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): March 26, 2008
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-13641 | 95-3667491 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada | 89169 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (702) 784-7777
N/A
(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:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 26, 2008, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (“Pinnacle”) won partial summary judgment against Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company and RSUI Indemnity Company, the remaining defendant insurance carriers in Pinnacle’s pending lawsuit relating to the damage to its former casino in Biloxi, Mississippi and its Boomtown New Orleans casino in Harvey, Louisiana caused by Hurricane Katrina. The Order of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Order of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
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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.
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 4, 2008 | By: | /s/ John A. Godfrey | ||||||
| John A. Godfrey | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Order of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
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