Exhibit 10.18

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO GROUND LEASE

 

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO GROUND LEASE (this “Second Amendment”) is entered into
as of the 7th day of January, 1997 by and between TEXAS GAMBLING HALL &
HOTEL, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Landlord”), and TEXAS STATION, INC., a
Nevada corporation (“Tenant”).

 

Recitals

 

A,            Landlord and Station Casinos, Inc. entered into that certain
Ground Lease dated June 1, 1995, as amended by that certain First Amendment to
Ground Lease dated June 30, 1995 by and between Landlord and Station
Casinos, Inc., and assigned by Station Casinos, Inc. to Tenant by that certain
Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement (Ground Lease) dated as of July 6,
1995 (the “Original Lease” and, as amended by this Second Amendment, the
“Lease”).

 

B.            Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Original Lease as provided
herein.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in exchange for the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each of the
undersigned, the undersigned parties agree as follows:

 

1.             The Original Lease is hereby amended by insertion of the
following as Article XIII(Z):

 

Z.             Landlord Accommodations.

 

1.             Defined.  Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Tenant’s
improvements and operations on the Land have been and will continue to be
subject to various regulatory requirements applicable to the gaming industry,
and that as a result of such requirements, Tenant or certain gaming regulatory
agencies may request that Landlord take, or refrain from taking, certain actions
in order to accommodate Tenant’s development and operation of gaming facilities
(collectively, “Landlord Accommodations”).  The result of such Landlord
Accommodations may even limit or dictate to whom Landlord can or cannot transfer
the Property, enter into loans therewith or other activities which restrict the
normal operation of income-producing property, thereby potentially impacting the
value.  The compliance with any such request of Landlord Accommodation shall be
in the sole discretion of the Landlord.  Any granting or performance by Landlord
of any Landlord Accommodation shall be conditioned upon Tenant’s agreement to
Subsections (2) and (3) of this Section XIII(Z).

 

2.             Reimbursement of Expenses.  Tenant shall promptly reimburse
Landlord, upon written demand and presentation to Tenant of appropriate
documentation, for any and all actual costs, direct and indirect, which Landlord
incurs in the granting or performance of Landlord Accommodations.  Such
reimbursable costs shall include, but

 

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not be limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and a reasonable allocation of
Landlord’s internal management expenses.

 

3.             Landlord’s Sale of Land.  In the event Landlord or The Frank J.
Fertitta and Victoria K. Fertitta Family Trust (“Designated Beneficiary”)
contract to sell, transfer or convey the Land, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord
for any Impairment of Value (as defined herein) of the Land which is caused
directly or indirectly by Landlord Accommodations.

 

(a)          Determination of Impairment of Value.  “Impairment of Value” shall
mean the difference, if any between the contracted purchase price and the
purchase price ultimately paid at closing; provided, however, in no event shall
the contracted purchase price, far purposes of this calculation, exceed the fair
market value of the Land as determined by Section I(I) (2) of the Lease.  In the
event that a sale or transfer was terminated and that termination was “caused
directly or indirectly by Landlord Accommodations,” the Impairment of Value
shall equal the contracted purchase price.

 

(b)          Burden of Proof.  The Impairment of Value shall be deemed to be
“caused directly or indirectly by the Landlord Accommodations” if, and only if,
Landlord can prove that Impairment of Value was attributable to one of the
following:

 

(i)           restrictions imposed as a result of Landlord Accommodations;

 

(ii)          Landlord or Designated Beneficiary’s inability to consummate a
sale or conveyance of the Land in a timely manner caused by the Landlord’s
Accommodations; or

 

(iii)         costs and expenses attributable to compliance with and seeking
approvals related to Landlord Accommodations.

 

(c)           Right of First Refusal.  In the event the Impairment of Value is
more than five percent (5.0%) of the contracted purchase price, Landlord’s sale
shall be subject to a right of first refusal by Tenant to purchase the Property
at the contracted purchase price, which right of first refusal will be deemed to
be waived unless exercised in writing within thirty (30) days of Landlord’s
notice to Tenant asserting an Impairment of Value and requesting payment
therefore.

 

3.             Automatic Termination of This Section XIII(Z).  This Lease shall
be automatically amended, with no farther execution of documents or other
actions required, to delete this Section XIII(Z) in its entirety immediately
upon the first to occur of any of the following:

 

(i)           Tenant consummates an acquisition of the Landlord’s Interest;

 

(ii)          The Designated Beneficiary no longer has any direct or indirect
interest in the Land; or

 

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(iii)         The date on which the Landlord Accommodations are no longer in
effect.

 

2.             The terms and provisions of this Second Amendment shall be
applicable only to the undersigned Landlord and Tenant and may not be assigned,
transferred or conveyed to any other party whatsoever.

 

3.             Except as amended herein, the Lease remains in full force and
effect, and Landlord and Tenant ratify the Lease as amended herein.

 

4.             All capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment and not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Original Lease.

 

5.             This Second Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

6.             This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be-deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

WITNESS THE EXECUTION HEREOF by each of the undersigned, to be effective as of
the date first set forth above.

 

 

LANDLORD

 

TENANT

 

 

 

Texas Gambling Hall & Hotel, Inc., a Nevada corporation

 

Texas Station, Inc., a Nevada corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ W.J. Bullard

 

By:

/s/ Scott M Nielson

Name:

William J. Bullard

 

Name:

Scott M Nielson

Title:

Secretary

 

Title:

Secretary

 

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