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Exhibit 21.1

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SUBSIDIARIES

Name
   Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
   Percentage of
Ownership
Aster Insurance Ltd.   Bermuda   100%
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.   Delaware   100%
  AJP Parent, LLC   Delaware   100%
    AJP Holdings, LLC   Delaware   100%
  Bally's Midwest Casino, Inc.   Delaware   100%
    Bally Data Systems, Inc.   Illinois   100%
      Bally's Casino Management, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Bally's Louisiana, Inc.   Louisiana   100%
      Belle of Orleans, LLC   Louisiana   100%
    Bally's Manager, Inc.   Maryland   100%
    Bally's Maryland, Inc.   Maryland   100%
    Bally's Operator, Inc.   Delaware   100%
    Roman Philadelphia Management, Inc. (formerly Bally's Philadelphia, Inc.)   Pennsylvania   100%
    Bally's Tunica, Inc.   Mississippi   100%
    Invino, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
    Park Place New Orleans, LLC   Louisiana   100%
  Bally's Park Place, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
    Atlantic City Country Club, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
    Bally's Land Ventures, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
      Land Ventures Realty, LLC   New Jersey   100%
    GNOC, Corp.   New Jersey   100%
  Benco, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  B I Gaming Corporation   Nevada   100%
    Baluma Holdings S.A.(1)   Bahamas   11.47%
    Baluma S.A.(2)   Uruguay   0.11%
      Baluma Cambio, S.A.   Uruguay   100%
      Baluma Ltda.(3)   Italy   99.99978%
    Conrad Intl. Hotels Corp.—SA (Proprietary) Limited   South Africa   100%
    Johnnic Casino Holdings Limited   South Africa   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Akwesasne Consulting Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Canada Holding, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Development, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Finance Corporation   Nevada   100%
    Park Place Finance, ULC   Nova Scotia   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Foundation, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment—Golf, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Federal PAC   New Jersey   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Interactive, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Entertainment Retail, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Caesars Sullivan County Construction Corporation   New York   100%
  Caesars World, Inc.   Florida   100%
    Caesars Entertainment Windsor Holding, Inc.   Canada   100%
      Windsor Casino Limited   Canada   50%
    Caesars International, Inc.   Nevada   100%
         

      QBS, LLC   Nevada   100%
    Caesars New Jersey, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
      Asian Financial Syndicate, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
      Boardwalk Regency Corporation   New Jersey   100%
        Atlantic HMO, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
      Caesars World Finance Corporation   Delaware   100%
      Leisure Themes Corporation   New Jersey   100%
      Martial Development Corporation   New Jersey   100%
    Caesars New Orleans, Inc.   Louisiana   100%
    Caesars Palace Corporation   Delaware   100%
    Caesars Palace Realty Corporation   Nevada   100%
      Aegean Management Corporation   Nevada   100%
    Desert Palace, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      Caesars Palace Limited   United Kingdom   100%
      Caesars Palace Sports Promotions, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      California Clearing Corporation   California   100%
      Florida "M" Corporation   Florida   100%
      Tele/Info, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Caesars South Africa, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Global Resorts East Rand Pty., Ltd.   South Africa   25%
    Caesars Global Resorts Management Pty. Ltd.   South Africa   50%
  Caesars United Kingdom, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Caesars Cardiff (U.K.) Ltd.   United Kingdom   100%
    Caesars Entertainment, (U.K.) Ltd.   United Kingdom   100%
    Caesars World Business Services Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Caesars World Entertainment, Inc.   California   100%
  Caesars World Gaming Development Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Caesars World, Inc.   Delaware   100%
  Caesars World Marketing Corporation   New Jersey   100%
      Caesars World International Corp. PTE, Ltd.   Singapore   100%
      Caesars World International Far East Limited   Hong Kong   100%
      Caesars World Intl. Marketing Corp. of Canada   Vancouver   100%
      Caesars World Marketing Company, Limited   Thailand   100%
      El Palacio Del Cesar En Mexico, S.A. De C.V.   Mexico   100%
    Caesars World Merchandising, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    CWI Terminal Corp.   New York   100%
    Roman Entertainment Corporation of Indiana   Indiana   100%
    Roman Entertainment Corporation of Texas   Texas   100%
      C/Kitchco Ent. Development Company, LLP   Texas   100%
    Roman Holding Corporation of Indiana   Indiana   100%
      RDI/Caesars Riverboat Casino, LLC   Indiana   100%
  CEI-SC Acquisition Company   Nevada   100%
  CEI-Sullivan County Development Company   Nevada   100%
  Consolidated Supplies, Services and Systems   Nevada   100%
  Dusty Corporation   Nevada   100%
  East Beach Development Corporation   Mississippi   100%
  Grand Casinos, Inc.   Minnesota   100%
    BGS Properties, LLC   Mississippi   100%
    BL Development, Corporation   Minnesota   100%
         

