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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 11-K

(Mark One)


/x/
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

OR

/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                to               

Commission file number: 000-21640

        A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

STATION CASINOS, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN

        B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

STATION CASINOS, INC.
2411 WEST SAHARA AVENUE
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102


STATION CASINOS, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
   Page
Report of Independent Public Accountants   3

Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as
of December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999
 
4

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for
Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2000
 
5

Notes to Financial Statements
 
6-8

Schedules:
 
 

I.  Schedule of Assets Held for Investment
     Purposes as of December 31, 2000
 
9

Exhibit Index
 
10

Signature
 
11

Exhibit 23.1
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Station Casinos, Inc. 401(k) Plan Administrator:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Station Casinos, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 2000 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

Arthur Andersen LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
June 28, 2001

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STATION CASINOS, INC.
401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 
   December 31,
2000
   December 31,
1999
Assets:            
  Investments, at fair value   $ 44,297,732   $ 42,768,612
 
Receivables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Participant contributions     143,967     303,803
    Employer contributions     32,593     76,111
   
 
      Total receivables     176,560     379,914
   
 
      Total assets     44,474,292     43,148,526
   
 
      Net assets available for benefits   $ 44,474,292   $ 43,148,526
   
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS, INC.
401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 
   For the
year ended
December 31,
2000
Additions:      
  Additions to net assets attributed to:      
    Investment income:      
      Net appreciation in fair value of investments   $ —
    Interest and dividends     2,101,876
    Interest on participant loans     196,466
   
      2,298,342
   
 
Contributions:
 
 
 
    Participant     9,845,309
    Employer     2,164,279
   
      12,009,588
   
      Total additions     14,307,930
   

Deductions:
 
 
 
  Deductions from net assets attributed to:      
    Investment income:      
      Net depreciation in fair value of investments     7,203,323
    Benefits paid to participants     5,679,688
    Administrative expenses     99,153
   
      Total deductions     12,982,164
   
      Net increase (decrease)     1,325,766
 
Net assets available for benefits:
 
 
 
    Beginning of year     43,148,526
   
    End of year   $ 44,474,292
   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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STATION CASINOS, INC.
401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.
Description of the Plan  

    The following description of the Station Casinos, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information of the Plan which has been legally established through a formal retirement Plan Document and Trust Agreement as amended. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

    a.
    General  

    The Plan is a qualified, defined contribution plan that provides participant-directed investment programs to all eligible employees of Station Casinos, Inc. (the "Company") who have completed 90 days of service for the Company and have attained the age of 21. Prior to August 1, 2000, employees were required to have completed one year of service to be eligible to participate in the Plan. Employees who are non-resident aliens that work outside of the United States, individuals covered by a collective bargaining contract and leased employees are not eligible to participate. In addition, employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, where retirement benefits were the subject of full good faith collective bargaining, are not eligible to participate in the Company's Plan, unless such participation has been specifically agreed to within the collective bargaining agreement.

    b.
    Contributions, Vesting and Allocation  

    Participants may make contributions to the Plan of any amount up to 19% (15% prior to August 1, 2000) of their annual compensation, but not to exceed the maximum dollar limit set by the Internal Revenue Service each year. Participants may make rollover contributions to the Plan. All participant contributions are immediately 100% vested and are nonforfeitable. Subject to the limitations described below, the Company makes matching contributions to the Plan on behalf of each participant in an amount equal to 50% of the first 4% of compensation which a participant contributes to the Plan as pre-tax contributions. A participant is credited with a year of service for vesting purposes upon completion of 501 hours of service during the Plan year. A participant begins to vest in that portion of his or her account attributable to the Company's matching contributions as follows:

Vesting Service
   Vesting%
Less than 1 year   0

1 year
 
20

2 years
 
40

3 years
 
60

4 years
 
80

5 or more years
 
100

    Each year the Company may make an additional discretionary Profit Sharing contribution to the Plan. The discretionary contribution would be allocated among the accounts of eligible participants. Participants become 100% vested in the discretionary contribution after five years of service. In the event of termination of a participant by reason of death or disability, the full value of the participant's account as of the immediately preceding valuation date becomes vested.

    All contributions are invested in multiples of 1% as designated by the participant. A participant may direct his/her contributions into any of 13 investment options, one of which is the Station

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    Casinos, Inc. Common Stock Fund ("STN Stock Fund"). A participant, however, may invest up to 20% of his or her account balance in the STN Stock Fund. A participant may change his/her investment options monthly, subject to certain Plan provisions. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a complete description of the investment options as well as for the detailed composition of each investment fund.

    c.
    Forfeitures  

    The portion of a participant's account that is not vested is forfeited when the participant terminates employment with the Company. These forfeitures shall first be used to pay administrative expenses of the Plan and then are used to reduce future employer contributions payable under the Plan. Forfeitures for the year ended December 31, 2000 were $212,000. During 2000, the Company applied $92,000 of forfeiture funds to administrative expenses.

    d.
    Payment of Benefits  

    Upon normal retirement or death, vested benefits from the Plan in excess of $5,000 may be paid in either the form of a lump sum cash payment of the participant's account, or in a series of payments over a period not to extend beyond the life expectancy of the participant or the joint life expectancy of the participant and the participant's beneficiary. Participants with a vested account balance of less than $5,000 will receive a distribution in the form of a lump sum payment.

