Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: June 6, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Advisory

For more information contact: Jessica Herrington (Harrah’s Louisiana Downs & Horseshoe Casino & Hotel)

office (318) 752-6908, cell (318) 207-7363, Kacee Hargrave (Shreveport Police Department) office (318) 673-6932

Who: Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Harrah’s Louisiana Downs, KDT Productions and Clear Channel Radio

What: 2nd Annual Battle of the Badges, Weigh-in Press Conference

Where: Horseshoe Riverdome Foyer

When: Wednesday, June 7th at 3pm

Why: Officers, military personnel and firefighters will go head-to-head in an epic 36 round fight card. Will the Police whip the Fire Fighters? Or will the Fire Fighters punish the Police? Proceeds from ticket sales go to Bossier City Police and Fire Departments.

It will be a knock-out!

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel features legendary action in a luxurious environment - all-suite hotel, the best odds and highest limits, exciting slots, award-winning restaurants, headline entertainment, retail shops, and meeting rooms. Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack - the only one-level gaming in northwest Louisiana - features a spacious slot floor, delicious restaurants, seasonal live Thoroughbred horse racing, meeting rooms/viewing areas/suites, and simulcast racing year-round. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Horseshoe and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs, is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada 68 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions. 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.

Know When To Stop Before You Start. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. (c) 2005, Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

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