If they're Hamlet Holdings (which brings to mind Hamburger Hamlet), then are
we Polonius or Ophelia? Either way, it ain't pretty.
On Feb 1, 2008 12:12 PM, <GRAYTLEEGRAY@
> So the deal closed after a year of approvals from multi-state gambling
> commisions, Canada, the tribal Gaming commision and even the shareholders
> on Monday
> the 28th. Heck they closed it early. The deal's terms would have penalties
>
> starting March 1st if not consumated.
>
> Most us just called the parent company by its stock symbol, HET. This
> really
> wasn't an acronym for the Harrahs Corporation, but did distinguish it from
>
> the brand of the subset Harrahs casinos. A Venn diagram helped in defining
> the
> relationships.
>
> But the entity went private. No more stock symbol on the New York Stock
> Exchange...HET.
>
> So what do we use now...a "casino group formally kwown as HET" for a
> moniker?
> The vpFREE administrator already changed the database listings to "Hamlet
> Holdings". Is "HH" good enough to convey what we mean when talking about
> the
> company that owns or operates 40+ casinos wordwide?
>
> Hamlet Holdings is the partnership of two private equity firms. Apollo
> Management and TPG Capital (Texas Pacific Group) now wholly own the entity
>
> formally known as HET. I think TPG also has a piece of Stations casinos.
>
> So is it "HH" for short? Evil Empire still works for most of us, I
> believe.
> Is "EE" better than "HH"?
>
> BS
>
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