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October 16, 2008

Harrah's in Trouble?

Posted by Hunter

David McKee posted this story today about potential financial problems at Harrah's Entertainment:

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blogs/dmckee/index.cfm/2008/10/16/SOS-Harrahs

We also covered this at length in today's Vegas Gang episode that will go up in a day or so.



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October 26, 2008 6:49 PM Posted by Hunter

More bad news for Harrah's:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122506790177270673.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo

Interesting to see that buying a CDS against their debt is monumentally expensive - not a good sign for their odds.

Ironic to see speculators betting against the largest gaming company.