8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 24, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-10410	62-1411755
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

One Caesars Palace Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(702) 407-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 23, 2009, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, a change to the previously announced cash tender offers (the “Offers”) by its direct, wholly owned subsidiary, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. (“HOC”) for its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2010, 7.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, 8.000% Senior Notes due 2011 and 8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (collectively, the “Notes”). The maximum aggregate amount of consideration that may be paid for Notes tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers has been reduced and may not exceed $160 million.

The changes to the Offers announced in the press release also include that the amount of new term loans under the incremental term loan provisions of HOC’s senior secured credit facility dated January 28, 2008 which HOC is seeking concurrently with the commencement of the Offers has been increased to $1 billion.

For additional information concerning the foregoing, a copy of the press release dated September 23, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

99.1 Text of press release, dated September 23, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: September 24, 2009	By:	/s/    MICHAEL D. COHEN
		Michael D. Cohen
		Vice President, Associate General Counsel
		and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Document Description
99.1	Text of press release, dated September 23, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:         Gary Thompson – Media Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (702) 407-6529 Jonathan Halkyard – Investors Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (702) 407-6080

Harrah’s Entertainment Announces Tender Offers for Harrah’s Operating Company Debt Securities

LAS VEGAS – Sept 23, 2009

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (“Harrah’s”) announced today changes to the cash tender offers previously announced (the “Offers”) by its direct, wholly owned subsidiary, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. (“HOC”) for its outstanding debt securities listed below (collectively, the “Notes”). The maximum aggregate amount of consideration that may be paid for Notes tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers has been reduced and may not exceed $160 million (the “Maximum Tender Consideration”).

CUSIP/ISIN	Notes	Tender Offer Consideration
413627AQ3 / US413627AQ32	5.500% Senior Notes due 2010	$	980.00
700690AQ3 / US700690AQ34	7.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010	$	997.50
413627AH3 / US413627AH33	8.000% Senior Notes due 2011	$	960.00
700690AL4 / US700690AL47 700690AK6 / US700690AK63	8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011	$	955.00

Harrah’s also announced that the amount of new term loans under the incremental term loan provisions of HOC’s senior secured credit facility dated January 28, 2008 (the “Incremental Loans”) which HOC is seeking concurrently with the commencement of the Offers has been increased to $1 billion. The Offers are conditioned upon HOC raising at least $1 billion of Incremental Loans (the “Minimum Amount”), on or prior to the payment of any cash consideration for any Notes accepted in the Offers promptly following the Expiration. HOC will not be required to accept for purchase any tendered Notes if it does not receive at least the Minimum Amount from the Incremental Loans. HOC intends to use the proceeds of the Incremental Loans to refinance or retire existing debt and to provide additional liquidity. A portion of the proceeds of the Incremental Loans will be used to purchase the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offers.

The terms of the Offers are described more fully in the Offers to Purchase Statement (the “Statement”) prepared in connection with the Offers. The Offers are made only by, and pursuant to, the terms set forth in the Statement (as supplemented by

this press release), and the information in this press release is qualified by reference to the Statement and the accompanying letter of transmittal. Subject to applicable law, HOC may amend, extend or terminate the Offers.

The Company has retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to act as the Dealer Manager in connection with the Offers. Any Holder that has questions concerning the terms of the Offers may contact the Dealer Manager at (800) 558-3745 (Toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (Collect).

Documents relating to the Offers will only be distributed to holders of the Notes. Holders who desire a copy of documents relating to the Offers should contact Global Bondholder Service Corporation, the information agent for the offers, at (866) 736-2200 (Toll-Free) or (212) 925-1630 (Collect).

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Harrah’s Entertainment

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah’s has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah’s also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker®. Harrah’s Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit www.harrahs.com.

This release includes “forward-looking statements.” You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements contain words such as “may,” “will,” “project,” “might,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “continue” or “pursue,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. In particular, they include statements relating to, among other things, future actions, new projects, strategies, future performance, the outcomes of contingencies and future financial results of Harrah’s. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, the actual performance of Harrah’s may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors, as well as other factors described from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained therein): the impact of the company’s significant indebtedness; the effects of local

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and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industries in particular; construction factors, including delays, increased costs for labor and materials, availability of labor and materials, zoning issues, environmental restrictions, soil and water conditions, weather and other hazards, site access matters and building permit issues; the effects of environmental and structural building conditions relating to our properties; access to available and reasonable financing on a timely basis; the ability to timely and cost effectively integrate acquisition into our operations; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, smoking bans, regulations or accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators and governmental bodies; litigation outcomes and judicial actions, including gaming legislative action, referenda and taxation; the ability of our customer-tracking, customer loyalty and yield-management programs to continue to increase customer loyalty and same store sales or hotel sales; our ability to recoup costs of capital investments through higher revenues; acts of war or terrorist incidents or natural disasters; abnormal gaming holds; the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the sale of the company to affiliates of TPG Capital and Apollo Management; and the effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition.

Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. Harrah’s disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release.

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