Document:

Change in Control Severance Agreement

Exhibit
10.3          

 

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS,
INC.

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

THIS
AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made and entered into as of this 7th day of
June, 2001, by and between UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.,
a Georgia Corporation (the "Company"), and Rex S. Schuette ("Executive").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS,
Executive is a key employee of the Company and an integral part of the Company’s
management; and

WHEREAS,
the Company desires to assure both itself and its key employees of continuity of
management and objective judgment in the event of any Change in Control of the
Company, and to induce its key employees to remain employed by the Company; and

WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide certain compensation and benefits to Executive in
the event of the termination of his employment under certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS,
the Company and Executive have determined it is in their mutual best interests
to enter into this Agreement;

NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.            TERM
OF AGREEMENT.

This
Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate on the earlier
of Executive’s termination of employment without entitlement to any benefits
hereunder or the date Executive attains age 65; provided, however, the Agreement
may be terminated prior to such time by mutual written agreement of Executive
and the Company. This Agreement shall not be considered an employment agreement
and in no way guarantees Executive the right to continue in the employment of
the Company or its affiliates. Executive’s employment is considered employment
at will, subject to Executive’s right to receive payments and benefits upon
certain terminations of employment as provided below.

2.            DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
specified below:

2.1       "Base
Salary." Executive’s annual salary in effect on his Date of
Termination or, if greater, Executive’s highest rate of annual salary in
effect during the six-month period prior to his Date of Termination.

2.2       "Board"
or "Board of Directors." The Board of Directors of the Company,
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2.3       "Cause."
The involuntary termination of Executive by the Company for the following
reasons shall constitute a termination for Cause:

(a)       If
termination shall have been the result of an act or acts by Executive which have
been found in an applicable court of law to constitute a felony (other than
traffic-related offenses);

(b)       If
termination shall have been the result of an act or acts by Executive which are
in the good faith judgment of the Board determined to be in violation of law or
of policies of the Company and which result in demonstrably material injury to
the Company;

(c)       If
termination shall have been the result of an act or acts of proven or undenied
dishonesty by Executive resulting or intended to result directly or indirectly
in significant gain or personal enrichment to Executive at the expense of the
Company; or

(d)       Upon
the willful and continued failure by Executive substantially to perform his
duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity
due to mental or physical illness not constituting a Disability, as defined
herein), after a demand in writing for substantial performance is delivered by
the Board or President, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which
the Board or President believes that Executive has not substantially performed
his duties, and such failure results in demonstrably material injury to the
Company.

With
respect to clauses (b), (c) or (d) above of this Section, Executive shall not be
deemed to have been involuntarily terminated for Cause unless and until there
shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the
Board at a meeting of the Board (after reasonable notice to Executive and an
opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board),
finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of
conduct set forth above in clauses (b), (c) or (d) and specifying the
particulars thereof in detail. For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure
to act by Executive shall be deemed to be "willful" unless done or
omitted to be done by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

2.4       "Change
in Control." A Change in Control of the Company means any one of the
following events:

  
    (a)       The
    acquisition (other than from the Company) by any Person of Beneficial
    Ownership of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of
    the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that
    for purposes of this definition, Person shall not include any person who on
    June 1, 2001 owns ten percent (10%) or more of the Company’s outstanding
    securities, and a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely
    because twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the
    Company’s then outstanding securities is acquired by (i) a trustee or
    other fiduciary holding securities under one (1) or more employee benefit
    plans maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any
    corporation, which, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly
    or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in the same proportion as
    their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such
    acquisition.

  

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    (b)       Approval
    by shareholders of the Company of (1) a merger or consolidation involving
    the Company if the shareholders of the Company, immediately before such
    merger or consolidation do not, as a result of such merger or consolidation,
    own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
    voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation
    resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same
    proportion as their ownership of the combined voting power of the voting
    securities of the Company outstanding immediately before such merger or
    consolidation, or (2) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company
    or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially
    all of the assets of the Company.

    (c)       A
    change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of
    June 1, 2001, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred
    to as the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
    least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this
    definition that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent
    to June 1, 2001 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
    shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those
    individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the
    Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be
    considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board;
    but, provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of
    office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest
    (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under
    the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule), or other actual or
    threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
    other than the Board, shall not be so considered as a member of the
    Incumbent Board.

  

2.5       "CIC
Severance Period." A period equal to the lesser of (i) 24 months from
Executive’s Date of Termination or (ii) the number of months (rounded to the
nearest month) from Executive’s Date of Termination until the date he attains
age 65.

2.6       "Code."
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

2.7       "Company."
United Community Banks, Inc., a Georgia corporation, or any successor to its
business and/or assets.

2.8       "Date
of Termination." The date specified in the Notice of Termination (which,
unless otherwise required by this Agreement, may be immediate) as the date upon
which the Executive’s employment with the Company is to cease. In the case of
termination by Executive for Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall not be
less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days from the date the
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2.9       "Disability."
Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s
long-term disability plan covering the Executive, or in the absence of such
plan, a meaning consistent with Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

2.10       "Good
Reason." A Good Reason for termination by Executive of Executive’s
employment shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) during the 6-month period prior to, or within the eighteen (18) month
period following, the date of a Change in Control of any one of the following
acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of
any act or failure to act described in paragraphs (a), (c), or (d) below, such
act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in
the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof (the date 6 months prior to
the date of the Change in Control is referred to in this Section 2.10 as the
"Change in Control Date"):

(a)       the
substantial adverse change in Executive’s responsibilities at the Company from
those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control Date; or

(b)       the
required relocation of Executive to a location outside of the market area of the
Company on the Change in Control Date; or

(c)       a
material reduction from those in effect on the Change in Control Date in the
levels of coverage of Executive under the Company’s director and officer
liability insurance policy or indemnification commitments; or

(d)       after
the Change in Control Date, a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary, a
reduction in his incentive compensation or the failure by the Company to
continue to provide Executive with benefits substantially similar to those
enjoyed by Executive under any of the Company’s pension, deferred
compensation, life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plans
in which Executive was participating at the Change in Control Date, the taking
of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly reduce any of
such benefits or deprive Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by
Executive at the Change in Control Date.

Executive’s
right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason shall not be
affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness,
except for a Disability as defined in Section 2.9 above. Executive’s continued
employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect
to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder.

2.11       "Notice
of Termination". A written notice from one party to the other party
specifying the Date of Termination and which sets forth in reasonable detail the
facts and circumstances relating to the basis for termination of Executive’s
employment.

2.12       "Person".
Any individual, corporation, bank, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.

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3.       SCOPE
OF AGREEMENT.

This
Agreement provides for the payment of compensation and benefits to Executive in
the event in connection with a Change in Control his employment is involuntarily
terminated by the Company without Cause or if the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason. If Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause,
dies, incurs a Disability or voluntarily terminates employment (other than for
Good Reason), this Agreement shall terminate, and Executive shall be entitled to
no payments of compensation or benefits pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
provided that in such events, Executive will be entitled to whatever benefits
are payable pursuant to the terms of any health, life insurance, disability,
welfare, retirement, deferred compensation, or other plan or program maintained
by the Company. Executive agrees that this Agreement supercedes and replaces any
existing plan or arrangement of the Company, including any employment agreement,
which provides Executive severance benefits in the event of his termination
under the circumstances covered by this Agreement.

4.       BENEFITS
UPON TERMINATION IN CONNECTION WITH A CHANGE IN CONTROL.

If
a Change in Control occurs during the term of this Agreement and Executive’s
employment is terminated within six (6) months prior to or eighteen (18) months
following the date of the Change in Control, and if such termination is an
involuntary termination by the Company without Cause (and does not arise as a
result of death or Disability) or a termination by Executive for Good Reason (as
defined in Section 2.10 above), Executive shall be entitled to the compensation
and benefits described in Section 4.1 through 4.7 below. If Executive does not
participate in a particular plan or program at the Change in Control Date (or if
the Company no longer maintains or offers such plan or program at the Change in
Control Date), the provisions of the section related to such plan, program or
award shall not apply to Executive.

4.1       Base
Salary. Executive shall continue to receive his Base Salary (subject to
withholding of all applicable taxes) for the entire CIC Severance Period (as
defined in Section 2.5 above), provided that all such salary payments shall be
made in a lump sum payment (determined by taking the Present Value, as defined
in Section 5.5, of such payments) no later than 30 days after his Date of
Termination.

4.2       Annual
Bonus. Executive shall be entitled to bonus payments from the Company as
follows:

(a)       Notwithstanding
any terms of the plan to the contrary, for the fiscal year that ended prior to
Executive’s Date of Termination, but for which no annual bonus payments have
been paid as of his Date of Termination, Executive shall receive a bonus
calculated using the actual results for all performance criteria, provided that
in no case shall the bonus under this subsection (a) be less than the bonus
Executive received for the fiscal year immediately preceding such fiscal year.
Such amount shall be payable at the time such bonus amounts are paid to other
participants, or if previously paid to other participants, no later than 30 days
after the Executive’s Date of Termination.

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(b)       For
the fiscal year during which Executive’s Date of Termination occurs, Executive
shall receive, within 30 days following his Date of Termination, a prorated
bonus (based on the number of days that he was employed during such fiscal
year), calculated as if Executive’s target award level (including any personal
performance component) under the Company’s annual incentive had been achieved
for such year.

(c)       In
addition to the bonus payments payable under (a) and (b) above, Executive shall
be entitled to an additional bonus amount equal to the average of the bonuses
paid to him with respect to the two fiscal years in which bonuses were paid to
him immediately preceding the year in which his Date of Termination occurs,
multipled by two or, if less, multiplied by a number (which need not be a whole
number) equal to the number of months in the CIC Severance Period divided by 12.
Such bonus amount shall be payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the
Executive’s Date of Termination.

4.3       Health
and Life Insurance Coverages.

(a)       The
group health care (including any executive medical plan) and group term life
insurance benefits coverages provided to Executive at his Date of Termination
shall be continued at the same level as for active executives and in the same
manner as if his employment under this Agreement had not terminated, beginning
on the Date of Termination and ending on the last day of the CIC Severance
Period. Any additional coverages Executive had at termination, including
dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to
the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. Any costs
Executive was paying for such coverages at the time of termination shall be paid
by Executive by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance. If
the terms of any benefit plan referred to in this Section, or the laws
applicable to such plan do not permit continued participation by Executive, then
the Company will arrange for other coverage(s) satisfactory to Executive at
Company’s expense which provides substantially similar benefits or, at
Executive’s election, will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the costs
of such coverage(s) for the CIC Severance Period.

(b)       For
purposes of any individual executive life insurance policy (or policies)
maintained by the Company for Executive, the Company shall continue to pay the
premiums for such policy or policies during the CIC Severance Period.

4.4       Retiree
Medical Coverage. If Executive has satisfied the requirements for receiving
Retiree Medical Coverage on his Date of Termination or will satisfy such
requirements prior to the last day of the CIC Severance Period, Executive (and
his dependents) shall be covered by, and receive benefits under, the Company’s
Retiree Medical Coverage program for executives at his level. Executive’s
Retiree Medical Coverage shall commence on the date his group health care
coverage terminates under section 4.3 above, and shall continue for the life of
the Executive (i.e., the coverage shall be vested and may not be terminated),
subject only to such changes in the level of coverage that apply to executives
at his level generally.

4.5       Profit
Sharing Plan. Executive will be entitled to continue to participate,
consistent with past practices, for the CIC Severance Period in the Profit
Sharing Plan (or any successor or replacement plan) as in effect as of his Date
of Termination. Executive’s participation in such Profit Sharing Plan shall
continue for the CIC Severance Period and the compensation payable to Executive
under Sections 4.1 and 4.2(c) above shall be treated (unless otherwise excluded)
as compenation under the plan as if it were paid on a monthly basis. Executive
will receive an amount equal to the Company’s contributions to the Profit
Sharing Plan, assuming Executive had participated in such plan at the maximum
permissible contributions level. If continued participation in any plan is not
permitted by the plan or by applicable law, the Company shall pay to Executive
or, if applicable, his beneficiary, a supplemental benefit equal to the Present
Value on the Date of Termination (calculated as provided in the plan) of the
excess of (i) the benefit Executive would have been paid under such plan if he
had continued to be covered for the CIC Severance Period (less any amounts
Executive would have been required to contribute), over (ii) the benefit
actually payable under such plan. The Company shall pay such additional benefits
in a lump sum within 30 days of his Date of Termination.

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4.6       Automobile,
Club Dues. Executive shall be provided for the CIC Severance Period at the
Company’s expense with an automobile (and related automobile expenses)
commensurate with the practice in effect for executives at the date of the
Change in Control, and payment of club dues and assessments in accordance with
the current practice.

4.7       Other
Benefits. Except as expressly provided herein, all other fringe benefits
provided to Executive as an active employee of the Company (e.g., long-term
disability, AD&D, etc.), shall cease on his Date of Termination, provided
that any conversion or extension rights applicable to such benefits shall be
made available to Executive at his Date of Termination or when such coverages
otherwise cease at the end of the CIC Severance Period.

5.            LIMITATION
ON BENEFITS.

5.1       Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any benefits payable or to be
provided to Executive by the Company or its affiliates, whether pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise, which are treated as Severance Payments shall, but only
to the extent necessary, be modified or reduced in the manner provided in 5.2
below so that the benefits payable or to be provided to Executive under this
Agreement that are treated as Severance Payments, as well as any payments or
benefits provided outside of this Agreement that are so treated, shall not cause
the Company to have paid an Excess Severance Payment. In computing such amount,
the parties shall take into account all provisions of Code Section 280G, and the
regulations thereunder, including making appropriate adjustments to such
calculation for amounts established to be Reasonable Compensation.

5.2       In
the event that the amount of any Severance Payments which would be payable to or
for the benefit of Executive under this Agreement must be modified or reduced to
comply with this Section 5, Executive shall direct which Severance Payments are
to be modified or reduced; provided, however, that no increase in
the amount of any payment or change in the timing of the payment shall be made
without the consent of the Company.

5.3       This
Section 5 shall be interpreted so as to avoid the imposition of excise taxes on
Executive under Section 4999 of the Code or the disallowance of a deduction to
the Company pursuant to Section 280G(a) of the Code with respect to amounts
payable under this Agreement or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event will any of the provisions of this Section 5 create, without the consent
of Executive, an obligation on the part of Executive to refund any amount to the
Company following payment of such amount.

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5.4       In
addition to the limits otherwise provided in this Section 5, to the extent
permitted by law, Executive may in his sole discretion elect to reduce any
payments he may be eligible to receive under this Agreement to prevent the
imposition of excise taxes on Executive under Section 4999 of the Code.

5.5       For
purposes of this Section 5, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)       "Excess
Severance Payment". The term "Excess Severance Payment" shall
have the same meaning as the term "excess parachute payment" defined
in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.

(b)       "Severance
Payment". The term "Severance Payment" shall have the same
meaning as the term "parachute payment" defined in Section 280G(b)(2)
of the Code.

(c)       "Reasonable
Compensation". The term "Reasonable Compensation" shall have
the same meaning as provided in Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code. The parties
acknowledge and agree that, in the absence of a change in existing legal
authorities or the issuance of contrary authorities, amounts received by
Executive as damages under or as a result of a breach of this Agreement shall be
considered Reasonable Compensation.

(d)       "Present
Value". The term "Present Value" shall have the same meaning
as provided in Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

6.            MISCELLANEOUS.

6.1       No
Obligation to Mitigate. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other
employment, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this
Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of
employment by another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise

6.2       Contract
Non-Assignable. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement has been entered
into due to, among other things, the special skills and knowledge of Executive,
and agree that this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by Executive.

6.3       Successors;
Binding Agreement.

(a)       In
addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company,
the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company or that acquires a controlling stock interest in
the Company to expressly assume and

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agree
to perform this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the
effective date of such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall
entitle Executive to compensation and benefits from the Company under Section 4
in the amount and on the same terms as Executive would be entitled to hereunder
if Executive were to terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason.

(b)       This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s
personal or legal representative, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive shall die while any amount is
still payable to Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms,
terminate upon the death of Executive), all such amounts, unless otherwise
provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to
the executors, personal representatives or administrators of Executive’s
estate.

6.4       Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered or seven days after mailing if mailed first class, certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

  
    	
          If to the
          Company:
	
          United
          Community Banks, Inc.

	
           
	
          Attention:
          ______________

	
           
	
          P.O. Box 398

	
           
	
          Blairsville,
          GA 30514

           

	
          If to
          Executive:
	
           Rex S.
          Schuette

	
           
	
          _________________

	
           
	
          _________________

         

  

Any party may change
the address to which notices, requests, demands and other communications shall
be delivered or mailed by giving notice thereof to the other party in the same
manner provided herein.

6.5       Provisions
Severable. If any provision or covenant, or any part thereof, of this
Agreement should be held by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
either in whole or in part, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining
provisions or covenants, or any part thereof, of this Agreement, all of which
shall remain in full force and effect.

6.6       Waiver.
Failure of either party to insist, in one or more instances, on performance by
the other in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted in this
Agreement or the future performance of any such term or condition or of any
other term or condition of this Agreement, unless such waiver is contained in a
writing signed by the party making the waiver.

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6.7       Amendments
and Modifications. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a
writing signed by both parties hereto, which makes specific reference to this Agreement.

6.8       Governing Law.
The validity and effect of this Agreement shall be governed by and be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

6.9       Disputes; Legal
Fees; Indemnification.

(a)       Disputes.
All claims by Executive for compensation and benefits under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be directed to and be determined by the Board. Any
denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be
provided in writing to Executive within 30 days of such decision and shall set
forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this
Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to
Executive for a review of its decision denying a claim and shall further allow
Executive to appeal in writing to the Board a decision of the Board within sixty
(60) days after notification by the Board that Executive’s claim has been
denied. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any further dispute or
controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled
exclusively by arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia, in accordance with the rules of
the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.

(b)       Legal Fees.
If, in connection with a Change in Control, Executive terminates his employment
for Good Reason or if the Company involuntarily terminates Executive without
Cause, then, in the event Executive incurs legal fees and other expenses in
seeking to obtain or to enforce any rights or benefits provided by this
Agreement and is successful, in whole or in part, in obtaining or enforcing any
such rights or benefits through settlement, mediation, arbitration or otherwise,
the Company shall promptly pay Executive’s reasonable legal fees and expenses
and related costs incurred in enforcing this Agreement including, without
limitation, attorneys fees and expenses, experts fees and expenses,
investigative fees, and travel expenses. Except to the extent provided in the
preceding sentence, each party shall pay its own legal fees and other expenses
associated with any dispute under this Agreement.

(c)       Indemnification.
During the Term of this Agreement and after Executive’s termination, the
Company shall indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless from and against
any claim, performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or other affiliates or in any other capacity, including any
fiduciary capacity, in which Executive serves at the Company’s request, in
each case to the maximum extent permitted by law and under the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws (the "Governing Documents"),
provided that in no event shall the protection afforded to Executive hereunder
be less than that afforded under the Governing Documents as in effect on the
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

	
 

    	
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Rex S. Schuette                                               

 

    
	
 

    	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS,
INC.

      

      By:  /s/ Jimmy Tallent                                            

    

 

Attest:

 

/s/ Thomas C. Gilliland                                     

Secretary

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EXHIBIT 10.1

                  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

       THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 31,
2001, is entered into by and among: (1) ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation ("ARGOSY"), ALTON GAMING COMPANY, an Illinois corporation ("ALTON
GAMING"), ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa corporation ("ARGOSY OF IOWA"), ARGOSY
OF LOUISIANA, INC., a Louisiana corporation ("ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA"), BELLE OF
SIOUX CITY, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership ("BELLE OF SIOUX CITY"), CATFISH
QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM, a Louisiana partnership in commendam ("CATFISH
QUEEN"), CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION HOTEL, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company ("CENTROPLEX"), EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, an Illinois
corporation ("EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET"), INDIANA GAMING II, L.P., an Indiana
limited partnership ("INDIANA GAMING II"), THE INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, an
Indiana corporation ("INDIANA GAMING CORPORATION"), INDIANA GAMING HOLDING
COMPANY, an Indiana corporation ("INDIANA GAMING HOLDING"), INDIANA GAMING
COMPANY, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership ("INDIANA GAMING PARTNERSHIP"),
IOWA GAMING COMPANY, an Iowa corporation ("IOWA GAMING"), JAZZ ENTERPRISES,
INC., a Louisiana corporation ("JAZZ ENTERPRISES"), and THE MISSOURI GAMING
COMPANY, a Missouri corporation ("MISSOURI GAMING"); (2) each of the financial
institutions from time to time listed in SCHEDULE I hereto, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof (collectively, the "LENDERS"); (3) CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS
ANGELES BRANCH, as Syndication Agent; (4) BANK OF SCOTLAND and BANKERS TRUST
COMPANY, as Documentation Agents; and (5) WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer
and Swing Line Lender.

                                    RECITALS

       A.    The Borrowers have requested that (i) the Total R/C Commitment (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), the R/C Funded Outstandings and the
Existing Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement be
continued as or converted into (as the case may be) Revolving Commitments,
Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit under this Agreement and (ii) the Existing
Credit Agreement otherwise be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth
below in this Agreement.

       B.    The Lenders are willing, on and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, to amend and restate the terms of the Existing
Credit Agreement and to extend credit under this Agreement as more particularly
hereinafter set forth.

                                    AGREEMENT

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate
the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:

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ARTICLE I. INTERPRETATION.

       1.01.  DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, each
term set forth below, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meaning given
to that term below or in the provision of this Agreement or other document,
instrument or agreement referenced below.

       "ACQUISITION" shall mean the acquisition by merger of Empress Casino
Joliet (the Person holding the assets of the Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois)
from Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.

       "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders.

       "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S FEE LETTER" shall mean the letter agreement dated
as of May 10, 2001, between Argosy and the Administrative Agent regarding
certain fees payable by Argosy to the Administrative Agent.

       "AFFILIATE" shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that,
directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee,
guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Equity
Securities of such Person, or (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with, such Person or any Affiliate of such Person;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no case shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender
be deemed to be an Affiliate of Argosy or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes
of this Agreement. For the purpose of this definition, "control" of a Person
shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

       "AGENT BANK" shall mean the Administrative Agent. All references to
"Agent Bank," "Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent Bank" or "Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative and Collateral Agent" in
any Security Document shall be deemed to refer to the Administrative Agent.

       "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

       "ALTON CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and related
activities conducted by Alton Gaming on the Alton Vessel and on the Alton Real
Property and all improvements now or hereafter situate thereon.

       "ALTON DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Agreement under
date of April 18, 1991 by and between the City of Alton, Illinois and the Alton
Riverboat Gambling Partnership (the predecessor in interest to Alton Gaming).

       "ALTON GAMING" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of
the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "ALTON REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is particularly
described on SCHEDULE III, which real property is subject to, and used by Alton
Gaming in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Alton Development
Agreement.

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       "ALTON VESSEL" shall mean that certain vessel known as Alton Belle Casino
II, Official No. 992563 and any other documented or undocumented vessels,
barges, watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Alton Gaming,
as of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of its
riverboat casino business.

       "APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICE" shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a)
in the case of its Base Rate Loans and Base Rate Portions, its Domestic Lending
Office, and (b) in the case of its LIBOR Loans and LIBOR Portions, its
Euro-Dollar Lending Office.

       "APPLICABLE MARGIN" shall mean:

       (a)    With respect to each Revolving Loan, the PER ANNUM margin which is
determined pursuant to the Revolving Loan Pricing Grid and added to the Base
Rate or LIBOR Rate, as the case may be, for such Revolving Loan; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that each Applicable Margin determined pursuant to the Revolving Loan
Pricing Grid shall be increased by two percent (2.00%) on the date an Event of
Default occurs and shall continue at such increased rate unless and until such
Event of Default is cured or waived in accordance with this Agreement. The
Applicable Margins set forth in this subsection (a) shall be determined as
provided in the Revolving Loan Pricing Grid and may change for each Pricing
Period.

       (b)    With respect to each Term Loan, the PER ANNUM margin which is
determined pursuant to the Term Loan Pricing Grid and added to the Base Rate or
LIBOR Rate, as the case may be, for such Term Loan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each
Applicable Margin determined pursuant to the Term Loan Pricing Grid shall be
increased by two percent (2.00%) on the date an Event of Default occurs and
shall continue at such increased rate unless and until such Event of Default is
cured or waived in accordance with this Agreement. The Applicable Margins set
forth in this subsection (b) shall be determined as provided in the Term Loan
Pricing Grid and may change for each Pricing Period.

       "APPROVED FUND" shall mean any Fund that is administered, managed or
advised by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an
Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

       "ARGOSY" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of the
introductory paragraph hereof.

       "ARGOSY OF IOWA" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1)
of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause
(1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "ASSIGNEE LENDER" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
8.05(c).

       "ASSIGNMENT" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
8.05(c).

       "ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 8.05(c).

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       "ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE" shall have, with respect to each Assignment
Agreement, the meaning set forth therein.

       "ASSIGNOR LENDER" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
8.05(c).

       "BASE RATE" shall mean, on any day, the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in
effect on such date and (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day PLUS one-half
percent (0.50%).

       "BASE RATE LOAN" shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then
bears interest as provided in clause (i) of SECTION 2.01(c).

       "BASE RATE PORTION" shall mean, at any time, a Portion of the Term Loan
Borrowing or a Term Loan, as the case may be, which then bears interest at a
rate specified in clause (i) of SECTION 2.02(c).

       "BATON ROUGE CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and related
activities conducted by Catfish Queen on the Baton Rouge Vessel and on the Baton
Rouge Real Property and all improvements now or hereafter situate thereon.

       "BATON ROUGE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Contract
under date of September 21, 1994 by and among the City of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, the Parish of East Baton Rouge and Jazz Enterprises.

       "BATON ROUGE REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is
particularly described on SCHEDULE IV.

       "BATON ROUGE VESSEL" shall mean that certain vessel known as Argosy III,
Official No. 1023758 and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Catfish Queen, as of
the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of its riverboat
casino business.

       "BELLE OF SIOUX CITY" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause
(1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "BORROWERS" shall mean, collectively, Argosy, Alton Gaming, Argosy of
Iowa, Belle of Sioux City, Argosy of Louisiana, Catfish Queen, Centroplex,
Empress Casino Joliet, Indiana Gaming II, Indiana Gaming Corporation, Indiana
Gaming Holding, Indiana Gaming Partnership, Iowa Gaming, Jazz Enterprises and
Missouri Gaming. Notwithstanding a transfer of the capital stock of Empress
Casino Joliet pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, until a Sale (as
defined in the Transfer Agreement) occurs, Empress Casino Joliet shall remain a
Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement (other than for purposes of Section
2.01(a), 2.03(a)(i) or 2.04(a)).

       "BORROWING" shall mean a Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Term Loan
Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

       "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day on which (a) commercial banks are not
authorized or required to close in San Francisco, California or Chicago,
Illinois and (b) if such Business Day is

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related to a LIBOR Loan or a LIBOR Portion, dealings in Dollar deposits are
carried out in the London interbank market.

       "CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENT" shall have the meaning given to that term
in SECTION 2.12(d).

       "CAPITAL ASSET" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any tangible
fixed or capital asset owned or leased (in the case of a Capital Lease) by such
Person, or any expense incurred by such Person that is required by GAAP to be
reported as a non-current asset on such Person's balance sheet.

       "CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" shall mean, with respect to any Person and any
period, all amounts expended by such Person during such period to acquire or to
construct Capital Assets (including renewals, improvements and replacements, but
excluding repairs in the ordinary course) computed in accordance with GAAP
(including all amounts paid or accrued on Capital Leases and other Indebtedness
incurred or assumed to acquire Capital Assets).

       "CAPITAL LEASE" shall mean any lease that, in accordance with GAAP, is
required to be capitalized on the books of a lessee.

       "CASH COLLATERAL ACCOUNT" shall mean the restricted depository savings
account to be established by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Borrowers with the L/C Issuer at its offices located at 5340 Kietzke,
Suite 201, Reno, Nevada, or at such other office located in the United States as
may be designated from time to time by the L/C Issuer, for the purpose of
depositing cash collateral for the Obligations upon the occurrence of any Event
of Default.

       "CASH COLLATERAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Deposit
Account Pledge Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, among the Borrowers and the
L/C Issuer.

       "CASH COLLATERALIZE" shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, as collateral for the Obligations, cash or deposit account balances in
an amount equal to the L/C Obligations pursuant to documentation in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which
documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term
shall have corresponding meaning. Each Borrower hereby grants the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a Lien on
all such cash and deposit account balances as security for the Obligations. Cash
collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts
at Wells Fargo or other institutions satisfactory to it. The Lien held by the
Administrative Agent in such cash collateral to secure the Obligations shall be
released upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) no
Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, (b) all L/C Obligations shall have been
repaid in full and (c) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

       "CASH EQUIVALENTS" shall mean:

              (a)   Direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of
America or obligations of any agency or

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 instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the
 United States of America to the extent such obligations are backed by the full
 faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within
 one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

              (b)   Direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, any state of the United
States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;

              (c)   Certificates of deposit maturing within one year from the
date of acquisition thereof issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits
through, bankers' acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering obligations
described in clause (i) above executed by, a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof or
that is a Lender, PROVIDED, that (i) such deposits are denominated in Dollars
and (ii) such bank or trust company, if not a Lender, has capital, surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 or total assets of at least
$5,000,000,000;

              (d)   Open market commercial paper maturing within 270 days from
the date of acquisition thereof issued by a corporation organized under the laws
of the United States of America or a state thereof, provided such commercial
paper is rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by Standard and Poor's Ratings
Group or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.;

              (e)   Any repurchase agreement entered into with a commercial bank
or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or a
state thereof or that is a Lender, PROVIDED, that (i) such bank or trust company
has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000, (ii)
such bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other debt obligations
rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by Standard and Poor's Ratings Group or
P-1 (or its equivalent) by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., (iii) the repurchase
obligations of such bank or trust company under such repurchase agreement are
fully secured by a perfected security interest in a security or instrument of
the type described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above and (iv) such security
or instrument so securing the repurchase obligations has a fair market value at
the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of such
repurchase obligations;

              (e)   "Money market preferred stock" issued by a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or AA by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, in each case
having an investment period not to exceed 50 days; PROVIDED, that (i) the amount
of all such Investments issued by the same issuer does not exceed $5,000,000 and
(ii) the aggregate amount of all such Investments does not exceed $15,000,000;
and

              (f)   A readily redeemable "money market mutual fund" advised by a
bank described in clause (c) hereof, or an investment advisor registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, that has and maintains an
investment policy limiting its investments primarily to instruments of the types
described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof and having on the date of such
Investment total assets of at least $1,000,000,000.

