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Operator

Hello and welcome to today's Caesars Entertainment Corporation 2019 Second Quarter Earnings Call. My name is Ian, and I'll be your event specialist today. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn the webcast over to Steve Rubis, Vice President of Investor Relations. Steve, the floor is yours.

Steven Rubis

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Tony Rodio

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in to over our review more to financial results I'll the Eric now call detail. turn

Eric Hession

Thank you, Tony.

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a cash. billion liquidity ended with From $X.X quarter perspective, the approximately in we

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Operator

is question Deutsche first [Operator Bank. Instructions] Your Santarelli from from Carlo

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Carlo Santarelli

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Tony Rodio

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Carlo Santarelli

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Tony Rodio

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Eric Hession

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maximum of $XX and our of from Our the is contribution the future would that to project. contemplate would the sheet balance the we million be the cash in entirety that out project amount

Carlo Santarelli

guys. Understood. All you, right. Thank

Tony Rodio

Thanks.

Operator

question from America. from is Your Shaun next of Kelley Bank

Your line is open. now

Shaun Kelley

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Tony Rodio

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Eric Hession

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Shaun Kelley

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Tony Rodio

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Eric Hession

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So the it's also a the great overall, company. but for both a us deal, for think like city state, we said we as

Tony Rodio

tens mean significantly. reduce of us year. buying costs allow Orleans we're every thousands will Yes. I in rooms of to And that pretty this New each and

as So, a positive. we this view big real

Shaun Kelley

color for -- just color you the you there. some on underwrote little prior That's And bit a But it Centaur when think given of Thank any Great. comments any it. I deal me. there.

Eric Hession

Any color on the property? Centaur

Shaun Kelley

No.

On the upside. game table

Sorry.

Eric Hession

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betting sports the games In to being we're own beyond that that those as the of Tony addition with the acquired open we positive well. And we opportunity. to anticipating table purchase five mentioned And OTBs able Centaur.

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Shaun Kelley

very Thank much. you

Operator

from question Stanley. is Thomas from Morgan next Your Allen

line now open. is Your

Thomas Allen

down just Just a but clarification volumes on X%, is Slide performance. are there? contribution the disconnect how that Vegas I on X, the revenue gaming about when then $X Thank you million, talk gaming you. could did talk Las about mean up

Eric Hession

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Thomas Allen

hold. excludes That

environment, is games like going is potentially? else promotional it the anything So, of it mix the on,

Tony Rodio

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Thomas Allen

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Eric Hession

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prospects look very the think strong. we So,

Thomas Allen

Perfect. Thank you.

Operator

from next Your of Barry from line the question SunTrust. comes Jonas

Your is question. line now open

Barry Jonas

Question.

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Tony Rodio

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excited that. And about very so we're

Eric Hession

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Barry Jonas

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was flow high? so through what the So,

Eric Hession

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XXX% can the on So, of hold shift through flow based mix happened. that have where more you than

Barry Jonas

so you Thank right. All Understood. much. Okay.

Eric Hession

Thanks.

Operator

question next from Your David Katz from is Jefferies.

is Your line open. now

David Katz

I Hi. Las seeing Good and growth generate There's what you're up been just what strategies much follow finding beyond your and of everyone. about other Can regarding you issues charges just so a about to rates. the those discussion Vegas on are parking just afternoon room moment. resort and in to fees issues ways today. wanted talk Vegas for Las

Tony Rodio

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Eric Hession

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and for a my whole. us both For as city

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Tony Rodio

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David Katz

follow-up I. Got just think and Atlantic a what there bit you that are My question is, Tony made strategic room you City. Could levers that that for think elaborate remark talk available? you on improvement the it. about And you in is

Tony Rodio

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David Katz

Thank Got very it. you much.

Eric Hession

Dave. Thanks

Operator

Your next question Jared from Research. Shojaian is Wolfe from

open. is now line Your

Jared Shojaian

question. the my good help on modeling afternoon Hey, the half. appreciate taking everybody. Eric, Thanks all back for I

expectation in feeling for margins margin show year you here the after Are getting I the full that the expansion. grow indicated would and for the would about quarter think quarter you business. through entire target that second which you call and quarter third the fourth expect last both better

Eric Hession

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terms Las in for confidence year. see But, expect Vegas. more us to the the of company a as And a rest we so, as here yes, margin margin in those lot to growth to of a see grow the gave whole, continue

Tony Rodio

corporate at some months. recognize million worth there. the about where about departure our have $XX the $XX very being million scaling Also, attrition annualized through last also evaluating We're of in those some judicious there. at we're three to savings we're back and tune we review almost the games each replacing here We particularly and looking of every as bodies of participation

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Jared Shojaian

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Tony Rodio

we're inquiries as and into are would Well, we'll that on those to have we if sense others there's and follow-up it makes merger periodically reviewing Board. few a things or continue think our not. present than to we something we're interesting heading Well, and whether inbound then some more we'll we a

Jared Shojaian

very much. you Thank Great.

Tony Rodio

Thank you.

Operator

question Your next is Harry Instinet. from Curtis from

now Your open. is line

Daniel Adam

Daniel on of is This Adam Harry Curtis. behalf Hi.

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Tony Rodio

that quarter well. $XX it, -- already to north as look amount outside to and here something something And by the initiatives that anticipate that I that we've will hate in going on at $XX million, standpoint. range. to initiatives in a I forward. number as we've to of gotten XX of we reduce would first some put us some knowing Right now, savings that have continue but particularly dollar that already fees contract terms consulting other grow replacements We'll to in year the next review million the we're of corporate move to undertaken there's

Daniel Adam

thanks. great Okay,

Tony Rodio

you. Thank

Operator

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Tony Rodio

Okay. Thanks everybody. Appreciate it.

Operator

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Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 5 Aug 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript