Park Place Entertainment Corp., the biggest casino company, said its fourth-quarter loss widened on costs of the purchase of a partner's stake in a New Orleans riverboat casino.
The Las Vegas-based owner of Caesars and Bally's casinos reported a net loss of $18 million, or 6 cents a share, compared with $16 million, or 5 cents, a year earlier. Results included a $43-million charge for the casino purchase and a $9-million expense to end the contract of former Chief Executive Thomas Gallagher.