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       "CASINOS" shall mean, collectively, the Alton Casino, the Baton Rouge
Casino, the Empress Casino, the Lawrenceburg Casino, the Riverside Casino, the
Sioux City Casino and each other casino which may be owned or operated by the
Loan Parties from time to time.

       "CATFISH QUEEN" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1)
of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "CENTROPLEX" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of
the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "CHANGE OF CONTROL" shall mean:

       (a)    Any "person" or "group" (as such terms are defined in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) other than
William F. Cellini, F. Lance Callis, Jimmy F. Gallagher, William J. McEnery,
John B. Pratt, Sr., James S. Connors and Stephanie Pratt, each of such Person's
immediate family or a trust or similar entity existing solely for the benefit of
such Person or such Person's immediate family, shall own or control more than
forty percent (40%) of the voting common stock of Argosy; or

       (b)    During any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months
commencing after the Restatement Effective Date, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted Argosy's Board of Directors (together with
any new or replacement directors whose election by Argosy's Board of Directors
or whose nomination for election by Argosy's shareholders, was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were
either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination
for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the directors then in office; or

       (c)    Argosy shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, one hundred
percent (100%) of the Equity Securities of any other Borrower except (i) to the
extent arising from a merger of any Borrower (other than Argosy) with or into
Argosy or any other Borrower or (ii) the transfer of the capital stock of
Empress Casino Joliet in accordance with the terms of the Transfer Agreement.

       "CHANGE OF LAW" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.12(b).

       "CLASS" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION 1.10(e).

       "COLLATERAL" shall mean all property in which the Administrative Agent or
any Lender has a Lien to secure the Obligations.

       "COMMITMENT FEE PERCENTAGE" shall mean, with respect to the Revolving
Loans at any time, the PER ANNUM percentage which is used to calculate
Commitment Fees for the Revolving Loans. The Commitment Fee Percentages shall be
determined as provided in the Revolving Loan Pricing Grid and may change for
each Pricing Period.

       "COMMITMENT FEES" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.06(b).

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       "COMMITMENT REDUCTION DATES" shall mean the Quarterly Dates falling on or
nearest to March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year,
commencing with June 30, 2003 through and including March 31, 2006.

       "COMMITMENTS" shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Loan Commitments
and the Term Loan Commitments.

       "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" shall have the meaning given to that term in
clause (iii) of SECTION 5.01(a).

       "CONTINGENT OBLIGATION" shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) any
Guaranty Obligation of that Person; and (b) any direct or indirect obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) in respect of any Surety
Instrument issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is
otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings or payments, (ii) as a partner or
joint venturer in any partnership or joint venture, or (iii) to purchase any
materials, supplies or other property from, or to obtain the services of,
another Person if the relevant contract or other related document or obligation
requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other property, or for
such services, shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such materials,
supplies or other property is ever made or tendered, or such services are ever
performed or tendered. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall (subject,
in the case of Guaranty Obligations, to the last sentence of the definition of
"Guaranty Obligation") be deemed equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof.

       "CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION" of any Person shall mean, any indenture, note,
lease, loan agreement, security, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement,
guaranty, instrument, contract, agreement or other form of contractual
obligation or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which such
Person or any of its property is bound.

       "CREDIT DOCUMENTS" shall mean and include this Agreement, the Notes, the
Guaranty, the Security Documents, all Rate Contracts of any Borrower with any
Lender related to any Loan, the Environmental Certificate and the Administrative
Agent's Fee Letter; all other documents, instruments and agreements delivered to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to SECTION 3.01; and all other
documents, instruments and agreements delivered by any Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement on or after
the date of this Agreement.

       "CREDIT EVENT" shall mean the making of any Loan (including a Swing Line
Loan) or the making of an L/C Credit Extension.

       "DEFAULT" shall mean an Event of Default or any event or circumstance not
yet constituting an Event of Default which, with the giving of any notice or the
lapse of any period of time or both, would become an Event of Default.

       "DEFAULTING LENDER" shall mean a Lender which has failed to fund its
portion of any Borrowing which it is required to fund under this Agreement and
has continued in such failure for three (3) Business Days after written notice
from the Administrative Agent.

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       "DEPARTING LENDERS" shall mean Bank of America National Association,
Societe Generale, Bank One, NA and U.S. Bank National Association.

       "DESIGNATED ASSET SALE PROCEEDS" shall mean the Net Proceeds payable to
the Loan Parties from the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets
or property, other than any sale or other disposition permitted by clause (i),
(ii), (iv) or (v) of SECTION 5.02(c).

       "DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS" shall mean, collectively, the Alton Development
Agreement, the Baton Rouge Development Agreement, the Lawrenceburg Development
Agreement, the Riverside Development Agreement and the Sioux City Development
Agreement.

       "DISTRIBUTIONS" shall mean dividends (in cash or property) on, or other
payments or distributions on account of, or the setting apart of money for a
sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement or
other acquisition of, any shares of any class of stock of any Loan Party or of
any warrants, options or other rights to acquire the same.

       "DOCUMENTATION AGENTS" shall mean Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust
Company, in their capacities as documentation agent.

       "DOLLARS" and "$" shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of
America and, in relation to any payment under this Agreement, same day or
immediately available funds.

       "DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICE" shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a)
initially, its office designated as such in PART B of SCHEDULE I (or, in the
case of any Lender which becomes a Lender by an assignment pursuant to SECTION
8.05(c), its office designated as such in the applicable Assignment Agreement)
and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such Lender may designate
to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such Lender's Base Rate Loans
and Base Rate Portions will thereafter be maintained and for the account of
which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender's Base Rate
Loans and Base Rate Portions will thereafter be made.

       "EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the sum of the following items of
the Loan Parties: (a) Net Income after tax for such period, (b) Interest Expense
for such period, (c) depreciation and amortization for such period, (d) all
other non-cash expenses (less non-cash gains) for such period, (e) income tax
expense for such period, (f) pre-opening expense for such period and (g) all
extraordinary items, including non-recurring fees incurred in connection with
the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement (in each instance to
the extent deducted in the determination of Net Income and in each case as
determined in accordance with GAAP), after giving effect on a pro forma basis to
the Acquisition and any acquisition of assets or Persons permitted under SECTION
5.02(d) and/or any disposition of assets or Persons permitted under SECTION
5.02(c) (as if the Acquisition or such other acquisition or disposition occurred
on the first day of the relevant four fiscal quarter period).

       "EFFECTIVE AMOUNT" shall mean (i) with respect to Revolving Loans, Term
Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal
amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or
repayments of Revolving Loans, Term Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may
be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any
date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to

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any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the
aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result
of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit
or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of
Credit taking effect on such date.

       "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE" shall mean a Person which is (a) to the extent
required under applicable Gaming Laws, registered or licensed with, approved or
found suitable by, or not disapproved, denied a license or approval or found
unsuitable by (whichever may be required under applicable Gaming Laws), any
applicable Governmental Authorities and (b) (i) with respect to the Revolving
Loans, Revolving Loan Commitments or the Term Loans, (A) a commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having
a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, (B) a commercial bank
organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the "OECD"), or a
political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a
branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another
country which is also a member of the OECD, (C) a Person that is primarily
engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is (1) a Subsidiary of a
Lender, (2) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or (3) a
Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or (D) an Approved Fund or (ii) solely
with respect to the Term Loans, any other entity that is an "accredited
investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933) that
extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance
companies, mutual funds, lease financing companies and investment funds.

       "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN" shall mean any employee benefit plan within the
meaning of section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Argosy or any
ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

       "EMPRESS CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and related
activities conducted by Empress Casino Joliet on the Joliet Vessels and on the
Joliet Real Property and all improvements now or hereafter situate thereon.

       "EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET" shall have the meaning given to that term in
clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATE" shall mean that certain Environmental
Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent.

       "ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES" shall mean all claims, judgments, damages,
losses, penalties, liabilities (including strict liability), costs and expenses,
including costs of investigation, remediation, defense, settlement and
reasonable attorneys' fees and consultants' fees, that are incurred at any time
as a result of the existence of any Hazardous Material upon, about or beneath
any real property owned by Argosy or any of its Subsidiaries or migrating or
threatening to migrate to or from any such real property, or arising from any
investigation, proceeding or remediation of any location at which Argosy, any of
its Subsidiaries or any predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly
disposed of Hazardous Materials or arising in any manner whatsoever out of any
violation of Environmental Laws.

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       "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" shall mean the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401
ET SEQ.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 ET
SEQ.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901
ET SEQ.; the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980 (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
"CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 ET SEQ.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. Section 2601 ET SEQ.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C.
Section 651; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42
U.S.C. Section 11001 ET SEQ.; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C.
Section 801 ET SEQ.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f ET
SEQ.; and all other Governmental Rules relating to the protection of human
health and the environment, including all Governmental Rules pertaining to the
reporting, licensing, permitting, transportation, storage, disposal,
investigation or remediation of emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened
releases of Hazardous Materials into the air, surface water, groundwater, or
land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transportation or handling of Hazardous Materials.

       "EQUITY SECURITIES" of any Person shall mean (a) all common stock,
preferred stock, participations, shares, partnership interests or other equity
interests in and of such Person (regardless of how designated and whether or not
voting or non-voting) and (b) all warrants, options and other rights to acquire
any of the foregoing.

       "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

       "ERISA AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person which is treated as a single
employer with Argosy under Section 414 of the IRC.

       "EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE" shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a)
initially, its office designated as such in PART B of SCHEDULE I (or, in the
case of any Lender which becomes a Lender by an assignment pursuant to SECTION
8.05(c), its office designated as such in the applicable Assignment Agreement)
and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such Lender may designate
to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such Lender's LIBOR Loans and
LIBOR Portions will thereafter be maintained and for the account of which all
payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender's LIBOR Loans and LIBOR
Portions will thereafter be made.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
6.01.

       "EVERGREEN LETTER OF CREDIT" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 2.03(b)(iii).

       "EXISTING ASSIGNMENTS" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain
Assignment of Permits, Contracts, Rents and Revenues (Alton) which was executed
by Alton Gaming and the Administrative Agent on June 8, 1999 and recorded in the
Office of the Madison County, Illinois Recorder on June 9, 1999 in Book 4331 at
Page 3181 as Document No. 2479-0893, (b) that certain Amended and Restated
Assignment of Permits, Contracts, Rents and Revenues (Baton Rouge), executed
under date of March 2, 2001 by Jazz Enterprises, Argosy of Louisiana, Catfish
Queen, Centroplex and the Administrative Agent, recorded in the office of the
Clerk and

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Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on March 7, 2001 at Original 334,
Bundle 11206, (c) that certain Assignment of Permits, Contracts, Rents and
Revenues (Riverside) which was executed by Missouri Gaming, Argosy and the
Administrative Agent on June 8, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Platte
County, Missouri Recorder on June 10, 1999 in Book 0908 at Page 0534 as
Instrument No. 0010672, (d) that certain Amended and Restated Assignment of
Permits, Contracts, Rents and Revenues (Sioux City) executed under date of March
2, 2001 by Iowa Gaming, Belle of Sioux City and the Administrative Agent,
recorded in the Official Records of Woodbury County, Iowa on April 4, 2001 at
Roll 485, Image 1135, Document No. 15427, (e) that certain Assignment of
Permits, Contracts, Rents and Revenues (Lawrenceburg) executed under date of
March 12, 2001 by Indiana Gaming Partnership and the Administrative Agent and
recorded in the Official Records of Dearborn County, Indiana on March 15, 2001
in Book 11 at Page 73 as Instrument No. 2001 0000 2252, (f) that certain
Assignment of Development Agreement which was executed by Alton Gaming and the
Administrative Agent on June 8, 1999 and recorded in Office of the Madison
County, Illinois Recorder on June 9, 1999 in Book 4331 at Page 3196, as Document
No. 2479-0894 and (g) that certain Assignment of Development Agreement (Sioux
City) executed under date of March 2, 2001 by Belle of Sioux City and the
Administrative Agent, recorded in the Official Records of Woodbury County, Iowa
on April 4, 2001 at Roll 485.

       "EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2001, among certain of the Borrowers, the
Lenders named therein, Wells Fargo, as Swingline Lender, L/C Issuer and Agent
Bank, Societe Generale, as Syndication Agent and Bank One, N.A., as
Documentation Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in
effect on the date hereof.

       "EXISTING MORTGAGES" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain Mortgage
of Jazz Enterprises, Inc., Argosy of Louisiana, Inc. and Catfish Queen
Partnership in Commendam to Secure Present and Future Indebtedness, Assignment
of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing which was executed by
Argosy of Louisiana, Jazz Enterprises and Catfish Queen in favor of the
Administrative Agent on June 8, 1999 and which was filed and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on June
9, 1999 under Original No. 978 , Bundle 11016, together with an Act of
Correction recorded in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge
Parish, Louisiana on August 19, 1999 under Original No. 139, Bundle 11043, (b)
that certain Deed of Trust, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement with
Assignment of Rents which was executed by Alton Gaming and by Missouri Gaming in
favor of the Administrative Agent on June 8, 1999, and which was recorded in the
Official Records of Platte County, Missouri on June 10, 1999 in Book 0908 at
Page 0533 as Instrument No. 0010671 and (c) that certain Continuing Collateral
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Financing
Statement executed under date of March 12, 2001 by Indiana Gaming Partnership
and recorded in the Official Records of Dearborn County, Indiana on March 15,
2001 in Book 11 at Page 31 as Instrument No. 2001 0000 2251.

       "EXISTING SECURITY AGREEMENTS" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain
Pledge and Security Agreement (Alton Gaming Company), dated as of June 8, 1999,
by Alton Gaming in favor of the Administrative Agent, (b) that certain Pledge
and Security Agreement (Argosy Gaming Company), dated as of June 8, 1999, by
Argosy in favor of the Administrative Agent,

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(c) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Argosy of Louisiana, Inc.),
dated as of June 8, 1999, by Argosy of Louisiana in favor of the Administrative
Agent, (d) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Catfish Queen Partnership
in Commendam), dated as of June 8, 1999, by Catfish Queen in favor of the
Administrative Agent, (e) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Iowa
Gaming Company), dated as of June 8, 1999, by Iowa Gaming in favor of the
Administrative Agent, (f) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Jazz
Enterprises, Inc.), dated as of June 8, 1999, by Jazz Enterprises in favor of
the Administrative Agent, (g) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (The
Missouri Gaming Company), dated as of June 8, 1999, by Missouri Gaming in favor
of the Administrative Agent, (h) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement,
dated as of June 8, 1999 (The Indiana Gaming Company), by Indiana Gaming
Corporation in favor of the Administrative Agent, (i) that certain Pledge and
Security Agreement (Argosy of Iowa, Inc.), dated as of March 2, 2001, by Argosy
of Iowa in favor of the Administrative Agent, (j) that certain Pledge and
Security Agreement (Belle of Sioux City, L.P.), dated as of March 2, 2001, by
Belle of Sioux City in favor of the Administrative Agent, (k) that certain
Pledge and Security Agreement (Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C.),
dated as of March 2, 2001, by Centroplex in favor of the Administrative Agent,
(l) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Indiana Gaming Company, L.P.),
dated as of March 12, 2001, by Indiana Gaming Partnership in favor of the
Administrative Agent, (m) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (Indiana
Gaming Holding Company), dated as of March 2, 2001, by Indiana Gaming Holding in
favor of the Administrative Agent and (n) that certain Pledge and Security
Agreement (Indiana Gaming II, L.P.), dated as of March 2, 2001, by Indiana
Gaming II in favor of the Administrative Agent.

       "EXISTING SHIP MORTGAGES" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain
First Preferred Ship Mortgage which was executed by Alton Gaming on June 8,
1999, received by the United States Coast Guard at New Orleans, Louisiana, also
on June 8, 1999, and recorded at the National Vessel Documentation Center in
Book 99-65, as Instrument No. 697, (b) that certain First Preferred Ship
Mortgage which was executed by Alton Gaming on June 8, 1999, received by the
United States Coast Guard at New Orleans, Louisiana, also on June 8, 1999, and
recorded at the National Vessel Documentation Center in Book 99-65, as
Instrument No. 301, (c) that certain First Preferred Ship Mortgage which was
executed by Catfish Queen on June 8, 1999, received by the United States Coast
Guard at New Orleans, Louisiana, also on June 8, 1999, and recorded at the
National Vessel Documentation Center in Book 99-65, as Instrument No. 699, (d)
that certain First Preferred Ship Mortgage which was executed by Missouri Gaming
on June 8, 1999, received by the United States Coast Guard at New Orleans,
Louisiana, also on June 8, 1999, and recorded at the National Vessel
Documentation Center in Book 99-65, as Instrument No. 698, (e) that certain
First Preferred Ship Mortgage which was executed by Iowa Gaming Company on June
8, 1999, received by the United States Coast Guard at New Orleans, Louisiana,
also on June 8, 1999, and recorded at the National Vessel Documentation Center
in Book 99-65, as Instrument No. 696, (f) that certain First Preferred Ship
Mortgage which was executed by Argosy on June 8, 1999, received by the United
States Coast Guard at New Orleans, Louisiana, also on June 8, 1999, and recorded
at the National Vessel Documentation Center in Book 99-65, as Instrument No. 302
and (g) that certain First Preferred Ship Mortgage made by Indiana Gaming
Partnership, dated as of March 12, 2001, and filed with the National Vessel
Documentation Center on March 13, 2001 in Book 01-24, Page No. 346.

       "EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT" shall mean the letters of credit described
on SCHEDULE II.

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       "EXPENDITURE BASKET" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
5.02(l).

       "FEDERAL FUNDS RATE" shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded
upwards to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates
on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the
Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; PROVIDED,
that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so
published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day shall be the average rate charged to Wells Fargo on such day on such
transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

       "FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.

       "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall mean, with respect to any accounting period
for any Person, statements of income, stockholders' equity (prepared on an
annual basis only) and cash flows of such Person for such period, and a balance
sheet of such Person as of the end of such period, setting forth in each case in
comparative form figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal
year if such period is less than a full fiscal year or, if such period is a full
fiscal year, corresponding figures from the preceding annual audit, all prepared
in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP.

       "FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" shall mean, as at any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to such date MINUS the sum of
(i) Distributions actually made in cash during such period (to the extent not
included in Fixed Charges) other than Distributions made to or for the account
of another Loan Party, (ii) income taxes actually paid in cash during such
period and (iii) Non-Financed Capital Expenditures actually made during such
period, to (b) Fixed Charges for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
ending on or most recently ended prior to such date.

       "FIXED CHARGES" shall mean, for any period, the sum, for the Loan Parties
(determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with
GAAP), of the following: (a) Interest Expense for such period, (b) payments of
principal, other than optional payments of principal, on Indebtedness (including
the aggregate amount of all repayments of principal of Revolving Loans which are
required in connection with any reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments
pursuant to SECTION 2.05 during such period), to the extent actually paid during
such period, (c) the portion of payments, other than optional payments, made
under Capital Leases that should be treated as payment of principal in
accordance with GAAP, to the extent actually paid during such period and (d)
Distributions on the preferred capital stock of Argosy to the extent actually
paid in cash during such period, after giving effect on a pro forma basis to the
Acquisition or any acquisition of assets or Persons permitted under SECTION
5.02(d) and/or any disposition of assets or Persons permitted under SECTION
5.02(c) (as if the Acquisition or such other acquisition or disposition occurred
on the first day of the relevant four fiscal quarter period).

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       "FUND" shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or
will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.

       "FUNDED DEBT" shall mean the obligations described in clauses (a), (b),
(c), (d), (e), (g) and (h) of the definition of "Indebtedness".

       "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and practices
as in effect in the United States of America from time to time, consistently
applied.

       "GAMING AUTHORITIES" shall mean, collectively, the Illinois Gaming Board,
the Indiana Gaming Commission, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, the
Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the Missouri Gaming Commission and any other
Governmental Authorities which enforce the Gaming Laws.

       "GAMING FACILITY" shall mean any Casino and all other Property owned by a
Loan Party which is directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith,
including any hotels, resorts, card clubs, theaters, parking facilities,
recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants,
other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment
facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment.

       "GAMING LAWS" shall mean all statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances,
codes, administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to
which any Gaming Authority or other Governmental Authority possesses regulatory,
licensing or permit authority over gambling or gaming activities conducted by
any Loan Party within its jurisdiction.

       "GAMING LICENSE" shall mean, collectively, any and all Governmental
Authorizations (i) necessary to enable any Loan Party to engage in the casino,
gambling or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct its business as it
is conducted on the Restatement Effective Date, or (ii) required by any
Governmental Authority or under any Gaming Law.

       "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any domestic or foreign national,
state or local government, any political subdivision thereof, any department,
agency, authority or bureau of any of the foregoing, or any other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Comptroller of the
Currency, any central bank or any comparable authority.

       "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION" shall mean any permit, license,
registration, approval, finding of suitability, authorization, plan, directive,
order, consent, exemption, waiver, consent order or consent decree of or from,
or notice to, action by or filing with, any Governmental Authority.

       "GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES" shall mean, with respect to any Person, all
levies, assessments, fees, claims or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority upon such Person or any of its property or otherwise payable by such
Person.

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       "GOVERNMENTAL RULE" shall mean any law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
order, code interpretation, judgment, decree, directive, guidelines, policy or
similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority.

       "GUARANTOR" shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary which has executed and
delivered a Guaranty pursuant to SECTION 5.01(k).

       "GUARANTY" shall mean a General Continuing Subsidiary Guaranty executed
by the Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of
the Lenders from time to time.

       "GUARANTY OBLIGATION" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any direct
or indirect liability of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease,
dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the "primary obligations") of
another Person (the "primary obligor"), including any obligation of that Person,
whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, or (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of
any such primary obligation, or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity
capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or
solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of
the primary obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation
of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary
obligation, or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such
primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty
Obligation shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if
not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum liability in respect thereof.

       "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" shall mean all pollutants, contaminants and other
materials, substances and wastes which are hazardous, toxic, caustic, harmful or
dangerous to human health or the environment, including petroleum and petroleum
products and byproducts, radioactive materials, asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls and all materials, substances and wastes which are classified or
regulated as "hazardous," "toxic" or similar descriptions under any
Environmental Law.

       "HONOR DATE" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.03(c)(i).

       "ICC" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION 2.03(h).

       "INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person shall mean, without duplication:

              (a)    All obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or other similar instruments and all other obligations of such Person
for borrowed money (including obligations to repurchase receivables and other
assets sold with recourse);

              (b)    All obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase
price of property or services;

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              (c)    All obligations of such Person under conditional sale or
other title retention agreements with respect to property acquired by such
Person (to the extent of the value of such property if the rights and remedies
of the seller or the Lender under such agreement in the event of default are
limited solely to repossession or sale of such property);

              (d)    All obligations of such Person as lessee under or with
respect to Capital Leases;

              (e)    All obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise,
under or with respect to Surety Instruments;

              (f)    All net obligations of such Person, contingent or
otherwise, under or with respect to Rate Contracts;

              (g)    All Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to the
obligations of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (f) above
and all other Contingent Obligations of such Person; and

              (h)    All obligations of other Persons of the types described in
clauses (a) - (f) above to the extent secured by (or for which any holder of
such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured
by) any Lien in any property (including accounts and contract rights) of such
Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment
of such obligations.

       "INDENTURE TRUSTEE" shall mean Bank One Trust Company, NA.

       "INDIANA GAMING II" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause
(1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "INDIANA GAMING CORPORATION" shall have the meaning given to that term in
clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "INDIANA GAMING HOLDING" shall have the meaning given to that term in
clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "INDIANA GAMING PARTNERSHIP" shall have the meaning given to that term in
clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "INTERCOMPANY BATON ROUGE MORTGAGE" shall mean, collectively, the
"Collateral Documents" as defined in that certain Collateral Assignment of Loan
Documents which was executed by Argosy, as assignor and by the Administrative
Agent, as assignee and recorded in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of East
Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on June 9, 1999 under Original No. 987, Bundle
11016, which Collateral Documents secure performance under various obligations
of Jazz Enterprises to Argosy.

       "INTERCOMPANY NOTES" shall mean, collectively, the promissory notes
described on SCHEDULE 4.01(h).

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       "INTEREST EXPENSE" shall mean, for any period, the sum, for the Loan
Parties (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance
with GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest, fees, charges and related
expenses allocable to such period in connection with Indebtedness or the
deferred purchase price of assets that is treated as interest in accordance with
GAAP, (b) the portion of rent actually paid during such period under Capital
Leases that should be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and (c) the
net amounts payable (or MINUS the net amounts receivable) under Rate Contracts
accrued during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such
period); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the amortization of fees and expenses incurred
and paid in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness or entering into
any Rate Contracts shall be excluded from the determination of Interest Expense.

       "INTEREST PERIOD" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR
Portion, the time periods selected by the Borrowers pursuant to SECTION 2.01(b),
SECTION 2.01(d) or SECTION 2.02(d) which commences on the first day of such Loan
or Portion or the effective date of any conversion and ends on the last day of
such time period, and thereafter, each subsequent time period selected by the
Borrowers pursuant to SECTION 2.01(e) or SECTION 2.02(e) which commences on the
last day of the immediately preceding time period and ends on the last day of
that time period.

       "INVESTMENT" of any Person shall mean any loan or advance of funds by
such Person to any other Person, any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity
Securities or Indebtedness of any other Person, any capital contribution by such
Person to any other Person or any payment under any Guaranty Obligation by such
Person in respect of the Indebtedness of any other Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that Investments shall not include (a) accounts receivable or other indebtedness
owed by customers of such Person which are current assets and arise from sales
of inventory in the ordinary course of such Person's business or (b) prepaid
expenses of such Person incurred and prepaid in the ordinary course of business.

       "IOWA GAMING" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of
the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "IRC" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

       "JAZZ ENTERPRISES" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause
(1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.

       "JOLIET ACQUISITION" shall mean Joliet Acquisition Corporation, an
Illinois corporation.

       "JOLIET ASSIGNMENT" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
3.01(a)(x).

         "JOLIET MORTGAGE" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
3.01(a)(xi).

       "JOLIET REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is
particularly described on SCHEDULE V.

       "JOLIET SECURITY AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 3.01(a)(xii).

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       "JOLIET SHIP MORTGAGES" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 3.01(a)(xiii).

       "JOLIET VESSELS" shall mean, collectively, that certain vessel known as
the Empress, Official No. 984286, that certain vessel known as the Empress II,
Official No. 998517 and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Empress Casino
Joliet, as of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of
its riverboat casino business.

       "L/C ADVANCE" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's
participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving
Proportionate Share.

       "L/C BORROWING" shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a
drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date
when made or refinanced as a Revolving Loan Borrowing.

       "L/C CREDIT EXTENSION" shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or
increase of the amount thereof.

       "L/C ISSUER" shall mean Wells Fargo in its capacity as issuer of Letters
of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

       "L/C OBLIGATIONS" shall mean, as at any date of determination, the
aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit PLUS the
aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.

       "LAWRENCEBURG CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and
related activities conducted by Indiana Gaming Partnership on the Lawrenceburg
Vessel and on the Lawrenceburg Real Property and all improvements now or
hereafter situate thereon.

       "LAWRENCEBURG DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Riverboat
Gaming Development Agreement between the City of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and the
Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., executed by Indiana Gaming Partnership, and by the
City of Lawrenceburg, Indiana under date of April 13, 1994, as amended by that
certain Amendment Number One to Riverboat Gaming Development Agreement under
date of December 28, 1995 and by that certain Amendment Number Two to Riverboat
Gaming Development Agreement under date of August 20, 1996.

       "LAWRENCEBURG REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is
particularly described on SCHEDULE VI.

       "LAWRENCEBURG VESSEL" shall mean that certain vessel known as Argosy VI,
Official No. 1054147 and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Indiana Gaming
Partnership, as of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the
operation of its riverboat casino business.

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       "LENDERS" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (2) of the
introductory paragraph hereof and includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line
Lender (unless the context otherwise requires).

       "LETTER OF CREDIT" shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder and
shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a
commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

       "LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION" shall mean an application and agreement
for the issuance or amendment of a letter of credit in the form from time to
time in use by the L/C Issuer.

       "LETTER OF CREDIT EXPIRATION DATE" shall mean the day that is five
Business Days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

       "LETTER OF CREDIT SUBLIMIT" shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and $25,000,000. The Letter of Credit
Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment.

       "LIBOR LOAN" shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears
interest as provided in clause (ii) of SECTION 2.01(c).

       "LIBOR PORTION" shall mean, at any time, a Portion of the Term Loan
Borrowing or a Term Loan, as the case may be, which then bears interest at a
rate specified in clause (ii) of SECTION 2.02(c).

