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L'Auberge du Lac Temporarily Suspends Operations

LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) announced today that L'Auberge du Lac, the Company's casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is in the process of closing in preparation for Hurricane Rita, which is expected to pass through or near Lake Charles within the next 48 hours. L'Auberge du Lac is approximately 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico along the Calcasieu River. Management is also monitoring the situation carefully vis-a-vis the Company's properties in Bossier City and Harvey, Louisiana.

In response to investor inquiries, Pinnacle noted, as it had indicated following Hurricane Katrina, that the Company has in force some $400 million of insurance policies for business interruption and property insurance. Such insurance is placed with an assortment of insurance carriers, all of which currently are rated A- or better. The insurance is underwritten on a basis that any claims pursuant to one named hurricane do not diminish the potential $400 million claim from a subsequent, different hurricane.

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