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    BL Resorts I, LLC   Minnesota   100%
    GCA Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.   Minnesota   100%
    GCG Resorts I, LLC   Minnesota   100%
    Grand Casinos of Mississippi, Inc.—Biloxi   Minnesota   100%
    Grand Casinos of Mississippi, LLC Gulfport   Mississippi   100%
    Grand Media Buying, Inc.   Minnesota   100%
  Harrah's Entertainment Limited   England/Wales   100%
    Harrah's Activity Limited   England/Wales   100%
      Harrah's Portside Limited   England/Alderney   100%
    Harrah's Interactive Limited   England/Wales   100%
    Harrah's Online Limited   Alderney   100%
    Harrah's Online Poker Limited   Alderney   100%
  Harrah South Shore Corporation   California   100%
  Harrah's Alabama Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Arizona Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
  Harrah's Aviation, Inc.   Tennessee   100%
  H-BAY, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Bossier City Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
  HCAL, LLC (formerly HCAL Corporation)   Nevada   100%
    Harrah's Chester Downs Holding Company, LLC   Delaware   100%
      Harrah's Chester Downs Investment Company, LLC   Delaware   100%
        Chester Downs and Marina LLC   50%    
  Harrah's Chester Downs Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's OK Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Illinois Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Interactive Investment Company   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Investments, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Kansas Casino Corporation   Nevada   100%
    HPB Corporation   Kansas   100%
  Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Laughlin, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's License Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Management Company   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Marketing Services Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Maryland Heights LLC(4)   Delaware   54.45%
  Harrah's Maryland Heights Operating Company   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC(5)   North Carolina   99%
  Harrah's New Jersey, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
  Harrah's New Orleans Management Company   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's North Kansas City LLC(6)   Missouri   100%
  Harrah's Nova Scotia Unlimited Liability Company   Nova Scotia   100%
  Harrah's of Jamaica, Ltd.   Jamaica   100%
  Harrah's Operating Company Memphis, LLC(7)   Delaware   100%
  Harrah's Pittsburgh Management Company   Nevada   100%
         

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  Harrah's Reno Holding Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Holding Company, LLC   Delaware   100%
  Harrah's Shreveport Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Shreveport Investment Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
    Harrah's Shreveport/Bossier City Investment Company, LLC(8)   Delaware   84.3%
      Harrah's Bossier City Investment Company, LLC   Louisiana   100%
  Harrah's Skagit Valley Agency Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Southwest Michigan Casino Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Travel, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Tunica Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Harrah's West Warwick Gaming Company, LLC   Delaware   100%
  Harrah's West Warwick Investment Company, LLC   Delaware   100%
    Narragansett Tribe/Harrah's Casino Project Company, LLC   Rhode Island   100%
  HHLV Management Company, LLC   Nevada   100%
  HWOOD, LLC   Nevada   100%
  JCC Holding Company II LLC   Delaware   100%
    Jazz Casino Company, LLC   Louisiana   100%
    JCC Development Company, LLC   Louisiana   100%
    JCC Canal Development, LLC   Louisiana   100%
    JCC Fulton Development, LLC   Louisiana   100%
  Parball Corporation   Nevada   100%
    FHR Corporation   Nevada   100%
    Flamingo-Laughlin, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    LVH Corporation   Nevada   100%
    MP Flamingo, LLC   Nevada   50%
    PPE-ASP, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Park Place Entertainment Scotia Limited   Canada   100%
    Metropolitan Entertainment Group Partnership   Canada   95%
  Park Place Entertainment Scotia Finance Limited Partnership   Canada   99%
  PPE-IM, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  PPE-Macau, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    MP Entertainment   Macau   50%
  Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Rio Resort Properties, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Rio Properties, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      Cinderlane, Inc.   Nevada   100%
        Twain Avenue, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      HLG, Inc.   Nevada   100%
        Bourbon Street Holding Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
          TRB Flamingo, LLC   Nevada   100%
    Rio Development Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Rio Vegas Hotel Casino, Inc.   Nevada   100%
  Sheraton Tunica Corporation   Delaware   100%
  Showboat, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Ocean Showboat, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
      Atlantic City Showboat, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
    Showboat Development Company   Nevada   100%
      Showboat Indiana, Inc.   Nevada   100%
         