       "LIBOR RATE" shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period for the
LIBOR Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans or any
LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing, a rate PER ANNUM equal to the quotient
(rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 1/32 of one percent) of (a) the rate
PER ANNUM appearing on the Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor publication) on
the second Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period at or
about 11:00 a.m. (London time) (for delivery on the first day of such Interest
Period) for a term comparable to such Interest Period, DIVIDED by (b) one minus
the Reserve Requirement for such Loans or Portion in effect from time to time.
If for any reason rates are not available as provided in clause (a) of the
preceding sentence, the rate to be used in clause (a) shall be the rate PER
ANNUM at which Dollar deposits are offered to the Administrative Agent in the
London interbank eurodollar currency market on the second Business Day prior to
the commencement of such Interest Period at or about 10:00 a.m. (for delivery on
the first day of such Interest Period) for a term comparable to such Interest
Period and in an amount approximately equal to the amount of the Loan or Portion
to be made or funded by the Administrative Agent as part of such Borrowing. The
LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically as to all LIBOR Loans and LIBOR
Portions then outstanding as of the effective date of any change in the Reserve
Requirement.

       "LICENSE REVOCATION" shall mean the loss, revocation, failure to renew or
suspension of any Gaming License issued by any Gaming Authority covering any
Gaming Facility; PROVIDED, that the transfer of the capital stock of Empress
Casino Joliet to the Trustee (as defined in the Transfer Agreement) pursuant to
the terms of the Transfer Agreement shall not constitute a License Revocation.

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       "LIQUOR LAWS" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION 8.15.

       "LIEN" shall mean, with respect to any property, any security interest,
mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such property
or the income therefrom, including the interest of a vendor or lessor under a
conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement, or
any agreement to provide any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing
statement or similar instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable
law of any jurisdiction.

       "LOAN" shall mean a Revolving Loan, Term Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

       "LOAN ACCOUNT" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.09(a).

       "LOAN PARTIES" shall mean, collectively, the Borrowers and the Restricted
Subsidiaries.

       "MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" shall mean Capital Expenditures by the
Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, that are made to maintain, restore or
refurbish the condition or usefulness of property of Argosy or any of its
Subsidiaries, or otherwise to support the continuation of such Person's day to
day operations as then conducted, but that are not properly chargeable to
repairs and maintenance in accordance with GAAP.

       "MARGIN STOCK" shall have the meaning given to that term in Regulation U
issued by the Federal Reserve Board.

       "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean a material adverse effect on: (a)
the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Loan
Parties, taken as a whole; (b) the ability of any Borrower to pay or perform its
Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents; (c) the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any related document,
instrument or agreement; (d) the value of the Collateral, the Administrative
Agent's or any Lender's security interest in the Collateral or the perfection or
priority of such security interests; (e) the validity of any of the Credit
Documents; or (f) the use, occupancy or operation of the Gaming Facilities taken
as a whole.

       "MATERIAL AGREEMENTS" shall mean, collectively, the Merger Agreement, the
Development Agreements, the Partnership Agreements, the Senior Subordinated
Indenture, the Senior Subordinated Notes, the New Subordinated Indenture and the
New Subordinated Notes.

       "MATURITY" shall mean, with respect to any Loan, interest, fee or other
amount payable by any Borrower under this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents, the date such Loan, interest, fee or other amount becomes due,
whether upon the stated maturity or due date, upon acceleration or otherwise.

       "MCGOWAN LAWSUIT" shall mean the lawsuit titled EDWARD T. MCGOWAN V.
PETER A. FERRO ET AL. filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on
February 13, 2001.

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       "MERGER AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 12, 2001, by and among Argosy, Joliet Acquisition, Horseshoe
Gaming Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Empress Casino Joliet, an
Illinois corporation.

       "MISSOURI CONDEMNATION EASEMENTS" shall mean collective reference to: (i)
a flood easement over the real property described in PART A of SCHEDULE 8.16(C)
and any additions to such property which are reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent; and (ii) a temporary construction easement over the real
property described in PART B of SCHEDULE 8.16(c) and any additions to such
property which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

       "MISSOURI CONDEMNATION FEE PROPERTY" shall mean collective reference to:
(i) that portion of the real property described in PART C OF SCHEDULE 8.16(c)
and incorporated by reference herein; and (ii) any additions to such real
property which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

       "MISSOURI LEVEE CONDEMNATION" shall mean acquisition of the Missouri
Condemnation Fee Property and the Missouri Condemnation Easements from Argosy by
the Riverside-Quindaro Bend Levee District of Platte County, Missouri, pursuant
to: (i) condemnation in accordance with that certain Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law and Judgment-Decree entered on July 13, 1999, In The Matter
of Riverside-Quindaro Bend Levee District, Platte County, Missouri, Case No.
99CC00930 by the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri Sixth Judicial
District; or (ii) any transfer in lieu of such condemnation.

       "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" shall mean any multiemployer plan within the meaning
of section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Argosy or any ERISA
Affiliate.

       "NET GAMING REVENUES" shall mean with respect to any fiscal period, all
gaming revenues of the Loan Parties which are subject to taxation by any Gaming
Authority.

       "NET INCOME" shall mean with respect to any Person for any fiscal period,
the net income of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied.

       "NET PROCEEDS" shall mean:

              (a)    With respect to any sale of any asset or property by any
Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such sale LESS
the sum of (i) the amount of liabilities for taxes incurred by such Person in
connection with such sale (after taking into account available deductions,
credits, carry-backs, carry-forwards or similar items relating to the assets or
property sold) based upon the overall effective tax rate payable by such Person
for the tax year in question, (ii) the sum of the actual amount of the
reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons other than such Person or any
Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal expenses and other costs and
expenses directly related to such sale that are to be paid by such Person and
(iii) the amount of any indebtedness (other than the Obligations) which is
secured by such asset and is required to be repaid or prepaid by such Person as
a result of such sale;

              (b)    With respect to any sale or issuance of any Indebtedness by
any Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such sale
or issuance LESS the sum of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and
commissions payable to Persons other than such

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Person or any Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal expenses and the
other reasonable costs and expenses directly related to such sale or issuance
that are to be paid by such Person; and

              (c)    With respect to any issuance of Equity Securities by any
Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such issuance
LESS the sum of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable
to Persons other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person and the other
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses) directly
related to such issuance that are to be paid by such Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that for the purpose of this clause (c), an issuance of Equity Securities shall
not include either of the following: (i) any capital contribution made by Argosy
or any Subsidiary of Argosy to Argosy or any Subsidiary of Argosy in the form of
Equity Securities or any issuance or sale of Equity Securities by any Subsidiary
of Argosy to Argosy or any other Subsidiary of Argosy; or (ii) the issuance by
any Subsidiary of Argosy of Equity Securities in connection with the formation
of Subsidiaries pursuant to transactions otherwise permitted pursuant to
SECTIONS 5.02(d) and 5.02(e).

       "NET WORTH" shall mean, as at any date of determination, total
stockholders' equity of the Loan Parties (determined on a consolidated basis
without duplication in accordance with GAAP).

       "NEW SUBORDINATED INDENTURE" shall mean that certain Indenture dated as
of July 31, 2001 by and among Argosy, as issuer, the Subsidiaries of Argosy
referred to therein, as guarantors, and the Indenture Trustee, as trustee.

       "NEW SUBORDINATED NOTES" shall mean those certain $200 million 9.0%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 issued by Argosy pursuant to the New
Subordinated Indenture.

       "NEW VENTURE" shall mean a casino, hotel, casino/hotel, resort,
casino/resort, riverboat casino, dock casino, entertainment center or similar
facility (or any site or proposed site for any of the foregoing or entity that
provides management or other services or goods to any of the foregoing) owned in
whole (or in part upon the prior written consent of Required Lenders) by any
Subsidiary of Argosy or owned by a Person in which Argosy or any of its
Subsidiaries is an owner or equity investor.

       "NON-FINANCED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" shall mean all Capital Expenditures
and Maintenance Capital Expenditures, other than Capital Expenditures and
Maintenance Capital Expenditures financed by Indebtedness (except Indebtedness
under the Credit Documents).

       "NONRENEWAL NOTICE DATE" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 2.03(b)(iii).

       "NOTE" shall mean a Revolving Loan Note, a Term Loan Note or a Swing Line
Note.

       "NOTICE OF BORROWING" shall mean a Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing,
the Notice of Term Loan Borrowing or a Notice of Swing Line Borrowing.

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       "NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION" shall mean a Notice of Revolving
Loan Interest Period Selection or Notice of Term Loan Interest Period Selection.

       "NOTICE OF CONVERSION" shall mean a Notice of Revolving Loan Conversion
or Notice of Term Loan Conversion.

       "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING" shall have the meaning given to that
term in SECTION 2.01(b).

       "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN CONVERSION" shall have the meaning given to
that term in SECTION 2.01(d).

       "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION" shall have the
meaning given to that term in SECTION 2.01(e).

       "NOTICE OF SWING LINE BORROWING" shall mean a notice of a Swing Line
Borrowing pursuant to SECTION 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT F.

       "NOTICE OF TERM LOAN CONVERSION" shall have the meaning given to that
term in SECTION 2.02(d).

       "NOTICE OF TERM LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION" shall have the meaning
given to that term in SECTION 2.02(e).

       "OBLIGATIONS" shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by the Loan Parties to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender of every kind and description (whether or not
evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of
money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of
the other Credit Documents, including all Loans, L/C Obligations, interest
(including interest that accrues after the commencement by or against any Loan
Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any liquidation,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership,
insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws naming such Person as
the debtor in such proceeding), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys' fees and
accountants' fees owing by the Borrowers or payable by the Borrowers hereunder
or thereunder.

       "PARTICIPANT" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
8.05(b).

       "PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Belle of Sioux City,
L.P. dated as of July 26, 2000, by and between Iowa Gaming, as the general
partner and Argosy of Iowa, as the limited partner, (b) that certain Amended and
Restated Articles of Partnership in Commendam of Catfish Queen Partnership in
Commendam, executed under date of September 21, 1994, by Argosy of Louisiana, as
general partner, and by Jazz Enterprises as partner in commendam, (c) Third
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Indiana Gaming Company,
L.P. dated as of April 27, 2001, executed by and among Indiana Gaming
Corporation, as the general partner, and Indiana Gaming II, as the limited
partner, (d) that certain Agreement of Limited Partnership of Indiana Gaming II,
L.P. dated July 26, 2000, executed by and among Indiana

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Gaming Holding, as the general partner, and Indiana Gaming Corporation, as the
limited partner, and (e) the Operating Agreement of Centroplex Centre Convention
Hotel, L.L.C. dated January 24, 2001.

       "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

       "PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 5.02(a).

       "PERMITTED LIENS" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
5.02(b).

       "PERSON" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a
corporation (including a business trust), a joint stock company, an
unincorporated association, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a
trust or other entity or a Governmental Authority.

       "PORTION" shall mean a portion of the principal amount of the Term Loan
Borrowing or a Term Loan. The Term Loan Borrowing shall consist of one or more
Portions, and each Term Loan comprising the Term Loan Borrowing shall consist of
the same number of Portions, with each such Term Loan Portion corresponding pro
rata to a Term Loan Borrowing Portion. Any reference to a Portion of the Term
Loan Borrowing shall include the corresponding Portion of each Term Loan
comprising the Term Loan Borrowing.

       "PRICING CERTIFICATE" shall have the meaning given to that term in clause
(iv) of SECTION 5.01(a).

       "PRICING PERIOD" shall mean:

       (a)    with respect to the Revolving Loans, (i) the period commencing on
the Restatement Effective Date and ending six months thereafter (the "FIRST
PRICING Period"), (ii) the period commencing on the day following the last day
of the First Pricing Period and ending on February 28, 2002 (the "SECOND PRICING
PERIOD") and (iii) each consecutive three-calendar month period thereafter which
commences on the day following the last day of the immediately preceding
three-calendar month period and ends on the last day of that time period; and

       (b)    with respect to the Term Loans, (i) the period commencing on the
Restatement Effective Date and ending one year thereafter (the "FIRST TERM LOAN
PRICING PERIOD"), (ii) the period commencing on the day following the last day
of the First Term Loan Pricing Period and ending on September 30, 2002 (the
"SECOND TERM LOAN PRICING PERIOD") and (iii) each consecutive three-calendar
month period thereafter which commences on the day following the last day of the
immediately preceding three-calendar month period and ends on the last day of
that time period.

       "PRIME RATE" shall mean the PER ANNUM rate at any time the rate of
interest most recently announced within Wells Fargo at its principal office in
San Francisco, California as its Prime Rate, with the understanding that Wells
Fargo's Prime Rate is one of its base rates and serves as the basis upon which
effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference
thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in
such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo may designate. Any
change in the Base Rate

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resulting from a change in the Prime Rate shall become effective on the Business
Day on which each change in the Prime Rate occurs.

       "PROPORTIONATE SHARE" shall mean (a) with respect to a Revolving Lender,
its Revolving Proportionate Share and (b) with respect to a Term Lender, its
Term Proportionate Share.

       "QUARTERLY DATES" shall mean the last day of March, June, September and
December in each year, the first of which shall be the first such day after the
Restatement Effective Date; PROVIDED, that if any such day is not a Business
Day, then such Quarterly Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day (unless
such Business Day falls in a subsequent calendar month, in which event such
Quarterly Date shall be the next preceding Business Day).

       "RATE CONTRACTS" shall mean swap agreements (as that term is defined in
Section 101 of the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended) and any
other agreements or arrangements designed to provide protection against
fluctuations in interest or currency exchange rates.

       "R/C FUNDED OUTSTANDINGS" shall have the meaning given to that term in
the Existing Credit Agreement.

       "REGISTER" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION 8.05(d).

       "REPORTABLE EVENT" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section
4043(c) of ERISA and applicable regulations thereunder, excluding any such event
with respect to which notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation.

       "REQUIRED CLASS LENDERS" shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to the
Class of Revolving Loans, the Required Revolving Lenders and (b) with respect to
the Class of Term Loans, the Required Term Lenders.

       "REQUIRED LENDERS" shall mean, at any time, the Lenders whose
Proportionate Shares then exceed 50%, except that the Proportionate Shares of
any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall be excluded in determining
"Required Lenders", and "Required Lenders" shall thereupon mean non-Defaulting
Lenders having total Proportionate Shares exceeding 50% of the total
Proportionate Shares of all non-Defaulting Lenders, but in no event shall
Required Lenders consist of fewer than three (3) Lenders.

       "REQUIRED REVOLVING LENDERS" shall mean Revolving Lenders holding in
excess of 50% of the Revolving Loan Commitments (or, if the Revolving Loan
Commitments are terminated, Revolving Lenders having in excess of 50% of the sum
of (x) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and (y) the Revolving
Proportionate Shares multiplied by the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations
and all Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding), except that the Revolving
Loans and Revolving Proportionate Shares of any Lender that is a Defaulting
Lender shall be excluded in determining "Required Revolving Lenders", and
"Required Revolving Lenders" shall thereupon mean non-Defaulting Lenders having
total Revolving Loan Commitments exceeding 50% of the total Revolving Loan
Commitments of all non-Defaulting Lenders (or, if the Revolving Loan Commitments
are terminated, non-Defaulting Lenders having in excess of 50% of the sum of (x)
the Effective Amount of the total Revolving Loans of all non-

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Defaulting Lenders and (y) the Revolving Proportionate Shares of all
non-Defaulting Lenders multiplied by the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations
and all Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding).

       "REQUIRED TERM LENDERS" shall mean (a) on or prior to the Restatement
Effective Date, Term Lenders holding in excess of 50% of the Term Loan
Commitments or (b) after the Restatement Effective Date, Term Lenders having in
excess of 50% of the Effective Amount of all Term Loans, except that the Term
Loan Commitments and Term Loans of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall
be excluded in determining "Required Term Lenders", and "Required Term Lenders"
shall thereupon mean non-Defaulting Lenders having Term Loans exceeding 50% of
the total Term Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders.

       "REQUIREMENT OF LAW" applicable to any Person shall mean (a) the Articles
or Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, Partnership Agreement or other
organizational or governing documents of such Person, (b) any Governmental Rule
applicable to such Person, (c) any conditions or requirements contained in any
license, permit, approval or other authorization granted by any Governmental
Authority to or for the benefit of such Person or (d) any judgment, decision or
determination of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, in each case
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which
such Person or any of its property is subject.

       "RESERVE REQUIREMENT" shall mean, with respect to any day in an Interest
Period for a LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion, the aggregate of the reserve
requirement rates (expressed as a decimal) in effect on such day for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities" in
Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) maintained by a member bank of the
Federal Reserve System. As used herein, the term "reserve requirement" shall
include, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserve
requirements imposed on any Lender by any Governmental Authority.

       "RESTATEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date, not later than July 31,
2001, designated by the Borrowers in the initial Notice of Borrowing as the date
for the initial Borrowing.

       "RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any Subsidiary of Argosy (other than
the Borrowers) designated by the Borrowers as a Restricted Subsidiary and
meeting the following conditions at the time of designation: (a) 100% of the
voting Equity Securities of such Subsidiary are beneficially owned, directly or
indirectly, by Argosy and none of such Equity Securities are owned, directly or
indirectly, by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (b) such Subsidiary has not incurred
any Indebtedness, other than in connection with the Guaranty, guaranties issued
in connection with Subordinated Indebtedness, if any, and accrued expenses, tax
liability, deferred taxes and trade accounts payable less than ninety (90) days
past due and other accrued or deferred liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business, (c) such Subsidiary is not subject to any Liens except
Permitted Liens and Liens created in connection with a Security Agreement, (d)
such Subsidiary has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a joinder
to the Guaranty and has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent such
security instruments, mortgages, ship mortgages and other documents as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably require for the purpose of adding its
assets, real and personal, as additional Collateral securing

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repayment of the Obligations and the Guaranty (each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (e) all of the Equity Securities of
such Subsidiary have been pledged in favor of the Administrative Agent by a
Security Agreement, and (f) such Subsidiary has been designated by Argosy to be
a Restricted Subsidiary by written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent,
subject to Argosy's right to redesignate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary by written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent so long as: (i)
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) giving
effect to such redesignation as of the end of the most recently ended Fiscal
Quarter on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default would exist under
the financial covenants set forth in SECTION 5.03; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x)
each Subsidiary holding a Gaming License shall be a Restricted Subsidiary (in
which event the Borrowers shall comply, and shall cause such Restricted
Subsidiary to comply, with SECTION 5.01(k)) and (y) subject to the foregoing
clause (x), to the extent a newly formed or acquired Subsidiary meeting the
foregoing requirements is not declared a Restricted Subsidiary or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary within 90 days of its formation or acquisition, such
Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been designated by the Borrowers as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.

       "REVERSE TRIGGER EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the Transfer
Agreement.

       "REVOLVING LENDER" shall mean (a) on the Restatement Effective Date, the
Lenders having Revolving Loan Commitments as specified on PART A of SCHEDULE I
and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Loans and
Revolving Loan Commitments after giving effect to any assignments permitted by
SECTION 8.05(c).

       "REVOLVING LOAN" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.01(a).

       "REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING" shall mean a borrowing by the Borrowers
consisting of the Revolving Loans made by each of the Lenders on the same date
and of the same Type pursuant to a single Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing.

       "REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the
Dollar amount set forth under the caption "Revolving Loan Commitment" opposite
such Lender's name on PART A of SCHEDULE I, or, if changed in accordance with
the terms here, such Dollar amount as may be set forth for such Lender in the
Register.

       "REVOLVING LOAN MATURITY DATE" shall mean July 31, 2006.

       "REVOLVING LOAN NOTE" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 2.09(b).

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       "REVOLVING LOAN PRICING GRID" shall mean:

<Table>
<Caption>
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                              Revolving Loan Pricing Grid
                  (rates are expressed in basis points PER ANNUM)
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                                                                     Applicable    Applicable
     Tier            Total Funded Debt to                            Margin for    Margin for     Commitment
                         EBITDA Ratio                                 LIBOR        Base Rate        Fee
                                                                      Loans         Loans         Percentage
                                                                      (bps)         (bps)         (bps)
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      <S>       <C>                                                   <C>           <C>            <C>
      1         LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.50                            137.5         12.5           25.0
      2         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.50, LESS THAN 2.00         162.5         37.5           25.0
      3         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 2.00, LESS THAN 2.50         187.5         62.5           25.0
      4         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 2.50, LESS THAN 3.00         212.5         87.5           25.0
      5         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 3.00, LESS THAN 3.50         237.5         112.5          37.5
      6         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 3.50, LESS THAN 4.00         262.5         137.5          37.5
      7         GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 4.00                         287.5         162.5          50.0
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</Table>

       The Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans, the Applicable Margin for Base
Rate Loans and the Commitment Fee (a) shall be set for the First Pricing Period
(as defined in the definition of Pricing Period) in accordance with the Total
Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio set forth in the certificate delivered pursuant to
SECTION 3.01(f)(xvi), (b) shall be set for the Second Pricing Period (as defined
in the definition of Pricing Period) by reference to the Pricing Certificate for
the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2001, and (c) shall be set thereafter
by reference to the Pricing Certificate delivered in accordance with SECTION
5.01(a)(iv), with each adjustment made in accordance with clause (c) to become
effective sixty days after the end of the immediately preceding Pricing Period;
PROVIDED, that (1) if at any time a Pricing Certificate is not delivered at the
time required pursuant to SECTION 5.01(a)(iv), then from the time such Pricing
Certificate was required to be delivered until delivery of such Pricing
Certificate, with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Loans shall be 287.5 basis points, the Applicable Margin for Base Rate
Loans shall be 162.5 basis points and the Commitment Fee shall be 50.0 basis
points and (2) if a Pricing Certificate erroneously indicates an Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Loans, Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans or Commitment Fee
which is (x) more favorable to the Borrowers than should be afforded by the
actual calculation of the Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio, the Borrowers shall
promptly pay additional interest and Commitment Fees to correct for such error,
and (y) less favorable to the Borrowers than should be afforded by the actual
calculation of the Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio, the Revolving Lenders
shall promptly reimburse the Borrowers an amount equal to such excess interest
and Commitment Fees to correct for such error.

       "REVOLVING PROPORTIONATE SHARE" shall mean:

              (a)    With respect to any Revolving Lender at any time prior to
the Restatement Effective Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to
the eighth digit to the right of the

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decimal point) of (i) such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time TO
(ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time;

              (b)    With respect to any Revolving Lender at any time after the
Restatement Effective Date and prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the
decimal point) of (i) such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time TO
(ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; and

              (c)    With respect to any Revolving Lender at any time after the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to
the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) the sum of (A) the
aggregate Effective Amount of such Lender's Revolving Loans, (B) such Lender's
Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (C) such
Lender's Proportionate Share of the aggregate Effective Amount of all Swing Line
Loans TO (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of all Revolving
Loans and Swing Line Loans and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations.

       The initial Revolving Proportionate Share of each Lender is set forth
under the caption "Revolving Proportionate Share" opposite such Lender's name on
PART A of SCHEDULE I.

       "RIVERSIDE CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and related
activities conducted by Missouri Gaming Company on the Riverside Vessel and on
the Riverside Real Property and all improvements now or hereafter situate
thereon.

       "RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Lease and
Development Agreement executed by the City of Riverside, Missouri and by Alton
Gaming under date of June 7, 1993.

       "RIVERSIDE REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is
particularly described on SCHEDULE VII.

       "RIVERSIDE VESSEL" shall mean that certain vessel known as Argosy IV,
Official No. 1024067 and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Missouri Gaming
Company, as of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of
its riverboat casino business.

       "SECURITY DOCUMENTS" shall mean and include the Existing Assignments, the
Existing Mortgages, the Existing Security Agreements, the Existing Ship
Mortgages, the Joliet Assignment, the Joliet Mortgage, the Joliet Security
Agreement, the Joliet Ship Mortgages, the Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, the
Trademark Security Agreement and all other instruments, agreements,
certificates, opinions and documents (including Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements and fixture filings and landlord waivers) delivered to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with any Collateral or to
secure the Obligations.

       "SENIOR FUNDED DEBT" shall mean, as at any date of determination, all
Funded Debt of the Loan Parties that is not Subordinated Indebtedness.

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       "SENIOR FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO" shall mean, as of each date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Senior Funded Debt as of that date, to (b)
EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period most recently ended.

       "SENIOR SUBORDINATED INDENTURE" shall mean that certain Indenture dated
as of June 8, 1999, as supplemented by First Supplemental Indenture dated as of
February 8, 2001, each executed by and among Argosy, as issuer, Missouri Gaming,
Alton Gaming, Indiana Gaming, Iowa Gaming, Jazz Enterprises, Argosy of
Louisiana, Catfish Queen and Indiana Gaming Corporation, as guarantors, each
other Subsidiary of Argosy that is or becomes a guarantor, and the Indenture
Trustee, as trustee.

       "SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES" shall mean collective reference to the
10-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 issued by Argosy pursuant to the
Senior Subordinated Indenture (i) in the original aggregate principal amount of
$200,000,000, and (ii) by Authentication Order dated February 5, 2001, delivered
to the Indenture Trustee in the additional aggregate principal amount of
$150,000,000.

       "SIOUX CITY CASINO" shall mean the riverboat casino business and related
activities conducted by Belle of Sioux City on the Sioux City Vessels and on the
Sioux City Real Property and all improvements now or hereafter situate thereon.

       "SIOUX CITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Development
Agreement under date of June 22, 1992, by and between the City of Sioux City,
Iowa and Sioux City Riverboat Corp., as assigned to Belle of Sioux City by Sioux
City Riverboat Corp., Inc. pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption
Agreement executed by Sioux City Riverboat Corp., Inc. and by Belle of Sioux
City under date of December 1, 1994.

       "SIOUX CITY REAL PROPERTY" shall mean that real property which is
particularly described on SCHEDULE VIII.

       "SIOUX CITY VESSELS" shall mean, collectively, that certain vessel known
as Alton Landing, Official No. 559023, that certain vessel known as Argosy V,
Official No. 972895 and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by Belle of Sioux City,
as of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of its
riverboat casino business.

       "SOLVENT" shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, that on
such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the
fair value of the liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, matured and
unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of
the assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to
pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute
and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it
will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in or about to
engage in business or transactions for which such Person's property would
constitute an unreasonably small capital.

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       "SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS" shall mean the Indebtedness evidenced by the
Senior Subordinated Notes, the Indebtedness evidenced by the New Subordinated
Notes and any other subordinated Indebtedness permitted by SECTION 5.02(a)(ix)
or 5.02(a)(xiv).

       "SUBSIDIARY" of any Person shall mean (a) any corporation of which more
than 50% of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes
of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any
contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such
Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or
more of such Person's other Subsidiaries or (b) any partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company or other association of which more than 50% of the
equity interest having the power to vote, direct or control the management of
such partnership, joint venture or other association is at the time owned and
controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of the other
Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person's other Subsidiaries. Unless
otherwise indicated in this Agreement, "Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary of
Argosy.

       "SURETY INSTRUMENTS" shall mean all letters of credit (including standby
and commercial), banker's acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety
bonds and similar instruments.

       "SWING LINE" shall mean the revolving credit facility made available by
the Swing Line Lender pursuant to SECTION 2.04.

       "SWING LINE BORROWING" shall mean a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan.

       "SWING LINE LENDER" shall mean Wells Fargo in its capacity as provider of
Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

       "SWING LINE LOAN" has the meaning specified in SECTION 2.04(a).

       "SWING LINE NOTE" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.09(d).

       "SWING LINE SUBLIMIT" shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a)
$20,000,000 and (b) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment. The Swing Line Sublimit
is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.

       "SYNDICATION AGENT" shall mean Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, in its
capacity as syndication agent.

       "TAXES" shall have the meaning given to such term in SECTION 2.13(a).

       "TERM LENDER" shall mean (a) on the Restatement Effective Date, the
Lenders having Term Loan Commitments as specified on PART A of SCHEDULE I and
(b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Term Loans after giving
effect to any assignments permitted by SECTION 8.05(c).

       "TERM LOAN" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION 2.02(a).

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       "TERM LOAN BORROWING" shall mean the borrowing by the Borrowers
consisting of the Term Loans made by each of the Term Lenders.

       "TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the
Dollar amount set forth under the caption "Term Loan Commitment" opposite such
Lender's name on PART A of SCHEDULE I, or, if changed, such Dollar amount as may
be set forth for such Lender in the Register.

       "TERM LOAN INSTALLMENT DATE" shall have the meaning given to that term in
SECTION 2.02(f).

       "TERM LOAN MATURITY DATE" shall mean July 31, 2008.

       "TERM LOAN NOTE" shall have the meaning given to that term in SECTION
2.09(c).

       "TERM LOAN PRICING GRID" shall mean:

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                            Term Loan Pricing Grid
               (rates are expressed in basis points PER ANNUM)
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                                                                Applicable       Applicable
       Tier              Total Funded Debt to                   Margin for       Margin for
                             EBITDA Ratio                        LIBOR           Base Rate
                                                                Portions          Portions
                                                                  (bps)            (bps)
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        <S>            <C>                                        <C>              <C>
        1              LESS THAN 3.25                             262.5            137.5
        2              GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 3.25              275.0            150.0
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       (a) The Applicable Margin for LIBOR Portions shall be 275.0 basis points
for the First Term Loan Pricing Period and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate
Portions shall be 150.0 basis points for the First Term Loan Pricing Period (as
defined in the definition of Pricing Period), (b) the Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Portions and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Portions shall be set for
the Second Term Loan Pricing Period (as defined in the definition of Pricing
Period) by reference to the Pricing Certificate for the calendar quarter ending
immediately prior to 90 days prior to the end of the Second Term Loan Pricing
Period, and (c) the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Portions and the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Portions shall be set thereafter by reference to the
Pricing Certificate delivered in accordance with SECTION 5.01(a)(iv), with each
adjustment made in accordance with clause (c) to become effective sixty days
after the end of the immediately preceding Pricing Period; PROVIDED, that (1) if
at any time a Pricing Certificate is not delivered at the time required pursuant
to SECTION 5.01(a)(iv), then from the time such Pricing Certificate was required
to be delivered until delivery of such Pricing Certificate, with respect to the
Term Loans, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Portions shall be 275.0 basis points
and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans shall be 150.0 basis points and
(2) if a Pricing Certificate erroneously indicates an Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Portions or an Applicable Margin for Base Rate Portions which is (x) more
favorable to the Borrowers than should be afforded by the actual calculation of
the Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio, the

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Borrowers shall promptly pay additional interest to correct for such error, and
(y) less favorable to the Borrowers than should be afforded by the actual
calculation of the Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio, the Term Lenders shall
promptly reimburse the Borrowers an amount equal to such excess interest.

