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	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 As Restated [Member] Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Parent Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2010 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2010 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 Non Material Subsidiary [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 PNK Development II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 205,928,000		$ 205,928,000		$ 142,578,000	$ 142,578,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 50,500,000	[1]	$ 50,500,000	[1]	$ 76,900,000	[2]	$ 76,900,000	[2]	$ 0	$ 0	$ 46,400,000	$ 46,400,000		$ 82,600,000	[1]	$ 82,600,000	[1]			$ 77,000,000	[2]	$ 77,000,000	[2]			$ 66,300,000	$ 10,500,000	$ 0	$ 0
Revenues:
Gaming	236,098,000		466,864,000		255,903,000	509,781,000	0	0	255,900,000	[1]	509,800,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		236,100,000	[1]	466,900,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Food and beverage	17,801,000		33,087,000		19,723,000	36,151,000	0	0	19,700,000	[1]	36,100,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		17,800,000	[1]	33,100,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Other	19,700,000		36,100,000		23,400,000	40,900,000	0	100,000	23,400,000	[1]	40,800,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		19,700,000	[1]	36,100,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Total revenues	273,569,000		536,128,000		299,085,000	586,819,000	0	100,000	299,000,000	[1]	586,700,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		273,600,000	[1]	536,100,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Expenses and other costs:
Gaming	135,558,000		265,391,000		148,730,000	292,155,000	0	0	148,700,000	[1]	292,200,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		135,600,000	[1]	265,400,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Food and beverage	18,137,000		33,845,000		19,500,000	36,316,000	0	0	19,500,000	[1]	36,300,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	0	0		18,100,000	[1]	33,800,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
General and administrative and other Expenses	74,700,000		148,000,000		76,900,000	146,200,000	11,100,000	21,300,000	65,800,000	[1]	124,900,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	12,100,000	22,000,000		62,600,000	[1]	126,600,000	[1]			0	[2]	(600,000)	[2]					0	0
Depreciation and amortization	29,345,000		55,234,000		26,508,000	53,207,000	800,000	1,700,000	25,700,000	[1]	51,500,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	1,400,000	2,800,000		27,900,000	[1]	52,300,000	[1]			0	[2]	100,000	[2]					0	0
Write-downs, reserves and recoveries, net	1,657,000		(4,378,000)		5,935,000	6,627,000	0	500,000	5,900,000	[1]	6,100,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	400,000	(6,100,000)		31,600,000	[1]	32,100,000	[1]			(400,000)	[2]	(500,000)	[2]					0	0
Total expenses and other costs	289,258,000		527,892,000		277,536,000	534,504,000	11,900,000	23,500,000	265,600,000	[1]	511,000,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	13,900,000	18,700,000		275,800,000	[1]	510,200,000	[1]			(400,000)	[2]	(1,000,000)	[2]					0	0
Operating income (loss)	(15,689,000)		8,236,000		21,549,000	52,315,000	(11,900,000)	(23,400,000)	33,400,000	[1]	75,700,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	(13,900,000)	(18,700,000)		(2,200,000)	[1]	25,900,000	[1]			400,000	[2]	1,000,000	[2]					0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0		0		0	0	7,600,000	45,300,000	(200,000)	[1]	300,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(7,400,000)	(45,600,000)	(15,000,000)	48,600,000		1,000,000	[1]	2,100,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					14,000,000	(50,700,000)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(27,417,000)		