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WAYNE PARRY
The Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey casino regulators on Wednesday approved the proposed $31 billion acquisition of Harrah's Entertainment by two private equity firms.
At a hearing before the state Casino Control Commission, partners in Apollo Management Group and Texas Pacific Group promised to be hands-off owners. They said they don't plan any layoffs or selling off of assets as a result of the merger.
"We invested in Harrah's because we have a tremendous amount of confidence in (chairman and CEO) Gary Loveman," said Eric Press,a partner in Apollo. "His plans for the business are our plans. We don't intend to change a thing.
"Harrah's has pursued a strategy of growing its assets and investing in its ...
