About Us
Welcome to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., a leading developer, owner and operator of casino gaming resorts. The company, based in Las Vegas, owns and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana, Indiana and Missouri. In addition to its diversified portfolio of casinos, Pinnacle is developing a new casino-hotel project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The company traces its roots back to 1938, when movie mogul Jack L. Warner opened the celebrated Hollywood Park Turf Club racetrack in Inglewood, Calif. The original shareholders included some of Hollywood’s biggest names, such as Walt Disney, Mervyn LeRoy and Bing Crosby.
After many years in the horseracing business, the company began its transformation into a major casino operator with the acquisition of Boomtown, Inc. in 1997. The purchase included the Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno in Verdi, Nevada and Boomtown Casino New Orleans in Harvey, Louisiana, both of which the company owns today.
In 1998, the company expanded further into the casino business with the acquisition of Casino Magic Corp. That purchase included Pinnacle’s current properties in Bossier City, Louisiana and its boutique casinos in Argentina. With its success in the casino business, the company sold off the Hollywood Park racetrack in 1999, and in 2000 changed its name to Pinnacle Entertainment.
Belterra Casino Resort & Spa made its debut in 2000 as Pinnacle’s first company-designed and developed gaming resort. Belterra, located in southern Indiana midway between Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky, features a Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course, a full-service spa, more than 600 spacious guestrooms and a host of other amenities that make it one of the region’s favorite destinations.
In 2005, Pinnacle opened L’Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which quickly became the premier resort serving the Southwest Louisiana/East Texas market. The casino resort, which includes a Fazio-designed championship golf course, spa, lush pool area, extensive retail area, private villa complex other amenities, was expanded in early 2008 to nearly 1,000 guestrooms.
Lumière Place opened in December 2007 in downtown St. Louis. This exciting casino anchors the Lumière Place entertainment district, which includes Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis and HoteLumière.Lumière Place represents one of the most ambitious gaming developments ever outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
River City, the latest addition to the Pinnacle family, opened March 4, 2010 in the south St. Louis County community of Lemay. This exciting casino is the first in the South County area, and one of the region’s largest gaming facilities. Along with its sister property Lumière Place, River City represents one of the largest private investments in the St. Louis area.
The company’s operating properties form a solid foundation for its development plans, which include major new gaming resorts and property improvements. For more information on Pinnacle’s development projects, click here.
At Pinnacle, we work hard to provide fair compensation and opportunities to our more than 8,000 employees. We also strive to be a good corporate citizen and good neighbor in each of our communities. We remain focused on a single goal: to create a highly successful gaming company that produces superior shareholder returns. We invite you to explore our website further to find out more about our properties, financial information and employment opportunities.