(48,369,000)		(25,651,000)	(51,841,000)	(27,000,000)	(53,900,000)	1,400,000	[1]	2,200,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	(27,300,000)	(51,600,000)		0	[1]	3,400,000	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(434,000)	0	(1,852,000)		0	0													(400,000)	(1,900,000)		0	[1]	0	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before inter-company activity and income taxes							(31,300,000)	(32,000,000)	34,600,000	[1]	78,200,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(7,400,000)	(45,600,000)	(56,600,000)	(23,600,000)		(1,200,000)	[1]	31,400,000	[1]			400,000	[2]	1,000,000	[2]					14,000,000	(50,700,000)
Management fee and inter-company interest	0		0		0	0	3,700,000	6,900,000	(3,700,000)	[1]	(6,900,000)	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	4,600,000	8,900,000		(4,600,000)	[1]	(8,900,000)	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Income tax (expense) benefit	2,731,000		2,051,000		(1,557,000)	(1,625,000)	(1,500,000)	(1,600,000)	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0	2,700,000	2,100,000		0	[1]	0	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]					0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(40,677,000)		(39,775,000)		(5,587,000)	(987,000)	(29,100,000)	(26,700,000)	30,900,000	[1]	71,300,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(7,400,000)	(45,600,000)	(49,300,000)	(12,600,000)		(5,800,000)	[1]	22,500,000	[1]			400,000	[2]	1,000,000	[2]					14,000,000	(50,700,000)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(8,637,000)		27,204,000		(23,490,000)	(25,729,000)	0	0	(23,300,000)	[1]	(26,000,000)	[1]	(200,000)	[2]	300,000	[2]	0	0	0	0		(9,500,000)	[1]	25,100,000	[1]			900,000	[2]	2,100,000	[2]					0	0
Net loss	(49,314,000)		(12,571,000)		(29,077,000)	(26,716,000)	(29,100,000)	(26,700,000)	7,600,000	[1]	45,300,000	[1]	(200,000)	[2]	300,000	[2]	(7,400,000)	(45,600,000)	(49,300,000)	(12,600,000)		(15,300,000)	[1]	47,600,000	[1]			1,300,000	[2]	3,100,000	[2]					14,000,000	(50,700,000)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
Current assets				239,300,000	190,700,000	190,700,000	27,500,000	27,500,000	86,300,000	[1]	86,300,000	[1]	76,900,000	[2]	76,900,000	[2]	0	0			84,000,000					78,100,000	[1]					77,200,000	[2]					0
Land, buildings, riverboats and equipment, net				1,473,615,000	1,500,140,000	1,500,140,000	18,800,000	18,800,000	1,480,800,000	[1]	1,480,800,000	[1]	500,000	[2]	500,000	[2]	0	0			13,000,000					1,460,100,000	[1]					500,000	[2]					0
Other Non-current assets				110,700,000	144,000,000	144,000,000	56,800,000	56,800,000	87,200,000	[1]	87,200,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0			59,300,000					51,400,000	[1]					0	[2]					0
Investment in subsidiaries				0	0	0	1,633,200,000	1,633,200,000	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(1,633,200,000)	(1,633,200,000)			1,585,300,000					0	[1]					0	[2]					(1,585,300,000)
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale				60,120,000	42,855,000	42,855,000	0	0	43,500,000	[1]	43,500,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(600,000)	(600,000)			0					60,500,000	[1]					300,000	[2]					(600,000)
Inter-company				0	0	0	1,200,000	1,200,000	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	(1,200,000)	(1,200,000)			1,200,000					0	[1]					0	[2]					(1,200,000)
Total assets				1,883,794,000	1,877,711,000	1,877,711,000	1,737,500,000	1,737,500,000	1,697,800,000	[1]	1,697,800,000	[1]	77,400,000	[2]	77,400,000	[2]	(1,635,000,000)	(1,635,000,000)			1,742,800,000					1,650,100,000	[1]					78,000,000	[2]					(1,587,100,000)
Current liabilities				168,600,000	159,700,000	159,700,000	41,900,000	41,900,000	117,700,000	[1]	117,700,000	[1]	100,000	[2]	100,000	[2]	0	0			45,100,000					123,400,000	[1]					100,000	[2]					0
