Host: Sam Shad

Guests:
Phil Satre, Former Harrah’s Chairman
Pundits:
Bill Brainard, Community Activist
Michael Hackett, Alrus Consulting
Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science at TMCC

"It used to be that it was all unhealthy companies, but that’s changed dramatically. The Harrah’s transaction, the Stations transactions are both very healthy companies. That certainly private equity (companies) said the stock market isn’t valuing them appropriately and we can access the capital to buy that company, run it for three, four, five years and then either flip it in an IPO or sell it to somebody else. "

- Former Harrah’s Corp Chairman Phil Satre, on why major gaming companies are being taken private and what will happen down the road.