Pinnacle Entertainment Selected to Develop Casino Project in South St. Louis County - 2004-02-11
A St. Louis County selection committee today named Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK - News) as the developer of choice for a new gaming venue in south St. Louis County. This decision marks the second award given to Pinnacle in the past month, the first being Pinnacle's selection on January 15 by the City of St. Louis to develop a gaming facility and hotel in downtown St. Louis.

The planned $300 million development in the community of Lemay will feature a range of non-gaming amenities alongside the casino, including an extensive county park, a multiplex movie theater, a bowling alley and a first- class hotel.
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SkyCity snaps up Darwin casino - 2004-02-11
Having been blocked from purchasing Perth's Burswood Casino by Kerry Packer last year, New Zealand gaming group SkyCity Entertainment yesterday made its second big ticket acquisition in Australia, shelling out $195 million for the MGM Grand Casino in Darwin.

The purchase complements SkyCity's Adelaide casino, giving it a major gambling house at either end of the Darwin-Adelaide railway, which opened this month on completion of the $1.3 billion Alice Springs-Darwin line.
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