       "TERM PROPORTIONATE SHARE" shall mean:

              (a)    With respect to any Term Lender at any time prior to the
Restatement Effective Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the
eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) such Term Lender's Term
Loan Commitment at such time TO (ii) the Total Term Loan Commitment at such
time; and

              (b)    With respect to any Term Lender at any time after the
Restatement Effective Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the
eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) the Effective Amount of
such Term Lender's Term Loan outstanding at such time TO (ii) the Effective
Amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.

       The initial Term Proportionate Share of each Lender is set forth under
the caption "Term Proportionate Share" opposite such Lender's name on PART A of
SCHEDULE I.

       "TOTAL COMMITMENT" shall mean, at any time, Six Hundred Seventy Five
Million Dollars ($675,000,000) or, if such amount is reduced pursuant to SECTION
2.05, the amount to which so reduced and in effect at such time.

       "TOTAL FUNDED DEBT" shall mean all Funded Debt of the Loan Parties on a
consolidated basis.

       "TOTAL FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO" shall mean, as of each date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt as of that date, to (b) EBITDA
for the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended.

       "TOTAL REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT" shall mean, at any time, Four Hundred
Million Dollars ($400,000,000) or, if such amount is reduced pursuant to SECTION
2.05, the amount to which so reduced and in effect at such time.

       "TOTAL TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" shall mean, at any time, Two Hundred Seventy
Five Million Dollars ($275,000,000).

       "TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Amended and
Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2001, by certain of
the Borrowers in favor of the Administrative Agent.

       "TRANSFER AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Transfer of Ownership
Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2001, among Argosy, Empress Casino Joliet and
the Illinois Gaming Board, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.

       "TRIGGER EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the Transfer
Agreement.

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       "TYPE" shall mean, with respect to any Loan, Borrowing or Portion at any
time, the classification of such Loan, Borrowing or Portion by the type of
interest rate it then bears, whether an interest rate based upon the Base Rate
or the LIBOR Rate.

       "UNREIMBURSED AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.03(c)(i).

       "UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES" shall mean all Subsidiaries of Argosy other
than the Restricted Subsidiaries.

       "UNUSED COMMITMENT" shall mean, at any time, the remainder of (a) the
Total Commitment at such time MINUS (b) the sum of (i) the Effective Amount of
all Revolving Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Effective Amount of
all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time.

       "VESSELS" shall mean, collectively, the Alton Vessel, the Baton Rouge
Vessel, the Joliet Vessels, the Lawrenceburg Vessel, the Riverside Vessel, the
Sioux City Vessels and any other documented or undocumented vessels, barges,
watercraft or floating structures which may be utilized by the Loan Parties, as
of the Restatement Effective Date or thereafter, in the operation of their
riverboat casino businesses.

       "WELLS FARGO" shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

       1.02.  GAAP. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement or any other
Credit Document, all accounting terms used in this Agreement or any other Credit
Document shall be construed, and all accounting and financial computations
hereunder or thereunder shall be computed, in accordance with GAAP. If GAAP
changes during the term of this Agreement such that any covenants contained
herein would then be calculated in a different manner or with different
components, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to
negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement in such respects as are
necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Borrowers'
financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were effective prior
to such change in GAAP; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, until the Borrowers, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent so amend this Agreement, all such covenants
shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP as in effect immediately prior to
such change.

       1.03.  HEADINGS. Headings in this Agreement and each of the other Credit
Documents are for convenience of reference only and are not part of the
substance hereof or thereof.

       1.04.  PLURAL TERMS. All terms defined in this Agreement or any other
Credit Document in the singular form shall have comparable meanings when used in
the plural form and vice versa.

       1.05.  TIME. All references in this Agreement and each of the other
Credit Documents to a time of day shall mean San Francisco, California time,
unless otherwise indicated.

       1.06.  GOVERNING LAW. Unless otherwise expressly provided in any Credit
Document, this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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       1.07.  CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement is the result of negotiations among,
and has been reviewed by, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and their respective counsel. Accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be
the product of all parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor
of or against any Borrower, any Lender or the Administrative Agent.

       1.08.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and each of the other Credit
Documents, taken together, constitute and contain the entire agreement of the
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and supersede any and all
prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and
communications among the parties, whether written or oral, respecting the
subject matter hereof (including the commitment letter dated as of May 10, 2001
between Argosy and the Administrative Agent but excluding the Administrative
Agent's Fee Letter). To the extent that any term or provision of this Agreement
conflicts with any of the terms or provisions of the Security Documents in
effect as of the Restatement Effective Date, the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall control except as otherwise required by applicable law.

       1.09.  CALCULATION OF INTEREST AND FEES. All calculations of interest and
fees under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents for any period (a)
shall include the first day of such period and exclude the last day of such
period and (b) shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days for actual
days elapsed, except that during any period any Loan or Portion bears interest
based upon the Prime Rate, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
year of 365 or 366 days, as appropriate, for actual days elapsed.

       1.10.  REFERENCES.

             (a)   References in this Agreement to "Recitals," "Sections,"
"Exhibits" and "Schedules" are to recitals, sections, exhibits and schedules
herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated.

             (b)   References in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to
any document, instrument or agreement (i) shall include all exhibits, schedules
and other attachments thereto, (ii) shall include all documents, instruments or
agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof if such replacement is
permitted hereby, and (iii) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement,
or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified and supplemented
from time to time and in effect at any given time if such amendment,
modification or supplement is permitted hereby.

             (c)   References in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to
any Governmental Rule (i) shall include any successor Governmental Rule, (ii)
shall include all rules and regulations promulgated under such Governmental Rule
(or any successor Governmental Rule), and (iii) shall mean such Governmental
Rule (or successor Governmental Rule) and such rules and regulations, as
amended, modified, codified or reenacted from time to time and in effect at any
given time.

             (d)   References in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to
any Person in a particular capacity (i) shall include any successors to and
permitted assigns of such Person in that capacity and (ii) shall exclude such
Person individually or in any other capacity.

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             (e)   References in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to
the "Class" of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make a Loan) refers to whether such
Loan is a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan, each of which constitutes a Class.

       1.11. OTHER INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS. The words "hereof," "herein" and
"hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement or any other
Credit Document shall refer to this Agreement or such other Credit Document, as
the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement or such other Credit Document, as the case may be. The words "include"
and "including" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement or any
other Credit Document shall not be construed to be limiting or exclusive. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
any other Credit Document, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

ARTICLE II.  CREDIT FACILITIES.

       2.01. REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY.

              (a)   REVOLVING LOAN AVAILABILITY. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (including the amount limitations set forth in
SECTION 2.05), each Revolving Lender severally agrees to advance to the
Borrowers from time to time during the period beginning on the Restatement
Effective Date and ending on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date such loans as the
Borrowers may request under this SECTION 2.01 (individually, a "REVOLVING
LOAN"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all
Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender at any time outstanding and (B)
such Revolving Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of
all L/C Obligations and all Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding shall not
exceed such Revolving Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (ii)
the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by all the
Revolving Lenders at any time outstanding and (B) the Effective Amount of all
L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding shall not exceed
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time. All Revolving Loans shall be
made on a PRO RATA basis by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their
respective Revolving Proportionate Shares, with each Revolving Loan Borrowing to
be comprised of a Revolving Loan by each Revolving Lender equal to such Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving Loan Borrowing. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow
Revolving Loans until the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

              (b)   NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING. The Borrowers shall
request each Revolving Loan Borrowing by delivering to the Administrative Agent
an irrevocable written notice in the form of EXHIBIT A, appropriately completed
(a "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING"), which specifies, among other things:

                   (i)   The principal amount of the requested Revolving Loan
Borrowing, which shall be in the amount of (A) $1,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof in the case of a Borrowing consisting of
Base Rate Loans; or (B) $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof in the case of a Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans;

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                   (ii)  Whether the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to
consist of Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans;

                   (iii)  If the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to
consist of LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Periods selected by the Borrowers
for such LIBOR Loans in accordance with SECTION 2.01(e); and

                   (iv)  The date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing,
which date shall be a Business Day;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all Revolving Loan Borrowings made during the period
commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending three (3) Business Days
thereafter shall consist solely of Base Rate Loans. The Borrowers shall give
each Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing to the Administrative Agent not later
than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days before the date of the
requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing
consisting of LIBOR Loans and not later than 11:00 a.m. at least one (1)
Business Day before the date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the
case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans. Each Notice of
Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile to
the Administrative Agent at the office or facsimile number and during the hours
specified in SECTION 8.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Borrowers shall promptly
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Revolving Loan
Borrowing initially delivered by facsimile. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Revolving Loan
Borrowing and of the amount and Type of (and, if applicable, the Interest Period
for) the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender as part of the requested
Revolving Loan Borrowing.

              (c)   REVOLVING LOAN INTEREST RATES. The Borrowers shall pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from the date of
such Revolving Loan until the maturity thereof, at one of the following rates
PER ANNUM:

                   (i)  During such periods as such Revolving Loan is a Base
Rate Loan, at a rate PER ANNUM equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin
therefor, such rate to change from time to time as the Applicable Margin or Base
Rate shall change; and

                   (ii)  During such periods as such Revolving Loan is a LIBOR
Loan, at a rate PER ANNUM equal at all times during each Interest Period for
such LIBOR Loan to the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable
Margin therefor, such rate to change from time to time during such Interest
Period as the Applicable Margin shall change.

All Revolving Loans in each Revolving Loan Borrowing shall, at any given time
prior to maturity, bear interest at one, and only one, of the above rates. The
number of Revolving Loan Borrowings consisting of LIBOR Loans shall not exceed
ten (10) at any time.

              (d)   CONVERSION OF REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to SECTION 2.14, the
Borrowers may convert any Revolving Loan Borrowing from one Type of Revolving
Loan Borrowing to the other Type; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Base Rate Loan may
be converted into a LIBOR Loan after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default. The Borrowers shall request such a conversion by an
irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent in

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the form of EXHIBIT B, appropriately completed (a "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN
CONVERSION"), which specifies, among other things:

                   (i)   The Revolving Loan Borrowing which is to be converted;

                   (ii)  The Type of Revolving Loan Borrowing into which such
Revolving Loan Borrowing is to be converted;

                   (iii) If such Revolving Loan Borrowing is to be converted
into a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest
Period selected by the Borrowers for such LIBOR Loans in accordance with SECTION
2.01(e); and

                   (iv)  The date of the requested conversion, which date shall
be a Business Day.

The Borrowers shall give each Notice of Revolving Loan Conversion to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days
before the date of the requested conversion. Each Notice of Revolving Loan
Conversion shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile to the
Administrative Agent at the office or to the facsimile number and during the
hours specified in SECTION 8.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Borrowers shall
promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of
Revolving Loan Conversion initially delivered by facsimile. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of
Revolving Loan Conversion.

              (e) LIBOR LOAN INTEREST PERIODS.

                   (i)  The initial and each subsequent Interest Period selected
by the Borrowers for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans shall
be one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A)
any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business
Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next
Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (B) any Interest Period
which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of
such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month;
(C) no Interest Period shall end after the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (D)
no Interest Period for any Revolving Loan may commence before and end after any
Commitment Reduction Date unless, after giving effect to such Interest Period,
the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans having Interest Periods
that end after such Commitment Reduction Date shall be equal to or less than the
aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans permitted to be outstanding
after giving effect to the payments of principal required to be made on such
Commitment Reduction Date.

                   (ii)  The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent by
an irrevocable written notice in the form of EXHIBIT C, appropriately completed
(a "NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION"), not later than 11:00
a.m. at least three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of each Interest
Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans of the Interest
Period selected by the Borrowers for the next succeeding Interest Period for
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an additional Interest Period after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default. Each Notice of Revolving Loan Interest Period Selection
shall be given by first-class mail or facsimile to the office or the facsimile
number and during the hours specified in SECTION 8.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of
any Notice of Revolving Loan Interest Period Selection initially delivered by
facsimile. If (A) the Borrowers fails to notify the Administrative Agent of the
next Interest Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans in
accordance with this SECTION 2.01(e) or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing on the last day of an Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, such
LIBOR Loan(s) shall automatically convert to Base Rate Loan(s) on the last day
of the current Interest Period therefor.

              (f)   SCHEDULED REVOLVING LOAN PAYMENTS. The Borrowers shall repay
the principal amount of the Revolving Loans on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
The Borrowers shall pay accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Loan in arrears (i) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, on the last
Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (ii) in the case of a
LIBOR Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period therefor (and, if any such
Interest Period is longer than three (3) months, every three (3) months) and
upon prepayment (to the extent thereof) and (iii) in the case of all Revolving
Loans, at maturity.

              (g)   PURPOSE. The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the
Revolving Loans (i) to refinance existing Indebtedness of the Borrowers, (ii) to
pay the cash payment due pursuant to the Merger Agreement upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) to pay fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the Acquisition, (iv) to finance capital
expenditures and permitted acquisitions and (v) to provide for working capital
and other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers.

       2.02. TERM LOAN FACILITY.

              (a)   TERM LOAN AVAILABILITY. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each Term Lender severally agrees to advance to the Borrowers
in a single advance on the Restatement Effective Date a loan under this SECTION
2.02 (individually, a "TERM LOAN"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) the principal
amount of the Term Loan made by such Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Term
Loan Commitment on such date and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Term
Loans made by all Lenders shall not exceed the Total Term Loan Commitment on
such date. The Term Loans shall be made on a PRO RATA basis by the Term Lenders
in accordance with their respective Term Proportionate Shares, with the Term
Loan Borrowing to be comprised of a Term Loan by each Term Lender equal to such
Lender's Term Proportionate Share of the Term Loan Borrowing. The Borrowers may
not reborrow the principal amount of a Term Loan after repayment or prepayment
thereof.

              (b)   TERM LOAN BORROWING. Each Term Lender severally agrees to
make the proceeds of its Term Loan available to the Borrowers on the proposed
Restatement Effective Date selected by the Borrowers; PROVIDED, that the entire
amount of the Term Loan Borrowing made on the Restatement Effective Date shall
be a Base Rate Portion. If for any reason the Restatement Effective Date shall
occur on a date other than the date proposed by the Borrowers and the Term
Lenders shall have made the proceeds of their Term Loans available to the
Administrative Agent in anticipation of a funding of the Term Loans, then (i)
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Agent shall retain such funds and, if practicable, invest such funds in
overnight securities selected by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrowers
shall pay interest on such funds to the Term Lenders at a PER ANNUM rate equal
to the Base Rate plus 1.625% (after credit for any interest earned on such
overnight securities), whether or not the Restatement Effective Date shall
occur. If for any reason the Restatement Effective Date shall not occur on the
next succeeding Business Day, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds
to the Term Lenders by 3:00 p.m. on such next succeeding Business Day.

              (c)   TERM LOAN INTEREST RATES. The Borrowers shall pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan from the date of such Term Loan
until the maturity thereof, at the following rates per annum:

                   (i)   During such periods as any Portion of such Term Loan is
a Base Rate Portion, at a rate PER ANNUM on such Portion equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change from time to time as
the Applicable Margin or Base Rate shall change; and

                   (ii)  During such periods as any Portion of such Term Loan is
a LIBOR Portion, at a rate PER ANNUM on such Portion equal at all times during
each Interest Period for such Portion to the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period
PLUS the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change from time to time as
the Applicable Margin shall change.

Each Base Rate Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing shall be in a minimum amount
of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and each
LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing shall be in a minimum amount of
$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (except to
the extent that any lesser Portion results from a mandatory prepayment of the
Term Loans pursuant to SECTION 2.07(c)). The number of LIBOR Portions of the
Term Loan Borrowing shall not exceed six (6) at any time.

              (d) CONVERSION OF TERM LOAN PORTIONS. The Borrowers may convert
any Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing from one Type of Portion to another Type;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any conversion of a LIBOR Portion into a Base Rate
Portion shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for
such LIBOR Portion and that no Base Rate Portion may be converted into a LIBOR
Portion after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
The Borrowers shall request such a conversion by an irrevocable written notice
to the Administrative Agent in the form of EXHIBIT D, appropriately completed (a
"NOTICE OF TERM LOAN CONVERSION"), which specifies, among other things:

                   (i)   The Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing which is to be
converted;

                   (ii)  The amount and Type of each Portion of the Term Loan
Borrowing into which it is to be converted;

                   (iii)  If any Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing is to be
converted into a LIBOR Portion, the initial Interest Period selected by the
Borrowers for such Portion in accordance with SECTION 2.02(e); and

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                     (iv)   The date of the requested conversion, which shall be
a Business Day.

The Borrowers shall give each Notice of Term Loan Conversion to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days
before the date of the requested conversion. Each Notice of Term Loan Conversion
shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile to the Administrative Agent
at the office or to the facsimile number and during the hours specified in
SECTION 8.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Borrowers shall promptly deliver to
the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Term Loan Conversion
initially delivered by facsimile. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Term Loan Conversion.

              (e)    LIBOR PORTION INTEREST PERIODS.

                     (i)    The initial and each subsequent Interest Period
selected by the Borrowers for a LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing shall
be one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A)
any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business
Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next
Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (B) any Interest Period
which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of
such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar; (C) no
Interest Period shall end after a Term Loan Installment Date unless, after
giving effect to such Interest Period, the aggregate principal amount of the
Base Rate Portion and all LIBOR Portions having Interest Periods ending on or
prior to such Term Loan Installment Date equals or exceeds the principal payment
due on such Term Loan Installment Date; (D) no Interest Period shall end after
the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (E) no LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing
shall be continued for an additional Interest Period after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default.

                     (ii)   The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent
by an irrevocable written notice in the form of EXHIBIT E, appropriately
completed (a "NOTICE OF TERM LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION"), not later than
11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of each
Interest Period for a LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing of the Interest
Period selected by the Borrowers for the next succeeding Interest Period for
such Portion. Each Notice of Term Loan Interest Period Selection shall be given
by first-class mail or facsimile to the office or the facsimile number and
during the hours specified in SECTION 8.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any
Notice of Term Loan Interest Period Selection initially delivered by facsimile.
If (A) the Borrowers fail to notify the Administrative Agent of the next
Interest Period for a LIBOR Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing in accordance
with this SECTION 2.02(e) or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing on the last day of an Interest Period for any LIBOR Portion of the
Term Loan Borrowing, such LIBOR Portion shall automatically convert to a Base
Rate Portion on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor.

              (f)    SCHEDULED TERM LOAN PAYMENTS. The Borrowers shall repay the
principal amount of the Term Loans in (i) twenty-four installments of $687,500
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Business Day in each March, June, September and December, commencing on
September 30, 2001 and ending on June 30, 2007 and (ii) four installments of
$64,625,000 each, payable on the last Business Day in each March, June,
September and December, commencing on September 30, 2007 and ending on the Term
Loan Maturity Date (each date referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii), a "TERM
LOAN INSTALLMENT DATE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the principal payment due on
the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be in the amount necessary to pay all
remaining unpaid principal on the Term Loans. The Borrowers shall pay accrued
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan in arrears (x) in the
case of a Base Rate Portion, on the last Business Day in each March, June,
September and December, (y) in the case of a LIBOR Portion, on the last day of
each Interest Period (and if any such Interest Period is equal to or longer than
three (3) months, every three (3) months) and upon prepayment (to the extent
thereof); and (z) in the case of all Term Loans, at maturity.

              (g)    PURPOSE. The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Term
Loans to pay the cash payment due pursuant to the Merger Agreement upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.

       2.03.  LETTERS OF CREDIT.

              (a)    THE LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT.

                     (i)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other
Revolving Lenders set forth in this SECTION 2.03, from time to time on any
Business Day during the period from the Restatement Effective Date until the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of
any Borrower, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it,
in accordance with subsection (b) below; and (B) the Revolving Lenders severally
agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any
Borrower; PROVIDED, that the L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C
Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Revolving Lender
shall be obligated to participate in, any Letter of Credit if as of the date of
such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations and
all Loans would exceed the Total Commitment, (y) the aggregate Effective Amount
of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, PLUS such Lender's Revolving
Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations, PLUS such
Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all Swing Line
Loans would exceed such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment, or (z) the Effective
Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within
the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrowers' ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and
accordingly any Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of
Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn
upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been
issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Restatement Effective Date shall
be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

                     (ii)   The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue
any Letter of Credit if:

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                            (A)    any order, judgment or decree of any
Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or
restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement
of Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over
the L/C Issuer (i) shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from,
the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in
particular or (ii) unless agreed to be reimbursed by the Borrower, (1) shall
impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not
otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Restatement Effective
Date, or (2) shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or
expense which was not applicable on the Restatement Effective Date and which the
L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

                            (B)    subject to SECTION 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry
date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months
after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless the Required Revolving
Lenders have approved such expiry date;

                            (C)    the expiry date of such requested Letter of
Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the
Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

                            (D)    such Letter of Credit is in a face amount
less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $250,000,
in the case of a standby Letter of Credit, or denominated in a currency other
than Dollars.

                     (iii)  The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend
any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time
to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or
(B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed
amendment to such Letter of Credit.

              (b)    PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE AND AMENDMENT OF LETTERS OF CREDIT;
 EVERGREEN LETTERS OF CREDIT.

                     (i)    Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as
the case may be, upon the request of any Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit
Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such
Borrower. Such L/C Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., at least two Business Days (or
such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in
its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment,
as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter
of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested
Letter of Credit (which date shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof;
(C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary
thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any
drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the
L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any
outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in
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satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the
proposed date of amendment thereof (which date shall be a Business Day); (C) the
nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer
may require.

                     (ii)   Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit
Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by
telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of
such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrowers and, if not, the L/C Issuer
will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the
L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested
issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the
requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrowers or
enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with the L/C Issuer's usual and customary business practices.
Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender
shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to,
purchase from the L/C Issuer a participation in such Letter of Credit in an
amount equal to the product of such Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share TIMES
the amount of such Letter of Credit.

                     (iii)  If any Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter
of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each,
an "EVERGREEN LETTER OF CREDIT"); PROVIDED, that any such Evergreen Letter of
Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in
each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of
Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day
(the "NONRENEWAL NOTICE DATE") in each such twelve-month period to be agreed
upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by
the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall not be required to make a specific request
to the L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Evergreen Letter of Credit has
been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not
require) the L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any
time to a date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the L/C
Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in
its renewed form under the terms hereof, or (B) it has received notice (which
may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the Business Day immediately
preceding the Nonrenewal Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the
Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Borrower that one or more of the
applicable conditions specified in SECTION 3.02 is not then satisfied.

                     (iv)   Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit
or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto
or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit
or amendment.

              (c)    DRAWINGS AND REIMBURSEMENTS; FUNDING OF PARTICIPATIONS.

                     (i)    Upon any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the L/C
Issuer shall notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not
later than 11:00 a.m. on the date

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of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date,
an "HONOR DATE"), the Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the
Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the
Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount
of the unreimbursed drawing (the "UNREIMBURSED AMOUNT"), and such Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share thereof. In such event, the Borrowers shall be
deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be
disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount,
without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in SECTION 2.01 for the
principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized
portion of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and the conditions set forth in
SECTION 3.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice
given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this SECTION
2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing;
PROVIDED, that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

                     (ii)   Each Revolving Lender (including the Lender acting
as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to SECTION 2.03(c)(i) make funds
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the
Administrative Agent's Office in an amount equal to its Revolving Proportionate
Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day
specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the
provisions of SECTION 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the applicable Borrower in such
amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C
Issuer.

                     (iii)  With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not
fully repaid by the applicable Borrower or not fully refinanced by a Revolving
Loan Borrowing because the conditions set forth in SECTION 3.02 cannot be
satisfied or for any other reason, such Borrower shall be deemed to have
incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed
Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable
on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate
applicable to Revolving Loans upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default. In such event, each Revolving Lender's payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to SECTION
2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C
Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction
of its participation obligation under this SECTION 2.03.

                     (iv)   Until each Revolving Lender funds its Revolving Loan
or L/C Advance pursuant to this SECTION 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for
any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such
Revolving Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of such amount shall be solely
for the account of the L/C Issuer.

                     (v)    Each Revolving Lender's obligation to make Revolving
Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this SECTION 2.03(c), shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A)
any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender
may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason
whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of

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Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar
to any of the foregoing. Any such reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise
impair the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the
amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit,
together with interest as provided herein.

                     (vi)   If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required
to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this SECTION
2.03(c) by the time specified in SECTION 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be
entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the
Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the
period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment
is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer
submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with
respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.

              (d)    REPAYMENT OF PARTICIPATIONS.

                     (i)    At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment
under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such
Lender's L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with SECTION
2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer
any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the
Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by
the Administrative Agent), or any payment of interest thereon, the
Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Revolving Proportionate
Share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

                     (ii)   If any payment received by the Administrative Agent
for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to SECTION 2.03(c)(i) is required to
be returned, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the L/C Issuer its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof on demand of
the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to
the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to
the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

              (e)    OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE. The obligation of the Borrowers to
reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit, and to
repay each L/C Borrowing and each drawing under a Letter of Credit that is
refinanced by a Borrowing of Revolving Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

                     (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of such
Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating
thereto;

                     (ii)   the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off,
defense or other right that the Borrowers may have at any time against any
beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom
any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the

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transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or
instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

                     (iii)  any draft, demand, certificate or other document
presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid
or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise
of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

                     (iv)   any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly
comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit to the extent not resulting from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer; or any payment
made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to
be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any
beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in
connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

                     (v)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance
that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the
Borrowers to the extent such circumstance or happening does not result from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer.

The Borrowers shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to them and, in the event of any claim of
noncompliance with the Borrowers' instructions or other irregularity, the
Borrowers will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrowers shall be
conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

              (f)    ROLE OF L/C ISSUER. Each of the Borrowers and the
Lenders agrees that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C
Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any
sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of
Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such
document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such
document. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer nor any of their
respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors nor
any of the correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be
liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith
at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Revolving
Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness,
validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter
of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrowers hereby assume all risks
of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its
use of any Letter of Credit; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this assumption is not
intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowers' pursuing such rights and
remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under
any other agreement. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer nor any
of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or
advisors nor any of the correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C
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be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i)
through (v) of SECTION 2.03(e); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that anything in such clauses
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C
Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but
only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary,
damages suffered by the Borrowers which the Borrowers prove were caused by the
L/C Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer's willful
failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the
beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the
terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation
of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face
to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of
any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be
responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or
assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights
or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove
to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

              (g)    CASH COLLATERAL. Upon the request of the Administrative
Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request
under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or
(ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may
for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrowers
shall immediately Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the
then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.

              (h)    APPLICABILITY OF ISP98 AND UCP. Unless otherwise
expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is
issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of
Credit), (i) the rules of the "International Standby Practices 1998" published
by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version
thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby
Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for
Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of
Commerce (the "ICC") at the time of issuance (including the ICC decision
published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998
regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each commercial
Letter of Credit.

              (i)    LETTER OF CREDIT FEES. The Borrowers shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with
its Revolving Proportionate Share a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of
Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans TIMES the actual daily
maximum amount available to be drawn under each such Letter of Credit. Such fee
for each Letter of Credit shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of
each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to
occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, and on the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans
during any quarter, the actual daily amount of each Letter of Credit shall be
computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans separately for
each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans was
in effect.

              (j)    FRONTING FEE AND DOCUMENTARY AND PROCESSING CHARGES
PAYABLE TO L/C ISSUER. The Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for
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an amount with respect to each Letter of Credit equal to 1/4 of 1% of the amount
of such Letter of Credit, due and payable upon each L/C Credit Extension with
respect to such Letter of Credit; PROVIDED, that in the case of an increase in
the amount of a Letter of Credit after the issuance thereof, such fronting fee
shall be payable only on the increased amount thereof. In addition, the
Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary
issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard
costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time
to time in effect. Such fees and charges are due and payable on demand and are
nonrefundable.

              (k)    CONFLICT WITH LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION. In the event of
any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit
Application, the terms hereof shall control.

       2.04.  SWING LINE.

              (a)    THE SWING LINE. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make loans (each such loan, a
"SWING LINE LOAN") to the Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during
the period from the Restatement Effective Date to the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of
the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans,
when aggregated with the Effective Amount of Revolving Loans of the Swing Line
Lender in its capacity as a Lender of Revolving Loans, may exceed the amount of
such Lender's Commitment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that after giving effect to any
Swing Line Loan, (i) the aggregate Effective Amount of all Loans and L/C
Obligations shall not exceed the Total Commitment, and (ii) the aggregate
Effective Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, PLUS such Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations,
PLUS such Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all
Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment, and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Swing Line Lender shall not make any Swing Line
Loan to refinance an outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits,
and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow
under this SECTION 2.04, prepay under SECTION 2.07, and reborrow under this
SECTION 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon
the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a
risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of
such Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share TIMES the amount of such Swing Line
Loan.