Notes payable, long term				1,176,622,000	1,187,238,000	1,187,238,000	1,186,600,000	1,186,600,000	600,000	[1]	600,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0			1,176,000,000					700,000	[1]					0	[2]					0
Other non-current liabilities				25,700,000	28,600,000	28,600,000	17,800,000	17,800,000	10,800,000	[1]	10,800,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0			14,300,000					11,400,000	[1]					0	[2]					0
Liabilities of dicontinued operations held for sale				5,425,000	10,873,000	10,873,000	0	0	10,900,000	[1]	10,900,000	[1]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	0			0					5,400,000	[1]					0	[2]					0
Inter-company				0	0	0	0	0	0	[1]	0	[1]	1,200,000	[2]	1,200,000	[2]	(1,200,000)	(1,200,000)			0					0	[1]					1,200,000	[2]					(1,200,000)
Total stockholders' equity				507,370,000	491,216,000	491,216,000	491,200,000	491,200,000	1,557,800,000	[1]	1,557,800,000	[1]	76,100,000	[2]	76,100,000	[2]	(1,633,800,000)	(1,633,800,000)			507,400,000					1,509,200,000	[1]					76,700,000	[2]					(1,585,900,000)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				1,883,794,000	1,877,711,000	1,877,711,000	1,737,500,000	1,737,500,000	1,697,800,000	[1]	1,697,800,000	[1]	77,400,000	[2]	77,400,000	[2]	(1,635,000,000)	(1,635,000,000)			1,742,800,000					1,650,100,000	[1]					78,000,000	[2]					(1,587,100,000)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
Cash provided by (used in) operationg activities			49,917,000			57,860,000		(66,300,000)			124,600,000	[1]			(400,000)	[2]		0		(59,400,000)				138,800,000	[1]					(29,500,000)	[2]						0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(78,938,000)			(123,301,000)		(8,000,000)			(115,700,000)	[1]			400,000	[2]		0		(1,500,000)				(112,900,000)	[1]					35,500,000	[2]						0
Cash provided by financing activities			105,752,000			12,632,000		12,600,000			0	[1]			0	[2]		0		105,800,000				0	[1]					0	[2]						0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(379,000)			0														0				0	[1]					(400,000)	[2]						0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			76,352,000			(52,809,000)		(61,700,000)			8,900,000	[1]			0	[2]		0		44,900,000				25,900,000	[1]					5,600,000	[2]						0
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			129,576,000			195,387,000		76,900,000			41,600,000	[1]			76,900,000	[2]		0		1,500,000				56,700,000	[1]					71,400,000	[2]			66,300,000	10,500,000		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$ 205,928,000		$ 205,928,000		$ 142,578,000	$ 142,578,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 50,500,000	[1]	$ 50,500,000	[1]	$ 76,900,000	[2]	$ 76,900,000	[2]	$ 0	$ 0	$ 46,400,000	$ 46,400,000		$ 82,600,000	[1]	$ 82,600,000	[1]			$ 77,000,000	[2]	$ 77,000,000	[2]			$ 66,300,000	$ 10,500,000	$ 0	$ 0

[1] The following material subsidiaries are identified as guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes: Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC; Boomtown, LLC; PNK (RENO), LLC; Louisiana-I Gaming; PNK (LAKE CHARLES), L.L.C.; Casino Magic Corp.; Biloxi Casino Corp.; PNK (BOSSIER CITY), Inc.; Casino One Corporation; PNK (ES), LLC; PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC; AREP Boardwalk Properties LLC; PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership; PNK (River City), LLC; PNK Development 7, LLC; PNK Development 8, LLC; PNK Development 9, LLC; PNK Development 13, LLC; PNK (Ohio), LLC; PNK (Ohio) II, LLC; PNK (Ohio) III, LLC and ACE Gaming, LLC. In addition, certain other immaterial subsidiaries are also guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes.

[2] PNK Development 11, LLC, which, as of June 30, 2011, held approximately $66.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, is our only material non-guarantor of our senior and senior subordinated notes. Other non-guarantor subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, a subsidiary with $10.5 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2011.