SLEEK STEAKHOUSE AND ULTRA LOUNGE TO LIGHT UP LUMIÈRE PLACE

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At The Vandiver Group—(314) 324-8567 (cell)
Mack A. Bradley, SVP
mbradley@vandivergroup.com

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September 21, 2007

SLEEK STEAKHOUSE AND ULTRA LOUNGE TO LIGHT UP LUMIÈRE PLACE
World-Renowned Chef Hubert Keller Doubles Down on St. Louis; Unveils Cutting-Edge Dining Experience

ST. LOUIS, MO., September 21, 2007 – Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) today announced that Sleek, a steakhouse and ultra lounge, will be the second restaurant to open at Lumière Place, Pinnacle’s new casino, hotel and entertainment district in downtown St. Louis.  The $495 million complex is scheduled to open in late 2007. 

Sleek is the second restaurant for Chef Hubert Keller at Lumière Place.  He is also opening Burger Bar©, which features gourmet burgers using premium, imaginative ingredients.  Sleek builds on Chef Keller’s overwhelming success with Burger Bar© and his signature Fleur de Lys restaurants in San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Sleek offers premium Kobe beef steaks, lamb, veal and pork, plus signature chicken, seafood dishes including butter poached Maine lobster and slow roasted Alaskan king salmon.  The diverse menu also pairs a variety of handmade signature sauces and sides to create a unique presentation.

“The addition of Sleek gives Lumière Place another outstanding restaurant option for visitors,” said Pinnacle Entertainment Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel R. Lee.  “Sleek’s menu offers something for everyone.  When you pair Chef Keller’s architecture of food with the stylish design of the restaurant and ultra lounge, St. Louis has an instant culinary and entertainment hit.”

In addition to the steakhouse, Sleek’s ultra lounge will be the place to see and be seen.  Sleek will offer a signature lounge menu that will mix food and cocktails.  Sleek will have stealth plasma-screen televisions recessed behind mirrors above a liquor library at the bar.  The option to turn the plasma screens on during sporting events will change the look and the feel of the lounge.  There will also be a DJ station where the top DJs from across the country will come to blend music and cocktails.

“Sleek’s name reflects a cool, contemporary design without being intimidating,” said Chef Keller.  “We’ll have booths, semi-private areas with curtains plus four communal tables where guests can sit, dine and mingle with others.  Our focus is on making sure guests are entertained and giving them the best food with the best ingredients.  At Sleek, tablecloths are replaced by custom butcher block tables.  We’re taking the steakhouse to a new level.”

Sleek will also offer some of Chef Keller’s classic French desserts such as a traditional chocolate soufflé, lemon tart, Tahitian vanilla crème brulee and a milk chocolate cake with banana passion fruit sorbet.

With its mix of sights and sounds, food and drink, Sleek and Lumière Place will team to become the new entertainment hot spot in St. Louis.
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September 21, 2007

SLEEK STEAKHOUSE AND ULTRA LOUNGE TO LIGHT UP LUMIÈRE PLACE
World-Renowned Chef Hubert Keller Doubles Down on St. Louis; Unveils Cutting-Edge Dining Experience

About Lumière Place
The $495 million Lumière Place sits just north of the city’s famed Gateway Arch, and is also adjacent to
St. Louis’ Central Business District, the America’s Center convention center and the Edward Jones Dome, resting at the nexus of four Interstate highways and the MetroLink light rail system.

Lumière, which means “light” in French, reflects both the city’s French heritage and the dramatic presence Lumière Place’s 24-story luxury hotel tower will have along the St. Louis riverfront.  The tower will be illuminated at night with a striking arc of light, creating a new icon on the downtown skyline.  Lumière Place will offer a 75,000-square-foot casino with 2,000 slot machines, more than 45 table games, an intimate poker room, two hotels totaling nearly 500 rooms, a 10,000-square-foot spa, a business center, seven restaurants and retail shops.

Construction began on Lumière Place in September 2005.  The project is scheduled to open late 2007 pending final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission.

About Pinnacle Entertainment
Pinnacle Entertainment owns and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, Argentina and The Bahamas; owns a hotel in Missouri; and has significant insurance claims related to a hurricane-damaged hotel and casino complex previously operated in Biloxi, Mississippi. Pinnacle also has two casino development projects under construction in the St. Louis, Missouri area, which are dependent upon final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Pinnacle is currently developing the Company's second casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to be called Sugarcane Bay and anticipates developing a casino project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, subject to various approvals. Additionally, Pinnacle owns a casino site at the heart of the famed Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on which it plans to build a major new casino resort.