LAS VEGAS, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:PNK) announced today that it will release financial results for its 2003 first quarter on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 prior to the market opening, followed by a conference call on the same day at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).

To participate in the conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: (888) 792-8395. International callers please call (706) 679-7241. There is no pass code required for this call.

Hosting the call will be Pinnacle Entertainment's Chairman & CEO Dan Lee, CFO Steve Capp and COO Wade Hundley.

This conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at www.pinnacle-entertainment-inc.com . To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.


About Pinnacle Entertainment

Pinnacle Entertainment owns and operates seven casinos (four with hotels) in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Argentina, and receives lease income from two card club casinos, both in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Company is also developing a major casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, subject to continued compliance with certain conditions negotiated with the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

For further information, please contact Dan Lee, Chairman & CEO, or Steve Capp, CFO, or Wade Hundley, COO, all of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., +1-702-784-7777; or Sean Collins, Partner of Coffin Communications Group, +1-818-789-0100, for Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

Source: Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.