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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;23, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B>_______<br>&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>95-3667491</B></TD>
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of incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Las Vegas, Nevada</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>89148</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.<BR>
2005 EQUITY AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED<BR>
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN<BR>
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND ANTHONY M. SANFILIPPO<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Elliot D. Hoops, Esq.<BR>
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.<BR>
8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue<BR>
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(702)&nbsp;541-7777<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B><I>Copy to:</I></B><BR>
<B>Kevin A. Cudney, Esq.<BR>
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP<BR>
410 Seventeenth Street, Suite&nbsp;2200<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80202<BR>
(303)&nbsp;223-1100</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $.10 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap  align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,100,000</TD>
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    <TD  nowrap align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$12.97(3)</TD>
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    <TD  nowrap align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$14,267,000(3)</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $.10 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">650,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$8.64</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$5,616,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$401</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) registers
an additional 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share, of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) available
for awards (including any options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance
awards or dividend equivalents) under the Registrant&#146;s 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). This
Registration Statement also registers 650,000 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.10 per share, of the Registrant, issuable upon the
exercise of options granted to Anthony M. Sanfilippo pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2010,
between Mr.&nbsp;Sanfilippo and the Registrant (the &#147;Stock Option
Agreement&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate number of additional shares as may result from
anti-dilution adjustments under the Plan and the Stock Option
Agreement which may hereinafter be offered or issued pursuant to the
Plan and the Stock Option Agreement to prevent dilution resulting from
stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations or certain other
capital adjustments.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities
Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on November&nbsp;17, 2010, as quoted on The New
York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On May&nbsp;15, 2006, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-134130) (the &#147;First Registration Statement&#148;) registering 8,420,755 shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, under the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan,
As Amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Of the 8,420,755 shares of Common Stock registered, the issuance of
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan was approved at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on May&nbsp;10, 2006 and was contingent on the Company consummating the then-proposed acquisition
of Aztar Corporation (the &#147;First Amendment to the Plan&#148;). Subsequent to the filing of the First
Registration Statement, the Company&#146;s acquisition of Aztar Corporation was not consummated, and the
First Amendment to the Plan never became operative.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On May&nbsp;20, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders
approved an amendment to the Plan (the &#147;Second Amendment to the Plan&#148;). The Second Amendment to
the Plan increased by 1,750,000 the maximum number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock that may
be issued or subject to awards under the Plan. The Second Amendment to the Plan also increased the
maximum number of awards under the Plan that may be issued as incentive stock options from
3,000,000 shares to 4,750,000 shares of Common Stock. The Second Amendment to the Plan also
removed the changes made by the First Amendment to the Plan and made certain other technical
amendments. On March&nbsp;16, 2009, the Company filed a Registration on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-157988)
registering (1)&nbsp;an additional 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share,
available for issuance under the Plan, pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Plan; and
(2)&nbsp;200,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, available for issuance pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;1, 2008, between the Company and Carlos
Ruisanchez.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On May&nbsp;11, 2010, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders
approved an amendment to the Plan (the &#147;Third Amendment to the Plan&#148;). The Third Amendment to the
Plan increased by 1,100,000 the maximum number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock that may be
issued or subject to awards under the Plan. The Third Amendment to the Plan also increased the
maximum number of awards under the Plan that may be issued as incentive stock options from
4,750,000 shares to 5,850,000 shares of Common Stock.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended: (1)&nbsp;an additional 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share, available for issuance under the Plan, pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Plan; and (2)
650,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, available for issuance pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2010, between the Company and Anthony M.
Sanfilippo.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Information required by Item&nbsp;1 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Information required by Item&nbsp;2 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) by the
Company, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
Commission File No.&nbsp;001-13641, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009
(including, without limitation, Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Form 10-K regarding gaming regulations,
information specifically incorporated into the Company&#146;s Form 10-K from the Company&#146;s
Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April&nbsp;14, 2010 and the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June&nbsp;21, 2010 regarding the update to the Form 10-K);
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since December&nbsp;31, 2009 (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under
applicable SEC rules rather than filed); and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">(c)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in its registration statement on
Form 8-A/A filed on August&nbsp;10, 2001, as amended by its current reports on Form 8-K filed on
January&nbsp;26, 2004 and May&nbsp;9, 2005 and including any other amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished
under applicable SEC rules rather than filed).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">All documents subsequently filed by the Company (other than any portion of such filings that
are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed) pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes
such prior statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">None.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation
or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person serving in such capacity who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court
of Chancery or such other court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter,
such person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such
person.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (concerning liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful
stock purchase or redemption, and related matters), or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article&nbsp;XII of the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended (the &#147;Restated Certificate&#148;), provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to the
Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director for corporate actions as
a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Restated Certificate also provides that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL. As permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s Restated Bylaws provide that
directors and elected officers who are made, or are threatened to be made, parties to, or are otherwise involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director or an officer of the Company or such director or officer of the Company is or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is an alleged action in an official capacity as a director,
officer, manager, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, manager,
employee, agent or trustee will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the
DGCL against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income
Security Act excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person
in connection therewith. The Restated Bylaws of the Company require it to advance expenses to its directors and elected
officers, provided that, if the DGCL so requires, they undertake to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately
determined by a court that they are not entitled to indemnification.
