UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 24, 2009
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-13641
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95-3667491
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3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrants Certifying Accountant.
(a)
On April 24, 2009, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte), the principal independent public
accounting firm of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the Company), notified the Company that it will
resign as the Companys principal independent public accounting
firm upon the filing of the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009.
Deloittes reports on the Companys consolidated financial statements for each of the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor
were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the subsequent interim period through
April 24, 2009, there were no disagreements between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure,
which disagreements, if not resolved to Deloittes satisfaction, would have caused it to make
reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the financial
statements of the Company for such years.
None of the reportable events described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K occurred during
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 or during the subsequent interim period through April
24, 2009.
The
Company is providing Deloitte with a copy of the foregoing disclosure
and is requesting that
Deloitte furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating
whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company herein and, if not, stating the respects
in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter from Deloitte, when received, will be filed as an
exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K/A, amending this current report.
The
Company is in the process of requesting proposals from other nationally recognized accounting
firms to audit the Companys financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year. The Company had begun
a request for proposal process from several firms, including Deloitte, with respect to the audit
for the 2009 fiscal year prior to the date of Deloittes resignation.
Item 8.01. Other Events
In light of the resignation of Deloitte as the Companys principal independent public
accounting firm, the Company has determined to withdraw Proposal 3, the ratification of Deloitte as
the Companys auditors for the 2009 fiscal year, from the agenda at the Companys Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 5, 2009.