Exhibit 3.56
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
YANKTON INVESTMENTS, LLC
a Nevada limited liability company
This Operating Agreement (the “Agreement”) of Yankton Investments, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), is made, adopted and entered into at Las Vegas, Nevada, as of December 16, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Member”), which is the sole member of the Company, with reference to the recitals set forth below.
RECITALS
A. On the Effective Date, the Member caused the Company to be organized by the filing of the Articles (as defined below) under the Act (as defined below) in the office of the Nevada Secretary of State; and
B. As of the Effective Date, the Member desires to set forth and adopt the operating agreement of the Company to provide for the conduct of the Company’s business and affairs on and after the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, Member hereby agrees to and adopts the following:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1Defined Terms. The capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
Act. “Act” means Chapter 86 of the NRS.
Affiliate. “Affiliate” means with respect to a specified Person, any other Person who or which is (a) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the specified Person, or (b) any member, stockholder, director, officer, manager, or comparable principal of, or relative or spouse of, the specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control”, “controlling”, and “controlled” mean the right to exercise, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent of the voting power of the stockholders, members or owners and, with respect to any individual, partnership, trust or other entity or association, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled entity.
Agreement. “Agreement” means this Operating Agreement.
Articles. “Articles” means the Articles of Organization of the Company as filed with the office of the Nevada Secretary of State.
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Capital Contribution. “Capital Contribution” means a contribution to the capital of the Company in cash, property, or otherwise.
Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any corresponding United States federal tax statute enacted after the date of this Agreement. A reference to a specific section of the Code refers not only to such specific section but also to any corresponding provision of any United States federal tax statute enacted after the date of this Agreement, as such specific section or corresponding provision is in effect on the date of application of the provisions of this Agreement containing such reference.
Company. “Company” means Yankton Investments, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.
Covered Person. “Covered Person” means the Member, any Manager and any other Person designated by the Member as a Covered Person, or any Person who was, at the time of the act or omission in question, a Member, a Manager or a Person designated by a Member as a Covered Person.
Interest. “Interest” means the entire ownership interest of the Member in the Company at any time, including the right of the Member to any and all benefits to which the Member may be entitled as provided under the Act and this Agreement.
Manager. “Manager” means any Person designated or appointed in the Articles or thereafter elected by the Member pursuant to this Agreement to be the Company’s manager, as that term is defined in NRS Section 86.071.
Member. “Member” means the sole member of the Company. As of the Effective Date, the Member’s name, address and ownership interest are as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.
NRS. “NRS” means the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Person. “Person” means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other non-governmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, estate or limited liability company.
Records Office. “Records Office” means an office of the Company in Nevada, which may but need not be a place of its business, at which it shall keep all records identified in NRS 86.241, except that none of the lists required to be maintained pursuant to NRS 86.241 need be maintained in alphabetical order, nor shall the Company be required to maintain at its Records Office copies of powers of attorney except those relating to the execution of the Articles and this Agreement.
Regulations. “Regulations” means the regulations currently in force from time to time as final or temporary that have been issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to its authority under the Code. If a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement by cross-referencing the Regulations, then to the extent the context of this Agreement and the Regulations require, the term “Member” shall be substituted in the Regulations for the term “partner”, the term
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“Company” shall be substituted in the Regulations for the term “partnership”, and other similar conforming changes shall be deemed to have been made for purposes of applying the Regulations.
UCC. “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in the State of Nevada and any other applicable state or jurisdiction.
1.2Terms and Usage Generally. All references herein to articles, sections, exhibits and schedules shall be deemed to be references to articles and sections of, and exhibits and schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All exhibits and schedules attached hereto shall be deemed incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to a Person are also to his, her or its successors and permitted assigns. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes, and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
ARTICLE II
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
2.1Formation. Pursuant to the Act, the Company has been formed as a Nevada limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nevada. To the extent that the rights or obligations of the Member or any Manager are different by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be in the absence of such provision, this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by the Act, control.
2.2Name. The name of the Company shall be “Yankton Investments, LLC.” Subject to compliance with applicable law, the business and affairs of the Company may be conducted under that name or any other name that the Manager deems appropriate or advisable.
