UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   April 18, 2001 (April 18,
                                                    2001)


                          HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      DELAWARE                      1-10410                    62-1411755
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


         ONE HARRAH'S COURT
         LAS VEGAS, NEVADA                                     89119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)



                                 (702) 407-6000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)











ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS

      On April 18, 2001, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and incorporated herein
by reference.


ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (c)   Exhibits

                  99(1) Text of press release, dated April 18, 2001, of the
                        Registrant.







                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.


Date: April 18, 2001                By:  /s/  Stephen H. Brammell
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                                    Name:  Stephen H. Brammell
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and
                                           General Counsel