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      Showboat Louisiana, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      Showboat New Hampshire, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Showboat Land Company   Nevada   100%
    Showboat Operating Company   Nevada   100%
      Showboat Land LLC(9)   Nevada   1%
    Showboat Nova Scotia Unlimited Liability Company   Nova Scotia   100%
  Trigger Real Estate Corporation   Nevada   100%
  Waterfront Entertainment and Development, Inc.   Indiana   100%
  Waukegan Gaming LLC   Delaware   50%
  Winnick Parent, LLC   Delaware   100%
    Winnick Holdings, LLC   Delaware   100%
  Players International, LLC   Nevada   100%
    Players Development, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Players Holding, LLC   Nevada   100%
      PCI, Inc.   Nevada   100%
      Players Bluegrass Downs, Inc.   Kentucky   100%
      Players LC, LLC   Nevada   100%
        Harrah's Lake Charles, LLC   Louisiana   100%
      Players Maryland Heights Nevada, LLC   Nevada   100%
      Players Riverboat, LLC   Nevada   100%
      Players Riverboat Management, LLC   Nevada   100%
        Players Riverboat II, LLC(10)   Louisiana   1%
          Harrah's Star Partnership(11)   Louisiana   99%
      Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises, Inc.   Illinois   100%
    Players Resources, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Players Services, Inc.   New Jersey   100%
  Harveys Casino Resorts   Nevada   100%
    Harveys BR Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Harveys C.C. Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Harveys Iowa Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Harveys L.V. Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Harveys Tahoe Management Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    HBR Realty Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    HCR Services Company, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    Reno Projects, Inc.   Nevada   100%
    WestAd   Nevada   100%
  Horseshoe Gaming Holding, LLC   Delaware   100%
    Casino Computer Programming, Inc.   Indiana   100%
    Horseshoe GP, LLC   Nevada   100%
  Horseshoe Hammond, Inc.   Indiana   100%
         

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    Hammond Residential, LLC   Indiana   100%
  Horseshoe License Company(12)   Nevada   49%
  Horseshoe Shreveport, L.L.C.   Louisiana   100%
  Red Oak Insurance Company Ltd.   Barbados   100%

Subsidiaries of Partnerships
 
 
 
 
  Reno Crossroads LLC(13)   Delaware    
  Showboat Marina Finance Corporation(14)   Nevada    

Public Company Ownership
 
 
 
 
  Interactive Entertainment Limited(15)   Bermuda   35.5%
(1)
11.47% B I Gaming Corporation; 77.28% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. (74.08% of which consists of Preferred Series A); 11.25% various unrelated shareholders.

(2)
0.11% B I Gaming Corporation; 99.89% Baluma Holdings S.A.

(3)
99.88878% Baluma S.A.; 0.00022 Baluma Holding S.A.

(4)
54.45% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., .55% Harrah's Maryland Heights Operating Company, 45% Players Maryland Heights Nevada, LLC

(5)
99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah's Management Company

(6)
Successor by merger with Harrah's North Kansas City Corporation, 100% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

(7)
Converted from Delaware corporation to Delaware limited liability company on 6/18/04. Harrah's Operating Company Memphis, Inc. originally formed on 12/15/99.

