-1523519
  Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc.   New Jersey   100 % 02/13/79   93-0737757
  Harrah's Aviation, Inc.   Tennessee   100 % 03/11/63   62-0694622
  Harrah's Bossier City Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100 % 08/29/02   71-0902685
  HCAL Corporation   Nevada   100 % 02/02/94   88-0313169
  Harrah's Consulting Corporation   Nevada   100 % 06/15/93   88-0307990
  Harrah's Illinois Corporation   Nevada   100 % 12/18/91   88-0284653
  Harrah's Interactive Investment Company   Nevada   100 % 09/21/94   88-0326036
  Harrah's Kansas Casino Corporation   Nevada   100 % 11/12/93   88-0313173
    HPB Corporation   Kansas   100 % 11/13/97   74-2859636
  Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 03/21/68   88-0116377
  Harrah's Laughlin, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 07/10/87   88-0230282
  Harrah's Management Company   Nevada   100 % 04/07/83   88-0187173
  Harrah's Marketing Services Corporation   Nevada   100 % 08/21/97   86-0889202
  Harrah's Maryland Heights LLC1   Delaware   54.45 % 10/16/95   43-1725857
  Harrah's Maryland Heights Operating Company   Nevada   100 % 06/20/95   88-0343024
  Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC2   North Carolina   99 % 04/21/95   56-1936298
  Harrah's New Jersey, Inc.   New Jersey   100 % 09/13/78   22-2219370
  Harrah's New Orleans Management Company   Nevada   100 % 05/21/93   62-1534758
  Harrah's North Kansas City LLC3   Missouri   100 % 12/15/99   62-1802713
  Harrah's Nova Scotia Unlimited Liability Company   Nova Scotia   100 % 12/17/02   BN865188759
  Harrah's of Jamaica, Ltd.   Jamaica   100 % 07/12/85   N/A
  Harrah's Operating Company Memphis, Inc.   Delaware   100 % 12/15/99   62-1802711
  Harrah's Pittsburgh Management Company   Nevada   100 % 06/08/94   88-0320269
  Harrah's Reno Holding Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 02/23/88   62-1440237
  Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Holding Company, LLC   Delaware   100 % 08/29/02   71-0902683
  Harrah's Shreveport Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/18/00   62-1839697
  Harrah's Shreveport Investment Company, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/18/00   88-0292677
    Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Investment Company, LLC4   Delaware   84.3 % 08/30/02   71-0902682
      Harrah's Bossier City Investment Company, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 01/28/03   71-0902684
  Harrah's Skagit Valley Agency Corporation   Nevada   100 % 11/08/95   88-0348745
  Harrah's Southwest Michigan Casino Corporation   Nevada   100 % 04/06/95   88-0337476
  Harrah's Travel, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 07/30/98   88-0400542
  Harrah's Tunica Corporation   Nevada   100 % 08/10/92   88-0292680
  Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation   Nevada   100 % 07/13/92   88-0292320
  Harrah's Wheeling Corporation   Nevada   100 % 04/29/94   88-0317848
  JCC Holding Company II LLC   Delaware   100 % 10/30/03    
  JCC Holding Company   Delaware   100 % 08/20/98   62-1650470
    Jazz Casino Company, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 12/09/97   72-1429291
    JCC Development Company, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 09/21/98   62-1735842
    JCC Canal Development, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 09/21/98   [        ]
                 

