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Harrah's to Build Two Casinos in Europe

Announcement Caps Off Busy Month for Company


Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the world's biggest gaming company, is about to
get bigger.

The company announced this week it will develop two new casinos in Europe, a Caesars in Spain and a yet-to-be named casino in Slovenia.

The casino in Spain will be located about 120 miles south of Madrid. The preliminary plans include an 850-room luxury hotel, a 50,000-square-foot casino, a 3,000-seat theater, a conference center, a 30,000-square-foot spa, and multiple restaurants and bars.

In Slovenia, Harrah's is teaming up with the Hit Group, a Slovenian company that operates nine casinos there. Together they will build a large-scale casino resort in Nova Gorica, which sits on the border with Italy. The approximate cost of the project is $700 million, which will be split between the two companies. Preliminary plans include an 800- to 1,200-room

hotel, 50,000-square-foot casino that will hold 1,500 slots and 70 tables, 50,000 square feet of convention space, and a 3,000-seat theater.

It has been a busy month for Harrah's. At the beginning of the month, it announced it signed a letter of intent with Baha Mar Resorts, Ltd., and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to partner in a joint development to build a 1,000-acre beachfront resort and casino in the Bahamas that will operate under the Caesars brand.

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