              (b)    BORROWING PROCEDURES. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be
made upon the Borrowers' irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be
received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than
11:00 a.m., on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to
be borrowed, which amount shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested
borrowing date, which date shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice
must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent of a written Notice of Swing Line Borrowing, appropriately
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers. Promptly after
receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Notice of Swing Line
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Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent
has also received such Notice of Swing Line Borrowing and, if not, the Swing
Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of
the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by
telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request
of any Lender) prior to 12:00 noon, on the date of the proposed Swing Line
Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan
as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first
sentence of SECTION 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable
conditions specified in SECTION 3.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 1:00
p.m., on the borrowing date specified in such Notice of Swing Line Borrowing,
make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the applicable Borrower at
its office by crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of the Swing
Line Lender in immediately available funds.

              (c)    REFINANCING OF SWING LINE LOANS.

                     (i)    The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and
absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrowers (which hereby
irrevocably requests the Swing Line Lender to act on its behalf), that each
Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving
Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then
outstanding. Such request shall be made in accordance with the requirements of
SECTION 2.01, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for
the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion
of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and the conditions set forth in SECTION
3.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrowers with a copy of the
applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the
Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its
Revolving Proportionate Share of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan
Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for
the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office not
later than 12:00 noon, on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice,
whereupon, subject to SECTION 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes
funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrowers
in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to
the Swing Line Lender.

                     (ii)   If for any reason any Revolving Loan Borrowing
cannot be requested in accordance with SECTION 2.04(c)(i) or any Swing Line Loan
cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Revolving Loan
Notice submitted by the Swing Line Lender shall be deemed to be a request by the
Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its participation in
the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender's payment to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to SECTION 2.04(c)(i)
shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

                     (iii)  If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount
required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
SECTION 2.04(c) by the time specified in SECTION 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line
Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the
Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the
period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment
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available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender
submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any
amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

                     (iv)   Each Revolving Lender's obligation to make Revolving
Loans or to purchase and fund participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to
this SECTION 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing
Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the
occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other
occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
Any such purchase of participations shall not relieve or otherwise impair the
obligation of the Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as
provided herein.

              (d)    REPAYMENT OF PARTICIPATIONS.

                     (i)    At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased
and funded a participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender
receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender
will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Revolving Proportionate Share of
such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to
reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Lender's participation
was outstanding and funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing
Line Lender.

                     (ii)   If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in
respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be
returned by the Swing Line Lender, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swing
Line Lender its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof on demand of the
Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the
date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the
Swing Line Lender.

              (e)    INTEREST FOR ACCOUNT OF SWING LINE LENDER. Each Swing
Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from
the applicable borrowing date at a rate PER ANNUM equal to the Base Rate MINUS
one percent (1.00%). The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing
the Borrowers for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender
funds its Base Rate Loan or participation pursuant to this SECTION 2.04 to
refinance such Revolving Lender's Revolving Proportionate Share of any Swing
Line Loan, interest in respect of such Revolving Proportionate Share shall be
solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender. The Borrowers shall pay accrued
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Swing Line Loan upon prepayment
(to the extent thereof) and at maturity.

              (f)    PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO SWING LINE LENDER. The Borrowers
shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line
Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

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       2.05.  AMOUNT LIMITATIONS, COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS, ETC.

              (a)    TOTAL COMMITMENT. The Effective Amount of all Revolving
Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall not
exceed the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, and the aggregate
principal amount of all Term Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date shall
not exceed the Total Term Loan Commitment on the date thereof.

              (b)    OPTIONAL REDUCTION OR CANCELLATION OF COMMITMENTS. The
Borrowers may, upon five (5) Business Days written notice to the Administrative
Agent, permanently reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment by the amount of
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) or an integral multiple of One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) in excess thereof or cancel the Total Revolving Loan Commitment in
its entirety; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that:

                     (i)    The Borrowers may not reduce the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, if, after giving
effect to such reduction, the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans, L/C
Obligations and Swing Line Loans then outstanding would exceed the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment; and

                     (ii)   The Borrowers may not cancel the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, if, after giving
effect to such cancellation, any Revolving Loan would then remain outstanding.

              (c)    MANDATORY REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF COMMITMENTS.

                     (i)    The Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be
automatically reduced on each Commitment Reduction Date set forth in column (A)
below by the amount (subject to reduction pursuant to clause (iv) below) set
forth in column (B) below opposite such Commitment Reduction Date:

<Table>
<Caption>

                   (A)                                              (B)
  Commitment Reduction Date Falling on or          Total Revolving Loan Commitment Reduced
                Nearest to:                               by the Following Amounts ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            <S>                                                 <C>
               June 30, 2003                                    $10,000,000
            September 30, 2003                                  $15,000,000
             December 31, 2003                                  $15,000,000
              March 31, 2004                                    $15,000,000
               June 30, 2004                                    $15,000,000
            September 30, 2004                                  $15,000,000
             December 31, 2004                                  $15,000,000
              March 31, 2005                                    $15,000,000
               June 30, 2005                                    $15,000,000
            September 30, 2005                                  $20,000,000
             December 31, 2005                                  $20,000,000
              March 31, 2006                                    $20,000,000

</Table>

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                     (ii)   In addition to any other mandatory commitment
reductions pursuant to this SECTION 2.05(c), on each date upon which a mandatory
prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to clause (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of
Section 2.07(c) is required which exceeds in amount the Effective Amount of the
Term Loans outstanding at such time (or would be required if any Term Loans were
then outstanding), then the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently
reduced by the amount, if any, by which the amount required to be applied
pursuant to said clauses (determined as if an unlimited amount of Term Loans
were actually outstanding) exceeds the aggregate principal amount of the Term
Loans then outstanding (whether or not any Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans or
L/C Obligations shall then be outstanding).

                     (iii)  In addition to any other mandatory commitment
reductions pursuant to this SECTION 2.05(c), on each date upon which a mandatory
prepayment of the Term Loans is waived pursuant to SECTION 2.07(e), then the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the aggregate
amount, if any, of the mandatory prepayments so waived.

                     (iv)   On the date of each reduction in the aggregate
amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to (x) SECTION 2.05(b),
the remaining amounts listed in column (B) of the table set forth in SECTION
2.05(c)(i) above shall be reduced in the order of maturity and (y) SECTION
2.05(c)(ii) or SECTION 2.05(c)(iii), the remaining amounts listed in column (B)
of the table set forth in SECTION 2.05(c)(i) above shall be reduced on a pro
rata basis.

                     (v)    The Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be
automatically reduced to zero on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

                     (vi)   The Total Term Loan Commitment shall be
automatically reduced to zero at the close of business on the Restatement
Effective Date.

              (d)    EFFECT OF COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS. From the effective
date of any reduction of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, the Commitment
Fees payable pursuant to SECTION 2.06(b) shall be computed on the basis of the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced. Once reduced or cancelled, the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment may not be increased or reinstated without the
prior written consent of all Lenders. Any reduction of the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment pursuant to SECTION 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to reduce each
Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with clause (i) of SECTION
2.11(a).

       2.06.  FEES.

              (a)    ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S FEE. The Borrowers shall pay to
the Administrative Agent, for its own account, agent's fees and other
compensation in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Administrative
Agent's Fee Letter.

              (b)    COMMITMENT FEES. The Borrowers shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders as
provided in clause (v) of SECTION 2.11(a), commitment fees (collectively, the
"COMMITMENT Fees") equal to the Commitment Fee Percentage of the daily average
Unused Commitment for the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and
ending on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date. The Borrowers shall pay the
Commitment Fees in arrears on the last day in each March, June, September and
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(commencing September 30, 2001 for the 3-month period ending on such date) and
on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date (or if the Total Revolving Commitment is
cancelled on a date prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, on such prior
date).

       2.07.  PREPAYMENTS.

              (a)    TERMS OF ALL PREPAYMENTS. Upon the prepayment of any
Loan (whether such prepayment is an optional prepayment under SECTION 2.07(b), a
mandatory prepayment required by SECTION 2.07(c) or a mandatory prepayment
required by any other provision of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents,
including a prepayment upon acceleration), the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender
that made such Loan (i) all accrued interest (if such prepayment is the
prepayment of a LIBOR Loan or of a LIBOR Portion) and fees to the date of such
prepayment on the amount prepaid and (ii) if such prepayment is the prepayment
of a LIBOR Loan or of a LIBOR Portion on a day other than the last day of an
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan or such LIBOR Portion, all amounts payable
to such Lender pursuant to SECTION 2.14.

              (b)    OPTIONAL PREPAYMENTS.

                     (i)    At their option, the Borrowers may, upon one (1)
Business Day's notice to the Administrative Agent in the case of Base Rate Loans
or Base Rate Portions or three (3) Business Days' notice to the Administrative
Agent in the case of LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions, prepay the Loans in any
Borrowing in part, in a minimum principal amount of (A) in the case of Base Rate
Loans or Base Rate Portions, $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in
excess thereof, or (B) in the case of LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions, $5,000,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, or in whole. Each such
notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is
given by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment
amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein. If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (A) all
prepayments under this SECTION 2.07(b) which are applied to reduce the principal
amount of the Loans shall be applied to the Loans as directed by the Borrowers
and (B) if the Borrowers fail to direct the application of any such principal
prepayments, such principal prepayments shall be applied first to the payment of
the then outstanding Swing Line Loans, then to the payment of the then
outstanding Revolving Loans, then to the payment of the then outstanding Term
Loans and then to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the
L/C Obligations and shall in each case, to the extent possible, be first applied
to prepay Base Rate Portions and then if any funds remain, to prepay LIBOR
Portions. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all prepayments
under this SECTION 2.07(b) shall be applied as set forth in SECTION 2.08(c).

                     (ii)   At their option, the Borrowers may, upon notice to
the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or
from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part
without premium or penalty; PROVIDED, that (A) such notice must be received by
the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., on
the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum
principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount
of such prepayment.If such notice is given by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall
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prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and
payable on the date specified therein.

              (c)    MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS.  The Borrowers shall prepay the
Loans as follows:

                     (i)    If, at any time, the Effective Amount of all
Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding exceeds
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, the Borrowers shall
immediately (A) prepay the Swing Line Loans to the extent Swing Line Loans in a
sufficient amount are then outstanding, (B) prepay the Revolving Loans to the
extent Revolving Loans in a sufficient amount are then outstanding, and (C)
otherwise, Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal
amount equal to such excess.

                     (ii)   The Borrowers shall repay each Swing Line Loan on
the earlier to occur of (i) the date five Business Days after such Loan is made
and (ii) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

                     (iii)  If for Argosy's fiscal year ending December 31, 2001
or any fiscal year thereafter, Designated Asset Sale Proceeds exceed $5,000,000
or if during the term of this Agreement, Designated Asset Sale Proceeds exceed
$10,000,000, the Borrowers shall, immediately after the completion of each sale
or other disposition which results in such an excess, prepay the outstanding
Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of such excess. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not be
required to make a prepayment pursuant to this clause (iii) with respect to any
sale (a "RELEVANT SALE") if any Borrower advises the Administrative Agent in
writing at the time the Net Proceeds from such Relevant Sale are received that
they intend to reinvest all or any portion of such Net Proceeds in replacement
assets to the extent (A) such Net Proceeds are in fact committed to be
reinvested by such Borrower pursuant to a purchase contract providing for the
acquisition of such replacement assets that is executed by such Borrower and the
related seller within 90 days from the date of such Relevant Sale and (B) the
acquisition of such replacement assets occurs within 90 days from the date on
which such purchase contract is so executed and delivered; PROVIDED, that the
Net Proceeds arising from any sale or other disposition of the capital stock or
assets of any Subsidiary after the occurrence of a Trigger Event must be applied
to immediately prepay the Term Loans and may not be so reinvested, if the effect
of such sale or other disposition is to cause a Reverse Trigger Event. If, at
any time after the occurrence of a Relevant Sale and prior to the acquisition of
the related replacement assets, the 90-day period provided in clause (A) or (B)
of the preceding sentence shall elapse without execution of the related purchase
contract (in the case of said clause (A)) or the occurrence of the related
acquisition (in the case of said clause (B)) or a Default shall occur, then the
Borrowers shall immediately prepay the Loans in the amount and in the manner
described in the first sentence of this clause (iii).

                     (iv)   If, at any time after the Restatement Effective
Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any Indebtedness for borrowed money
(including Indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
instruments but excluding (x) any Permitted Indebtedness (other than Permitted
Indebtedness described in SECTION 5.02(a)(ix)) and (y) any

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Permitted Indebtedness incurred or sold pursuant to SECTION 5.02(a)(ix) in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time during the term of this
Agreement), the Borrowers shall, immediately after such issuance or sale, prepay
the outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the Net Proceeds of such Indebtedness.

                     (v)    If, at any time after the Restatement Effective
Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any Equity Securities yielding Net Proceeds
in excess of $25,000,000 during the term of this Agreement (other than Net
Proceeds from (x) the issuance and exercise of stock options granted to officers
and employees of any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business and (y) the
exercise of warrants issued by Argosy and existing on the Restatement Effective
Date), the Borrowers shall, immediately after such issuance or sale, prepay the
outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the Net Proceeds of such Equity Securities.

                     (vi)   If, at any time after the Restatement Effective
Date, any Loan Party receives proceeds of insurance, a condemnation award or
other compensation in respect of any event described in SECTION 8.16(a), the
Borrowers shall immediately prepay the outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate
principal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such proceeds, except as
otherwise provided in SECTION 8.16(b).

                     (vii)  The Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent, at the time of each prepayment required under this SECTION 2.07(c), (A) a
certificate signed by the chief financial officer of Argosy setting forth in
reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment and (B) to
the extent practicable, at least three days prior written notice of such
prepayment. Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the
Type and principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid. In
the event that the Borrowers shall subsequently determine that the actual amount
was greater than the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrowers shall
promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans (and/or, if applicable, the
Revolving Loan Commitments shall be permanently reduced) in an amount equal to
the amount of such excess, and the Borrowers shall concurrently therewith
deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by the chief financial
officer of Argosy demonstrating the derivation of the additional amount
resulting in such excess.

                     (viii) If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, all prepayments under this SECTION 2.07(c) shall be applied as set
forth in SECTION 2.08(c).

              (d)    APPLICATION OF TERM LOAN PREPAYMENTS. All prepayments
which are applied to reduce the principal amount of the Term Loans shall reduce
the aggregate principal amount payable by the Borrowers on the then remaining
Term Loan Installment Dates on a pro rata basis. Without modifying the order of
application of Term Loan prepayments set forth in the preceding sentence, all
such prepayments shall, to the extent possible, be first applied to prepay Base
Rate Portions and then if any funds remain, to prepay LIBOR Portions.

              (e)    OPTIONAL WAIVER OF PREPAYMENTS. Any Term Lender may elect,
by notice to the Administrative Agent in writing (or by telephone or telecopy
promptly confirmed in writing) at least one Business Day prior to any prepayment
of the Term Loans required to be made by the Borrowers for the account of such
Lender pursuant to SECTION 2.07(c), to waive all

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or a portion of such prepayment; PROVIDED, that no such waiver may be made by
any Term Lender if, after giving effect to such waiver, the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment would be reduced below $100,000,000. Any prepayment so waived shall
be applied to reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with
SECTION 2.05(c)(iii).

       2.08.  OTHER PAYMENT TERMS.

              (a)    PLACE AND MANNER. All payments to be made by the Borrowers
under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be made without
condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. The
Borrowers shall make all payments due to each Lender or the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by payments to the
Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's office located at the address
specified in SECTION 8.01, with each payment due to a Lender to be for the
account of such Lender and such Lender's Applicable Lending Office. The
Borrowers shall make all payments under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document in lawful money of the United States and in same day or immediately
available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date due. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly disburse to each Lender each payment received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender.

              (b)    DATE. Whenever any payment due hereunder shall fall due on
a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in the
computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

              (c)    APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. Unless an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing and except as expressly otherwise provided in
this Agreement, all payments hereunder shall be applied to principal, interest,
fees, costs and expenses as directed by the Borrowers. While an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, all payments hereunder shall be applied as
follows:

              FIRST, to the payment of the unpaid fees, costs and expenses
of the Administrative Agent then due and payable under this Agreement;

              SECOND, to accrued interest then due and payable under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

              THIRD, to reduce the principal amount of the outstanding Loans
and L/C Borrowings and to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations on a
pro rata basis between the Revolving Lenders and the Term Lenders in accordance
with the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations
(with the portion allocated to the Revolving Lenders to be applied first to
repay the Swing Line Loans in full, second to repay the Revolving Loans in full
and then to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then
Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations); and

              FINALLY, to the payment of any other amounts due and payable
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              (d)    FAILURE TO PAY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers at least one
(1) Business Day prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders
hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment in full, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that the Borrowers have made or
will make such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be paid to
the Lenders on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such
Lenders. If and to the extent the Borrowers shall not have so made such payment
in full to the Administrative Agent, each such Lender shall repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the
Administrative Agent, at a PER ANNUM rate equal to (i) the Federal Funds Rate
for the first three (3) days and (ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans
thereafter. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender
with respect to any amount owing by such Lender under this SECTION 2.08(d) shall
constitute PRIMA FACIE evidence of such amount.

       2.09.  LOAN ACCOUNTS; NOTES.

             (a)     LOAN ACCOUNTS. The obligation of the Borrowers to repay the
Loans made to it by each Lender and to pay interest thereon at the rates
provided herein shall be evidenced by an account or accounts maintained by such
Lender on its books (individually, a "LOAN ACCOUNT"), except that any Lender may
request that its Loans be evidenced by a note or notes pursuant to SECTION
2.09(b) and SECTION 2.09(c). Each Lender shall record in its Loan Accounts (i)
the date and amount of each Loan made by such Lender, (ii) the interest rates
applicable to each such Loan and each Portion thereof and the effective dates of
all changes thereto, (iii) the Interest Period for each LIBOR Loan and LIBOR
Portion, (iv) the date and amount of each principal and interest payment on each
Loan and Portion and (v) such other information as such Lender may determine is
necessary for the computation of principal and interest payable to it by the
Borrowers hereunder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any failure by a Lender to make, or
any error by any Lender in making, any such notation shall not affect the
Borrowers' Obligations. The Loan Accounts shall constitute PRIMA FACIE evidence
of the matters noted therein. In addition to the Loan Accounts, each Lender and
the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of
participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any
conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent
and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control.

              (b)    REVOLVING LOAN NOTES. If any Lender so requests, such
Lender's Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the form of
EXHIBIT G (individually, a "REVOLVING LOAN NOTE") which note shall be (i)
payable to the order of such Lender, (ii) in the amount of such Lender's
Revolving Loan Commitment, (iii) dated the Restatement Effective Date and (iv)
otherwise appropriately completed. Each Borrower authorizes each Lender to
record on the schedule annexed to such Lender's Revolving Loan Note the date and
amount of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender and of each payment or
prepayment of principal thereon made by such Borrower, and agrees that all such
notations shall constitute PRIMA FACIE evidence of the matters noted; PROVIDED,
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error by any Lender in making, any such notation shall not affect the Borrowers'
Obligations. Each Borrower further authorizes each Lender to attach to and make
a part of such Lender's Revolving Loan Note continuations of the schedule
attached thereto as necessary. If, because any Lender designates separate
Applicable Lending Offices for Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans, such Lender
requests that separate promissory notes be executed to evidence separately such
Loans, then each such note shall be in the form of EXHIBIT G, MUTATIS MUTANDIS
to reflect such division, and shall be (w) payable to the order of such Lender,
(x) in the amount of such Lender's Commitment, (y) dated the Restatement
Effective Date and (z) otherwise appropriately completed. Such notes shall,
collectively, constitute a Revolving Loan Note.

              (c)    TERM LOAN NOTES. If any Lender so requests, such Lender's
Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the form of EXHIBIT H
(individually, a "TERM LOAN NOTE") which note shall be (i) payable to the order
of such Lender, (ii) in the amount of such Lender's Term Loan, (iii) dated the
Restatement Effective Date and (iv) otherwise appropriately completed. If,
because any Lender designates separate Applicable Lending Offices for Base Rate
Portions and LIBOR Portions, such Lender requests that separate promissory notes
be executed to evidence separately such Portions, then each such note shall be
in the form of EXHIBIT H, MUTATIS MUTANDIS to reflect such division, and shall
be (w) payable to the order of such Lender, (x) in the amount of such Lender's
Term Loan, (y) dated the Restatement Effective Date and (z) otherwise
appropriately completed. Such notes shall, collectively, constitute a Term Loan
Note.

              (d)    SWING LINE NOTES. The Swing Line Lender's Swing Line Loans
shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the form of EXHIBIT I (individually,
a "SWING LINE NOTE") which note shall be (i) payable to the order of the Swing
Line Lender, (ii) in the amount of the Swing Line Lender's Swing Line Loans,
(iii) dated the Restatement Effective Date and (iv) otherwise appropriately
completed.

       2.10.  LOAN FUNDING.

              (a)    LENDER FUNDING AND DISBURSEMENT TO THE BORROWERS. Each
Lender shall, before 9:00 a.m. on the date of each Borrowing, make available to
the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's office specified in
SECTION 8.01, in same day or immediately available funds, such Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share or Term Proportionate Share, as the case may be,
of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent's receipt of such funds and
upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in SECTION 3.02 (and,
if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, SECTION 3.01), the
Administrative Agent shall promptly make all funds so received available to the
Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i)
crediting the account of the Borrowers on the books of Wells Fargo with the
amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in
accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrowers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if, on the date of the Borrowing there are
Swing Line Loans and/or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such
Borrowing shall be applied, FIRST, to the payment in full of any such L/C
Borrowings, SECOND, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and
THIRD, to the Borrowers as provided above.

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              (b)    LENDER FAILURE TO FUND. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that
such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share or Term Proportionate Share, as the case may be,
of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that
such Lender has made or will make such portion available to the Administrative
Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with SECTION 2.10(a), and the
Administrative Agent may on such date, in reliance upon such assumption,
disburse or otherwise credit to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. If any
Lender does not make the amount of its such Lender's Revolving Proportionate
Share or Term Proportionate Share, as the case may be, of any Borrowing
available to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Borrowing,
such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, interest which
shall accrue on such amount from the date of such Borrowing until such amount is
paid to the Administrative Agent at rates equal to (i) the daily Federal Funds
Rate during the period from the date of such Borrowing through the third
Business Day thereafter and (ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans
thereafter. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender
with respect to any amount owing by such Lender under this SECTION 2.10(b) shall
constitute PRIMA FACIE evidence of such amount. If the amount of any Lender's
Revolving Proportionate Share or Term Proportionate Share, as the case may be,
of any Borrowing is not paid to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within
three (3) Business Days after the date of such Borrowing, the Borrowers shall
repay such amount to the Administrative Agent, on demand, together with interest
thereon, for each day from the date such amount was disbursed to the Borrowers
until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at the
interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

              (c)    LENDERS' OBLIGATIONS SEVERAL. The failure of any Lender to
make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing or to fund
participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make its Loan as part of such
Borrowing or fund its participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans,
but no Lender shall be obligated in any way to make any Loan or fund any
participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans which another Lender has
failed or refused to make or otherwise be in any way responsible for the failure
or refusal of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such
other Lender on the date of any Borrowing or to fund any participation required
to be funded by such other Lender.

       2.11.  PRO RATA TREATMENT.

              (a)    BORROWINGS, COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS, ETC.  Except as
otherwise provided herein:

                     (i)    Each Revolving Borrowing and reduction of the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment shall be made or shared among the Lenders PRO RATA
according to their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares;

                     (ii)   The Term Loan Borrowing shall be made or shared
among the Lenders PRO RATA according to their respective Term Proportionate
Shares;

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                     (iii)  Each payment of principal on Loans in any Borrowing
shall be shared among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such
Borrowing PRO RATA according to the respective unpaid principal amounts of such
Loans then owed to such Lenders;

                     (iv)   Each payment of interest on Loans in any Borrowing
shall be shared among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such
Borrowing PRO RATA according to (A) the respective unpaid principal amounts of
such Loans so made or funded by such Lenders and (B) the dates on which such
Lenders so made or funded such Loans;

                     (v)    Each payment of Commitment Fees shall be shared
among the Revolving Lenders (except for Defaulting Lenders) PRO RATA according
to (A) their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares and (B) in the case of
each Lender which becomes a Lender hereunder after the date hereof, the date
upon which such Lender so became a Lender;

                     (vi)   Each payment of interest (other than interest on
Loans) shall be shared among the Lenders and the Administrative Agent owed the
amount upon which such interest accrues PRO RATA according to (A) the respective
amounts so owed such Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (B) the dates on
which such amounts became owing to such Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
and

                     (vii)  All other payments under this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents shall be for the benefit of the Person or Persons
specified.

              (b)    SHARING OF PAYMENTS, ETC. If any Lender shall obtain any
payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
setoff, or otherwise) on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations
in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it, in excess of its ratable
share of payments on account of the Loans and the L/C Obligations obtained by
all Lenders entitled to such payments, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from
the other Lenders such participations in the Loans and/or participations in L/C
Obligations or in Swing Line Loans as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is
thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase shall be
rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the
purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to
such other Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount
of such other Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered
from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by
the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. Each Borrower
agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
pursuant to this SECTION 2.11(b) may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect
to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of
such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

       2.12.  CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

              (a)    INABILITY TO DETERMINE RATES. If, on or before the first
day of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion, (i) any Lender
shall advise the Administrative Agent that the LIBOR Rate for such Interest
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determined due to the unavailability of funds in or other circumstances
affecting the London interbank market or (ii) any Lender shall advise the
Administrative Agent that the rate of interest for such Loan or Portion, as the
case may be, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of
making or maintaining such LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion, the Administrative Agent
shall immediately give notice of such condition to the Borrowers and the other
Lenders. After the giving of any such notice and until the Administrative Agent
shall otherwise notify the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such
condition no longer exist, Borrowers' right to request the making of, conversion
to or a new Interest Period for LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions shall be
suspended. Any LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions outstanding at the commencement of
any such suspension shall be converted at the end of the then current Interest
Period for such LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions into Base Rate Loans or Base Rate
Portions, as the case may be, unless such suspension has then ended.

              (b)    ILLEGALITY. If, after the date of this Agreement, the
adoption of any Governmental Rule, any change in any Governmental Rule or the
application or requirements thereof (whether such change occurs in accordance
with the terms of such Governmental Rule as enacted, as a result of amendment or
otherwise), any change in the interpretation or administration of any
Governmental Rule by any Governmental Authority, or compliance by any Lender
with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority (a "CHANGE OF LAW") shall make it unlawful or impossible
for any Lender to make or maintain any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion, such Lender
shall immediately notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers of such
Change of Law. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers' right to request
the making of, conversion to or a new Interest Period for LIBOR Loans or LIBOR
Portions shall be terminated, and (ii) the Borrowers shall, at the request of
such Lender, either (A) pursuant to SECTION 2.01(d) or SECTION 2.02(d), as the
case may be, convert any such then outstanding LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions
into Base Rate Loans or Base Rate Portions, as the case may be, at the end of
the current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions or (B)
immediately repay or convert any such LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions if such
Lender shall notify the Borrowers that such Lender may not lawfully continue to
fund and maintain such LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions. Any conversion or
prepayment of LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions made pursuant to the preceding
sentence prior to the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans or
LIBOR Portions shall be deemed a prepayment thereof for purposes of SECTION
2.14. After any Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers of
such a Change of Law and until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and
the Borrowers that it is no longer unlawful or impossible for such Lender to
make or maintain a LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion, all Revolving Loans and all
Portions of the Term Loan of such Lender shall be Base Rate Loans and Base Rate
Portions, respectively.

              (c)    INCREASED COSTS.  If, after the date of this Agreement,
 any Change of Law:

                     (i)    Shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve
(excluding any Reserve Requirement or other reserve to the extent included in
the calculation of the LIBOR Rate for any Loans or Portions), special deposit or
similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or
for the account of, advances or loans by, or any other acquisition of funds by
any Lender for any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion; or

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                     (ii)   Shall impose on any Lender any other condition
related to any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion or such Lender's Commitments;

And the effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of
making, renewing, or maintaining any such LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion or its
Commitments or to reduce any amount receivable by such Lender hereunder; then
the Borrowers shall from time to time, within ten (10) Business Days after
demand by such Lender, pay to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to
reimburse such Lender for such increased costs or to compensate such Lender for
such reduced amounts; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Borrowers shall have no
obligation to make any payment to any demanding party under this SECTION 2.12(c)
on account of any such increased costs or reduced amounts unless the Borrowers
receive notice of such increased costs or reduced amounts from the demanding
party within six (6) months after they are incurred or realized. A certificate
setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of such increased costs or reduced
amounts, submitted by such Lender to the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The obligations of the Borrowers under this SECTION 2.12(c)
shall survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of this Agreement.

              (d)    CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. If, after the date of this Agreement,
any Lender determines that (i) any Change of Law affects the amount of capital
required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any Person controlling
such Lender (a "CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENT") and (ii) the amount of capital
maintained by such Lender or such Person which is attributable to or based upon
the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement must be increased as a result of
such Capital Adequacy Requirement (taking into account such Lender's or such
Person's policies with respect to capital adequacy), the Borrowers shall pay to
such Lender or such Person, within ten (10) Business Days after demand of such
Lender, such amounts as such Lender or such Person shall determine are necessary
to compensate such Lender or such Person for the increased costs to such Lender
or such Person of such increased capital; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Borrowers
shall have no obligation to make any payment to any demanding party under this
SECTION 2.12(d) on account of any such increased costs unless the Borrowers
receive notice of such increased costs from the demanding party within six (6)
months after they are incurred or realized. A certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail the amount of such increased costs, submitted by any Lender to
the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The obligations of the
Borrowers under this SECTION 2.12(d) shall survive the payment and performance
of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

              (e)    MITIGATION. Any Lender which becomes aware of (i) any
Change of Law which will make it unlawful or impossible for such Lender to make
or maintain any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion or (ii) any Change of Law or other
event or condition which will obligate the Borrowers to pay any amount pursuant
to SECTION 2.12(c) or SECTION 2.12(d) shall notify the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent thereof as promptly as practical. If any Lender has given
notice of any such Change of Law or other event or condition and thereafter
becomes aware that such Change of Law or other event or condition has ceased to
exist, such Lender shall notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent
thereof as promptly as practical. Each Lender affected by any Change of Law
which makes it unlawful or impossible for such Lender to make or maintain any
LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion or to which the Borrowers are obligated to pay any
amount pursuant to SECTION 2.12(c) or SECTION 2.12(d) shall use reasonable
commercial efforts (including changing the jurisdiction of its Applicable
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avoid the effect of such Change of Law or to avoid or materially reduce any
amounts which the Borrowers are obligated to pay pursuant to SECTION 2.12(c) or
SECTION 2.12(d) if, in the reasonable opinion of such Lender, such efforts would
not be disadvantageous to such Lender.

