EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SUMMARY OF 2005 BONUS AWARD SCHEDULE

 

The following summarizes the amounts awarded to the executive officers of
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) for 2005 as cash bonuses and
bonuses under the Company’s deferred bonus plan (the “Deferred Bonus Plan”):

 

Name and Title    

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   2005
Cash Bonus

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    2005
Deferred Bonus

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Daniel R. Lee
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer

   $ 656,250 *   $ 656,250

Wade W. Hundley
President

   $ 350,000     $ 90,000

Stephen H. Capp
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

   $ 300,000     $ 90,000

Alain Uboldi
Chief Operating Officer

   $ 225,000     $ 75,000

John A. Godfrey
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

   $ 235,000     $ 75,000

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* - Paid under the Company’s 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan

 

Each person’s deferred bonus will be deferred and paid over three years,
one-third on each anniversary of such year’s bonus payment date.