Harrah's, TV's Deen team up at Gulf Coast casino

TUNICA, MISS. -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has joined forces with Food Network star Paula Deen to devise a 560-seat buffet as part of a $45 million renovation of the 1,168-room Grand Casino Resort Tunica here. Through its subsidiary, Harrah's Operating Co., the company is also renaming the property Harrah's Casino Tunica and expects to open it in May 2008.

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Harrah's also recently signed a deal with singer Jimmy Buffett for a $700 million Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss.

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