       2.13.  TAXES ON PAYMENTS.

              (a)    PAYMENTS FREE OF TAXES. All payments made by the Borrowers
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be made free and clear
of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or
future income, stamp, documentary or other taxes, any duties, or any other
levies, imposts, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter
imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority
(except net income taxes and franchise taxes in lieu of net income taxes imposed
on the Administrative Agent or any Lender) (all such non-excluded taxes, duties,
levies, imposts, charges, fees, deductions and withholdings being hereinafter
called "TAXES"). If any Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts
payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other
Credit Documents, the amounts so payable to the Administrative Agent or such
Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative
Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Taxes) interest or any such other
amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Whenever any Taxes are payable by the
Borrowers, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrowers shall send to the
Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as
the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by
the Borrowers showing payment thereof. If the Borrowers fail to pay any Taxes
when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the
Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary
evidence, the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The
obligations of the Borrowers under this SECTION 2.13(a) shall survive the
payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.

              (b)    WITHHOLDING EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES. On or prior to the date
of the initial Borrowing or, if such date does not occur within thirty (30) days
after the date of this Agreement, by the end of such 30-day period, each Lender
which is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state
thereof shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two duly
completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
(or successor applicable form), as the case may be, certifying in each case that
such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without
deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each such
Lender further agrees (i) promptly to notify the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent of any change of circumstances (including any change in any
treaty, law or regulation) which would prevent such Lender from receiving
payments hereunder without any deduction or withholding of such taxes and (ii)
if such Lender has not so notified the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of
any change of circumstances which would prevent such Lender from receiving
payments hereunder without any deduction or withholding of taxes, then on or
before the date that any certificate or other form delivered by such Lender
under this SECTION 2.13(b) expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence
of any event requiring a change in the most recent certificate or form
previously delivered by such Lender, to deliver to the Borrowers and the
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certificate or form, certifying that such Lender is entitled to receive payments
under this Agreement without deduction or such taxes. If any Lender fails to
provide to the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this SECTION
2.13(b) (or, in the case of an Assignee Lender, SECTION 8.05(c)) any
certificates or other evidence required by such provision to establish that such
Lender is, at the time it becomes a Lender hereunder, entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United
States federal income taxes, such Lender shall not be entitled to any
indemnification under SECTION 2.13(a) for any Taxes imposed on such Lender
primarily as a result of such failure.

              (c)    MITIGATION. If the Administrative Agent or any Lender
claims any additional amounts to be payable to it pursuant to this SECTION 2.13,
such Person shall use reasonable commercial efforts to file any certificate or
document requested in writing by the Borrowers (including copies of Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or any successor forms) reflecting a
reduced rate of withholding or to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable
Lending Office if the making of such a filing or such change in the jurisdiction
of its Applicable Lending Office would avoid the need for or materially reduce
the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and if, in
the reasonable opinion of such Person, in the case of a change in the
jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office, such change would not be
disadvantageous to such Person or contrary to such Person's normal banking
practices.

              (d)    TAX RETURNS.  Nothing contained in this SECTION 2.13 shall
require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available any of its tax
returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems to be
confidential).

       2.14.  FUNDING LOSS INDEMNIFICATION. If the Borrowers shall (a) repay,
prepay or convert any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion on any day other than the last
day of an Interest Period therefor (whether a scheduled payment, an optional
prepayment or conversion, a mandatory prepayment or conversion, a payment upon
acceleration or otherwise), (b) fail to borrow any LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion
for which a Notice of Borrowing has been delivered to the Administrative Agent
(whether as a result of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or
otherwise) or (c) fail to convert any Revolving Loans into LIBOR Loans or any
Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing into a LIBOR Portion in accordance with a
Notice of Conversion delivered to the Administrative Agent (whether as a result
of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or otherwise), the Borrowers
shall, within five (5) Business Days after demand by any Lender, reimburse such
Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from all costs and losses incurred by
such Lender as a result of such repayment, prepayment, conversion or failure.
Each Borrower understands that such costs and losses may include, without
limitation, losses incurred by a Lender as a result of funding and other
contracts entered into by such Lender to fund a LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Portion.
Each Lender demanding payment under this SECTION 2.14 shall deliver to the
Borrowers, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, a certificate setting forth
the amount of costs and losses for which demand is made, which certificate shall
set forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount demanded. Such a
certificate so delivered to the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The obligations of the Borrowers under this SECTION 2.14 shall survive
the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.

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       2.15.  SECURITY.

              (a)    SECURITY DOCUMENTS.  The Obligations shall be secured by
the Security Documents.

              (b)    FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each Borrower shall deliver, and shall
cause each Guarantor to deliver, to the Administrative Agent such additional
mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, pledge agreements, lessor
consents and estoppels (containing appropriate mortgagee and the Lender
protection language) and other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions
and documents (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and
fixture filings and landlord waivers) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request to:

                     (i)    Grant, perfect, maintain, protect and evidence
security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in any or all present and future real and
personal property of the Borrowers and the Guarantors prior to the Liens or
other interests of any Person, except for Permitted Liens; and

                     (ii)   Otherwise establish, maintain, protect and evidence
the rights provided to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agents and the Lenders, pursuant to the Security Documents.

Each Borrower shall fully cooperate with the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders and perform all additional acts reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to effect the purposes of this SECTION 2.15.

       2.16.  REPLACEMENT OF THE LENDERS. If (a) any Lender shall become a
Defaulting Lender more than one (1) time in a period of twelve (12) consecutive
months, (b) any Lender shall continue as a Defaulting Lender for more than five
(5) Business Days at any time, (c) any Lender shall suspend its obligation to
make or maintain LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Portions pursuant to SECTION 2.12(b) for a
reason which is not applicable to any other Lender, (d) any Lender shall demand
any payment under SECTION 2.12(c), 2.12(d) or 2.13(a) for a reason which is not
applicable to any other Lender (unless all Lenders to which such reason is
applicable are so replaced) or (e) any Borrower shall receive a notice from any
applicable Governmental Authority that a Lender is no longer qualified or
suitable to make Loans to such Borrower under the applicable Gaming Laws (and
such Lender is notified by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing
of such disqualification), including because such Lender has been denied a
license, qualification or finding of suitability or has failed to deliver
information required under the applicable Gaming Laws, then the Administrative
Agent may (or upon the written request of the Borrowers, shall) replace such
Lender (the "AFFECTED LENDER"), or cause such affected Lender to be replaced,
with another lender (the "REPLACEMENT LENDER") satisfying the requirements of an
Assignee Lender under SECTION 8.05(c), by having the affected Lender sell and
assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents (including for purposes of this SECTION 2.16, participations in
L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) to the replacement Lender pursuant to
SECTION 8.05(c); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the Administrative Agent nor
any Lender shall have any obligation to identify or locate a replacement Lender
for the Borrowers. Upon receipt by any affected Lender of a written notice from
the Administrative Agent stating that the Administrative Agent is exercising the

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replacement right set forth in this SECTION 2.16, such affected Lender shall
sell and assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents (including for purposes of this SECTION 2.16,
participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) to the replacement
Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement and SECTION 8.05(c) for a purchase
price equal to the sum of the principal amount of the affected Lender's Loans so
sold and assigned, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and its ratable share
of all fees to which it is entitled.

ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

       3.01.  INITIAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of the amendment
and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement and the obligations of the
Lenders to make the Loans comprising the initial Borrowing are subject to
receipt by the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the Restatement Effective
Date, of each item listed below, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, and with sufficient copies for the Administrative Agent
and each Lender:

              (a)    PRINCIPAL CREDIT DOCUMENTS.

                     (i)    This Agreement, duly executed by each Borrower, each
Lender and the Administrative Agent;

                     (ii)   A Revolving Loan Note payable to each Lender
requesting such a note, each duly executed by the Borrowers;

                     (iii)  A Term Loan Note payable to each Lender requesting
such a note, each duly executed by the Borrowers;

                     (iv)   A Swing Line Note payable to the Swing Line Lender
in the principal amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, duly executed by the
Borrowers;

                     (v)    Amendments to each of the Existing Assignments in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by
each Loan Party which is a party to the Existing Assignments;

                     (vi)   Amendments to each of the Existing Mortgages in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by each
Loan Party which is a party to the Existing Mortgages;

                     (vii)  Amendments to each of the Existing Security
Agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly
executed by each Loan Party which is a party to the Existing Security
Agreements;

                     (viii) Amendments to each of the Existing Ship Mortgages in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by
each Loan Party which is a party to the Existing Ship Mortgages;

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                     (ix)   Each of the Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement and an
amendment to the Trademark Security Agreement in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by each Loan Party which is a party
thereto;

                     (x)    An assignment of permits, contacts, rent and
revenues in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly
executed by Empress Casino Joliet (the "JOLIET ASSIGNMENT");

                     (xi)   A deed of trust or mortgage in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering the Joliet Real Property (the
"JOLIET MORTGAGE"), duly executed by Empress Casino Joliet and appropriately
notarized;

                     (xii)  A pledge and security agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by Empress
Casino Joliet (the "JOLIET SECURITY AGREEMENT");

                     (xiii) Ship mortgages covering the Joliet Vessels, duly
executed by Empress Casino Joliet (collectively, the "JOLIET SHIP MORTGAGES");
and

                     (xiv)  The Environmental Certificate, duly executed by each
Borrower.

              (b)    ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS.

                     (i)    The certificate of incorporation, articles of
incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, articles of organization or
comparable document of each Borrower, certified as of a recent date prior to the
Restatement Effective Date by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) of
its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation;

                     (ii)   A certificate of good standing (or comparable
certificate) for each Borrower, certified as of a recent date prior to the
Restatement Effective Date by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) of
its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation;

                     (iii)  A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of each Borrower, dated the Restatement Effective Date, certifying (a)
that attached thereto is a true and correct copy of the bylaws, partnership
agreement or limited liability company agreement of such Borrower as in effect
on the Restatement Effective Date; (b) that attached thereto are true and
correct copies of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors or other
governing body of such Borrower and continuing in effect, which authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents executed or to be executed by such Borrower and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (c) that
there are no proceedings for the dissolution or liquidation of such Borrower;

                     (iv)   A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of each Borrower, dated the Restatement Effective Date, certifying the
incumbency, signatures and authority of the officers of such Borrower authorized
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and
all other documents, instruments or agreements related thereto executed or to be
executed by such Borrower; and

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                     (v)    Certificates of good standing (or comparable
certificates) for each Borrower, certified as of a recent date prior to the
Restatement Effective Date by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) of
each state in which such Borrower is qualified to do business.

              (c)    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, ETC.

                     (i)    A copy of the unaudited Financial Statements of
Argosy and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001 and for
the fiscal year to such date (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating
basis), certified by the chief financial officer of Argosy to present fairly the
financial condition, results of operations and other information reflected
therein and to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments);

                     (ii)   A copy of the audited consolidated Financial
Statements of Argosy and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000, prepared by Ernst & Young LLP and a copy of the opinion delivered by such
accountants in connection with such Financial Statements;

                     (iii)  A copy of the 10-Q report filed by Argosy with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;

                     (iv)   A copy of the 10-K report filed by Argosy with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;

                     (v)    A pro forma balance sheet of Argosy dated the
Restatement Effective Date (which incorporates all preclosing adjustments) based
upon the balance sheet of Argosy and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2001, reflecting the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Credit Documents on the Restatement
Effective Date (including (a) the initial Borrowings on the Restatement
Effective Date, (b) the consummation of the Acquisition and (c) the incurrence
of the Indebtedness evidenced by the New Subordinated Notes), certified by the
chief financial officer of Argosy as having been prepared based upon reasonable
assumptions and in good faith; and

                     (vi)   Such other financial, business and other information
regarding Argosy or any of its Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, including information as to possible contingent liabilities,
tax matters, environmental matters and obligations for employee benefits
compensation.

              (d)    COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS.

                     (i)    Such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
and fixture filings (appropriately completed and executed) for filing in such
jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may request to perfect the Liens
granted to the Administrative Agent in this Agreement, the Security Documents
and the other Credit Documents;

                     (ii)   Such Uniform Commercial Code termination statements
(appropriately completed and executed) for filing in such jurisdictions as the
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Agent may request to terminate any financing statement evidencing
Liens of other Persons in the Collateral which are prior to the Liens granted to
the Administrative Agent in this Agreement, the Security Documents and the other
Credit Documents, except for any such prior Liens which are expressly permitted
by this Agreement to be prior;

                     (iii)  Uniform Commercial Code search certificates from the
jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial Code financing statements are to be
filed pursuant to SUBSECTION (d)(i) above reflecting no other financing
statements or filings which evidence Liens of other Persons in the Collateral
which are prior to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent in this
Agreement, the Security Documents and the other Credit Documents, except for any
such prior Liens (a) which are expressly permitted by this Agreement to be prior
or (b) for which the Administrative Agent has received a termination statement
pursuant to SUBSECTION (d)(ii) above;

                     (iv)   The stock certificates representing all of the
outstanding capital stock of Empress Casino Joliet and each other Loan Party
pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents and
existing on the Restatement Effective Date, together with undated stock powers
duly executed by the appropriate Loan Party in blank and attached thereto;

                     (v)    Appropriate documents for filing with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and all other filings necessary to perfect
the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent by the Security
Documents, all appropriately completed and duly executed by each Loan Party and,
where appropriate, notarized;

                     (vi)   An ALTA standard coverage Lender's policy of title
insurance (or a commitment therefor) insuring the validity and priority of the
Joliet Mortgage (subject only to such exceptions as the Administrative Agent may
approve), in such amounts and with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent
may require, issued by a title insurer acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
together with such policies of co-insurance or re-insurance (or commitments
therefor) as the Administrative Agent may require;

                     (vii)  A survey of all real property owned by Empress
Casino Joliet;

                     (viii) Each title policy insuring the Administrative
Agent's Lien on the real property subject to the Existing Mortgages shall be
endorsed with CLTA Form 110.5 or other appropriate endorsements including,
without limitation, revised tie-in endorsements, for the purpose of assuring
continuing coverage of the Credit Documents insured thereunder, together with
such policies of co-insurance or re-insurance (or commitments therefor) as the
Administrative Agent may require;

                     (ix)   Preliminary title reports or lot book guarantees
issued by a title insurer acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to
the Joliet Real Property;

                     (x)    Environmental reports and assessments satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent issued by environmental consultants acceptable to
the Administrative Agents with respect to the with respect to the Joliet Real
Property;

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                     (xi)   An officer's certificate of the Borrowers certifying
that each Loan Party possess all material environmental permits necessary for
the conduct of their businesses, together with copies of all such permits;

                     (xii)  An abstract of title for each Vessel;

                     (xiii) Such documentation as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request to release the Intercompany Baton Rouge Mortgage, duly
executed by the relevant Loan Party and appropriately notarized;

                     (xiv)  Such other documents, instruments and agreements as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to establish and perfect the
Liens granted in this Agreement, the Security Documents and the other Credit
Documents; and

                     (xv)   Such other evidence as the Administrative Agent may
request to establish that the Liens granted in this Agreement, the Security
Documents and the other Credit Documents are perfected and prior to the Liens of
other Persons in the Collateral, except for any Permitted Liens.

              (e)    OPINIONS. Favorable written opinions from each of the
following counsel for the Loan Parties, each dated the Restatement Effective
Date, addressed to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, covering such legal matters as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request and otherwise in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

                     (i)    Winston & Strawn, special counsel for the Loan
Parties;

                     (ii)   Barnes and Thornburg, Indiana counsel for the Loan
 Parties;

                     (iii)  Nyemaster, Goode, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien,
 Iowa counsel for the Loan Parties;

                     (iv)   Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP, Louisiana
 counsel for the Loan Parties;

                     (v)    Brantley & Associates, Louisiana regulatory counsel
 for the Loan Parties;

                     (vi)   Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Missouri counsel for the
 Loan Parties; and

                     (vii)  Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, LLP, maritime counsel
 for the Loan Parties.

              (f)    OTHER ITEMS.

                     (i)    A duly completed and timely delivered Notice of
Revolving Loan Borrowing;

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                     (ii)   Original certificates of insurance, loss payable and
mortgagee endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as mortgagee, loss payee
and additional insured, as required by SECTION 5.01(d) of this Agreement;

                     (iii)  Evidence that there shall not have occurred since
December 31, 2000 any event or circumstance that has resulted or could
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), business, operations, assets (including the Empress
Casino) or properties of (A) Argosy and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or
(B) Empress Casino Joliet;

                     (iv)   Evidence that Argosy shall have issued the New
Subordinated Notes;

                     (v)    A copy of the indenture (including the form of note)
and other documents, agreements and instruments, related to the New Subordinated
Notes, together with all amendments and indentures supplemental thereto through
the Restatement Effective Date;

                     (vi)   Copies of all filings made by Argosy with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the New Subordinated
Notes, together with all exhibits and all amendments thereto through the
Restatement Effective Date;

                     (vii)  Evidence that (x) the Indebtedness outstanding
hereunder on the Restatement Effective Date (after giving effect to all Loans to
be incurred on such date) shall be permitted under (1) either Section 4.07(a)(i)
of the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the interest coverage ratio test set
forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.07(a) of the Senior Subordinated
Indenture and (2) Section 4.07(a)(i) of the New Subordinated Indenture and (y)
all actions necessary for the Loans hereunder to constitute "Designated Senior
Indebtedness" under, and as defined in, the Senior Subordinated Indenture shall
have been taken and that all actions necessary for the Loans hereunder to
constitute "Designated Senior Indebtedness" under, and as defined in, the New
Subordinated Indenture shall have been taken;

                     (viii) Evidence that no material disruption of or a
material adverse change in conditions in the financial, banking or capital
markets shall have occurred which Wells Fargo, in its sole discretion, deems
material in connection with its ability to syndicate the Commitments and the
Loans;

                     (ix)   Evidence that there shall not exist (A) any order,
decree, judgment, ruling or injunction which restrains the consummation of the
Acquisition in the manner contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or (B) any
pending or threatened action, suit, investigation or proceeding, which, if
adversely determined, could materially and adversely affect the Loan Parties
(including Empress Casino Joliet and its Subsidiaries), any transaction
contemplated hereby or the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations
under the Credit Documents or the ability of the Lenders to exercise their
rights thereunder, other than (1) the McGowan Lawsuit and (2) any litigation
arising from a prior lending relationship between any Lender and Empress
Entertainment, Inc. or Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.;

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                     (x)    A certificate of the President or Chief Financial
Officer of the Borrowers, addressed to the Administrative Agent and dated the
Restatement Effective Date, certifying that:

                            (A) The representations and warranties set forth in
ARTICLE IV and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all
material respects as of such date (except for such representations and
warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true as of such date);
and

                            (B) No Default has occurred and is continuing as of
such date.

                     (xi)   The Borrowers shall have paid all interest, fees and
expenses payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or prior to the
Restatement Effective Date (including (A) all interest, fees and expenses
accrued under the Existing Credit Agreement through the Restatement Effective
Date and (B) all fees payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
Administrative Agent's Fee Letter);

                     (xii)  The Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses
of counsel to the Administrative Agent through the Restatement Effective Date;

                     (xiii) A copy of the Merger Agreement (including all
exhibits, appendices, schedules, annexes and attachments thereto and amendments
thereof), duly executed by each party thereto, and a copy of each agreement,
certificate, opinion of counsel and other material writing delivered by or on
behalf of each party to the Merger Agreement in connection with the closing of
the Acquisition, with a letter from the Person delivering such writing
authorizing reliance thereon by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the
case of opinions of counsel;

                     (xiv)  Evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
that all conditions precedent to the Acquisition under the Merger Agreement
shall have been satisfied and that the closing of the Acquisition and the
Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.03 of the Merger Agreement) will occur
concurrently with the initial extension of credit hereunder in accordance with
the Merger Agreement and applicable law for an aggregate purchase price not
exceeding $465,000,000 plus any adjustments made pursuant to the Merger
Agreement (without giving effect to any amendments or other modifications of the
Merger Agreement which have not been approved by the Administrative Agent);

                     (xv)   Evidence that each Loan Party shall have obtained
all Governmental Authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case
that are necessary or advisable to have been obtained prior to the Restatement
Effective Date in connection with the Acquisition, the transactions herein and
the continued operation of the business conducted by the Loan Parties in
substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Restatement Effective
Date. Each such Governmental Authorization or consent shall be in full force and
effect, except in a case where the failure to obtain or maintain a Governmental
Authorization or consent, either individually or in the aggregate, should not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All applicable waiting
periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any
competent authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse

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conditions on the Acquisition, the transactions contemplated by the Credit
Documents or the financing thereof. No action, request for stay, petition for
review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the
foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable Governmental
Authority to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have
expired;

                     (xvi)  A certificate of the chief financial officer or
treasurer of the Borrowers which sets forth the calculation of the Total Funded
Debt to EBITDA Ratio as of the Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect
to the consummation of the Acquisition on a pro forma basis;

                     (xvii) Copies of the Transfer Agreement and each document
and instrument delivered in connection therewith, in each case duly executed by
each party thereto; and

                    (xviii) Such other evidence as the Administrative Agent or
any Lender may reasonably request to establish the accuracy and completeness of
the representations and warranties and the compliance with the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

       3.02.  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH CREDIT EVENT.  The occurrence of each
Credit Event (including the initial Borrowing) is subject to the further
conditions that:

              (a)    Each Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the Notice of
Borrowing, Letter of Credit Application, Notice of Conversion or Notice of
Interest Period Selection, as the case may be, for such Credit Event in
accordance with this Agreement; and

              (b)    On the date such Credit Event is to occur and after giving
effect to such Credit Event, the following shall be true and correct:

                     (i)    The representations and warranties of the Loan
Parties set forth in ARTICLE IV and in the other Credit Documents are true and
correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except for
representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which
shall be true as of such date);

                     (ii)   No Default has occurred and is continuing or will
result from such Credit Event; and

                     (iii)  All of the Credit Documents are in full force and
effect.

              (c)    With respect to each Credit Event, the Indebtedness
outstanding hereunder on the date of such Credit Event (after giving effect to
the incurrence and funding of the Indebtedness in respect of such Credit Event)
shall be permitted under either Section 4.07(a)(i) of the Senior Subordinated
Indenture or the interest coverage ratio test set forth in the first paragraph
of Section 4.07(a) of the Senior Subordinated Indenture and the Borrowers shall
have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer's certificate
demonstrating compliance with such section.

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       The submission by each Borrower to the Administrative Agent of each
Notice of Borrowing, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of
Conversion (other than a notice for a conversion to a Base Rate Loan or a Base
Rate Portion) and each Notice of Interest Period Selection shall be deemed to be
a representation and warranty by such Borrower that each of the statements set
forth above in this SECTION 3.02(b) is true and correct as of the date of such
notice.

       3.03.  COVENANT TO DELIVER. Each Borrower agrees (not as a condition but
as a covenant) to deliver to the Administrative Agent each item required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent as a condition to the occurrence of any
Credit Event if such Credit Event occurs. Each Borrower expressly agrees that
the occurrence of any such Credit Event prior to the receipt by the
Administrative Agent of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender of such Borrowers' obligation to deliver such
item.

ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

       4.01.  BORROWERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  In order to induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each Borrower
hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as
follows:

              (a)    DUE INCORPORATION, QUALIFICATION, ETC. Each Loan Party (i)
is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation; (ii) has the power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted; and (iii) is
duly qualified, licensed to do business and in good standing as a foreign
corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in each
jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct
of its business requires such qualification or license and where the failure to
be so qualified or licensed is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

              (b)    AUTHORITY. The execution, delivery and performance by each
Loan Party of each Credit Document executed, or to be executed, by such Loan
Party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (i) are
within the power of such Loan Party and (ii) have been duly authorized by all
necessary actions on the part of such Loan Party.

              (c)    ENFORCEABILITY. Each Credit Document executed, or to be
executed, by each Loan Party has been, or will be, duly executed and delivered
by such Loan Party and constitutes, or will constitute, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in
accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other
laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and general principles of equity.

              (d)    NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution and delivery by each Loan
Party of the Credit Documents executed by such Loan Party and the performance
and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby do not (i) violate any
provision of, or result in the breach or the acceleration of, or entitle any
other Person to accelerate (whether after the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both), any Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party, where such breach or
violation could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
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creation or imposition of any Lien (or the obligation to create or impose any
Lien) upon any property, asset or revenue of such Loan Party (except such Liens
as may be created in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself
and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents) or
(iii) violate any provision of any existing law, rule, regulation, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or Governmental Authority to which it is
subject, where such breach could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.

              (e)    APPROVALS.

                     (i)    No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other
Person (including the shareholders of any Person) is required in connection with
the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents executed by any Loan Party or
the performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except
for those which have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect.

                     (ii)   The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan
Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents do not and will not
result in any License Revocation.

                     (iii)  All Gaming Licenses and other Governmental
Authorizations have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect without
any known conflict with the rights of others and, other than the terms of the
Transfer Agreement, free from any unduly burdensome restrictions, except where
any such failure to obtain such Gaming Licenses or Governmental Authorizations
or any such conflict or restriction could not reasonably be expected to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
Loan Parties has received any written notice or other written communications
from any Gaming Authority or other Governmental Authority regarding (A) any
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, termination or modification of, or the
imposition of any material conditions with respect to, any Gaming License, or
(B) any other limitations on the conduct of business by any Loan Party, except
where any such revocation, withdrawal, suspension, termination, modification,
imposition or limitation could not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

                     (iv)   No Governmental Authorization is required for either
(x) the pledge or grant by any Loan Party of the Liens purported to be created
in favor of the Administrative Agent in connection herewith or any other Credit
Document or (y) the exercise by Administrative Agent of any rights or remedies
in respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant
to any of the Security Documents or created or provided for by any Governmental
Rule), except for (1) such Governmental Authorizations that have been obtained
and are in full force and effect and fully disclosed to Administrative Agent in
writing, (2) filings or recordings contemplated in connection with this
Agreement or any Security Document and (3) those which may be required by Gaming
Laws in connection with the foreclosure and disposition of any Equity Securities
pledged under the Security Documents.

              (f)    NO VIOLATION OR DEFAULT. No Loan Party is in violation of
or in default with respect to (i) any Requirement of Law applicable to such
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Obligation of such Person (nor is there any waiver in effect which, if not in
effect, would result in such a violation or default), where, in each case, such
violation or default is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Loan Party (A) has violated
any Environmental Laws, (B) has any liability under any Environmental Laws or
(C) has received notice or other communication of an investigation or is under
investigation by any Governmental Authority having authority to enforce
Environmental Laws, where such violation, liability or investigation is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and
is continuing.

              (g)    LITIGATION. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.01(g), to the
actual knowledge of the Borrowers, no actions (including derivative actions),
suits, proceedings or investigations are pending or threatened against any Loan
Party at law or in equity in any court or before any other Governmental
Authority which (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) seek to enjoin, either directly or indirectly, the execution,
delivery or performance by any Loan Party of the Credit Documents or the
transactions contemplated thereby.

              (h)    TITLE; POSSESSION UNDER LEASES; INTERCOMPANY NOTES. The
Loan Parties own and have good and marketable title, or a valid leasehold
interest in, all their respective properties and assets as reflected in the most
recent Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent (except those
assets and properties disposed of in the ordinary course of business or
otherwise in compliance with this Agreement since the date of such Financial
Statements) and all respective assets and properties acquired by the Loan
Parties since such date (except those disposed of in the ordinary course of
business or otherwise in compliance with this Agreement). Such assets and
properties are subject to no Lien, except for Permitted Liens. Each of the Loan
Parties has complied with all material obligations under all material leases to
which it is a party and enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under such
leases. SCHEDULE 4.01(h) sets forth the names of the payor, payee, face amount
and unpaid principal balance (as of the Restatement Effective Date) of each of
the Intercompany Notes.

              (i)    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Financial Statements of the Loan
Parties which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, (i) are in
accordance with the books and records of the Loan Parties, which have been
maintained in accordance with good business practice; (ii) have been prepared in
conformity with GAAP subject, in the case of any unaudited Financial Statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes thereto; and
(iii) fairly present in all material respects the financial conditions and
results of operations of the Loan Parties as of the date thereof and for the
period covered thereby. No Loan Party has any Contingent Obligations, liability
for taxes or other outstanding obligations which, in any such case, are material
in the aggregate, except as disclosed in the audited Financial Statements dated
December 31, 2000, furnished by Argosy to the Administrative Agent prior to the
date hereof, or in the Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of SECTION 5.01(a).

