UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002
(August 13, 2002)
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-10410 62-1411755
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
ONE HARRAH'S COURT
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(702) 407-6000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On August 13, 2002, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as correspondence, a Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Philip G.
Satre, Chief Executive Officer, and Charles L. Atwood, Chief Financial Officer,
as to the compliance with law of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2002, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99(1) Text of Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 12, 2002.
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SIGNATURE
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: August 13, 2002 By: /s/ Brad L. Kerby
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Name: Brad L. Kerby
Title: Vice President, Corporate
Counsel, and Secretary
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