EXHIBIT 21
February 27, 1996
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES
Jurisdiction Percentage Date of
of of Incorpo-
Name Incorporation Ownership ration
- ---- ------------- --------- ------
Aster Insurance Ltd. Bermuda 100% 02/06/90
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. Delaware 100% 08/08/83
ESI-Air, Inc. Tennessee 100% 03/11/63
Harrah South Shore Corporation California 100% 10/02/59
Harrah's - Holiday Inns of
New Jersey, Inc. New Jersey 100% 09/19/79
Harrah's Alabama Corporation Nevada 100% 09/09/93
Harrah's Alberta Investment
Corporation Alberta 100% 04/05/95
Harrah's Arizona Corporation Nevada 100% 01/26/93
Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc. New Jersey 100% 02/13/79
Harrah's California Corporation Nevada 100% 02/02/94
Harrah's California SSR
Corporation Nevada 100% 10/12/94
Harrah's Colorado Investment
Corporation Nevada 100% 06/23/93
Harrah's Colorado Management
Company Nevada 100% 06/23/93
Harrah's Colorado Standby
Corporation Nevada 100% 11/10/93
Harrah's Connecticut
Corporation Nevada 100% 01/25/94
Harrah's Huntington
Corporation W. Virginia 100% 03/03/95
Harrah's Illinois Corporation Nevada 100% 12/18/91
Harrah's Indiana Investment
Corporation Nevada 100% 09/09/93
Harrah's Indiana Management
Corporation Nevada 100% 09/09/93
Harrah's Interactive
Entertainment Company Nevada 100% 09/21/94
Harrah's Interactive
Investment Company Nevada 100% 09/21/94
Harrah's Kansas Casino
Corporation Nevada 100% 11/12/93
Harrah's Kenner Corporation Louisiana 100% 01/27/93
Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc. Nevada 100% 03/21/68
Harrah's Laughlin, Inc. Nevada 100% 07/10/87
Harrah's Management Company Nevada 100% 04/07/83
Harrah's Maryland Heights
Corporation Nevada 100% 07/30/93
Harrah's Maryland Heights LLC* Delaware 99% 10/16/95
Harrah's Maryland Heights
Operating Company Nevada 100% 6/20/95
Harrah's Mexico Holding
Company Nevada 100% 4/11/95
Harrah's de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V.** Mexico 50%
Harrah's Michigan Corporation Nevada 100% 06/15/93
Harrah's Minnesota Corporation Nevada 100% 10/20/92
Harrah's NC Casino Company,
LLC*** North Carolina 99% 04/21/95
Harrah's New Jersey, Inc. New Jersey 100% 09/13/78
Harrah's New Orleans Investment
Company Nevada 100% 05/21/93
Harrah's Jazz Finance
Corp.**** Delaware 47.07% 12/17/93
Harrah's New Orleans
Management Company Nevada 100% 05/21/93
Harrah's New Zealand, Inc. Nevada 100% 02/28/92
Harrah's North Carolina Casino
Corporation North Carolina 100% 12/22/94
Harrah's-North Kansas City
Corporation Nevada 100% 02/23/93
Harrah's Ohio Corporation Nevada 100% 11/02/94
Harrah's Ohio Management
Company Nevada 100% 11/02/94
Harrah's Ontario, Inc. Canada 100% 06/23/93
Harrah's Pennsylvania
Development Co. Nevada 100% 05/18/94
Harrah's Pittsburgh
Investment Company Nevada 100% 05/26/94
Harrah's Pittsburgh
Management Company Nevada 100% 06/08/94
Harrah's Pty. Limited Australia 100% 04/21/75
Harrah's Reno Holding
Company, Inc. Nevada 100% 02/23/88
Harrah's Riverboat Leasing
Company Nevada 100% 06/20/95
Harrah's Shreveport Investment
Company, Inc. Nevada 100% 04/23/92
Harrah's Shreveport Management Nevada 100% 04/23/92
Company, Inc.
Harrah's Skagit Valley Agency
Corporation Nevada 100% 11/08/95
Harrah's Southeast Washington
Casino Corporation Nevada 100% 11/21/95
Harrah's Southwest Michigan
Casino Corporation Nevada 100% 04/06/95
Harrah's Tunica Corporation Nevada 100% 08/10/92
Harrah's Vicksburg Corporation Nevada 100% 07/13/92
Harrah's Virginia Corporation Nevada 100% 12/01/94
Harrah's Washington
Corporation Nevada 100% 02/03/94
Harrah's West Virginia
Corporation W. Virginia 100% 03/03/95
Harrah's Wheeling Corporation Nevada 100% 04/29/94
Sodak Gaming, Inc. South Dakota 14.1%
The Restaurant Company***** Delaware 32.5% 10/31/85
(fka Tennessee Restaurant Company)
* 99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah Maryland Heights
Operating Company
** 50% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 50% Harrah's Mexico Holding
Company
*** 99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah's Management
Company
**** 47.07% Harrah's New Orleans Investment Company
***** Owns 50% of Perkins Restaurants, Inc.