UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2006
HERBST GAMING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | | 0-71044 | | 88-0446145 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
3440 West Russell Road, Las Vegas, NV 89118
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 889-7695
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 11, 2006, Herbst Gaming, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the anticipated source of its financing for the previously announced acquisitions of The Sands Regent and the Buffalo Bill’s, Primm Valley and Whiskey Pete’s hotel-casinos in Primm, Nevada.
The information in this Current Report included in this Item 7.01, including the exhibit included herewith, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by the Company dated November 11, 2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HERBST GAMING, INC. |
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Date: November 13, 2006 | By: | /s/ Mary Beth Higgins | |
| | Mary Beth Higgins |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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