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):   July 6, 2001 (July 5, 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 July 5, 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 July 5, 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:    July 6, 2001                      By:  /s/ Brad L. Kerby
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                                                Name:    Brad L. Kerby
                                                Title:   Corporate Secretary