哈拉斯娱乐场由威廉F.哈拉成立于1937年。

　　1973年，哈拉斯成为在纽约证券交易列表中的第一家赌场公司。

　　哈拉斯娱乐拥有“哈姆雷特”控股，现在是世界上最大的博彩公司，年收入约70亿美元。

　　哈拉斯在1999年购买里奥全套房酒店及赌场，并提出会在内华达州拉斯维加斯扩展其基地。

　　哈拉斯已负责运行世界扑克系列赛（WSOP），它在2004年收购一系列的权利的。2009年，作为世界扑克系列赛的场地，里约赌场庆祝其成立五周年。

　　博彩公司买了原来的世界扑克锦标赛场地，在2004年，转售权利，但是保持世界扑克系列的马蹄品牌 - 比尼恩的马蹄。

　　在2005年，哈拉斯娱乐场宣布，其所有的游戏品牌将分为四个品牌被凯撒娱乐场收购：Harrah，里约热内卢，凯撒和马蹄。

　　2008年1月28日，日，Harrah娱乐场与哈姆雷特控股公司被纽约证券交易所摘牌。

　　欧洲扑克世界系列

　　在2007年世界扑克系列的专营权进入欧洲后，哈拉斯娱乐场决定扩大经营。于2006年12月以568亿美元购买Harrah的伦敦俱乐部国际（LCI）。

　　国际狮子会的运作在伦敦地区有三个赌场：五十，莱斯特广场和型男。

　　欧洲扑克世界系列赛的第一阶段到南非和埃及，那里也正在讨论进一步扩张，这是世界系列扑克锦标赛的国际扩张。哈拉斯娱乐场已经拥有了这两个国家的赌场。

　　世界扑克系列

　　随着哈拉斯娱乐场掌舵，似乎世界扑克系列赛都囊括手中。

　　有伙伴关系的Harrah的数量在不断增多，这标明博彩公司的承诺，将会有越来越多的世界系列扑克在全球普及。

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　　Harrah's Entertainment

　　Harrah's Entertainment Background

　　Harrah's Entertainment was founded in 1937 by William F. Harrah.

　　In 1973, Harrah's became the first casino company to list on the New York Stock Exchange.

　　Harrah's Entertainment is owned by Hamlet Holdings and is now the largest gaming company in the world, with annual revenues of about $7 billion.

　　Harrah's purchased the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in 1999 and moved its base of operations to Las Vegas, Nevada.

　　Harrah's has been in charge of running the World Series of Poker （WSOP） since acquiring the rights to the series in 2004. In 2009, the Rio Casino celebrated its fifth anniversary as venue for the World Series of Poker.

　　The gaming company bought the original WSOP venue – Binion's Horseshoe – in 2004, but resold it, keeping the rights to the World Series of Poker and the Horseshoe brand.

　　In 2005, Harrah's Entertainment clinched the takeover of Caesars Entertainment before announcing that all its gaming brands would be grouped under four brands: Harrah's, Rio, Caesars and Horseshoe.

　　On January 28, 2008, Harrah's Entertainment was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, with Hamlet Holdings taking the company private.

　　World Series of Poker Europe

　　Harrah's Entertainment decided to expand the World Series of Poker franchise into Europe in 2007, following Harrah's purchase of London Clubs International （LCI） for $568 million in December 2006.

　　LCI operates three casinos in the London area: Fifty, Leicester Square and The Sportsman.

　　The World Series of Poker Europe is the first phase in the international expansion of World Series of Poker tournaments, with further possible expansion into South Africa and Egypt also being mooted. Harrah's Entertainment already owns casinos in both of these countries.

　　World Series of Poker

　　With Harrah's Entertainment at the helm, it seems that the World Series of Poker is in safe hands.

　　The number of initiatives and partnerships Harrah's is continually pursuing illustrate the gaming company's commitment to growing the popularity of the World Series of Poker worldwide.