EX-21
JANUARY 27, 1998
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES
JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE DATE OF
NAME OF INCORPORATION OF OWNERSHIP INCORPORATION
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Aster Insurance Ltd.............................................. Bermuda 100% 02/06/90
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.................................. Delaware 100% 08/08/83
HEI Acquisition Corp........................................... Nevada 100% 12/16/97
HPB Corporation................................................ Kansas 100% 11/13/97
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 Asia Development Company.............................. Nevada 100% 09/20/96
Harrah's Asia Investment Company............................... Nevada 100% 09/20/96
Harrah's Asia Management Company............................... Nevada 100% 09/20/96
Harrah's Atlantic City, Inc.................................... New Jersey 100% 02/13/79
Harrah's Aviation, Inc......................................... Tennessee 100% 03/11/63
Harrah's California Corporation................................ Nevada 100% 02/02/94
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 Crescent City Investment Company...................... Nevada 100% 03/28/97
Harrah's Huntington Corporation................................ W. Virginia 100% 03/03/95
Harrah's Illinois Corporation.................................. Nevada 100% 12/18/91
Van Buren Leasing Corporation(1)............................. Nevada 100% 08/30/96
Harrah's Indiana Casino 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 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 Marketing Services Corporation........................ Nevada 100% 08/21/97
Harrah's Maryland Heights Corporation.......................... Nevada 100% 07/30/93
Harrah's Maryland Heights LLC(2)............................... Delaware 99% 10/16/95
Harrah's Maryland Heights Operating Company.................... Nevada 100% 06/20/95
Harrah's de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(3)............................ Mexico 50% 05/29/95
Harrah's Michigan Corporation.................................. Nevada 100% 06/15/93
Harrah's Minnesota Corporation................................. Nevada 100% 10/20/92
Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC(4)............................. 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 New Orleans Management Company........................ Nevada 100% 05/21/93
Harrah's New Zealand Inc....................................... Nevada 100% 02/18/92
Harrah's-North Kansas City Corporation......................... Nevada 100% 02/23/93
Harrah's Ontario, Inc.......................................... Canada 100% 06/23/93
Harrah's Pennsylvania Development Co........................... Nevada 100% 05/18/94
Harrah's Pittsburgh Management Company......................... Nevada 100% 06/08/94
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE DATE OF
NAME OF INCORPORATION OF OWNERSHIP INCORPORATION
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Harrah's Red River Corporation................................. Nevada 100% 08/05/96
Harrah's Reno Holding Company, Inc............................. Nevada 100% 02/23/88
Harrah's Shreveport Investment Company, Inc.................... Nevada 100% 04/23/92
Harrah's Shreveport Management Company, Inc.................... Nevada 100% 04/23/92
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 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
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(1) 100% owned by Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership of which
Harrah's Illinois Corporation is 80% partner
(2) 99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah Maryland Heights Operating
Company
(3) 50% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 50% Harrah's Mexico Holding Company
(4) 99% Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., 1% Harrah's Management Company