              (j)    CREATION, PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF LIENS. As of the
Restatement Effective Date, (i) the execution and delivery of the Security
Documents by the Loan Parties, together with (A) the filing of any Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements and the recording of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office filings delivered to the Administrative Agent

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for filing and recording, respectively (but not yet filed or recorded), and the
recording of any mortgages or ship mortgages and amendments to existing
mortgages and ship mortgages delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording
(but not yet recorded), (B) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any
Equity Securities not delivered to the Administrative Agent at the time of
execution and delivery of the applicable Security Document (all of which Equity
Securities have been so delivered) and (C) the registration of unregistered
copyrights in the U.S. Copyright Office and the recording of evidence of the
security interest against such registrations herein, are effective to create in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, as
security for the Obligations, a valid and perfected first priority Lien on all
of the Collateral as of the Restatement Effective Date (subject only to
Permitted Liens), and (ii) all filings and other actions necessary or desirable
to perfect and maintain the perfection and first priority status of such Liens
have been duly made or taken and remain in full force and effect, other than (A)
the filing of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office filings delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing
(but not yet filed), (B) the recording of any mortgages and ship mortgages and
amendments to existing mortgages and ship mortgages delivered to the
Administrative Agent for recording (but not yet recorded) and (C) the
registration of unregistered copyrights in the U.S. Copyright Office and the
recording of evidence of the security interest against such registrations
created by the Security Documents.

              (k)    NO AGREEMENTS TO SELL ASSETS; ETC. No Loan Party has any
legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any Person to sell the assets of
any Loan Party (except as permitted by SECTION 5.02(c)), or to effect any
merger, consolidation or other reorganization of any Loan Party (except as
permitted by Section 5.02(d)) or to enter into any agreement with respect
thereto except the Transfer Agreement and the documents and instruments
delivered in connection therewith.

              (l)    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.

                     (i)    Based upon the latest valuation of each Employee
Benefit Plan that any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes
to, or has any obligation under (which occurred within twelve months of the date
of this representation), the aggregate benefit liabilities of such plan within
the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA did not exceed the aggregate value of the
assets of such plan by more than $5,000,000. Neither any Borrower nor any ERISA
Affiliate has any liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under
any Employee Benefit Plan which is a welfare plan (as defined in section 3(1) of
ERISA), other than liability for health plan continuation coverage described in
Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, which liability for health plan contribution
coverage is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                     (ii)   Each Employee Benefit Plan complies, in both form
and operation, in all material respects, with its terms, ERISA and the IRC, and
no condition exists or event has occurred with respect to any such plan which
would result in the incurrence by any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate of any
material liability, fine or penalty. Each Employee Benefit Plan, related trust
agreement, arrangement and commitment of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is
legally valid and binding and in full force and effect. No Employee Benefit Plan
is being audited or investigated by any government agency or is subject to any
pending or, to any Borrower's knowledge, threatened claim or suit. None of the
Borrowers and the ERISA Affiliates nor any

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fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan has engaged in a prohibited transaction
under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the IRC.

                     (iii)  Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 4.01(l), none of the
Borrowers and the ERISA Affiliates contributes to or has any material contingent
obligations to any Multiemployer Plan. None of the Borrowers and the ERISA
Affiliates has incurred any material liability (including secondary liability)
to any Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from
such Multiemployer Plan under Section 4201 of ERISA or as a result of a sale of
assets described in Section 4204 of ERISA. None of the Borrowers and the ERISA
Affiliates has been notified that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or
insolvent under and within the meaning of Section 4241 or Section 4245 of ERISA
or that any Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has been terminated under
Section 4041A of ERISA.

              (m)    OTHER REGULATIONS. No Loan Party is subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public
utilities code or to any other Governmental Rule limiting its ability to incur
indebtedness, other than applicable provisions of Gaming Laws.

              (n)    PATENT AND OTHER RIGHTS. The Loan Parties own, license or
otherwise have the full right to use, under validly existing agreements, all
material patents, licenses, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, service
marks, copyrights and all rights with respect thereto, which are required to
conduct their businesses as now conducted, except where the failure to own,
license or otherwise have the full right to use could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the patents, trademarks, trade
names, service marks and copyrights owned by any Loan Party which is registered
with any Governmental Authority is set forth on SCHEDULE 4.01(n).

              (o)    GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES. The Loan Parties have filed or caused
to be filed all federal and other material tax returns which are required to be
filed by them. The Loan Parties have paid, or made provision for the payment of,
all material taxes and other material Governmental Charges which have or may
have become due pursuant to said returns or otherwise, except such Governmental
Charges, if any, which are being contested in good faith and as to which
adequate reserves (determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided.

              (p)    MARGIN STOCK. No Borrower owns any Margin Stock which, in
the aggregate, would constitute a substantial part of the assets of such
Borrower, and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry,
directly or indirectly, any Margin Stock or to extend credit, directly or
indirectly, to any Person for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin
Stock.

              (q)    SUBSIDIARIES, ETC. SCHEDULE 4.01(q) (as supplemented by the
Borrowers quarterly in a written notice to the Administrative Agent) sets forth
each of the Subsidiaries of Argosy, whether such Subsidiary is a Restricted
Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization,
the classes of its Equity Securities, the number of shares of each such class
issued and outstanding, the percentages of shares of each such class owned by
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holder thereof and a description of each New Venture owned in whole or part by
each such Subsidiary.

              (r)    SOLVENCY, ETC. Each of the Loan Parties is Solvent and,
after the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby, will be Solvent.

              (s)    CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. None of the Loan Parties and none of
their properties is subject to the effects of any fire, explosion, accident,
drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or other casualty that is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

              (t)    LABOR MATTERS. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.01(t), (i)
there are no disputes presently subject to grievance procedure, arbitration or
litigation under any of the collective bargaining agreements, employment
contracts or employee welfare or incentive plans to which any Loan Party is a
party and (ii) there are no strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or slowdowns, or,
to the knowledge of the Borrowers, jurisdictional disputes or organizing
activities occurring or threatened. None of the events or circumstances
described in SCHEDULE 4.01(t), alone or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

              (u)    BURDENSOME CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, ETC. None of the Loan
Parties and none of their properties is subject to any Contractual Obligation or
Requirement of Law which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
except the Transfer Agreement and the documents and instruments delivered in
connection therewith.

              (v)    NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Since December 31, 2000, no
event has occurred and no condition exists which is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

              (w)    ACCURACY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED. The Credit Documents and
the other certificates, statements and information (excluding projections)
furnished by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby,
taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do
not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All
projections furnished by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders in connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby have been based upon reasonable assumptions and represent,
as of their respective dates of presentations, the Loan Parties' best estimates
of the future performance of the Loan Parties.

              (x)    BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. No person is entitled to receive any
brokerage commission, finder's fee or similar fee or payment in connection with
the extensions of credit contemplated by this Credit Agreement as a result of
any agreement entered into by the Borrowers. No brokerage or other fee,
commission or compensation is to be paid by the Lenders with respect to the
extensions of credit contemplated hereby as a result of any agreement entered
into by the Borrowers.

              (y)    SUBORDINATED INDENTURES.

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                     (i)    The Borrowers are permitted under the Senior
Subordinated Indenture and the New Subordinated Indenture to incur and maintain
the Loans and other extensions of credit under the Credit Documents in an
aggregate amount of up to the Total Commitment.

                     (ii)   All of the Term Loans have been incurred under (A)
either Section 4.07(a)(i) of the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the interest
coverage ratio test set forth in first paragraph of Section 4.07(a) of the
Senior Subordinated Indenture and (B) Section 4.07(a)(i) of the New Subordinated
Indenture.

              (z)    POLICIES OF INSURANCE. SCHEDULE 4.01(z) sets forth a true
and complete listing of all insurance maintained by the Loan Parties as of the
Restatement Effective Date. Such insurance has not been terminated and is in
full force and effect, and each of the Loan Parties has taken all action
required to be taken as of the date of this Agreement to keep unimpaired its
rights thereunder.

              (aa)   CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS. As of the Restatement Effective
Date, no Borrower has incurred any material Contingent Obligations (without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Contingent Obligation in excess of
$1,000,000.00 shall be deemed material) other than the Contingent Obligations
described on SCHEDULE 4.01(aa).

              (bb)   MERGER. Upon or prior to giving effect to the transactions
contemplated on the Restatement Effective Date, (i) Joliet Acquisition will have
been merged with and into Empress Casino Joliet, with Empress Casino Joliet as
the surviving corporation and (ii) Empress Casino Joliet will have assumed all
of the obligations of Joliet Acquisition by operation of law.

ARTICLE V. COVENANTS.

       5.01.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Until the termination of this Agreement and
the satisfaction in full by the Borrowers of all Obligations, each Borrower will
comply, and will cause compliance, with the following affirmative covenants,
unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

              (a)    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REPORTS, ETC. The Borrowers shall
furnish to the Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies for each Lender, the
following, each in such form and such detail as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders shall reasonably request:

                     (i)    As soon as available and in no event later than
forty-five (45) days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of Argosy, a copy of the Financial Statements of
Argosy and its Subsidiaries prepared on a consolidated basis for such quarter
and for the fiscal year to date, certified by the president or chief financial
officer of Argosy to present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and other information reflected therein and to
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments);

                     (ii)   As soon as available and in no event later than one
hundred, twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year of Argosy, (A)
copies of the audited Financial Statements of Argosy and its Subsidiaries
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year, audited by independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (B) copies of the unqualified
opinions (or qualified opinions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent) and, to the extent delivered, management letters delivered by such
accountants in connection with all such Financial Statements and (C)
certificates of such accountants to the Administrative Agent stating that in
making the examination necessary for their opinion they have reviewed this
Agreement and have obtained no knowledge of any Default which has occurred and
is continuing, or if, in the opinion of such accountants, a Default has occurred
and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof;

                     (iii)  Contemporaneously with the quarterly and year-end
Financial Statements required by the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a
compliance certificate of the president or chief financial officer or treasurer
of Argosy (a "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE") which (A) states that no Default has
occurred and is continuing, or, if any such Default has occurred and is
continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and what action the Borrowers
propose to take with respect thereto; (B) sets forth, for the quarter or year
covered by such Financial Statements or as of the last day of such quarter or
year (as the case may be), the calculation of the financial ratios and tests
provided in SECTION 5.03;

                     (iv)   As soon as available and in no event later than
forty-five (45) days after the last day of each fiscal quarter of Argosy, a
certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer of Argosy (a "PRICING
CERTIFICATE") which sets forth the calculation of the Total Funded Debt to
EBITDA Ratio as of such date;

                     (v)    As soon as possible and in no event later than five
(5) Business Days after any officer of any Loan Party knows of the occurrence or
existence of (A) any Reportable Event under any Employee Benefit Plan or
Multiemployer Plan, (B) any actual or threatened litigation, suits, claims or
disputes against any Loan Party involving potential monetary damages payable by
any Loan Party of $10,000,000 or more (alone or in the aggregate), (C) any other
event or condition which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
or (D) any Default, the statement of the president or chief financial officer or
treasurer of Argosy setting forth details of such event, condition or Default
and the action which Argosy proposes to take with respect thereto;

                     (vi)   If requested by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than five (5) Business Days
after they are sent, made available or filed, copies of (A) all registration
statements and reports filed by Argosy or any of its Subsidiaries with any
securities exchange or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(including all 10-Q, 10-K and 8-Q reports), (B) all reports, proxy statements
and financial statements sent or made available by Argosy or any of its
Subsidiaries to its security holders, and (C) all press releases and other
similar public announcements concerning any material developments in the
business of Argosy or any of its Subsidiaries made available by Argosy or any of
its Subsidiaries to the public generally;

                     (vii)  As soon as available, and in any event not later
than forty-five (45) days after the commencement of each fiscal year of Argosy,
the budget and projected financial statements of the Loan Parties for such
fiscal year, including, in each case, projected balance

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sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and statements of cash flow
of the Loan Parties, all in reasonable detail and in any event to include
projected Capital Expenditures and quarterly projections of the Borrowers'
compliance with each of the covenants set forth in SECTION 5.03 of this
Agreement;

                     (viii) As soon as possible and in no event later than ten
(10) days prior to the acquisition by any Loan Party of any leasehold or
ownership interest in real property with a fair market value of $10,000,000 or
more, a written supplement to SCHEDULE 4.01(h);

                     (ix)   As soon as possible and in no event later than five
(5) Business Days after the receipt thereof by Argosy or any of its
Subsidiaries, copies of any and all material notices and other material adverse
communications from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Loan Party or
any Gaming Facility and promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender, copies of any and all periodic or special reports filed by any Loan
Party with any Gaming Authority or other Governmental Authority with respect to
any Gaming Facility;

                     (x)    As soon as possible and in no event later than five
(5) Business Days after the receipt thereof by Argosy or any of its
Subsidiaries, a copy of any notice, summons, citations or other written
communications concerning any actual, alleged, suspected or threatened material
violation of any Environmental Law, or any material liability of Argosy or any
of its Subsidiaries for Environmental Damages; and

                     (xi)   Such other instruments, agreements, certificates,
opinions, statements, documents and information relating to the operations or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Argosy or its Subsidiaries, and compliance
by the Borrowers with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably
request.

              (b)    BOOKS AND RECORDS. The Loan Parties shall at all times keep
proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries will
be made of their transactions in accordance with GAAP.

              (c)    INSPECTIONS. The Loan Parties shall permit the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, or any agent or representative thereof,
upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to visit and inspect
any of the properties and offices of the Loan Parties, to conduct audits of any
or all of the Collateral at Argosy's expense, to examine the books and records
of the Loan Parties and make copies thereof, and to discuss the affairs,
finances and business of the Loan Parties with, and to be advised as to the same
by, their officers, auditors and accountants, all at such times and intervals as
the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

              (d)    INSURANCE. The Loan Parties shall:

                     (i)    Carry and maintain insurance during the term of this
Agreement of the types and in the amounts customarily carried from time to time
by others engaged in substantially the same business as such Person and
operating in the same geographic area as such

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Person, including, but not limited to, fire, public liability, property damage
and worker's compensation;

                     (ii)   Furnish to each Lender, upon written request, full
information as to the insurance carried;

                     (iii)  Carry and maintain each policy for such insurance
with (A) a company which is rated A or better by A.M. Best and Company at the
time such policy is placed and at the time of each annual renewal thereof or (B)
any other insurer which is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
and

                     (iv)   Obtain and maintain endorsements reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent for such insurance naming the
Administrative Agent as an additional insured and as lender's loss payee;

; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any Loan Party shall fail to maintain insurance in
accordance with this SECTION 5.01(d), or if any Loan Party shall fail to provide
the required endorsements with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall
have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and
each Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and
expenses of procuring such insurance.

              (e)    GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES AND OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. Each Loan
Party shall promptly pay and discharge when due (i) all material taxes and other
material Governmental Charges prior to the date upon which penalties accrue
thereon, (ii) all Indebtedness which, if unpaid, could become a Lien upon the
property of such Loan Party which is not a Permitted Lien and (iii) subject to
any subordination provisions applicable thereto, all other Indebtedness which in
each case, if unpaid when due, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, except such Indebtedness as may in good faith be contested or disputed,
or for which arrangements for deferred payment have been made, provided that in
each such case appropriate reserves are maintained in accordance with GAAP.

              (f)    USE OF PROCEEDS. The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of
the Loans only for the respective purposes set forth in SECTION 2.01(g) and
SECTION 2.02(g). No Borrower shall use any part of the proceeds of any Loan,
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin
Stock or for the purpose of purchasing or carrying or trading in any securities
under such circumstances as to involve such Borrower, any Lender or the
Administrative Agent in a violation of Regulations T, U or X issued by the
Federal Reserve Board.

              (g)    GENERAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS. Each of the Loan Parties shall
(i) preserve and maintain its corporate, partnership or limited liability
company existence, as the case may be, and all of the rights, privileges and
franchises reasonably necessary to the conduct of its business, (ii) conduct its
business activities in compliance with all Requirements of Law and Contractual
Obligations applicable to such Person and (iii) keep all property useful and
necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and
tear excepted, except, in each case, where any failure is not reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Borrower shall maintain its chief
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the United States and shall not relocate its chief executive office or principal
place of business outside of Alton, Illinois except upon not less than ninety
(90) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

              (h)    RATE CONTRACTS. The Borrowers shall enter into, not later
than the 90th day following the Restatement Effective Date, and will thereafter
maintain in effect for a period of not less than three years, one or more Rate
Contracts on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent the effect of which
is to limit the weighted average effective interest rate (exclusive of margin)
applicable to 50% of the initial principal amount of the Term Loans to a rate
not greater than 7.5% PER ANNUM.

              (i)    COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; MAINTENANCE OF GAMING AND LIQUOR
LICENSES.

                     (i)    COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each Loan Party shall comply
with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of
any Governmental Authority (including all Environmental Laws, Gaming Laws, the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of
1988), noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

                     (ii)   MAINTENANCE OF LICENSES. Each Loan Party shall
maintain (i) such valid Gaming Licenses in all jurisdictions as may be necessary
to operate each of its Gaming Facilities, the absence of which could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) all liquor licenses
and registrations as may be necessary to sell alcoholic beverages from and in
its Gaming Facilities. Each Loan Party shall notify the Administrative Agent
promptly upon the revocation or non-renewal of any such Gaming License, liquor
license or registration.

              (j)    ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL.

                     (i) If at any time from and after the Restatement Effective
Date any Loan Party acquires any fee interest in real property or any leasehold
interest in real property which, in either case, has a fair market value in
excess of $10,000,000, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent, at its own expense, as soon as possible all documentation and information
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
(including any environmental reports) to assist the Administrative Agent in
obtaining deeds of trust or mortgages on such additional real property and ALTA
policies of title insurance, with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably require, issued by a company and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in an amount equal to the principal
amount of the Total Commitment, insuring the Administrative Agent's Lien on such
additional real property Collateral to be of first priority, subject only to
such exceptions as the Administrative Agent shall approve in its discretion,
with all costs thereof to be paid by such Loan Party.

                     (ii)   If at any time from and after the Restatement
Effective Date any Loan Party acquires any vessel, such Loan Party shall deliver
to the Administrative Agent, at its own expense, as soon as possible all
documentation and information in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
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obtaining a mortgage on such additional vessel, subject only to such exceptions
as the Administrative Agent shall approve in its discretion, with all costs
thereof to be paid by such Loan Party.

              (k)    NEW SUBSIDIARIES. Each Borrower shall, at its own expense
prior to the designation of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of such
Borrower after the date hereof (i) notify the Administrative Agent of such
event, (ii) amend the Security Documents as appropriate in light of such event
to pledge the Equity Securities of such Person to the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of itself and the Lenders and execute and deliver all documents or
instruments required thereunder or appropriate to perfect the security interest
created thereby, (iii) promptly upon obtaining the approval of any necessary
Governmental Authority, deliver to the Administrative Agent all stock
certificates and other instruments added to the Collateral thereby free and
clear of all Liens, accompanied by undated stock powers or other instruments of
transfer executed in blank, (iv) cause each Person that becomes a direct or
indirect Restricted Subsidiary of such Borrower after the date hereof to become
a Guarantor pursuant to documentation which is in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) cause each Person that becomes a
direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof to execute a
pledge and security agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, and (vi) cause each document (including each Uniform
Commercial Code financing statement and each filing with respect to intellectual
property owned by each Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
any Borrower after the date hereof) required by law or reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create
in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders a
valid, legal and perfected first-priority security interest in and lien on the
Collateral subject to the Security Documents to be so filed, registered or
recorded and evidence thereof delivered to the Administrative Agent; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary which is the holder of a
Gaming License, Argosy shall use its best efforts to cause all necessary
Governmental Authorities to consent to the pledge of the Equity Securities of
such Restricted Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself
and the Lenders as soon as reasonably practicable.

              (l)    MINIMUM SUBORDINATED DEBT. The Borrowers shall maintain at
all times Subordinated Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of not less
than $550,000,000.

              (m)    APPRAISALS. During the existence of an Event of Default or
upon the written request of any Lender acting pursuant to any Requirement of
Law, each Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, at the expense of
such Borrower, commission an appraisal of any property (i) to which any Loan
Party holds legal title and (ii) which is encumbered by any mortgage or deed of
trust in favor of the Administrative Agent.

              (n)    DESIGNATION OF SENIOR DEBT. The Borrowers shall cause all
Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding hereunder from time to time to constitute
"Designated Senior Indebtedness" under (and as defined in) the Senior
Subordinated Indenture and "Designated Senior Indebtedness" under (and as
defined in) the New Subordinated Indenture.

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              (o)    MANAGER. If a Trigger Event occurs, Argosy shall cause the
Manager (as defined in the Transfer Agreement) to immediately become a
Restricted Subsidiary and meet the requirements set forth in SECTION 5.01(k).

       5.02.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the termination of this Agreement and
the satisfaction in full by the Borrowers of all Obligations, each Borrower will
comply, and will cause compliance, with the following negative covenants, unless
the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

              (a)    INDEBTEDNESS. None of the Loan Parties shall create, incur,
assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness except for the following
("PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS"):

                     (i)    Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under the Credit
Documents;

                     (ii)   Indebtedness of the Loan Parties listed in SCHEDULE
5.02(a) and existing on the date of this Agreement;

                     (iii)  Indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Subordinated
Notes;

                     (iv)   Indebtedness evidenced by the New Subordinated
Notes;

                     (v)    Indebtedness of the Loan Parties arising from the
endorsement of instruments for collection in the ordinary course of their
businesses;

                     (vi)   Indebtedness of the Loan Parties for trade accounts
payable, provided that (A) such accounts arise in the ordinary course of
business and (B) no material part of any such account is more than ninety (90)
days past due (unless subject to a bona fide dispute and for which adequate
reserves have been established);

                     (vii)  Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under Rate
Contracts, provided that all such Rate Contracts are entered into in connection
with bona fide hedging operations and not for speculation;

                     (viii) Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under purchase
money loans and Capital Leases incurred by them to finance their acquisition of
real property, fixtures or equipment provided that the aggregate amount of such
Indebtedness outstanding at any time does not exceed $25,000,000;

                     (ix)   Indebtedness of the Loan Parties that is
subordinated to the Obligations, provided that (A) the covenants and events of
default contained in the indenture, note purchase agreement or other document
relating to such Indebtedness are no more restrictive in any material respect on
any Loan Party than the comparable provisions of the New Subordinated Indenture,
(B) the subordination provisions contained in the indenture, note purchase
agreement or other document relating to such Indebtedness are comparable in all
material respects to those contained in the New Subordinated Indenture, (C) no
principal payment in respect of such Indebtedness is scheduled to be paid prior
to 366 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date (as of the date of incurrence) and
(D) the Net Proceeds of such Indebtedness are applied to prepay the Obligations
to the extent required pursuant to SECTION 2.07(c);

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                     (x)    Indebtedness of the Loan Parties with respect to
surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds in the ordinary
course of business (including surety or similar bonds issued in connection with
the stay of a proceeding of the type described in SECTION 6.01(h));

                     (xi)   Guaranty Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of
Permitted Indebtedness of any other Loan Party;

                     (xii)  Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any other Loan
Party;

                     (xiii) Contingent Obligations of the Loan Parties in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $10,000,000 at any time (exclusive of
the liability of any Loan Party in its capacity as the general partner of any
other Loan Party which is a partnership);

                     (xiv)  Indebtedness of the Borrowers under initial or
successive refinancings of any Indebtedness permitted by clause (ii), (iii),
(iv), (viii) or (ix) above, provided that (A) the principal amount of any such
refinancing does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being
refinanced, (B) the material terms and provisions of any such refinancing
(including redemption, prepayment, default and subordination provisions but
excluding interest rate, fees and other pricing provisions) are no less
favorable to the applicable Borrowers (or to the Lenders in the case of the
subordination provisions) than those of the Indebtedness being refinanced and
(C) the weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness is not less than
the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

                     (xv)   Other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $20,000,000 at any time outstanding.

              (b)    LIENS. No Loan Party shall create, incur, assume or permit
to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets or property of any
character, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following
("PERMITTED LIENS"):

                     (i)    Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender securing the Obligations;

                     (ii)   Liens listed in SCHEDULE 5.02(b) and existing on the
date of this Agreement;

                     (iii)  Liens for taxes or other Governmental Charges not at
the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or being contested in
good faith, provided that adequate reserves for the payment thereof have been
established in accordance with GAAP;

                     (iv)   Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen, vendors, and landlords and other similar Liens imposed by law
incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided that adequate reserves for
the payment thereof have been established in accordance with GAAP;

                     (v)    Deposits under workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance and social security laws or to secure the performance of bids,
tenders, contracts (other than for

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the repayment of borrowed money) or leases, or to secure statutory obligations
of surety or appeal bonds or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar
bonds in the ordinary course of business;

                     (vi)   Zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, title
irregularities and other similar encumbrances, which do not materially detract
from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of any Loan Party;

                     (vii)  Liens on any property or assets acquired, or on the
property or assets of any Persons acquired, by any Loan Party after the date of
this Agreement pursuant to SECTION 5.02(d), provided that (A) such Liens exist
at the time such property or assets or such Persons are so acquired and (B) such
Liens were not created in contemplation of such acquisitions;

                     (viii) Judgment Liens, provided that such Liens do not
constitute an Event of Default under SECTION 6.01(h);

                     (ix)   Liens securing Indebtedness which constitutes
Permitted Indebtedness under clause (viii) of SECTION 5.02(a), provided that, in
each case, such Lien (A) covers only those assets financed by such Permitted
Indebtedness, and (B) secures only such Permitted Indebtedness;

                     (x)    Liens incurred in connection with the extension,
renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in
clause (ii) or (ix) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement
Lien (A) is limited to the property covered by the existing Lien and (B) secures
Indebtedness which is no greater in amount and has material terms no less
favorable to the Lenders than the Indebtedness secured by the existing Lien;

                     (xi)   A reciprocal servitude (easement), operating and
management agreement referred to as the Common Areas Agreement in the Baton
Rouge Hotel Management Agreement between Centroplex and Sheraton Operating
Corporation;

                     (xii)  Liens created by the Transfer Agreement and the
documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith; and

                     (xiii) Other Liens, provided that the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such other Liens does not exceed
$1,000,000 at any time;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing exceptions shall not permit any Lien in
any Equity Securities issued by any Loan Party and owned by any Loan Party,
except for Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent securing the Obligations.

              (c)    ASSET DISPOSITIONS. No Loan Party shall sell, lease,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets or property, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following:

                     (i)    Sales by the Loan Parties of inventory in the
ordinary course of their businesses;

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                     (ii)   Sales by the Loan Parties of surplus, damaged, worn
or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of their businesses;

                     (iii)  Sales or other dispositions by any Loan Party of
Investments permitted by clause (iii) of SECTION 5.02(E), provided that (x) no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) any sale or other
disposition of any Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be for not
less than fair market value;

                     (iv)   Sales or other dispositions of assets and property
by any Borrower to any other Borrower;

                     (v)    Sales or other dispositions of assets and property
by any Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary which is Solvent at the time of
such sale or other disposition;

                     (vi)   Sales or other dispositions of assets and property
by any Loan Party to any Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that (A) the terms of
any such sales or other dispositions by such Loan Party are no less favorable to
such Loan Party than would prevail in the market for similar transactions
between unaffiliated parties dealing at arm's length and (B) the Net Proceeds of
such sale, lease, transfer or disposal are applied in accordance with SECTION
2.07(c)(iii);

                     (vii)  Transfer of the capital stock of Empress Casino
Joliet to the Trustee (as defined in the Transfer Agreement) pursuant to the
terms of the Transfer Agreement and any sale or other disposition of any
Subsidiary which has the effect of a causing a Reverse Trigger Event provided
that all of the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are paid directly
to the Administrative Agent and applied in accordance with SECTION 2.07(c)(iii);
and

                     (viii) Other sales, leases, transfers and disposals of
assets and property, provided that (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing
on the date of, or will result after giving effect to, any such sale, lease,
transfer or disposal, (B) the aggregate fair market value of all such assets and
property so sold, leased, transferred or disposed of during the term of this
Agreement does not exceed 15% of Net Worth, determined at the time of each such
sale, lease, transfer or other disposition and (C) the Net Proceeds of such
sale, lease, transfer or disposal are applied in accordance with SECTION
2.07(c)(iii).

              (d)    MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, ETC. No Loan Party shall consolidate
with or merge into any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into it,
establish any new Subsidiary, acquire any Person as a new Subsidiary or acquire
all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, except for the
following:

                     (i)    Argosy and the other Loan Parties may merge with
each other, provided that (A) no Default will result after giving effect to any
such merger and (B) in any such merger involving Argosy, Argosy is the surviving
Person;

                     (ii)   Any Unrestricted Subsidiary may merge with and into
any Loan Party, provided that (A) no Default will result after giving effect to
any such merger and (B) a Loan Party is the surviving Person; and

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                     (iii)  Acquisitions by any Loan Party of any Person as a
new Subsidiary or of all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person,
provided that:

                            (A)    No Default has occurred and is continuing on
the date of, or will result after giving effect to, any such acquisition; and

                            (B)    The aggregate consideration paid by the Loan
Parties for all such acquisitions (excluding consideration consisting of the
Equity Securities of Argosy or its Subsidiaries) paid in any fiscal year does
not exceed $20,000,000.

              (e)    INVESTMENTS. None of the Loan Parties shall make any
Investment except for Investments in the following:

                     (i)    Investments by the Loan Parties in cash and Cash
Equivalents;

                     (ii)   Investments in Persons other than the Loan Parties
listed in SCHEDULE 5.02(e) existing on the date of this Agreement;

                     (iii)  Investments by the Loan Parties in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries and New Ventures in an aggregate amount not exceeding the
Expenditure Basket (in each case measured by the amount actually invested
without adjustment for any subsequent increases or decreases in the value of
such Investment);

                     (iv)   Investments by the Loan Parties in each other;

                     (v)    Investments consisting of loans to employees,
officers and directors in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount
not exceeding $500,000 at any one time outstanding; and

                     (vi) Investments permitted by SECTION 5.02(d)(ii);

PROVIDED, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Loan
Parties make any Investment in Empress Casino Joliet after the occurrence of a
Trigger Event and prior to the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event.

