Harrah’s Proposes To Sell Debt To Retire Loans
pokernewsdaily.com 5/27/2009 — In an effort to resign some of their current debt and retire loans that the company has, it was announced Tuesday evening that Harrah’s Entertainment, the owner of the World Series of Poker , has proposed to sell as much as $1 billion in senior secured notes to qualified institutional buyers. Two subsidiaries of Harrah’s – Harrah’s Operating Escrow LLC and Harrah’s Escrow Corporation – are proposing to issue $1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes that ...

Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment to be Based in Montreal
pokernewsdaily.com 6/2/2009 — The newly formed Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment , led by former Party Gaming CEO Mitch Garber , will be based in Montreal, Canada. An article in the Montreal Gazette revealed that an online gaming platform is in the works. Last month, it was announced that Garber would team with current World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack to launch Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment. Its main thrust was to grow the WSOP brand worldwide and, according to the Montreal Gazette  ...

2009-2010 WSOP Circuit Event Schedule Announced
pokernewsdaily.com 7/11/2009 — Eleven stops will take place as part of the 2009-2010 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Circuit, announced by Harrah’s officials on Friday. The festivities will head to Harrah’s St. Louis for the first time. Not every poker player can make the trek to Las Vegas for the world’s richest tournament series. Consequently, a WSOP Circuit Event brings the excitement of big buy-in events to Harrah’s-owned casinos around the United States. David Norton , Chief Marketing Officer of Harrah’s ...

Debate Over WSOP Main Event Shutout Rages On
pokernewsdaily.com 7/7/2009 — Note: This article reflects the views of the author and not those of Poker News Daily. The 40th Anniversary World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) has brought us some fantastic moments to this point. The triple bracelet assault of Jeffery Lisandro, the double bracelet wins of Phil Ivey , Brock “t soprano” Parker, and Greg “FBT” Mueller have made it a truly exceptional tournament series. However, events that unfolded yesterday have potentially tarnished the good time. For the first time ...

Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Established to Grow WSOP Worldwide
pokernewsdaily.com 5/23/2009 — On Friday, it was revealed that Harrah’s Entertainment had formed Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment . The new entity will be charged with growing the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) and other Harrah’s brands around the world. The global expansion of the WSOP comes on the heels of one of the most successful tournament series ever held. Last year, 124 nations were represented on the WSOP felts in Las Vegas. To put the growth in perspective, the number of countries sending players to Sin ...

August 8, 2009 | StreetAuthority.com Research
streetauthority.com 9/13/2009 — I served on the Board of Trustees for an educational non-profit organization for six years. The trustees were responsible for investing the organization's $5 million portfolio, which was used to fund college scholarships. I wasn't exactly a spring ...

Harrah's Releases WSOP Schedule
pokerplayernewspaper.com 2/17/2009 — Harrah's released the 2009 World Series of Poker schedule, and now we can answer the question on everyone's mind. Yes, the final table delay is back! The final table will be played November 10, four-plus months after its July 3 start date. Although much of the poker community was skeptical about Harrah's and ESPN deciding to build in a four month delay last year, it allowed ESPN to show all the preliminary events leading up to the main event and then televise the big Kahuna nearly live on ...

Harrah’s Releases 2009 WSOP Player Conduct Rules
pokernewsdaily.com 3/13/2009 — After high-profile incidents in 2008 involving Scotty Nguyen and Phil Hellmuth , Harrah's officials are determined to curb player infractions in 2009 at the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ). This week, tournament officials introduced player conduct guidelines for the 2009 WSOP , which kicks off in two months from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 WSOP rules , as you would expect, specifically outlaw any form of cheating at the poker tables. These include, but are ...

World Series of Poker Circuit Events
pokernewsdaily.com 4/3/2009 — For those of you that are not close to Las Vegas and can’t afford the trip to Nevada and the minimum $1,500 buy-ins for the World Series of Poker tournament schedule, there’s good news for you. In 2005 Harrah’s unveiled a brand new series of events, the WSOP Circuit Events, and the schedule has grown to its largest in 2009. These events appear at many of the Indian or Harrah's casinos around the country including: Horseshoe Southern Indiana (completed) Horseshoe Hammond Indiana ...

Charitable Efforts Abound From Harrah’s Foundation, November Niner Phillips
pokernewsdaily.com 6/11/2009 — As this year’s World Series of Poker continues on its seven week trek, charitable efforts are noticed throughout the Rio. While in a few weeks the 3rd Annual “Ante Up For Africa” charity poker tournament and the Media Charity Tournament will take place, Harrah’s itself and the chip leader of the original “November Nine”, Dennis Phillips , are also showing their charitable side. On Tuesday in Chicago, the Harrah’s Foundation – an organization founded in 2002 and funded by ...