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    JCC Fulton Development, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 09/21/98   [        ]
  Penn Properties LLC   Delaware   100 % 10/28/03    
  Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 06/14/88   95-3671082
    Rio Resort Properties, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 09/04/87   88-0229914
    Rio Properties, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 02/24/92   88-0288115
      Cinderlane, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 12/29/94   88-3331880
        Twain Avenue, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 08/08/97   88-0438885
      HLG, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 10/28/96   88-0371040
        HLG Singapore PTE Ltd   Singapore   100 % 01/31/98   N/A
    Rio Development Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 08/28/96   88-0220505
    Rio Vegas Hotel Casino, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 09/28/88   N/A
  Showboat, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 02/16/60   88-0090766
    Ocean Showboat, Inc.   New Jersey   100 % 09/12/83   22-2500790
      Atlantic City Showboat, Inc.   New Jersey   100 % 01/10/84   22-2500794
    Showboat Development Company   Nevada   100 % 06/09/83   88-0227522
      Showboat Indiana, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 09/13/93   88-0308090
      Showboat Louisiana, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 05/18/93   88-0302250
      Showboat New Hampshire, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 07/26/94   N/A
    Showboat Land Company   Nevada   100 % 11/12/97   88-0378914
    Showboat Operating Company   Nevada   100 % 04/10/73   88-0121120
      Showboat Land LLC5   Nevada   1 % 11/04/97   88-0382943
    Showboat Nova Scotia Unlimited Liability Company   Nova Scotia   100 % 12/13/02   BN865301022
  Trigger Real Estate Corporation   Nevada   100 % 07/02/98   88-0398745
  Waterfront Entertainment and Development, Inc.6   Indiana   99 % 07/19/93   35-1897368
  Players International, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/04/02   95-4175832
    Players Development, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 06/17/96   22-3452913
    Players Holding, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/04/02   88-0346670
      PCI, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 08/03/84   95-3949053
      Players Bluegrass Downs, Inc.   Kentucky   100 % 07/29/93   61-1250331
      Players LC, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/04/02   22-3414663
        Harrah's Lake Charles, LLC   Louisiana   100 % 01/19/96   72-1233908
      Players Maryland Heights, Inc.   Missouri   100 % 10/06/93   43-1662850
      Players Maryland Heights Nevada, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/11/03   88-0345262
      Players Riverboat, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/03/02   88-0332372
      Players Riverboat Management, LLC   Nevada   100 % 12/04/02   88-0332373
        Players Riverboat II, LLC7   Louisiana   1 % 12/10/02   72-1297055
          Harrah's Star Partnership8   Louisiana   99 % 08/19/93   72-1246016
      Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises, Inc.   Illinois   100 % 12/09/90   37-1272361
    Players Resources, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 10/09/95   22-3409555
    Players Services, Inc.   New Jersey   100 % 10/05/95   22-3400988
  Harveys Casino Resorts   Nevada   100 % 06/30/55   88-0066882
    Harveys BR Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 07/29/99   91-2000710
    Harveys C.C. Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 10/06/93   88-0307948
    Harveys Iowa Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 06/13/94   88-0321071
    Harveys L.V. Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 10/06/93   88-0308319
    Harveys Tahoe Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 09/30/96   88-0370589
    HBR Realty Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 07/19/99   91-2000709
    HCR Services Company, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 10/11/96   88-0370327
    Reno Projects, Inc.   Nevada   100 % 04/13/93   88-0300954
    WestAd   Nevada   100 % 05/17/89   88-0288863

Subsidiaries of Partnerships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Reno Crossroads LLC9   Delaware       04/06/99   22-3741494
    Showboat Marina Finance Corporation10   Nevada       03/07/96   88-0356197
Note:
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. was formerly Embassy Suites, Inc.—name changed on 6/30/95.
Harrah's merged into Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. on 8/31/95.
Harrah's Club merged into Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. on 8/31/95.
Showboat, Inc. merged into HEI Acquisition Corp. on 6/1/98 and was the surviving entity.
                 

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Public Company Ownership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Interactive Entertainment Limited11   Bermuda   35.5 % 01/28/81   98-0170199
1
54.45% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., .55% Harrah's Maryland Heights Operating Company, 4.5% Players Maryland Heights, Inc., 40.50% Players Maryland Heights Nevada, Inc.

2
99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah's Management Company

3
Successor by merger with Harrah's North Kansas City Corporation, 100% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

4
84.3% Harrah's Shreveport Investment Company, LLC, 9.8% Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Holding Company, LLC, 0.9% Harrah's Shreveport Management Company, LLC—Remaining 5% owned as follows: 4% Downs Entertainment, Group 2, LLC, 1% Downs Entertainment, Group 1, LLC

5
1% Showboat Operating Company, 99% Showboat Land Holding Limited Partnership

6
99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., .5% John Flores, .5% George Pabey

7
1% Players Riverboat Management, LLC, 99% Players Riverboat, LLC

8
99% Players Riverboat II, LLC, 1% Players Riverboat Management, LLC

9
100% owned by Marina Associates.

