UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 11, 2014

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PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-13641	95-3667491
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3980 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada	89169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (702) 541-7777

N/A

(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 11, 2014, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing the “Conference Call for the 2014 Second Quarter Financial Results and Guidance on Items Affecting Comparability” with respect to the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, that is being furnished under this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated July 11, 2014, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant)
Date:	July 11, 2014	By:	/s/ Elliot D. Hoops
			Elliot D. Hoops
			Vice President and Legal Counsel

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated July 11, 2014, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.