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Enviado: **2/10/2006 16:19**

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Enviado: **2/10/2006 16:16**

Maior operadora de casinos do mundo recebe oferta de 11,9 mil milhões
02-10-2006 16:02 por Canal de Negócios

A Harrah´s Entertainment, a maior operadora de casinos do mundo, recebeu uma oferta pública de aquisição de 15,1 mil milhões de dólares (11,9 mil milhões de euros) da Apollo Management e da Texas Pacific, o que fez com que as suas acções registassem a maior subida dos últimos oito anos.

A OPA da Apollo Management e da Texas Pacific, duas "private equity", no valor de 81 dólares por acção da Harrah´s Entertainment está a agora a ser analisada pela direcção da operadora de casinos.

O anúncio da oferta fez disparar os títulos da Harrah´s Entertainment em mais de 20% para os 80,01 dólares, o que representa a maior subida dos últimos oito anos.

As duas "private equity" tentam com esta OPA obter parte das receitas de uma indústria que gerou no ano passado mais de 30,5 mil milhões de dólares.

A Harrah´s Entertainment é a maior operadora de casinos do mundo, obtendo a maior parte das suas receitas através dos casinos e hotéis que detém em Las Vegas, Atlantic City e New Jersey.

Enviado: **2/10/2006 15:52**

hoje estao a levar "paulada" (new rules...)...e eu nao escapo ileso pois levo por tabela na CYOS.OB , lá vou ter de recorrer ao average-down.

Enviado: **2/10/2006 8:45**

Gambling firms see shares plunge

Legal uncertainty has hurt gaming shares this year
Shares of online gaming firms have plunged after the US Congress passed a bill cracking down on internet gambling, threatening their business.

Partygaming saw its shares fall by nearly 60%, while shares in 888 Holdings tumbled by more than 45%.

Both firms have said they could stop taking bets from US customers if the bill is signed into law by President George W Bush in the next two weeks.

The legislation is part of a clampdown on online gaming in the US.

The law would make it illegal for banks and credit card firms to process online gaming payments from the US.

Unrelated bill

Companies in the online gambling arena have faced a turbulent year as the threat of a legal crackdown from the US has depressed share prices.

Bosses from two firms, Sportingbet and Betonsports, were arrested on illegal gambling charges.

Most analysts expected there would not be enough time for US Congress to pass a specific law against online gambling before next month's mid-term elections.

But lawmakers took the industry by surprise when an "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act" was eventually attached to an unrelated bill aimed at improving port security.

"Congress has grappled with this issue for 10 years and during that time we have watched this shadow industry explode," said Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader.

"For me as majority leader, the bottom line is simple. Internet gambling is illegal."

UK betting giant William Hill recently said it was closing its US gaming business pending clarification of the industry's legal position