1.Recitals. The foregoing recitals shall constitute an integral part of this Seventh Amendment, and this Seventh Amendment shall be construed in consideration thereof. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Amended Lease.
2.Initial Term. Section 3.1 of the Original Amended Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
3.1Initial Term.The term of this Lease shall begin (“Commencement Date”) at such time as Tenant commences its Gaming Operations at the Project, and, unless extended as provided below, shall end at 11:59 pm on December 31, 2034. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that the Commencement Date under the Casino Lease is September 1, 2011, and that the Initial Term ends at 11:59 pm on December 31, 2034.
3.3.3Early Termination by Landlord.Section 3.3 of the Original Amended Lease is hereby amended to add the following provision, 3.3(c):
3.3(c)If at any time the Landlord chooses to remodel the Premises as described in Section 2.7, and such renovation requires closure of the Premises, and upon at least six months’ written notice to Tenant, Landlord may elect to terminate this Original Amended Lease in lieu of the temporary closure of the Premises provided in Section 2.7.
4.4.1Rent.Section 4.1 of the Original Amended Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
4.1Rent.For calendar year 2024, Tenant shall pay Landlord rent in the amount of Two Million US Dollars (US $2,000,000.00) per year in equal monthly installments of One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six and 67/100 US Dollars (US $166,666.67), payable in advance, in the manner prescribed in Section 4.4. Beginning on January 1, 2025, Tenant shall pay Landlord rent in the amount of Two Million Ten Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven US Dollars (US $2,010,857) per year, through December 31, 2025, in equal monthly installments of One Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-One and 42-100 US dollars (US $167,571.42), payable in advance, in the manner prescribed in Section 4.4. Thereafter, commencing on January l, 2026, the rent shall increase by 2% annually for the remainder of the Initial Term and provided as follows:
2026: $2,051,074.14 per year in equal monthly installments of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Two and 85-100 US dollars (US $170,922.85);
2027: $2,092,095.62 per year in equal monthly installments of One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-One Dollars and 30-100 (US $174,341.30);
2028: $2,133,937.54 per year in equal monthly installments of One Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and 13-100 (US $177,828.13);