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===Carl Icahn investment, new CEO===
===Carl Icahn investment, new CEO===
On April 16, 2019, Caesars announced that [[Affinity Gaming]] CEO Anthony Rodio would be transitioning into the role of Caesars CEO within 30 days,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://investor.caesars.com/news-releases/news-release-details/caesars-entertainment-appoints-tony-rodio-chief-executive|title=Caesars Entertainment Appoints Tony Rodio as Chief Executive Officer|publisher=Caesars Entertainment Corporation|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}</ref> replacing [[Mark Frissora]], who announced his intention to step down in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chappell|first=Carmin|title=Mark Frissora is out as CEO of Caesars Entertainment|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/mark-frissora-is-out-as-ceo-of-caesars-entertainment.html|date=November 1, 2018|publisher=[[CNBC]]|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}</ref> Rodio came recommended by investor [[Carl Icahn]], who owns almost 100 million shares,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.casino.org/news/as-potential-suitors-circle-caesars-stock-remains-hedge-fund-favorite|last=Shriber |first=Todd |date=June 18, 2019|title=As Potential Suitors Circle, Caesars Stock Remains Hedge Fund Favorite
On April 16, 2019, Caesars announced that [[Affinity Gaming]] CEO Anthony Rodio would be transitioning into the role of Caesars CEO within 30 days,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://investor.caesars.com/news-releases/news-release-details/caesars-entertainment-appoints-tony-rodio-chief-executive|title=Caesars Entertainment Appoints Tony Rodio as Chief Executive Officer|publisher=Caesars Entertainment Corporation|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}</ref> replacing [[Mark Frissora]], who announced his intention to step down in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chappell|first=Carmin|title=Mark Frissora is out as CEO of Caesars Entertainment|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/mark-frissora-is-out-as-ceo-of-caesars-entertainment.html|date=November 1, 2018|publisher=[[CNBC]]|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}</ref> Rodio came recommended by investor [[Carl Icahn]], who owns almost 100 million shares,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.casino.org/news/as-potential-suitors-circle-caesars-stock-remains-hedge-fund-favorite|last=Shriber |first=Todd |date=June 18, 2019|title=As Potential Suitors Circle, Caesars Stock Remains Hedge Fund Favorite
|work=Casino.org|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref> (which equals a 28.5% stake in Caesars as of June 17,, 2019)<ref name="board" /> has reportedly been pushing Caesars to sell the company.<ref name="frustrated">{{cite web|url=https://www.casino.org/news/caesars-entertainment-board-frustrated-with-billionaire-carl-icahn|last=O'Conner |first=Devin |date=June 18, 2019|title=Caesars Entertainment Board Frustrated With Billionaire Carl Icahn Regarding Acquisition Price|work=Casino.org|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref>
|work=Casino.org|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref> (which equals a 28.5% stake in Caesars as of June 17, 2019)<ref name="board" /> has reportedly been pushing Caesars to sell the company.<ref name="frustrated">{{cite web|url=https://www.casino.org/news/caesars-entertainment-board-frustrated-with-billionaire-carl-icahn|last=O'Conner |first=Devin |date=June 18, 2019|title=Caesars Entertainment Board Frustrated With Billionaire Carl Icahn Regarding Acquisition Price|work=Casino.org|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref>


==Properties==
==Properties==

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This article is about the company known as "Harrah's Entertainment" before 2010. For the company Harrah's acquired in 2005, see Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Formerly
  • The Promus Companies
  • (1990–1995)
  • Harrah's Entertainment
  • (1995–2010)
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: CZR
S&P 400 component
Industry
FoundedOctober 29, 1937; 86 years ago (1937-10-29)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
FounderWilliam F. Harrah
FateMerger with Eldorado Resorts pending
HeadquartersParadise, Nevada, U.S.
Key people
  • James Hunt
  • (Chairman)
  • Anthony Rodio
  • (President and CEO)
  • Eric Hession
  • (Vice President and CFO)
Products
BrandsHarrah’s
Caesars
Bally’s
Horseshoe
RevenueIncrease US$ 4.85 billion (2017)
Increase US$ 532 million (2017)
Increase US$ -382 million (2017)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 25.51 billion (2017)
Total equityIncrease US$ 3.30 billion (2017)
Owners
Number of employees
65,000[2] (2017)
Divisions
WebsiteCaesars.com
Footnotes / references
[3][4]