</DIV>




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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Restated Bylaws also provide that the Chief Executive Officer may also appoint officers. Such appointed
officers will serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer and hold officer titles solely for purposes of
identification and business convenience. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Chief Executive Officer and except
as required by law, such appointed officers shall not be considered officers for any purpose, including, without
limitation, for purposes of indemnification under the Restated Bylaws or otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Company maintains insurance policies under which its directors and officers and the directors and officers of
its subsidiaries are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against expenses in
connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result
of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or
officers of the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable. The employment agreements of certain of Pinnacle&#146;s
executive officers contain indemnification provisions that provide for the maximum protection permitted under
applicable law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Company entered into an Indemnification Trust Agreement (the &#147;Indemnification Trust Agreement&#148;) on August&nbsp;16,
2005, to create an indemnification trust to provide a source of funds for (i)&nbsp;indemnification of and advancement of
expenses to the Company&#146;s present and future directors and certain executive officers arising under the DGCL, the
Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company&#146;s Restated Bylaws or any agreement that the Company may
enter into with a beneficiary under the Indemnification Trust Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;payments for the premiums for
directors and officers insurance purchased by the Company from time to time, in the event that the Company does not or
is not financially able to fulfill such obligations or make such payments. At the time of creation, the Company
irrevocably deposited $5.0&nbsp;million in the trust and pursuant to its terms would be obligated in certain circumstances
to contribute up to an additional $5.0&nbsp;million. The beneficiaries&#146; representative under the trust will have the
exclusive right to convey payment demands from time to time on the trustee to direct payment to one or more of the
beneficiaries. The term of the Indemnification Trust Agreement expires on August&nbsp;16, 2015, at which time any remaining
trust funds will be distributed to the Company, except to the extent necessary to make full and adequate provision for
claims made prior to such expiration date or any threatened or anticipated claims.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>



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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;9, 2005. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, are hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;2, 2010.
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;17, 2010. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on November&nbsp;6, 2006. (SEC File
No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Director Stock Option Agreement for the
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
February&nbsp;10, 2010. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">*&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.7</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">*&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.8</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">*&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Director Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.9</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen certificate for shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;30, 2004. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.10</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement, entered into on March&nbsp;13, 2010 and effective as of March&nbsp;14, 2010, by and
between Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;18, 2010.
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.11</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&#134;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2010, by and between Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;18, 2010. (SEC File No.
001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Legal Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature pages filed herewith).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#134;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 12%"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><!-- Folio -->&nbsp;<!-- /Folio -->
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</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on this 23<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">rd</SUP> day
of November, 2010.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.<BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Stephen H. Capp
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap  colspan="2" align="left">Stephen H. Capp, Executive Vice President and <br>Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;

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</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: .25in; width: 7.50in">

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Anthony M. Sanfilippo, Stephen H. Capp, and John A. Godfrey, and each of them, his
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or the substitute or substitutes of any or all of
them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head --><TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Anthony M. Sanfilippo
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Anthony M. Sanfilippo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap  align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director&nbsp;<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stephen H. Capp
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen H. Capp
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer <BR>(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stephen C. Comer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen C. Comer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John V. Giovenco
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John V. Giovenco
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard J. Goeglein
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard J. Goeglein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ellis Landau
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ellis Landau
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bruce A. Leslie
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bruce A. Leslie
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James L. Martineau
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James L. Martineau
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael Ornest
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael Ornest
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lynn P. Reitnouer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lynn P. Reitnouer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head --><TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;9, 2005. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, are hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;2, 2010.
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;17, 2010. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on November&nbsp;6, 2006. (SEC File
No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Director Stock Option Agreement for the
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
February&nbsp;10, 2010. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Director Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen certificate for shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;30, 2004. (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Employment Agreement, entered into on March&nbsp;13, 2010 and effective as of March&nbsp;14, 2010, by and
between Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;18, 2010.
