
| EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that is used internally to evaluate operating profitability. (see Supplemental Schedules) RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA TO NET INCOME HERBST GAMING, INC. ($ in thousands) Total Q1 06 Q2 06 Q3 06 Q4 06 Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 2006 Casino Revenue ` EBITDA - Route 21,913 19,565 17,160 16,855 9,852 7,492 7,829 75,493 Casino - Nevada 5,576 4,202 3,642 4,300 4,837 4,205 4,092 17,720 Sands Regent 2,779 4,438 4,155 - Primm Valley Resorts 6,534 3,586 - Subtotal Nevada Casino EBITDA 5,576 4,202 3,642 4,300 7,616 15,177 11,832 17,720 Midwest Casino EBITDA (1) 9,078 7,856 9,124 8,453 8,156 8,455 7,686 34,512 TOTAL CASINO EBITDA 14,653 12,058 12,767 12,753 15,772 23,632 19,519 52,231 - EBITDA Other - Route 444 468 515 531 409 448 471 1,957 Casino - Nevada 400 102 294 381 440 417 355 1,177 Sands Regent 610 726 900 - Primm Valley Resorts 2,544 4,594 - ETT Enterprises 160 148 124 86 86 86 86 518 Midwest (1) 138 182 129 81 200 234 268 531 Subtotal Other 1,142 900 1,061 1,079 1,745 4,455 6,674 4,182 - - Total G&A (2,906) (2,939) (3,320) (4,159) (4,184) (8,307) (5,416) (13,324) - - - Interest Income 208 187 183 155 290 387 214 733 Less: Corporate Expense - Total EBITDA 35,011 29,771 27,851 26,682 23,475 27,659 28,821 119,315 - LESS: - Deprecation and Amortization (8,560) (8,928) (9,763) (10,870) (12,332) (16,668) (17,448) (38,121) - Interest expense (9,229) (9,557) (9,888) (10,460) (13,674) (20,418) (26,441) (39,134) Loss on Impairment of assets - - - - - - (3,165) - - - - - (10,665) - Net Income 17,222 11,286 8,200 5,352 (3,864) (1,353) (28,898) 42,060 Footnotes 1 Revised Casino Midwest EBITDA 9,078 7,856 9,124 8,453 8,156 reclass 156 134 67 168 37 Previuosly disclosed Casino EBITDA Midwest 8,921 7,722 9,057 8,285 8,120 Revised Other EBITDA 1,142 900 1,061 1,079 1,745 reclass 156 134 67 168 37 Previously disclosed "Other EBITDA 1,299 1,034 1,129 1,247 1,782 Reclassed from "Other EBITDA" to "Casino EBITDA" from the Midwest properties in 2006 3/31/06, 6/30/06 9/30/06 and 12/31/06 respectively $156,266, 133,500 , 67,373 and 168,000 and in the quarter ended 3/31/07 $36,693 Increase (decrease) in value of derivative instruments 8,074 (1,333) |