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (formerly The Promus Companies and Harrah's Entertainment) is an American gaming hotel and casino corporation founded in Reno, Nevada and based in Paradise, Nevada that owns and operates over 50 properties and seven golf courses under several brands. In 2013, it was the fourth-largest gaming company in the world,[5] with annual revenues of $8.6 billion. Caesars is a public company, majority-owned by a group of private equity firms led by Apollo Global Management, TPG Capital and Paulson & Co. and Carl Icahn.

Caesars's largest operating unit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 15, 2015[6][7] which led to the foundation of Vici Properties as a result.

History

William F. Harrah era (1937–1978)

The company's background can be traced to October 29, 1937, when Bill Harrah opened a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada, a predecessor to Harrah's Reno.[8][9] In 1955, he expanded to Stateline, Nevada, on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, where he would eventually open Harrah's Lake Tahoe.[10]

Harrah's Inc. made its initial public offering in 1971.[11] In 1972, it was listed on the American Stock Exchange and in 1973, Harrah's became the first casino company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Bill Harrah died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 66, during a cardiac surgery operation to repair an aortic aneurysm.[12]

Under Holiday Inn

In February 1980, Holiday Inn acquired Harrah's, Inc. for $300 million. Liquidation of Harrah's collection of almost 7,000 antique automobiles reportedly returned the full purchase price of the company to Holiday Inn. Holiday Inn at the time had interests in two casinos: the under-construction Holiday Inn Marina Casino in Atlantic City, and a 40 percent stake in the Holiday Casino, adjacent to the Holiday Inn hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.[9]

In July 1987, Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe opened.[9] Harrah's Laughlin opened in August 1988.[9]

The Promus Companies

The company now known as Caesars Entertainment was formed in 1990 as The Promus Companies. To effect the sale of the Holiday Inn hotel business to Bass PLC, Promus was created as a corporate spin-off, holding Harrah's, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, and Hampton Inn; Bass then acquired Holiday Corp., which retained only the Holiday Inn assets.[13] The next year, the company's headquarters moved from Reno to Memphis, Tennessee[14]

In April 1992, the Holiday Casino was rebranded as Harrah's Las Vegas.[9]

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a rapid increase in gambling markets with the growth of Indian gaming and legalization of riverboat casinos. In 1993 and 1994, the company opened Harrah's Joliet,[15] Harrah's Vicksburg,[16] Harrah's Tunica,[17] Harrah's Black Hawk,[18] Harrah's Central City,[18] Harrah's Shreveport,[19] Harrah's North Kansas City,[20] and Harrah's Ak-Chin.[21]

Renamed as Harrah's Entertainment

Harrah's Entertainment logo (2005–2010)

In 1995, Promus decided to spin off its non-gaming hotel businesses, in part because they had been undervalued by investors due to perception of the company as a risky gaming stock.[22] Promus Hotel Corp. was established, holding Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, and Homewood Suites, while the parent company, holding 16 casinos, was renamed as Harrah's Entertainment.[23]

Harrah's continued its expansion over the next ten years, opening Harrah's Skagit Valley,[24] SkyCity Auckland,[25] Harrah's St. Louis-Riverport,[26] Harrah's Cherokee,[27] Harrah's Prairie Band,[28] Harrah's New Orleans,[29] and Harrah's Rincon,[30] and acquiring the Southern Belle Casino,[31] Showboat, Inc.,[32] the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino,[33] Players International,[34] Harveys Casino Resorts,[35] Louisiana Downs,[36] Horseshoe Gaming,[37] and the World Series of Poker.[38]

On September 4, 1997, Harrah's Entertainment launched its Total Gold loyalty program (renamed as Total Rewards on April 4, 2000[39] and again as Caesars Rewards on February 1, 2019[40]), developed at a cost of $20 million.[41] It was the first gaming company to offer a systemwide comps program, allowing points earned at one casino to be redeemed for goods and services at any of the company's other casinos.[42] The system would be credited as a major driver of Harrah's growth over the coming years.[43]