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2010, by and between Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;18, 2010. (SEC File No.
001-13641).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Legal Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2010
Registration No. 333-
_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-3667491
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada
89148
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
2005 EQUITY AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND ANTHONY M. SANFILIPPO
(Full title of the plan)
Elliot D. Hoops, Esq.
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
(Name and address of agent for service)
(702) 541-7777
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Kevin A. Cudney, Esq.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
410 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 223-1100
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
Title of
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered (1) (2)
per share
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock, $.10 par value
1,100,000
$12.97(3)
$14,267,000(3)
$1,018(3)
Common Stock, $.10 par value
650,000
$8.64
$5,616,000
$401
(1)
This Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") registers
an additional 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share, of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the "Registrant") available
for awards (including any options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance
awards or dividend equivalents) under the Registrant's 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended (the "Plan"). This
Registration Statement also registers 650,000 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.10 per share, of the Registrant, issuable upon the
exercise of options granted to Anthony M. Sanfilippo pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2010,
between Mr. Sanfilippo and the Registrant (the "Stock Option
Agreement").
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate number of additional shares as may result from
anti-dilution adjustments under the Plan and the Stock Option
Agreement which may hereinafter be offered or issued pursuant to the
Plan and the Stock Option Agreement to prevent dilution resulting from
stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations or certain other
capital adjustments.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities
Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock on November 17, 2010, as quoted on The New
York Stock Exchange.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On May 15, 2006, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-134130) (the "First Registration Statement") registering 8,420,755 shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, under the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan,
As Amended (the "Plan"). Of the 8,420,755 shares of Common Stock registered, the issuance of
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan was approved at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on May 10, 2006 and was contingent on the Company consummating the then-proposed acquisition
of Aztar Corporation (the "First Amendment to the Plan"). Subsequent to the filing of the First
Registration Statement, the Company's acquisition of Aztar Corporation was not consummated, and the
First Amendment to the Plan never became operative.
On May 20, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders
approved an amendment to the Plan (the "Second Amendment to the Plan"). The Second Amendment to
the Plan increased by 1,750,000 the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that may
be issued or subject to awards under the Plan. The Second Amendment to the Plan also increased the
maximum number of awards under the Plan that may be issued as incentive stock options from
3,000,000 shares to 4,750,000 shares of Common Stock. The Second Amendment to the Plan also
removed the changes made by the First Amendment to the Plan and made certain other technical
amendments. On March 16, 2009, the Company filed a Registration on Form S-8 (File No. 333-157988)
registering (1) an additional 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share,
available for issuance under the Plan, pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Plan; and
(2) 200,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, available for issuance pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008, between the Company and Carlos
Ruisanchez.
On May 11, 2010, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the stockholders
approved an amendment to the Plan (the "Third Amendment to the Plan"). The Third Amendment to the
Plan increased by 1,100,000 the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that may be
issued or subject to awards under the Plan. The Third Amendment to the Plan also increased the
maximum number of awards under the Plan that may be issued as incentive stock options from
4,750,000 shares to 5,850,000 shares of Common Stock.
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended: (1) an additional 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share, available for issuance under the Plan, pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Plan; and (2)
650,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, available for issuance pursuant to a
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2010, between the Company and Anthony M.
Sanfilippo.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Information required by Item 1 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Information required by Item 2 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by the
Company, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
Commission File No. 001-13641, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
(including, without limitation, Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 10-K regarding gaming regulations,
information specifically incorporated into the Company's Form 10-K from the Company's
Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 14, 2010 and the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June 21, 2010 regarding the update to the Form 10-K);
(b) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since December 31, 2009 (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under
applicable SEC rules rather than filed); and
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its registration statement on
Form 8-A/A filed on August 10, 2001, as amended by its current reports on Form 8-K filed on
January 26, 2004 and May 9, 2005 and including any other amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished
under applicable SEC rules rather than filed).
All documents subsequently filed by the Company (other than any portion of such filings that
are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed) pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes
such prior statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation
or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was
unlawful.
Section 145 further authorizes a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person serving in such capacity who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court
of Chancery or such other court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter,
such person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such
person.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL (concerning liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful
stock purchase or redemption, and related matters), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article XII of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended (the "Restated Certificate"), provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to the
Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director for corporate actions as
a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
The Restated Certificate also provides that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL. As permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company's Restated Bylaws provide that
directors and elected officers who are made, or are threatened to be made, parties to, or are otherwise involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director or an officer of the Company or such director or officer of the Company is or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is an alleged action in an official capacity as a director,
officer, manager, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, manager,
employee, agent or trustee will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the
DGCL against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income
Security Act excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person
in connection therewith. The Restated Bylaws of the Company require it to advance expenses to its directors and elected
officers, provided that, if the DGCL so requires, they undertake to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately
determined by a court that they are not entitled to indemnification.