(8)
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 , 5% Harrah's New Orleans Management Company

(9)
1% Showboat Operating Company, 99% Showboat Land Holding Limited Partnership

(10)
1% Players Riverboat Management, LLC, 99% Players Riverboat, LLC

(11)
99% Players Riverboat II, LLC, 1% Players Riverboat Management, LLC

(12)
49% Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.; 51% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

(13)
100% owned by Marina Associates.

(14)
100% owned by Showboat Marina Casino Partnership

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HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PARTNERSHIPS

Name and Address
   Subsidiary Serving As Partner
   Ownership
%
   Control
%
   Other
Partner
Marina Associates
Joint Venture
(a NJ general partnership
777 Harrah's Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401		   Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc.
Harrah's New Jersey, Inc.		   48.65
51.34		 %
%		 48.65
51.34		 %
%		 N/A
N/A

Des Plaines Development
Limited Partnership
150 N. Scott Street
Joliet, IL 60431
 
Harrah's Illinois Corporation
 
80
%
83
%
Des Plaines Development Corporation (20%)

Bally's Olympia Limited Partnership
(Delaware)
1 Harrah's Court
Las Vegas, NV 89119
 
Bally's Operator Inc. (General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%
Bally's Tunica, Inc. (88%)
Bally's Midwest Casino, Inc. (11%)

Tunica Partners L.P.
(a MS limited partnership)
 
Harrah's Tunica Corporation
(General Partner)
 
83
%
83
%
Harrah's Vicksburg
Corporation 17%
(Limited Partner)

Tunica Partners II L.P.
 
Harrah's Tunica Corporation
(General Partner)
 
83
%
83
%
Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation
17% (Limited Partner)

Tunica Golf Course LLC
1023 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
 
Tunica Partners II L.P.
 
33.33
%
33.33
%
HWCC-Golf Course Partners, Inc. 33.33% Boyd Tunica, Inc. 33.33%

Turfway Park, LLC
 
Dusty Corporation
 
33.33
%
33.33
%
Dreamport, Inc. 33.33%
Keeneland Association, Inc. 33.33%

Reno Crossroads LLC
777 Harrah's Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
 
Marina Associates
 
100
%
100
%
 

Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership
 

Showboat Indiana, Inc.
(General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%

Showboat Operating Company (99%)
(Limited Partner)

Park Place Entertainment Scotia
Finance Limited Partnership (Canada)
 
Caesars Entertainment Canada Holding, Inc. (General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%
Harrah's Operating
Company, Inc. (99%)

Showboat Marina
Investment Partnership
 
Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner)
 
55
%
55
%
Waterfront Entertainment & Development Inc. (45%) (General Partner)
                 


Showboat Marina Partnership
 
Showboat Indiana Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner)
 
55
%
55
%
Waterfront Entertainment & Development Inc. (45%) (General Partner)

Showboat Land Holding
Limited Partnership
 
Showboat Land Company (General Partner)
 
1
%
1
%
Showboat Operating Company (99%) (Limited Partner)

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)

Metropolitan Entertainment Group
Partnership (Canada)
 
Park Place Entertainment
Scotia Limited (General Partner)
 
95
%
95
%
Hilton Hotel Corporation (5%)

Gala Regional Developments
 
Harrah's Activity Limited
 
50
%
50
%
Gala Joint Activities Limited (50%)

Horseshoe Entertainment
 
New Gaming Capital Partnership
(General Partner)

New Gaming Capital Partnership (Limited Partner)

Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp. (Limited Partner)
 
89



2.92



8.08
%



%



%
89



2.92



8.08
%



%



%
 

New Gaming Capital Partnership
 
Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.
(Limited Partner)

Horseshoe GP, Inc. (General Partner)
 
99



1
%



%
99



1
%



%
 

Robinson Property Group,
Limited Partnership
 
Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.
(Limited Partner)

Horseshoe GP, Inc.
 
99



1
%



%
99



1
%



%
 



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