Harrah's Entertainment Resorts Distribute 50,000 Energy Efficient Light Bulbs on Earth Day

LAS VEGAS, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day 2010, more than 400 employee volunteers from Harrah's Entertainment resorts across the country plan to distribute 50,000 energy-efficient light bulbs in local communities.

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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)* are environmentally friendly and reduce energy costs substantially with compared conventional incandescent light bulbs. The 50,000 bulbs will reduce more than 45 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions and save more than $400,000 in energy costs.

On or near Earth Day, employees from 27 Harrah's resorts will distribute the bulbs in 15 communities, including:  Chester, PA; Tunica and Biloxi, MS; New Orleans, LA; Metropolis and Joliet, IL; Council Bluffs, IA; Hammond and Elizabeth, IN; St. Louis, MO; Las Vegas, Laughlin, Reno and Lake Tahoe, NV; and Rincon (near San Diego), CA. Some resorts will set up central distribution locations in their communities in addition to sharing them door-to-door.

Harrah's Entertainment is committed to environmental sustainability and to helping its communities be vibrant places to live and work.

• In the past six years, Harrah's has invested more then $60 million in energy savings measures that have reduced consumption by 163 million kilowatt hours a year, enough to power 15,000 homes or a population of 40,000.
• Harrah's carbon emissions have been cut by 106,000 metric tons since 2003, the equivalent of 122,000 roundtrip flights from Los Angeles to New York not taken, or of adding the carbon storage capacity of 88,000 new acres of pine forest
• Harrah's was the first in its industry to join Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders. Harrah's was also the first in its industry to win an EPA WasteWise New Partner Gold Achievement award and an Environmental Quality Award. In 2009 seven Harrah's Las Vegas resorts won Travelife Gold awards for excellent environmental and social practices in the travel and tourism industry.
• In 2009, Harrah's HERO teams volunteered more than 114,000 hours in community service projects. The Harrah's Foundation has donated more than $46 million since 2003 to community nonprofits.

*As with paint and batteries, CFL bulbs should be disposed of properly. To find a recycling center, consumers and businesses can go to www.earth911.org or call 1 877 EARTH911.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah's also owns the World Series of Poker® and a majority interest in the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Harrah's is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment. For more information, please visit www.harrahs.com or Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/HarrahsEntertainment

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