UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2009
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.) |
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
(a)
On April 27, 2009, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting that Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), the principal independent public accounting firm of the Company, notified the Company on April 24, 2009 that it will resign as the Company’s principal independent public accounting firm upon the filing of the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009.
The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to amend the Original Form 8-K to report that on April 30, 2009, the Company received a letter from Deloitte addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the letter from Deloitte, dated April 30, 2009, is filed herewith as Exhibit 16.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 16.1 | Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding change in principal independent public accounting firm |
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SIGNATURE
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 30, 2009 | By: | /s/ John A. Godfrey | ||
| John A. Godfrey | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 16.1 | Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding change in principal independent public accounting firm |
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