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Golden Gaming Proposes Destination Casino Resort in Wyandotte County

Posted on: Monday, 8 October 2007, 15:00 CDT

EDWARDSVILLE, Kan., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company Golden Gaming, Inc., proposes an initial $600 million investment in a destination casino resort in Wyandotte County. Today the company filed planning and zoning applications for the project with the cities of Edwardsville and Bonner Springs.

Golden Gaming's proposed project will be located on 200 acres immediately south and adjacent to Interstate 70 at 110th St. The project spans Edwardsville and Bonner Springs within Wyandotte County and will bring significant benefits to all three jurisdictions.

"After looking at other potential markets nationally for our flagship property, we believe Kansas presents the best opportunity because we have an unmatched site and the best development plan," said Blake L. Sartini, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Golden Gaming. "We are not here as the largest gaming company competing for a Wyandotte County location, but as a mid-size gaming company best suited to giving this project the time, attention and focus it deserves. We look forward to partnering with the state of Kansas and Wyandotte County."

Plans call for a world-class development that will include a hotel, spa, restaurants, retail shops, convention and meeting space, an 18-hole championship golf course, entertainment venues and more. Golden Gaming has retained top hotel-casino planning and design architecture firm Friedmutter Group Inc. of Las Vegas for the project.

"Our vision for Wyandotte County incorporates the culture, landscape and materials unique to the area with the latest in cutting-edge casino resort design," said Friedmutter's Director of Design, Albie Colotto.

Golden Gaming's executive management team has years of experience in jurisdictions throughout the U.S., including the Kansas City market.

About Golden Gaming, Inc.

Golden Gaming, Inc., along with its affiliate Golden Mardi Gras, Inc., operates three divisions: Golden Casino Group, consisting of the Golden Mardi Gras Casino, Golden Gates Casino and Golden Gulch Casino in Black Hawk, Colo., the Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino in Pahrump, Nev., and manages casino operations for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas; Golden Tavern Group, Nevada's largest tavern operator with 44 establishments; and Golden Route Operations (G.R.O.), Nevada's third largest slot route operator with more than 2,500 machines in more than 200 locations throughout the state. Golden Tavern Group's Southern Nevada holdings include the flagship Sierra Gold brand and PT's Entertainment Group locations divided into three distinct brands; PT's Gold, PT's Place and PT's Pub. Golden Tavern Group operates under several brands in Northern Nevada including Sierra Gold, Sierra Junction, Sparky's Sports Bar & Grill and Gold Bar Casino. Each location features the exclusive and proprietary Golden Rewards player rewards program to its guests. Established in 2001, Golden Gaming, Inc., employs more than 2,200 team members throughout Nevada and Colorado and continues to position itself as a premier, diversified gaming operator of casinos, taverns and gaming devices. For more information, please visit http://www.goldengaminginc.com/.

Golden Gaming, Inc.

CONTACT: Jenell Loschke, +1-816-460-3086, or Jessie Pound,+1-702-737-3100, or Christopher Abraham, +1-702-495-4322, all for GoldenGaming, Inc.

Web site: http://www.goldengaminginc.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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