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<P style="font-size: 14pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P style="font-size: 18pt" align="center"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P style="font-size: 12pt" align="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): March 3, 2009</B>


<P style="font-size: 24pt" align="center"><B>PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.<BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>001-13641</B></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>95-3667491</B></TD>
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  <TD>(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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  <TD>(Commission File Number)</TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada<BR>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>89169</B></TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number,
including area code: <B>(702) 784-7777</B>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">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:

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)<BR>
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>
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14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;2.02. Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">On March&nbsp;3, 2009,
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing &#8220;Selected
Operating Results&#8221; for the fourth quarter and year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2008. A copy of this press release is being furnished as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">The information in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1, is being
furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 and shall not be deemed to be
&#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1, that is being
furnished under this Item&nbsp;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.

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">(d)&nbsp;<I>Exhibits.</I> <BR>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">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 hereunto duly
authorized. &nbsp;
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  <TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="3">PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</TD>
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  <TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="3">(Registrant)</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">Date: March&nbsp;3, 2009 </DIV>
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  <TD valign="top" align="left">Stephen H. Capp</TD>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): March 3, 2009
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-13641
95-3667491
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada
89169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:
(702) 784-7777
N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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 March 3, 2009,
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing "Selected
Operating Results" for the fourth quarter and year ended
December 31, 2008. 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
No.
Description
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated March 3, 2009, issued
by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
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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 hereunto duly
authorized.
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 3, 2009
By:
/s/ Stephen H. Capp
Stephen H. Capp
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit
No.
Description
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated March 3, 2009, issued
by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
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