Harvard Business School professor Gary Loveman joined Harrah's as chief operating officer in 1998,[44] and would go on to serve as chief executive officer from 2003 to 2015.[43][45]

In 1999, the company moved its headquarters from Memphis to Las Vegas.[46]

Purchase of Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Former headquarters and current corporate offices

Harrah's made its largest single expansion in 2005, when it acquired Caesars Entertainment, Inc. for $10.4 billion.[47] Negotiations were spurred on by news of a merger agreement between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group.[48] The two companies sold several properties ahead of the merger to assuage antitrust concerns, including Harrah's East Chicago and Harrah's Mardi Gras.[49] The acquisition increased Harrah's portfolio to 40 casinos, plus four cruise ship casinos.[50] The deal furthered Harrah's goal of gaining a larger presence on the Las Vegas Strip, where Caesars owned four casinos,[51] and improved its ability to market to high rollers.[52]

Harrah's began to push for a larger international presence in 2005, announcing joint venture agreements to build casinos in Spain, Slovenia, and the Bahamas, and applying for a license to build a major resort in Singapore,[53] though none of these projects would come to fruition. Harrah's also acquired London Clubs International in 2006,[54] and the Macau Orient Golf club in 2007.[55]

From 2005 to 2010, the company consolidated control of a long stretch of the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, acquiring the Bourbon Street,[56] Imperial Palace,[57] Barbary Coast,[58][59] and Planet Hollywood[60] casinos, along with large tracts of land behind the Strip properties.[61][62]

In 2005 and 2006, Harrah's Entertainment closed its Lake Charles casino due to damage from Hurricane Rita, sold the Flamingo Laughlin and sold Grand Casino Gulfport.

Company goes private

Loveman at some point sought advice from private equity tycoon David Bonderman about the possibility of spinning off ownership of Harrah's Entertainment real estate as a separate real estate investment trust (REIT), hoping to attain the higher price-to-earnings ratios at which hotel companies traded, compared to gaming companies.[63] In 2006, the discussions evolved toward the idea of a leveraged buyout of Harrah's by Bonderman's company, TPG Capital.[63] Another private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, approached Loveman about a buyout and he encouraged them to collaborate with TPG.[63] By the end of the year, an agreement was announced for the two companies to buy Harrah's Entertainment for $17.1 billion in cash plus $10.7 billion in assumed debt.[64] The transaction closed in January 2008, leaving Harrah's with $25.1 billion in debt.[65]

The Linq

It was widely announced in previous years that the company planned to implode properties and build new ones from scratch, but after the market downturn the company conceded that it had little experience in building major resorts. Instead it developed Project LINQ in 2009, which called for retaining and improving all existing buildings while adding a collection of about 20 restaurants and bars to be built along a winding corridor between the company's Imperial Palace, O'Sheas and Flamingo casinos, on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip. It was an attempt to create the kind of entertainment district that had developed organically in cities such as Los Angeles, Memphis and New Orleans yet was lacking on the Strip, with its enclosed and casino-centric zones.[66] It provided competition for the Fremont Street Experience.

Las Vegas Arena

The Anschutz Entertainment Group first tried to build an arena in Las Vegas in association with Harrah's Entertainment. In 2007, the joint venture announced they would build a 20,000 seat stadium behind the Bally's and Paris casino-hotels.[67] Caesars Entertainment, Inc. had previously envisioned using the location to build a baseball park, but the company's buyout by Harrah's cancelled the plans. Through the following year, Harrah's got uncertain on continuing with the project, not knowing if AEG would split the costs and whether building a major league-ready stadium without a guaranteed franchise to play on it would be feasible given the enduring financial crisis.[68] The original plans were to break ground in June 2008 and finish the arena in 2010, but by 2009, it was revealed the stalled project had not even done a traffic study despite being located near a busy intersection.[69] In 2010, the plans were changed to use an area behind the Imperial Palace. However, given the financing would require a special taxation district, opposition from the Clark County Commission regarding using public money in the project stalled it even further.[70] AEG eventually backed out completely by 2012, once MGM Resorts International came up with their own project using a terrain behind the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts. This attracted AEG primarily for not relying on public funding.[71]

The acquisition of Planet Hollywood provided Harrah's Entertainment with a contiguous 126-acre (51 ha) property bordering the strip. The vacant lots behind the casinos had been slated for a sports arena large enough to hold a professional basketball or hockey team. The three casinos will have over 8,000 rooms which can be directly connected to the arena.