10
100% owned by Showboat Marina Casino Partnership

11
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., stockholder

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HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PARTNERSHIPS

Date
Formed
   Name
and
Address
   Location
Of
Property
   Subsidiary
Serving
As Partner
   Ownership
%
   Control
%
   Other
Partner
09/14/78   Marina Associates Joint Venture (a NJ general partnership) 777 Harrah's Blvd. Atlantic City, NJ 08401   Atlantic City, New Jersey
FEIN: 62-1051302		   Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc.
Harrah's New Jersey, Inc.		   48.65

51.34		 %

%		 48.65

51.34		 %

%		 N/A

N/A

02/28/92
 
Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership 150 N. Scott Street Joliet, IL 60431
 
North Joliet, IL (Riverboats)
FEIN: 62-1522919
 
Harrah's Illinois Corporation
 
80
%
83
%
Des Plaines Development Corporation (20%)

11/10/92
 
Red River Entertainment of Shreveport Partnership in Commendam
401 Market Street
Suite 800
Shreveport, LA 71101
 
Shreveport, LA (Riverboat)
FEIN: 72-1228415
 
Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Investment Company, LLC
Harrah's Bossier City Investment Company, LLC
 
99



1
%



%
99



1
%



%
 

03/28/95
 
Tunica Partners L.P. (a MS limited partnership)
 
Harrah's Casino Tunica, MS
FEIN: 64-0858677
 
Harrah's Tunica Corporation (General Partner)
 
83
%
83
%
Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation 17% (Limited Partner)

06/03/95
 
Tunica Partners II L.P.
 
Harrah's Casino Tunica, MS (formerly the Southern Belle Casino)
FEIN: 64-0861631
 
Harrah's Tunica Corporation (General Partner)
 
83
%
83
%
Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation 17% (Limited Partner)

06/21/96
 
Tunica Golf Course LLC
1023 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
 
Tunica, MS
FEIN: 52-1984039
 
Harrah's Tunica Corporation
 
33.33
%
33.33
%
HWCC-Golf Course Partners, Inc. 33.33% Boyd Tunica, Inc. 33.33%

12/21/98
 
Turfway Park, LLC
 
Florence, KY
FEIN:
 
Dusty Corporation
 
33.33
%
33.33
%
Dreamport, Inc. 33.33%
Keeneland Association, Inc.
33.33%

04/06/99
 
Reno Crossroads LLC
777 Harrah's Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
 
Reno, NV
FEIN: 22-3741494
 
Marina Associates
 
100
%
100
%
 

01/28/94
 
Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership
 
East Chicago, IN
 
Showboat Indiana, Inc.
(General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%
Showboat Operating Company (99%) (Limited Partner)
                         

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03/01/96
 
Showboat Marina Casino Partnership dba Harrah's East Chicago
 
East Chicago, IL
FEIN: 35-1978576
 
Showboat Marina Partnership (General Partner) Showboat Marina Investment Partnership (General Partner)
 
99


1
%


%
99


1
%


%
 

08/02/95
 
Showboat Marina Investment Partnership
 
East Chicago, IL
FEIN: 35-1978578
 
Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner)
 
55
%
55
%
Waterfront Entertainment & Development Inc. (45%) (General Partner)

07/19/93
 
Showboat Marina Partnership
 
East Chicago, IL
FEIN: 35-1901969
 
Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner)
 
55
%
55
%
Waterfront Entertainment & Development Inc. (45%) (General Partner)

11/14/97
 
Showboat Land Holding Limited Partnership
 
FEIN: 88-0378916
 
Showboat Land Company (General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%
Showboat Operating Company (99%) (Limited Partner)

06/14/93
 
Metropolis, IL 1292 LP
 
 
 
Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises, Inc. (Special Limited Partner)
 
12.5
%
 
 
API/Metropolis IL, Inc. (General Partner) Misc. Widows & Orphans (Limited Partner)

09/04/03
 
Gala Regional Developments
 
London, UK
 
Harrah's Activity Limited
 
50
%
50
%
Gala Joint Activities Limited (50%)

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