**EXHIBIT 12.1**

 

**Ratioof Earnings to Fixed Charges**

**HerbstGaming, Inc.(1)**

**COMPUTATIONOF RATIO OF**

**EARNINGSTO FIXED CHARGES**

**(dollarsin thousands) (unaudited)**

 
| ** **                                                                                 | ** ** | **2004**   | ** ** | **2005**   | ** ** | **2006**   | ** ** | **2007**   | ** ** | **2008**   | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                 | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Income from  continuing operations before income taxes (2) (3) (4) (5) |       | $          | 29,222     |       | $          | 51,053     |       | $          | 42,060     |       | $          | (38,120 | ) | $ | (103,155 | ) |
| Add:                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Interest expense                                                                           |       | 22,109     |       | 36,532     |       | 39,134     |       | 93,952     |       | 116,832    |       |
| Interest  component of rent expenses                                                       |       | 658        |       | 807        |       | 699        |       | 2,647      |       | 2,813      |       |
| Earnings  available for fixed charges                                                      |       | $          | 51,989     |       | $          | 88,392     |       | $          | 81,893     |       | $          | 52,923 |   | $ | 16,490 |   |
| Fixed Charges:                                                                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Interest expense                                                                           |       | $          | 22,109     |       | $          | 36,532     |       | $          | 39,134     |       | 93,952     |   | 116,832 |   |
| Interest  capitalized                                                                      |       | —     |       | 101        |       | 873        |       | 206        |       | —     |       |
| Interest  component of rent expense                                                        |       | 658        |       | 807        |       | 699        |       | 2,647      |       | 2,813      |       |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                       |       | $          | 22,767     |       | $          | 37,440     |       | $          | 40,706     |       | $          | 96,805 |   | $ | 119,645 |   |
| Ratio of  earnings to fixed charges                                                        |       | 2.3        |       | 2.4        |       | 2.0        |       | 0.5        |       | 0.1        |       |

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(1)            For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings tofixed charges, earnings are defined as earnings before fixed charges and losson early retirement of debt (other than capitalized interest).  Fixedcharges consist of interest expensed and capitalized and the interest componentof rent expense.

 

(2)            Includes add back of early retirement of debt chargesof $37,991 for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

(3)            Includes add back of early retirement of debt chargesof $221 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

(4)            Includes add back of $72,965 in noncash impairment ofintangibles and $16,100 due to the termination of an interest rate hedge.

 

(5)            Includes add back of $106,271 in noncash impairment ofintangibles for the year ending December 31, 2008.

 

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