2.3Records Office. The Company shall continuously maintain in the State of Nevada a Records Office. As of the date hereof, the Records Office is 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. The Records Office may be changed to another location within the State of Nevada as the Manager may from time to time determine.
2.4Other Offices. The Company may establish and maintain other offices at any time and at any place or places as the Manager may designate or as the business of the Company may require.
2.5Resident Agent and Registered Office. The resident agent of the Company for service of process shall be as set forth in the Articles or as changed by the Manager from time to time. The Company shall have as its registered office in the State of Nevada the street address of its resident agent.
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2.6Purpose. The Company is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act and engaging in any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
2.7Powers of the Company. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate, advisable, convenient or incidental to or for the furtherance of the purpose set forth in Section 2.6, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to:
(a) borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and to secure the same by a mortgage, pledge or other lien on any or all of the assets of the Company;
(b) conduct its business and operations in any state, territory, district or possession of the United States or in any foreign country;
(c) conduct its business, carry on its operations and have and exercise the powers granted by the Act in any state, territory, district or possession of the United States or in any foreign country;
(d) acquire, by purchase, lease, contribution of property or otherwise, and own, hold, maintain, improve, finance, lease, sell, convey, transfer, exchange, demolish or dispose of any real or personal property;
(e) enter into guarantees and incur liabilities, borrow money at such rates of interest as the Company may determine, issue its notes, bonds and other obligations, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or any part of its real or personal property, franchises, and income;
(f) negotiate, enter into, perform, renegotiate, extend, renew, terminate, modify, amend, waive, execute, acknowledge or take any other action with respect to contracts of any kind, including without limitation, contracts with the Member, any Manager, or any Affiliate of the Member or any Manager;
(g) purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares, members’ interests or other interests in or obligations of domestic or foreign entities, joint ventures or similar associations, general or limited partnerships or natural persons, or direct or indirect obligations of the United States or of any government, state, territory, governmental district or municipality or of any instrumentality of it;
(h) lend money (including to its Member), invest and reinvest its funds and take and hold real and personal property for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;
(i) sue and be sued, complain and defend and participate in administrative or other proceedings, in its name;
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(j) appoint employees, agents and officers of the Company, and define their duties and fix their compensation;
(k) indemnify any Person and obtain any and all types of insurance;
(l) cease its activities and cancel its insurance; and
(m) pay, collect, compromise, litigate, arbitrate or otherwise adjust or settle any and all other claims or demands of or against the Company or hold such proceeds against the payment of contingent liabilities.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The initial capital of the Company shall be the Capital Contribution of the Member in such amount or value as is set forth opposite the name of the Member on Schedule I attached hereto, such Capital Contribution made in exchange for a 100% ownership interest in the capital and the profits of the Company. The Member shall make additional Capital Contributions to the Company at such times and in such amounts as the Member shall determine.
ARTICLE IV
PROFITS AND LOSSES
4.1Profits and Losses. The Company’s profits and losses for any period shall be allocated to the Member.
4.2Tax Classification. So long as the Company has only one Member, it is intended that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state income tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes, as provided for by Regulations Sections 301.7701-1,et seq., and comparable provisions of applicable state tax law. In the event that the Company becomes an entity that has more than one Member, it is intended that the Company be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state income tax purposes, and all available elections shall be made, and take all available actions shall be taken, to cause the Company to be so treated.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1Operating Distributions. Subject to Section 5.2, the Company shall from time to time distribute to the Member such amounts in cash and other assets as shall be determined by the Manager.
5.2Limitations on Distribution. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any distribution if such distribution would violate the NRS or other applicable law or would cause a breach or default under any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, but instead shall make such distribution as soon as practicable such that the making of such distribution would not cause such violation, breach or default.
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ARTICLE VI
MEMBERSHIP
6.1Limitation of Liability. The Member shall not be individually liable under a judgment, decree or order of a court, or in any other manner, for a debt, obligation or liability of the Company, except to the extent required by law or in an agreement signed by the Member. The Member shall not be required to loan any funds to the Company, nor shall the Member be required to make any contribution to the Company except as provided herein, nor shall the Member be subject to any liability to the Company or any third party, as a result of any deficit of the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Member from making secured or unsecured loans to the Company by agreement with the Company.
