HERBST GAMING, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Herbst Gaming, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Edward J. Herbst, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| By: | /s/ EDWARD J. HERBST Edward J. Herbst | Dated: | November 12, 2002 | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman |
This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge
standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.
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HERBST GAMING, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Herbst Gaming, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Mary E. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer of the Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| By: | /s/ MARY E. HIGGINS Mary E. Higgins | Dated: | November 12, 2002 | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge
standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.
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