Caesars Entertainment 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

          (i)  the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (ii)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 6, 2004 /s/  CHARLES L. ATWOOD      Charles L. Atwood
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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