MUTUAL
      RELEASE

    


    This
      Mutual Release is made as of March 2, 2007, by River Rock Entertainment
      Authority (“River Rock”), a governmental instrumentality of and successor in
      interest to the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians (the “Tribe”), a
      federally recognized Indian tribe, and Dry Creek Casino, LLC, a Texas limited
      liability company (“Developer” and, together with River Rock, the “Parties”)
      with respect to the following: 

    


    	1.  	
            FOR
              GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of which
              are
              hereby acknowledged, River Rock, for itself and its successors and
              assigns, does hereby forever release, discharge and acquit Developer
              and
              its successors and assigns, and the members and managers of Developer
              and
              their successors and assigns, and the officers, directors, employees
              and
              agents of each of them, and Developer for itself and its successors
              and
              assigns, does hereby forever release, discharge and acquit River Rock,
              the
              Tribe, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, successors
              and assigns, and the officers, directors, employees and agents of each
              of
              them of and from any and all claims, demands, obligations, liabilities,
              indebtedness, breaches of contract, breaches of duty or any relationship,
              acts, omissions, misfeasance, malfeasance, cause or causes of action,
              judgments, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses and expenses
              of
              every type, kind, nature, description or character, and irrespective
              of
              how, why, or by reason of what facts, whether heretofore or now existing,
              or which could, might or may now or hereafter be claimed to exist,
              of
              whatever kind, name or nature, whether known or unknown, past or present,
              latent or patent, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated, or unanticipated,
              liquidated or unliquidated, each as though fully set forth herein at
              length, which in any way arise out of, are connected with or related
              to
              the making, documenting or performing of that certain Development and
              Loan
              Agreement between River Rock and Developer dated as of August 21, 2001,
              as
              amended (the “Agreement”). 

          


    


    	2.  	
            Each
              of River Rock and Developer (each, a “Releasor”) hereby agrees, represents
              and warrants that it realizes and acknowledges that factual matters
              now
              unknown to it may have given or may hereafter give rise to causes of
              action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses
              and
              expenses which are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected,
              and
              it further agrees, represents and warrants that this Mutual Release
              has
              been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that
              it
              nevertheless hereby intends to release, discharge and acquit River
              Rock
              and Developer, respectively, and each of them, from any and all such
              unknown causes of action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages,
              costs, and losses and expenses which in any way arise out of or are
              connected with, or relate to the Agreement. In furtherance of this
              intention, each Releasor expressly waives any and all rights conferred
              upon it by the provisions of California
              Civil Code Section 1542,
              and expressly consents that this Mutual Release shall be given full
              force
              and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions.
              Section
              1542
              provides:

          


    


    “A
      GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW
      OR
      SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE WHICH IF
      KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE
      DEBTOR.”

    


    Each
      Releasor hereby understands and acknowledges the significance and consequences
      of such release and specific waiver of Section
      1542
      and has
      been advised by independent legal counsel concerning the same. 

    


    IT
      IS
      HEREBY FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the acceptance of delivery of this
      Mutual Release by River Rock and Developer shall not be deemed or construed
      as
      an admission of liability by any party released by the terms hereof, and each
      such party hereby expressly denies liability of any nature whatsoever arising
      from or related to the subject of this Mutual Release. 

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    


    	3.  	
            The
              Parties hereby acknowledge River Rock’s due exercise of the Buy-Out Option
              (as such term is defined in the Agreement) and the Parties’ mutual
              agreement to fix the amounts due Developer in respect of such exercise
              to
              the sum of $11,350,000 (the “Buy-Out Fee”), subject to the terms of this
              Mutual Release. River Rock shall cause the Buy-Out Fee, less all sums
              paid
              to Developer toward the Buy-Out Fee after River Rock exercised the
              Buy-Out
              Option on January 31, 2007 and prior to full execution and delivery
              of
              this Mutual Release, to be paid to Developer within five (5) business
              days
              after River Rock‘s receipt of this Mutual Release, duly executed and
              delivered by Developer. The Parties agree that they will not seek further
              consideration from each other for this Mutual Release.
              

          


    


    	4.  	
            Each
              Releasor hereby represents and warrants that (a) it owns all of the
              purported claims, rights, demands, and causes of action that it is
              releasing by this Mutual Release and that no other person or entity
              has
              any interest in said claims, rights, demands or causes of action by
              reason
              of any contract or dealing with such Releasor, and (b) such Releasor
              has
              not assigned to any other person or entity all or any part of such
              claims,
              rights, demands or causes of action.

          


    


    	5.  	
            This
              Mutual Release shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in
              accordance with the laws of the State of California.
              

          


    


    	6.  	
            This
              Mutual Release may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
              of
              which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original
              and
              all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and
              the
              same instrument. Signature pages may be detached from the counterparts
              and
              attached to a single copy of this Mutual Release to physically form
              one
              document. 

          


    


    	7.  	
            Without
              limiting the foregoing counterparts provision, this Mutual Release
              shall
              be of no force and effect, and shall not be binding upon any Releasor
              or
              inure to the benefit of either of River Rock or Developer, unless and
              until it has been duly executed and delivered by the Parties hereto
              and
              River Rock has paid the full Buy-Out Fee to Developer, at which time
              this
              Mutual Release shall be effective and the Agreement shall be deemed
              fully
              performed and of no further force or effect.


          


    


    	8.  	
            Where
              the identity of the parties hereto or the circumstances make it
              appropriate, the neuter gender includes the masculine and/or feminine,
              and
              the singular number includes the plural. 

          


    


    	9.  	
            The
              Parties agree that a facsimile signature shall have the same force
              and
              effect as an actual, manual signature for purposes of determining the
              enforceability of this Agreement. 

          


    


      

    
      	River
              Rock Entertainment Authority	 	 	Dry
              Creek Casino, LLC
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	By:
	
              
Betty
              J. Arterberry, Chairperson	 	 	
              
H.
              Thomas Winn, Manager


    

     

     

    Approved
      By:

    


    Dry
      Creek Rancheria Band

    Of
      Pomo Indians

    


    
      	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 
	
              
Harvey
              Hopkins, Chairperson