6.2Action by the Member. Unless otherwise required by this Agreement or by law, the Member may take action or give his, her or its consent in writing or by oral or electronic communication, and no action need be taken at a formal meeting.
6.3Member Approval. In addition to any other actions requiring the approval of the Member set forth in this Agreement or required by law, the following actions shall require the approval of the Member:
(a) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(b) any amendment to the Articles or this Agreement;
(c) the creation of any lien, mortgage, pledge or other security interest on the assets of the Company securing indebtedness of any third party which is not for the benefit of the business carried on by the Company;
(d) the commencement of a voluntary case under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law by the Company; and
(e) the adoption of any employee benefit, profit sharing, incentive, bonus, pension, retirement or option plans.
6.4Transfer of Interest. The Interest is personal property, and such Interest may be transferred or assigned, in whole or in part, in the sole discretion of the Member.
6.5Other Ventures. The Member may engage in other business ventures of every nature and description, whether or not in competition with the Company, independently or with others, and neither the Company nor the Member shall have any right in or to any independent venture or activity or the income or profits therefrom.
ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT
7.1Number, Tenure, Election and Qualification. There shall initially be one (1) Manager, who shall be elected by the Member. The number of Managers may be changed from time to time by the Member. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the Manager
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shall hold office until such Manager shall resign or be removed or otherwise disqualified to serve, or until the Manager’s successor shall be elected and qualified.
7.2Removal, Resignation and Vacancies. The Member may remove any Manager, either with or without cause. Any Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the remaining Managers or, if no remaining Manager, to the Member. Any such resignation shall take effect on the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy in the office of any Manager may be filled by the Member by the appointment of a successor Manager who shall hold the office until such Manager resigns or is removed or otherwise disqualified to serve.
7.3General Authority of the Manager. Except for matters expressly requiring the approval of the Member pursuant to this Agreement or the Act, the Manager shall have full, exclusive and complete power, authority and discretion to manage, supervise, operate and control the business and affairs of the Company; make any and all decisions affecting the business and affairs and relating to the day-to-day operations of the Company; and take all actions and perform all duties and powers it deems necessary, appropriate, advisable, convenient or incidental to or for the furtherance of the purposes of the Company.
7.4Certain Powers of the Manager. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Act, and without limiting the generality of Section 7.3 but subject to Section 7.5, the Manager shall have the specific power and authority, on behalf of the Company to:
(a) enter into, execute, deliver and commit to, or authorize any individual Manager, officer or other Person to enter into, execute, deliver and commit to, or take any action pursuant to or in respect of any contract, agreement, instrument, deed, mortgage, certificate, check, note, bond or obligation for any Company purpose;
(b) select and remove all officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors of the Company, prescribe such powers and duties for them as may be consistent with law, the Articles and this Agreement and fix their compensation;
(c) employ accountants, legal counsel, agents or experts to perform services for the Company and to compensate them from Company funds;
(d) borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the Company, and to cause to be executed and delivered in the name of the Company, or to authorize any individual Manager, officer or other Person to execute and deliver in the name of the Company, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, pledges, hypothecations or other evidence of debt and security interests;
(e) invest any funds of the Company in (by way of example but not limitation) time deposits, short-term governmental obligations, commercial paper or other investments;
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(f) change the principal office and Records Office of the Company to other locations within Nevada and establish from time to time one or more subsidiary offices of the Company;
(g) attend, act and vote, or designate any individual Manager, officer or other Person to attend, act and vote, at any meetings of the owners of any entity in which the Company may own an interest or to take action by written consent in lieu thereof, and to exercise for the Company any and all rights and powers incident to such ownership; and
(h) do and perform all other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to the conduct of the Company’s business.
7.5Limitations on Authority of the Manager. If there is more than one Manager appointed by the Member, no individual Manager shall have the authority, alone, to bind the Company without the approval and authorization of a majority of the Managers. The Manager may authorize, in a resolution or other writing, one or more Persons, or one or more officers or employees of the Company, in the name and on behalf of the Company and in lieu of or in addition to the Manager, contract debts or incur liabilities and sign contracts or agreements (including, without limitation, instruments and documents providing for the acquisition, mortgage or disposition of property of the Company).
