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

July 16, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

(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)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On July 16, 2018, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) closed the transaction to acquire Centaur Holdings, LLC (“Centaur”). The transaction was previously announced by the Company in a press release dated November 16, 2017. The purchase price was $1.7 billion in cash, $1.625 billion of which was due at closing and $75 million of which is deferred consideration subject to a customary purchase price adjustment. The purchase of Centaur includes Hoosier Park Racing and Casino in Anderson, Indiana, and the Indiana Grand Racing and Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana.

On July 16, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the transaction. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release

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.

	CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Date: July 16, 2018	By:	/s/ Renee Becker
		Renee Becker, Vice President & Chief Counsel–Corporate & Securities, Assistant Secretary