News in brief: Harrah's to go public (again); Playtech; Ora; Gaming VC; Weike; 113 East; Betfair, Rank; Microgaming

Harrah’s Entertainment, taken private by private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management two years ago, has declared its intention to take the company public again but has said it will need to wait for online poker to be legalised in the US first...