The Restated Bylaws also provide that the Chief Executive Officer may also appoint officers. Such appointed
officers will serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer and hold officer titles solely for purposes of
identification and business convenience. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Chief Executive Officer and except
as required by law, such appointed officers shall not be considered officers for any purpose, including, without
limitation, for purposes of indemnification under the Restated Bylaws or otherwise.
The Company maintains insurance policies under which its directors and officers and the directors and officers of
its subsidiaries are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against expenses in
connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result
of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or
officers of the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable. The employment agreements of certain of Pinnacle's
executive officers contain indemnification provisions that provide for the maximum protection permitted under
applicable law.
The Company entered into an Indemnification Trust Agreement (the "Indemnification Trust Agreement") on August 16,
2005, to create an indemnification trust to provide a source of funds for (i) indemnification of and advancement of
expenses to the Company's present and future directors and certain executive officers arising under the DGCL, the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Restated Bylaws or any agreement that the Company may
enter into with a beneficiary under the Indemnification Trust Agreement and (ii) payments for the premiums for
directors and officers insurance purchased by the Company from time to time, in the event that the Company does not or
is not financially able to fulfill such obligations or make such payments. At the time of creation, the Company
irrevocably deposited $5.0 million in the trust and pursuant to its terms would be obligated in certain circumstances
to contribute up to an additional $5.0 million. The beneficiaries' representative under the trust will have the
exclusive right to convey payment demands from time to time on the trustee to direct payment to one or more of the
beneficiaries. The term of the Indemnification Trust Agreement expires on August 16, 2015, at which time any remaining
trust funds will be distributed to the Company, except to the extent necessary to make full and adequate provision for
claims made prior to such expiration date or any threatened or anticipated claims.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 9, 2005. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.2
Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, are hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2010.
(SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.3
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 17, 2010. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.4
†
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 6, 2006. (SEC File
No. 001-13641).
4.5
†
Form of Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Director Stock Option Agreement for the
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 10, 2010. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.6
*†
Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.7
*†
Form of Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.8
*†
Form of Director Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.9
Specimen certificate for shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2004. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.10
†
Employment Agreement, entered into on March 13, 2010 and effective as of March 14, 2010, by and
between Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2010.
(SEC File No. 001-13641).
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.11
†
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 14, 2010, by and between Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2010. (SEC File No.
001-13641).
5.1
*
Legal Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
23.1
Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages filed herewith).
*
Filed herewith.
†
Management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on this 23
rd
day
of November, 2010.
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Stephen H. Capp
Stephen H. Capp, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Anthony M. Sanfilippo, Stephen H. Capp, and John A. Godfrey, and each of them, his
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or the substitute or substitutes of any or all of
them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Anthony M. Sanfilippo
Anthony M. Sanfilippo
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 23, 2010
/s/ Stephen H. Capp
Stephen H. Capp
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
November 23, 2010
/s/ Stephen C. Comer
Stephen C. Comer
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ John V. Giovenco
John V. Giovenco
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ Richard J. Goeglein
Richard J. Goeglein
Chairman of the Board and Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ Ellis Landau
Ellis Landau
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ Bruce A. Leslie
Bruce A. Leslie
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ James L. Martineau
James L. Martineau
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ Michael Ornest
Michael Ornest
Director
November 23, 2010
/s/ Lynn P. Reitnouer
Lynn P. Reitnouer
Director
November 23, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 9, 2005. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.2
Restated Bylaws of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as amended, are hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2010.
(SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.3
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 17, 2010. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.4
†
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 6, 2006. (SEC File
No. 001-13641).
4.5
†
Form of Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Director Stock Option Agreement for the
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 10, 2010. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.6
*†
Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.7
*†
Form of Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.8
*†
Form of Director Other Stock Unit Awards for the Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 2005 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan, As Amended.
4.9
Specimen certificate for shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2004. (SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.10
†
Employment Agreement, entered into on March 13, 2010 and effective as of March 14, 2010, by and
between Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2010.
(SEC File No. 001-13641).
4.11
†
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 14, 2010, by and between Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. and Anthony M. Sanfilippo is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2010. (SEC File No.
001-13641).
5.1
*
Legal Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
23.1
Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages filed herewith).
*
Filed herewith.
†
Management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.