It was announced in August 2010 that Harrah's Entertainment would run casinos in Cincinnati and Cleveland in Ohio when they opened in 2012.

Renamed as Caesars Entertainment Corporation

On November 23, 2010, plans for an IPO were canceled, but a planned name change from Harrah's Entertainment to Caesars Entertainment Corporation did go forward as planned and was made official on the same day. This change was intended to capitalize on the international name recognition enjoyed on the Caesars name brand. The Harrah's brand would remain one of the company's three primary casino brands.[72]

On February 8, 2012, an initial public offering took place, with the common stock trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol "CZR."[73]

Caesars Acquisition Company merger

On December 22, 2014, Caesars announced its intention to acquire Caesars Acquisition Company.[74] Under the terms of the transaction, shareholders of Caesars Acquisition Company will receive 0.664 share of Caesars Entertainment common stock for each share of Caesars Acquisition Company held.

Casino unit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The casino operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. and approximately 170 of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 15, 2015.[75] The casino unit's parent company, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, did not file for bankruptcy protection.[76] The casino operating group's investors initiated litigation against the parent company, Caesars Entertainment Corporation's over the parent company's debt guarantees.[77] Vici Properties was founded as a result.

On November 2, 2015, the Rock Gaming announced it would begin assuming management of Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati and ThistleDown Racino from Caesars Entertainment and complete the transition by June 2016.[78][79]

Playtika Company acquisition and sale

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (via its Harrah's casino brand) acquired Playtika in May 2011 for an amount between $80 and $90 million.[80] Playtika, a social game developer company, was founded in 2010 by Robert Antokol and Uri Shahak and produced Facebook social gaming platforms (slotomania.com & caesarsgames.com).[citation needed] As of June 2016, a Chinese consortium, which includes Alibaba chief Jack Ma's Yunfeng Capital, agreed to purchase it in a buyout for $4.4 billion.[81]

On November 29, 2017, Caesars announced it was selling Harrah's Las Vegas to Vici Properties while Caesars continues operating it.[82] The same day, they announced that they were buying Centaur Gaming.[83] In addition, they were building a new convention center in Las Vegas called "Caesars Forum".[84]

Caesars and Eldorado merger

On March 17, 2019, it was announced that Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Eldorado Resorts are exploring a merger of the two companies.[85]

On June 23, 2019, Caesars officially accepted Eldorado's offer.[86] Caesars controls 53 assets compared to Eldorado's 26.[87]

On June 24, 2019 The Wall Street Journal reported that Caesars and Eldorado will ordain a merger with a combination of stocks and cash totaling around $ 8.58 billion.[88] After the merger is completed, 5 Board members will come from Caesars and 6 will come from Eldorado.[89]

On November 15, 2019, shareholders of both Caesars and Eldorado voted in favor of the merger, which is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2020 pending regulatory approval and other closing conditions.[90]

Carl Icahn investment, new CEO

On April 16, 2019, Caesars announced that Affinity Gaming CEO Anthony Rodio would be transitioning into the role of Caesars CEO within 30 days,[91] replacing Mark Frissora, who announced his intention to step down in November 2018.[92] Rodio came recommended by investor Carl Icahn, who owns almost 100 million shares,[93] (which equals a 28.5% stake in Caesars as of June 17, 2019)[1] has reportedly been pushing Caesars to sell the company.[94]

Properties

Main article: List of Caesars Entertainment properties

See also

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Further reading

  • Shook, Robert L. (2003). Jackpot. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-26323-0.
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