LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) announced today that it will release its 2009 fourth quarter and full-year financial results on Friday, February 5, 2010 prior to the market opening, followed by a conference call on the same day at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).

To participate in the conference call, please dial (888) 792-8395 approximately five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. International callers should call (706) 679-7241. There is no passcode required for this call.

This conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at http://www.pnkinc.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

A replay of the conference call will be available through February 19, 2010 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or, for international callers, (706) 645-9291. The code to access the replay is 54755025.

About Pinnacle Entertainment

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri and Argentina. The Company has a second casino development project under construction in the St. Louis area, to be called River City, which opening is dependent upon final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Pinnacle is also developing a second casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to be called Sugarcane Bay at L'Auberge du Lac, and a casino resort in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Additionally, Pinnacle owns a casino site at the heart of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION    At the Company - (702) 784-7777:    --------------------------------    Lewis Fanger - Investor Relations    Pauline Yoshihashi - Media

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