    In certain limited situations, additional forms of distribution available under a previous version of the Plan may be "grandfathered" and remain available under the Plan. Participants shall be entitled to receive a distribution of all or any portion of all vested account balances upon attainment of age 591/2.

    Any participant who terminates employment with the Company shall be entitled to receive the value of the vested portion of his or her account no later than the sixtieth day after the close of the plan year in which the participant terminates employment.

    Participants may withdraw from their account once they have attained age 591/2. Participants may also withdraw from their account, without regard to age, in the event of extreme hardship.

    e.
    Participant Loans  

    Subject to the rules and limitations contained in the Plan, a participant is able to request a loan for an amount equal to as much as $50,000, but not to exceed 50% of the vested amount credited to his or her account. At December 31, 2000, there were outstanding participant loans in the amount of $2.9 million, which approximates the fair value of the loans. The participant loans bear interest at rates commensurate with those charged by persons in the business of lending money for loans which would be made under similar circumstances, which for the year ended December 31, 2000 ranged from 8.75% to 10.50%. The loans require equal repayments of principal and interest (with payments not less than quarterly) over a period not to exceed five years.

    f.
    Administration  

    The Plan is administered by a committee designated by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Administrative Committee").

    g.
    Plan Expenses  

    Legal, management trust, administrative and accounting expenses are paid by the trust fund if not paid by the Company. Payment of such fees are directed by the Administrative Committee.

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
a.
Basis of Presentation  

    The financial statements of the Plan are maintained on an accrual basis.

    b.
    Use of Estimates  

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    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    c.
    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition  

    Investments are stated at their current market value measured by the latest available quoted market prices in active markets. Investment income is recorded as earned on a daily basis.

    d.
    New Accounting Pronouncements  

    In September 1999, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position 99-3, "Accounting for and Reporting of Certain Defined Contribution Plan Investments and Other Disclosure Matters" ("SOP 99-3"). SOP 99-3 eliminates the previous requirement for a defined contribution plan to present plan investments by general type for participant-directed investments in the statement of net assets available for benefits. SOP 99-3 also eliminates the requirement for a defined contribution plan to disclose participant-directed investment programs. The provisions of SOP 99-3 are effective for financial statements for plan years ending after December 15, 1999.

    e.
    Plan Trustee  

    On August 1, 2000, the Plan Trustee was changed from Fidelity Management Trust Company to Scudder Trust Company. The transfer of assets occurred on August 1, 2000, and totaled $46.8 million.

3.
Benefits Payable  

    There were no benefits payable as of December 31, 2000.

4.
Income Tax Status of the Plan  

    The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated February 10, 1995, that the Station Casinos, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Former Plan") was qualified and the Trust established under the Former Plan was tax-exempt, under the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company adopted the Plan on January 1, 1999, and the Former Plan was merged with the Plan on February 1, 1999. The Administrative Committee and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan and all amendments to the Plan are qualified, and the related trust was tax-exempt as of December 31, 2000.

5.
Plan Termination  

    Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their account balances.

6.
Subsequent Event  

    On December 20, 2000, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of St. Charles Riverfront Station and Kansas City Station Corporation (collectively the "Missouri Properties"). The Missouri Properties' employees who were participants in the Plan became 100% vested upon the sale date. They were also given the option to either withdraw their vested funds from the Plan, or have their funds transferred to another plan. The balances of the accounts in the Plan belonging to those employees who subsequently became employed by the purchaser of the Missouri Properties were transferred to that plan on February 15, 2001. The total amount of funds transferred was approximately $5.1 million.

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STATION CASINOS, INC.
401(k) PLAN
SCHEDULE H, line 4i—SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2000
EIN# 88-0301133

SCHEDULE I

 
   Number
of Units
   Price
   Market
Value
SCUDDER STABLE VALUE FUND   4,559,945   $ 1.00   $ 4,559,945

KEMPER HIGH YIELD FUND
 
301,559
 
 
5.80
 
 
1,749,044

PIMCO TOTAL RETURN FUND
 
5,821
 
 
10.39
 
 
60,480

KEMPER HORIZON 10+ PORTFOLIO
 
60,296
 
 
10.06
 
 
606,574

KEMPER HORIZON 20+ PORTFOLIO
 
90,846
 
 
10.67
 
 
969,323

KEMPER HORIZON 5 PORTFOLIO
 
49,437
 
 
10.07
 
 
497,830

KEMPER TOTAL RETURN FUND
 
89,441
 
 
10.01
 
 
895,301

JANUS OVERSEAS FUND
 
89,091
 
 
26.54
 
 
2,364,486

KEMPER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
 
257,833
 
 
18.64
 
 
4,806,011

KEMPER CLASSIC GROWTH FUND
 
518,136
 
 
22.50
 
 
11,658,070

SCUDDER LARGE COMPANY GROWTH FUND
 
291,336
 
 
33.00
 
 
9,614,081

SCUDDER 21ST CENTURY GROWTH FUND
 
55,677
 
 
22.00
 
 
1,224,889

STATION CASINOS, INC. COMMON STOCK FUND*
 
98,193
 
 
24.58
 
 
2,413,583

LOAN ACCOUNT (8.75%—10.50%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,878,117

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
44,297,732

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
*  Party in interest    

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
   Description
23.1   Consent Of Independent Public Accountants

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SIGNATURE

    The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  June 28, 2001   STATION CASINOS, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN

 
 
By:
 
/s/ GLENN C. CHRISTENSON   
Glenn C. Christenson
 Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Administrative Officer,
Treasurer and Director (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)

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