7.6Meetings of the Managers. If the Company at any time has more than one Manager:
(a)Place of Meetings. The meetings of the Managers shall be held at the Records Office, unless the Manager noticing the meeting designates another convenient location in the notice of the meeting.
(b)Notice. Meetings of the Managers for any purpose may be called at any time by any Manager. Written notice of the meeting shall be personally delivered to each Manager by hand to such Manager’s last known address as it is shown on the records of the Company, or personally communicated to each Manager by a Manager or officer of the Company by telephone, telegraph or facsimile transmission, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. All meeting notices shall specify the place, date and time of the meeting, as well as the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
(c)Waiver of Notice. The transactions carried out at any meeting of the Managers, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting regularly called and noticed if (a) all of the Managers are present at the meeting, or (b) a majority of the Managers is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the Managers not present signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to holding such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, which waiver, consent or approval shall be filed with the other records of the Company or made a part of the minutes of the meeting, provided that no Manager attending such a meeting without notice protests prior to the meeting or at its commencement that notice was not given to such Manager.
(d)Action of Managers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by the NRS, the action of a majority of the Managers shall be the valid action of the Company.
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A meeting at which a majority of the Managers is initially present may continue to transact business, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of any Manager, if any action taken is approved by a majority of the Managers.
(e)Action By Written Consent. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of Managers may be taken by the Managers without a meeting if authorized by the written consent of all, and not less than a majority, of the Managers. Whenever action is taken by written consent, a meeting of the Managers need not be called or notice given. The written consent may be executed in one or more counterparts and by facsimile, and each such consent so executed shall be deemed an original. All written consents shall be filed with the other records of the Company.
(f)Telephonic Meetings. Managers may participate in a meeting of the Managers by means of a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all individuals participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 7.6(f) constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
7.7Election of Officers. The Manager may, from time to time, appoint any individuals as officers with such duties, authorities, responsibilities and titles as the Manager may deem appropriate. Such officers shall serve until their successors are duly appointed by the Manager or until their earlier removal or resignation. Any officer appointed by the Manager may be removed at any time by the Manager and any vacancy in any office shall be filled by the Manager.
7.8Compensation of Manager and Officers. The Company shall pay to the Manager such salary and other benefits as may be approved from time to time by the Member. The Company shall pay to each officer such salary and other benefits as may be approved from time to time by the Manager.
7.9Expense Reimbursements. The Company shall reimburse the Manager for all expenses reasonably incurred by the Manager on behalf of the Company or in connection with the performance of the Manager’s obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE VIII
DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY AND
TERMINATION OF A MEMBER’S INTEREST
8.1Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up as determined by the Member.
8.2Resignation. Subject to Section 6.4 and applicable law, the Member may not resign from the Company before the dissolution and winding up of the Company.
8.3Distribution on Dissolution and Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution of the Company for any reason (including the Company’s liquidation within the meaning of Regulation 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)), the business of the Company shall be continued to the extent necessary to allow an orderly winding up of its affairs, including the liquidation and termination
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of the Company pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.3, as promptly as practicable thereafter, and each of the following shall be accomplished:
(a) the Member shall oversee the winding up of the Company’s affairs;
(b) the assets of the Company shall be liquidated as determined by the Member, or the Member may determine not to sell all or any portion of the assets, in which event such assets shall be distributed in kind; and
(c) the proceeds of sale and all other assets of the Company shall be applied and distributed as follows and in the following order of priority:
(i) to the expenses of liquidation;
(ii) to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Company, including any loans from the Member;
(iii) to the setting up of any reserves which the Member shall determine to be reasonably necessary for contingent, unliquidated or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company or the Member arising out of or in connection with the Company; and
(iv) the balance, if any, to the Member.
ARTICLE IX
LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
9.1Exculpation.
(a) No Covered Person shall be liable to the Company or any other Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company, and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement, the Member or an authorized officer, employee or agent of the Company, except that the Covered Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of the Covered Person’s intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law which was material to the cause of action.
(b) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to the Member might properly be paid.
9.2Fiduciary Duty. To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, then, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Covered Person acting under this Agreement shall
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not be liable to the Company or the Member for its good faith acts or omissions in reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Covered Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, shall replace such other duties and liabilities of the Covered Person.
