UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 4, 2005 (February 2, 2005)
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-14573 88-0400631
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
3930 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 699-5000
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 4, 2005, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. ("Caesars") issued
a press release announcing that Caesars and Columbia Sussex Corporation both
received a Request for Additional Information from the Federal Trade Commission
pursuant to the notification requirements of the Hard-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the previously
announced sale of Caesars Tahoe to an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation.
For additional information concerning the foregoing, a copy of the
press release dated February 4, 2005 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated February 4, 2005.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Wesley D. Allison
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Name: Wesley D. Allison
Title: Senior Vice President,
Controller and Interim Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: February 4, 2005
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