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April 28, 2015

Judge rules it's OK for Caesars to demolish Harrah's in Mississippi

  • Caesars closed Harrah's in June, eliminating about 1,000 jobs at the resort that opened in 1996 as Grand Casino Tunica.
  • By JEFF AMY
    Associated Press

    JACKSON, Miss. — A Chicago bankruptcy judge has blessed plans to dismantle the former casino at the shuttered Harrah's complex in Mississippi's Tunica County.

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin Goldgar authorized the dismantling March 30. It's one facet of a massive bankruptcy case involving Caesars Entertainment Corp. and its attempt to restructure or shed almost $20 billion in debt.


     
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