9.3Indemnity. The Company does hereby indemnify and hold harmless any Covered Person to the fullest extent permitted by the Act.
9.4Determination of Right to Indemnification. Any indemnification under Section 9.3, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Section 9.5 below, shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by the Member that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances.
9.5Advance Payment of Expenses. The expenses of the Member or any Manager incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Member or any Manager to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Member or the Manager(s) is or are not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The provisions of this subsection do not affect any rights to advancement of expenses to which personnel of the Company other than the Member or the Manager(s) may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law.
9.6Assets of the Company. Any indemnification under this Article IX shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Company. No debt shall be incurred by the Company or the Member in order to provide a source of funds for any indemnity, and the Member shall not have any liability (or any liability to make any additional Capital Contribution) on account thereof.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1Notices. All notices to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the party at such party’s last known address or facsimile number appearing on the books of the Company. If no such address or facsimile number has been provided, it will be sufficient to address any notice (or fax any notice that may be faxed) to such party at the Records Office of the Company. Notice shall, for all purposes, be deemed given and received, (a) if hand-delivered, when the notice is received, (b) if sent by United States mail (which must be by first-class mail with postage charges prepaid), three (3) days after it is posted with the United States Postal Service, (c) if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when the notice is received, or (d) if sent by facsimile, when the facsimile is transmitted and confirmation of complete receipt is received by the transmitting party during normal business hours. If any notice is sent by facsimile, the transmitting party shall send a duplicate copy of the notice to the parties to whom it is faxed by regular mail. If notice is tendered and is refused by the intended recipient, the notice shall nonetheless be considered to have been given and shall be effective as of the date of such refusal. The contrary notwithstanding, any notice given in a manner other
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than that provided in this Section that is actually received by the intended recipient shall be deemed an effective delivery of such notice.
10.2Ownership Certificates. The Company may, but is not required to, issue a certificate to the Member to evidence the Interest. If issued, the Member, any Manager or authorized officer of the Company may sign such certificate on behalf of the Company. The Member or Manager may also deem the Interest a “security” under Section 104.8102(1)(o) of the UCC; in such event, a legend so stating shall be affixed to any certificate issued to the Member.
10.3Insurance. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, to the extent and in such amounts as the Manager(s) shall deem reasonable, on behalf of such Persons as the Manager(s) shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by any such Person in connection with the activities of the Company.
10.4Complete Agreement. This Agreement, including any schedules or exhibits hereto, together with the Articles, constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement and understanding of the Member with respect to the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement and the Articles replace and supersede all prior agreements, negotiations, statements, memoranda and understandings, whether written or oral, of the Member.
10.5Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing adopted and signed by the Member.
10.6Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Member, shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the conflict laws of that State.
10.7Interpretation. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provisions contained herein. With respect to the definitions in Section 1.1 and in the interpretation of this Agreement generally, the singular may be read as the plural, andvice versa, the neuter gender as the masculine or feminine, andvice versa, and the future tense as the past or present, andvice versa, all interchangeably as the context may require in order to fully effectuate the intent of the Member and the transactions contemplated herein. Syntax shall yield to the substance of the terms and provisions hereof.
10.8Counterparts and Facsimile Copies. Facsimile copies of this Agreement or any approval or written consent of the Member or any Manager(s) and facsimile signatures hereon or thereon shall have the same force and effect as originals.
10.9Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable to any extent, that provision, or application thereof, shall be deemed severable and the remainder of this Agreement, and all other applications of such provision, shall not be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, and shall continue in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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10.10Waivers. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver, and no waiver shall be binding unless evidenced by an instrument in writing and executed by the party making the waiver.
10.11No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Article IX, this Agreement is adopted solely by and for the benefit of the Member and its respective successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any rights, interest or claims hereunder or be entitled to any benefits under or on account of this Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.
[Signature appears on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ John A. Godfrey | |
| Name: | John A. Godfrey | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
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SCHEDULE I
| Member’s Name: | Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. a Delaware corporation | |
| Member’s Address: | 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Suite 1800 Las Vegas, NV 89109 | |
| Member’s Interest: | 100% | |
| Member’s Initial Capital Contribution: | $100.00 |
Schedule I