              (f)    DIVIDENDS, REDEMPTIONS, ETC. No Loan Party shall pay any
dividends or make any distributions on its Equity Securities; purchase, redeem,
retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its Equity Securities;
return any capital to any holder of its Equity Securities as such; make any
distribution of assets, Equity Securities, obligations or securities to any
holder of its Equity Securities as such; or set apart any sum for any such
purpose; except as follows:

                     (i)    Any Loan Party may pay dividends on its capital
stock payable solely in such Person's own capital stock, provided that (A) in
the case of any such dividend payable by any Loan Party to any other Loan Party,
such dividend is delivered and pledged to the Administrative Agent and (B) in
each case, no Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of, or will
result after giving effect to, any such payment;

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                     (ii)   Any Loan Party may pay dividends to or repurchase
its capital stock from any other Loan Party;

                     (iii)  From and after September 30, 2001, Argosy may
repurchase its capital stock for cash, provided that, in each case, (A) no
Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of, or will result after
giving effect to, any such payment or repurchase, (B) at the time of the
declaration of and at the time of payment of such repurchase, the Senior Funded
Debt to EBITDA Ratio of the Loan Parties as of the most recently ended fiscal
quarter of Argosy is no greater than 1.50 to 1.00, calculated on a pro forma
basis based on the assumption that such repurchases had occurred during the most
recently ended fiscal quarter, (C) the aggregate amount of such repurchases does
not exceed the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 during any consecutive twelve (12)
month period and (y) $25,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, and (D) such
repurchase is permitted to be made under the terms of the Senior Subordinated
Indenture and the New Subordinated Indenture;

PROVIDED, that in no event shall the aggregate amount of Distributions made by
the Loan Parties during any fiscal year of Argosy exceed the Net Income of the
Loan Parties for the most recently ended fiscal year of Argosy.

              (g)    CHANGE IN BUSINESS. No Loan Party shall engage, either
directly or indirectly through Affiliates, in any business substantially
different from the business in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the
Restatement Effective Date and businesses reasonably related thereto.

              (h)    PAYMENTS OF INDEBTEDNESS, ETC. No Loan Party shall (i)
except as otherwise provided in SECTION 5.02(a)(xiv), prepay, redeem, purchase,
defease or otherwise satisfy in any manner prior to the scheduled payment
thereof any Subordinated Indebtedness; (ii) amend, modify or otherwise change
the terms of any document, instrument or agreement evidencing Subordinated
Indebtedness in a manner which materially and adversely affects the Borrowers;
or (iii) amend, modify or otherwise change any of the subordination or other
provisions of any document, instrument or agreement evidencing Subordinated
Indebtedness in a manner which adversely affects the material rights of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

              (i)    ERISA. No Loan Party shall (A) adopt or institute any
Employee Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (B) take any action
which will result in the partial or complete withdrawal, within the meanings of
sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, from a Multiemployer Plan, (C) engage or permit
any Person to engage in any transaction prohibited by section 406 of ERISA or
section 4975 of the IRC involving any Employee Benefit Plan or Multiemployer
Plan which would subject any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax,
penalty or other liability including a liability to indemnify, (D) incur or
allow to exist any accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of section
412 of the IRC or section 302 of ERISA), (E) fail to make full payment when due
of all amounts due as contributions to any Employee Benefit Plan or
Multiemployer Plan, (F) fail to comply with the requirements of section 4980B of
the IRC or Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, or (G) adopt any amendment to any
Employee Benefit Plan which would require the posting of security pursuant to
section 401(a)(29) of the IRC, where singly or cumulatively, the above would be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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              (j)    TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. No Loan Party shall enter
into any Contractual Obligation with any Affiliate (other than any other Loan
Party) or engage in any other transaction with any Affiliate except (i) upon
terms at least as favorable to such Loan Party as an arms-length transaction
with unaffiliated Persons, (ii) Contractual Obligations and transactions in each
case otherwise permitted hereunder and (iii) the transactions contemplated by
the Transfer Agreement.

              (k)    ACCOUNTING CHANGES. No Loan Party shall change (i) its
fiscal year (currently January 1 through December 31) or (ii) its accounting
practices except as required or permitted by GAAP.

              (l)    EXPENDITURE BASKET. The Borrowers shall not permit the sum
of (i) the aggregate consideration in respect of Acquisitions permitted under
SECTION 5.02(d), (ii) all Investments made under SECTION 5.02(e)(iii), (iii) all
Capital Expenditures made under SECTION 5.03(e) (other than Maintenance Capital
Expenditures and Capital Expenditures for the renovation of the Empress Casino
in an aggregate amount not exceeding $170,000,000) and (iv) the Capital
Expenditures described on SCHEDULE 5.03(e), to exceed $200,000,000 (the
"EXPENDITURE Basket").

              (m)    AMENDMENTS OF MATERIAL AGREEMENTS. No Loan Party shall
agree to amend, modify, supplement or replace any Material Agreement or any
document executed and delivered in connection therewith, in any respect that
would materially and adversely affect any right or interest of the Lenders or
any Borrower's ability to pay and perform the Obligations.

              (n)    LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATED TAX LIABILITY. No Loan Party
shall be liable for federal income taxes relating to the taxable income of any
Subsidiary or Affiliate of Argosy which is not a Loan Party in excess of the
amount of federal income taxes it would pay if reporting as a separate entity,
unless such Loan Party is fully reimbursed by such Subsidiary or Affiliate of
Argosy on or before the payment of such taxes.

              (o)    MANAGER. Argosy shall not permit the Manager (as defined in
the Transfer Agreement) to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness or create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with
respect to any of its assets or property of any character, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent to
secure the Obligations.

              (p)    AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. Argosy shall not amend,
modify, or waive any term or provision of the Transfer Agreement or any document
or instrument delivered in connection therewith in any respect or consent to any
release of a party therefrom, or agree to amend, modify, or waive any term or
provision of the Transfer Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in
connection therewith or waive any rights thereunder in any respect or agree to
consent to any release of a party therefrom; except in each case for amendments
or modifications made solely to correct ministerial errors.

       5.03.  FINANCIAL COVENANTS. Until the termination of this Agreement and
the satisfaction in full by the Borrowers of all Obligations, each Borrower will
comply, and will cause

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compliance, with the following financial covenants, unless Required Lenders
shall otherwise consent in writing:

              (a)    TOTAL FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO. The Borrowers shall not
permit the Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio at any time to be greater than the
following amounts for the respective periods set forth below:

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                       Total Funded Debt to
                   Period                                  EBITDA Ratio
         ------------------------                     ----------------------
<S>                                                          <C>
Restatement Effective Date to and including                  4.25:1.00
             March 31, 2003

April 1, 2003 to and including December 31,                  3.75:1.00
                    2003

       January 1, 2004 and thereafter                        3.25:1.00

</Table>

              (b)    SENIOR FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO. The Borrowers shall not
permit the Senior Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio at any time to be greater than the
following amounts for the respective periods set forth below:

<Table>
<Caption>

                                                       Senior Funded Debt to
                   Period                                  EBITDA Ratio
         ------------------------                     -----------------------

<S>                                                          <C>
Restatement Effective Date to and including                  2.50:1.00
December 31, 2003

       January 1, 2004 and thereafter                        2.00:1.00

</Table>

              (c)    FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. The Borrowers shall not permit
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as at the end of any fiscal quarter to be less
than the following amounts for the respective periods set forth below:

<Table>
<Caption>
                   Period                          Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
                   ------                          ---------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>
Restatement Effective Date to and including                  1.25:1.00
           September 30, 2002

       October 1, 2002 and thereafter                        1.50:1.00

</Table>

              (d)    MINIMUM NET WORTH. The Borrowers shall not permit their Net
Worth on any date of determination (such date to be referred to herein as a
"DETERMINATION DATE") which occurs after March 31, 2001 (such date to be
referred to herein as the "BASE DATE") to be less than the sum on such
Determination Date of the following:

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                     (i)    $106,987,500; PLUS

                     (ii)   Seventy-five percent (75%) of the sum of Argosy's
consolidated quarterly net income (ignoring any quarterly losses) after taxes
for each fiscal quarter of Argosy after the Base Date through and including the
fiscal quarter ending on (if the Determination Date is the last day of a fiscal
quarter) or immediately prior to (if the Determination Date is not the last day
of a fiscal quarter) the Determination Date; PLUS

                     (iii)  Fifty percent (50%) of the Net Proceeds of all
Equity Securities issued by the Loan Parties during the period commencing on the
Base Date and ending on the Determination Date; MINUS

                     (iv)   Non-recurring fees incurred in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents.

              (e)    MAXIMUM CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. The Borrowers shall not
permit the aggregate amount of Non-Financed Capital Expenditures made by the
Loan Parties to exceed six percent (6%) of Net Gaming Revenues in any fiscal
year; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that to the extent that Non-Financed Capital
Expenditures made by the Loan Parties in any fiscal year are less than the
amount permitted to be made in such fiscal year, one hundred percent (100%) of
such difference may be carried forward and used by the Loan Parties to make
Non-Financed Capital Expenditures in the next succeeding fiscal year and such
carried forward amount shall be deemed the first Non-Financed Capital
Expenditures made by the Loan Parties in such next succeeding fiscal year and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that in addition to the foregoing, the Loan Parties may make
the Capital Expenditures to the Gaming Facilities which are described on
SCHEDULE 5.03(e) from assets of the Loan Parties and from advances under this
Agreement.

              (f)    MINIMUM CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. The Borrowers shall make
Non-Financed Capital Expenditures in an aggregate amount of not less than (i)
$20,000,000 in the fiscal year of Argosy ending December 31, 2001 and (ii)
$25,000,000 in each fiscal year of Argosy thereafter.

ARTICLE VI. DEFAULT.

       6.01.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence or existence of any one or more
of the following shall constitute an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" hereunder:

              (a)    NON-PAYMENT. Any Borrower shall (i) fail to pay when due
any principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, (ii) fail to pay within five
(5) days after the same becomes due, any interest required under the terms of
this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or (iii) fail to pay after
the same becomes due any fees or other amounts required under the terms of this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents and such failure shall continue
for five (5) Business Days after the earlier of (A) any Borrower's written
acknowledgement of such failure and (B) the Administrative Agent's written
notice to the Borrowers of such failure; or

              (b)    SPECIFIC DEFAULTS. Any Borrower shall fail to observe or
perform any covenant, obligation, condition or agreement set forth in SECTION
5.01(a)(v)(D), SECTION 5.02 or SECTION 5.03; or

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              (c)    OTHER DEFAULTS. Any default shall occur under any Security
Document and such default shall continue beyond any period of grace provided
with respect thereto; or any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any
other covenant, obligation, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement
or any other Credit Document and such failure shall continue for thirty (30)
days after the Administrative Agent's written notice to the Borrowers of such
failure; or

              (d)    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Any representation,
warranty, certificate, information or other statement (financial or otherwise)
made or furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent
or any Lender in or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents, or as an inducement to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to
enter into this Agreement, shall be false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading
in any material respect when made or furnished; or

              (e)    CROSS-DEFAULT. (i) Any Loan Party shall fail to make any
payment on account of any Indebtedness of such Person (other than the
Obligations) when due (whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment,
upon acceleration or otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any
period of grace provided with respect thereto, if the amount of such
Indebtedness exceeds $15,000,000 or if the effect of such failure is to cause,
or permit the holder or holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness of the Loan
Parties (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding
$15,000,000 to become redeemable, due or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled
maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be
secured by cash collateral, (ii) any Loan Party shall otherwise fail to observe
or perform any agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement or
instrument relating to any Subordinated Indebtedness of such Person, or any
other event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such failure,
event or condition is to cause, or permit the holder or holders thereof to
cause, such Subordinated Indebtedness to become redeemable, due or otherwise
payable (whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, upon
acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be secured by cash collateral, (iii) any
Loan Party shall otherwise fail to observe or perform any agreement, term or
condition contained in any agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness
of such Person (other than the Obligations), or any other event shall occur or
condition shall exist, if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to
cause, or permit the holder or holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness of the
Loan Parties (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding
$15,000,000 to become redeemable, due or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled
maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be
secured by cash collateral or (iv) the holder of any Lien in any amount, shall
commence foreclosure of such Lien upon property of any Loan Party having a value
in excess of $15,000,000 and such foreclosure shall continue against such
property to a date less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the proposed
foreclosure sale; or

              (f)    INSOLVENCY; VOLUNTARY PROCEEDINGS. Any Loan Party shall (i)
apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or
custodian of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) be
unable, or admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts generally as they
mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its or any of its
creditors, (iv) be dissolved or liquidated in full or in part, (v) become
insolvent (as such term may be defined or interpreted under any applicable
statute), or (vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its

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debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect or consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking
possession of its property by any official in an involuntary case or other
proceeding commenced against it; or

              (g)    INVOLUNTARY PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings for the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of any Loan Party or of all or a
substantial part of the property thereof, or an involuntary case or other
proceedings seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to
any Loan Party or the debts thereof under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced and an order for
relief entered or such proceeding shall not be dismissed or discharged within
ninety (90) days of commencement; or

              (h)    JUDGMENTS. (i) One or more judgments, orders, decrees or
arbitration awards requiring any Loan Party to pay (A) $5,000,000 or more in any
single case or (B) an aggregate amount of $15,000,000 or more (in each case
exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by a solvent insurer which is
not an Affiliate of any Loan Party) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in
connection with any single or related series of transactions, incidents or
circumstances and the same shall not be satisfied, vacated or stayed for a
period of sixty (60) consecutive days; (ii) any judgment, writ, assessment,
warrant of attachment, tax lien or execution or similar process shall be issued
or levied against a substantial part of the property of any Loan Party and the
same shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise dismissed within ten
(10) days after issue or levy; or (iii) any other judgments, orders, decrees,
arbitration awards, writs, assessments, warrants of attachment, tax liens or
executions or similar processes which, alone or in the aggregate, are reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect are rendered, issued or levied; or

              (i)    CREDIT DOCUMENTS. Any Credit Document or any material term
thereof shall cease to be, or be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with
its terms; or

              (j)    SECURITY DOCUMENTS. Any Lien intended to be created by any
Security Document shall at any time be invalidated, subordinated or otherwise
cease to be in full force and effect, for whatever reason, or any security
interest purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be, or
shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid, first priority (except
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or such Security Document)
perfected Lien in the Collateral covered thereby, or any Loan Party (other than
Argosy) shall issue, create or permit to be outstanding any Equity Securities
which shall not be subject to a first priority perfected Lien under the Security
Documents; or

              (k)    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. Any Reportable Event which the
Administrative Agent reasonably believes in good faith constitutes grounds for
the termination of any Employee Benefit Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment
of a trustee by the PBGC to administer any Employee Benefit Plan shall occur and
be continuing for a period of thirty (30) days or more after notice thereof is
provided to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent, or any Employee Benefit
Plan shall be terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or a trustee
shall be appointed by the PBGC to administer any Employee Benefit Plan and, in
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termination or appointment results in liability to any Borrower in excess of
$5,000,000 or which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

              (l)    CHANGE OF CONTROL. Any Change of Control shall occur; or

              (m)    MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Any event or condition which is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect shall occur or exist; or

              (n)    LOSS OF GAMING LICENSES/FAILURE TO MAINTAIN GAMING
ACTIVITIES. The occurrence of a License Revocation in any jurisdiction in which
any Loan Party owns or operates a Gaming Facility, provided that such License
Revocation continues for at least ten (10) consecutive days; or the failure of
any Borrower to maintain gaming activities at any Gaming Facility (other than on
account of force majeure or periodic drydocking to the extent required by the
United States Coast Guard), at least to the same general extent as is presently
conducted thereon for a period in excess of thirty (30) consecutive days; or

              (o)    INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OR SPLIT UP. Any order, judgment or
decree shall be entered against any Borrower decreeing its involuntary
dissolution or split up and such order shall remain undischarged and unstayed
for a period in excess of sixty (60) days; or

              (p)    DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. Any Loan Party shall fail to
perform for a period in excess of thirty (30) consecutive days any material
obligation which it may have under any Development Agreement; or

              (q)    TRIGGER EVENT. A Trigger Event shall occur.

       6.02.  REMEDIES. At any time after the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default referred to
in SECTION 6.01(f) or 6.01(g)), the Administrative Agent may or shall, upon
instructions from the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrowers, (a)
terminate the Commitments, any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans, (b) require that
the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations; and/or (c) declare all outstanding
Obligations payable by the Borrowers to be immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes to the
contrary notwithstanding. Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of
Default described in SECTION 6.01(f) or 6.01(g), immediately and without notice,
(1) the Commitments, any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans shall automatically
terminate, (2) the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations shall automatically become effective and (3) all outstanding
Obligations payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall automatically become
immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained
herein or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the
foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent may exercise any other right, power or remedy available
to it under any of the Credit Documents or otherwise by law, either by suit in
equity or by action at law, or both.

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       6.03.  EFFECT OF REVERSE TRIGGER EVENT. An Event of Default arising under
SECTION 6.01(q) shall be deemed to no longer be continuing upon the occurrence
of a Reverse Trigger Event.

ARTICLE VII.  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND RELATIONS AMONG THE LENDERS.

       7.01.  APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND IMMUNITIES.

              (a)    Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to act as its agent hereunder and under the other Credit
Documents with such powers as are expressly delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together
with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender hereby
authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such
powers as are set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto, including execution and filing of a Corporate
Securities and Finance Compliance Affidavit with the Missouri Gaming Commission
pursuant to 11 CSR 45-10.040 and other regulatory requirements of any Gaming
Authority consistent with the intents and purposes of this Agreement. Neither
the Documentation Agents nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or
responsibilities or any liabilities under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities
except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any other Credit
Document, be a trustee for any Lender or have any fiduciary duty to any Lender.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein the Administrative
Agent shall not be required to take any action which is contrary to this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or any applicable Governmental Rule.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible to any
other Lender for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by
any Loan Party contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, for
the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency
of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any failure by any Loan
Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative
Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible to
any Lender for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or
attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or
advisors shall be responsible to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to
be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in
connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their own gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement, the
Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to the Credit Documents
as shall be directed by the Required Lenders.

              (b)    The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with
respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated
therewith until such time (and except for so long) as the Administrative Agent
may agree at the request of the Required Lenders to act for the L/C Issuer with
respect thereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the L/C Issuer shall have all of the
benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article
VII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in
connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it
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credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term
"Administrative Agent" as used in this Article VII included the L/C Issuer with
respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with
respect to the L/C Issuer.

       7.02.  RELIANCE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document
(including any cable, telegram, facsimile or telex) believed by it in good faith
to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the
proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel,
independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent
with reasonable care. As to any other matters not expressly provided for by this
Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action or
exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting
upon instructions of the Required Lenders and shall in all cases be fully
protected by the Lenders in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or
under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Lenders, and such instructions of the Required Lenders and any action
taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

       7.03.  DEFAULTS. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless the Administrative
Agent has received a written notice from a Lender or a Borrower, referring to
this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default". If the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the
occurrence of a Default, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice
thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with
respect to such Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders;
provided, however, that until the Administrative Agent shall have received such
directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take
such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as
it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Lenders. Notwithstanding
anything in the contrary contained herein, the order and manner in which the
Lenders' rights and remedies are to be exercised (including, without limitation,
the enforcement by any Lender of its Note) shall be determined by the Requisite
Lenders in their sole discretion.

       7.04.  INDEMNIFICATION. Without limiting the Obligations of the Borrowers
hereunder, each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, ratably in
accordance with its Proportionate Share, for any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any
way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any documents contemplated
by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent
they arise from the Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in refusing to
take or in continuing to take any action hereunder unless it shall first be
indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and
expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take
any such action. The obligations of each Lender under this SECTION 7.04 shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations, the termination of this
Agreement and any Lender ceasing to be a party to this Agreement (with respect
to events which occurred prior to the time such Lender ceased to be a Lender
hereunder).

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       7.05.  NON-RELIANCE. Each Lender represents that it has, independently
and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, and based
on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of the business, prospects, management, financial condition and
affairs of the Loan Parties and its own decision to enter into this Agreement
and agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors shall (a) be
required to keep any Lender informed as to the performance or observance by any
Loan Party of the obligations under this Agreement or any other document
referred to or provided for herein or to make inquiry of, or to inspect the
properties or books of any Loan Party; (b) have any duty or responsibility to
provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning any Loan
Party which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent, except for
notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be
furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder; or (c) be
responsible to any Lender for (i) any recital, statement, representation or
warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer, employee or agent of any Loan
Party in this Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents, (ii) the value,
validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this
Agreement or any Credit Document, (iii) the value or sufficiency of the
Collateral or the validity or perfection of any of the liens or security
interests intended to be created by the Credit Documents, or (iv) any failure by
any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other
Credit Document.

       7.06.  RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days prior
written notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders, and the Administrative
Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Lenders.
Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right
to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which successor Administrative
Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Borrowers shall have no right to approve a successor Administrative Agent if
a Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon the acceptance of any appointment
as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such
successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with
all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative
Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from the duties
and obligations thereafter arising hereunder. After any retiring Administrative
Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the
provisions of this ARTICLE VII shall continue in effect for its benefit in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as
the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Wells Fargo
may not be removed as Administrative Agent at the request of the Required
Lenders unless Wells Fargo shall also simultaneously be replaced and fully
released as "L/C Issuer" and "Swing Line Lender" hereunder pursuant to
documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Wells Fargo.

       7.07.  AUTHORIZATION. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by
the Lenders to (a) execute and deliver such documents, instruments and
agreements as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary to release any
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otherwise transfer pursuant to the terms of the Credit Documents (including the
releases and subordination described in SECTION 8.16(c), but excluding releases
in connection with any disposition referred to in clause (iv) or (v) of SECTION
5.02(C) unless, upon giving effect to such disposition, the assets or property
that are the subject of such disposition shall continue to be Collateral) and
(b) take such actions as the Administrative Agent deems necessary to enable
Argosy and its Subsidiaries to comply with the terms of the Transfer Agreement
including (i) the delivery, after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, of the
stock certificates issued by Empress Casino Joliet for reissuance in the name of
the Trustee (as defined in the Transfer Agreement) and (ii) after the occurrence
of a Trigger Event, the release of a Subsidiary of Argosy as a co-borrower
hereunder upon the sale or other disposition of the capital stock or assets of
such Subsidiary if the effect of such sale or other disposition is to cause a
Reverse Trigger Event; PROVIDED, that Argosy shall deliver a certificate stating
that the purchase of such capital stock or assets was conditioned upon the
release of such Borrower's obligations under the Credit Documents and PROVIDED,
FURTHER, that in no event shall any such release be effective until the
Administrative Agent has received all of the Net Proceeds of such sale or other
disposition for application in accordance with SECTION 2.07(c)(iii).

       7.08.  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. The
Administrative Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of
credit for the account of, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind
of banking or other business with Argosy and its Subsidiaries and affiliates as
though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or
Swing Line Lender hereunder. With respect to Loans, if any, made by the
Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender, the Administrative Agent in
its capacity as a Lender shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any other Lender and may exercise
the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Swing
Line Lender, and the terms "Lender" or "Lenders" shall include the
Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender.

ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.

       8.01.  NOTICES. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices,
requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications to or upon the
Borrowers, any Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or the
other Credit Documents shall be in writing and faxed, mailed or delivered, if to
the Borrowers or to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line
Lender, at its or their respective facsimile number or address set forth below
or, if to any Lender, at the address or facsimile number specified for such
Lender in PART B of SCHEDULE I (or to such other facsimile number or address for
any party as indicated in any notice given by that party to the other parties).
All such notices and communications shall be effective (a) when sent by an
overnight courier service of recognized standing, on the second Business Day
following the deposit with such service; (b) when mailed, first class postage
prepaid and addressed as aforesaid through the United States Postal Service,
upon receipt; (c) when delivered by hand, upon delivery; and (d) when faxed,
upon confirmation of receipt; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any notice delivered to
the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender under Article
II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person.

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       The Administrative Agent,
       the L/C Issuer and the
       Swing Line Lender:          Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
                                   5340 Kietzke, Suite 201
                                   Reno, Nevada 89511
                                   Tel. No: (775) 689-6008
                                   Fax No. (775) 689-6029
                                   Attention:  Casey Potter

       The Borrowers:              c/o Argosy Gaming Company
                                   219 Piasa Street
                                   Alton, Illinois 62002
                                   Attention:    Donald Malloy, Esq.
                                                 Dale Black
                                   Tel. No. (618) 474-7500
                                   Fax No. (618) 474-7636

Each Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion and Notice of Interest Period
Selection shall be given by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent's office
located at the address referred to above during the Administrative Agent's
normal business hours; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such notice received by the
Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day shall be deemed
received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business Day. In any case where
this Agreement authorizes notices, requests, demands or other communications by
the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be made by telephone
or facsimile, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may conclusively presume
that anyone purporting to be a person designated in any incumbency certificate
or other similar document received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender is
such a person.

       8.02.  EXPENSES. The Borrowers shall pay on demand, whether or not any
Loan is made hereunder, (a) all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent in
connection with the syndication of the facilities provided hereunder, the
preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of, and the exercise of its
duties under, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and the
preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of amendments and waivers
hereunder and thereunder and (b) all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent,
the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and the Lenders in the
enforcement or attempted enforcement of any of the Obligations or in preserving
any of the Administrative Agent's, the Syndication Agent's, the Documentation
Agents' or the Lenders' rights and remedies (including all such fees and
expenses incurred in connection with any "workout" or restructuring affecting
the Credit Documents or the Obligations or any bankruptcy or similar proceeding
involving any Loan Party). As used herein, the term "reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses" shall include, without limitation, allocable costs and expenses of
the Administrative Agent's, the Syndication Agent's, the Documentation Agents'
and the Lenders' in-house legal counsel and staff. The obligations of the
Borrowers under this SECTION 8.02 shall survive the payment and performance of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

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       8.03.  INDEMNIFICATION. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each
Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the L/C
Issuer, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders and their Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors
(collectively, "INDEMNITEES") from and against any and all liabilities, losses,
damages or expenses of any kind or nature and from any suits, claims or demands
(including in respect of or for reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses)
arising on account of or in connection with any matter or thing or action or
failure to act by Indemnitees, or any of them, arising out of or relating to (a)
the Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby, including any use
by any Borrower of any proceeds of the Loans, (b) any Environmental Damages, (c)
any claims for brokerage fees or commissions in connection with the Credit
Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby and (d) the McGowan Lawsuit or
any other suit or action relating to the Empress Casino, except to the extent
such liability arises from (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of
such Indemnitee or (ii) a prior lending relationship between such Indemnitee and
Empress Entertainment, Inc. or Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp. Upon receiving
knowledge of any suit, claim or demand asserted by a third party that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender believes is covered by this indemnity, the
Administrative Agent or such Lender shall give the Borrowers notice of the
matter and an opportunity to defend it, at the Borrowers' sole cost and expense,
with legal counsel satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as
the case may be. Any failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to notify the Borrowers of any such suit, claim or demand shall not relieve any
Borrower of its obligations under this SECTION 8.03 but shall reduce such
obligations to the extent of any increase in those obligations caused solely by
any such failure or delay which is unreasonable. The obligations of the
Borrowers under this SECTION 8.03 shall survive the payment and performance of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

       8.04.  WAIVERS; AMENDMENTS. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition of
this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be amended or waived, and any
consent under this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be given, if such
amendment, waiver or consent is in writing and is signed by the Borrowers and
the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required
Lenders with the written approval of the Required Lenders); PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that:

              (a)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which would (i) amend this
SECTION 8.04 or SECTION 2.11, (ii) amend the definition of "Required Class
Lenders", "Required Lenders", "Required Revolving Lenders" or "Required Term
Lenders", or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders
required to make any determinations or to waive any rights under, or to modify
any provision of, this Agreement or (iii) except for any release of Collateral
in connection with a disposition authorized by SECTION 5.02(c) (other than any
disposition referred to in clause (iv) or (v) thereof unless, upon giving effect
to such disposition, the assets or property that are the subject of such
disposition shall continue to be Collateral) or other release of Collateral
expressly authorized by SECTION 7.07, release any substantial part of the
Collateral or release any Guarantor from the Guaranty, must be in writing and
signed or approved in writing by all Lenders;

              (b)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which would (i) increase
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, (ii) extend the Revolving Loan Maturity
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principal of or interest on any Revolving Loan or L/C Borrowing or any fees or
other amounts payable for the account of the Revolving Lenders hereunder or (iv)
extend any date fixed for any payment of the principal of or interest on any
Revolving Loans or any fees or other amounts payable for the account of the
Revolving Lenders, must be in writing and signed or approved in writing by all
Revolving Lenders;

              (c)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which would (i) increase
the Total Term Loan Commitment, (ii) extend the Term Loan Maturity Date, (iii)
reduce the principal of or interest on any Term Loan or any fees or other
amounts payable for the account of the Term Lenders hereunder or (iv) extend any
date fixed for any payment of the principal of or interest on any Term Loans or
any fees or other amounts payable for the account of the Term Lenders, must be
in writing and signed or approved in writing by all Term Lenders;

              (d)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which would increase the
interest on any Revolving Loan or L/C Obligation or any fees or other amounts
payable for the account of the Revolving Lenders hereunder, must be in writing
and signed or approved in writing by the Required Class Lenders;

              (e)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which would (i) accelerate
the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) increase the interest on any Term Loan or any
fees or other amounts payable for the account of the Term Lenders hereunder or
(iii) accelerate any date fixed for any payment of the principal of or interest
on any Term Loans or any fees or other amounts payable for the account of the
Term Lenders, must be in writing and signed or approved in writing by the
Required Class Lenders;

              (f)    Any amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any
provision of SECTION 2.05 or 2.07 must be in writing and signed by the Required
Class Lenders;

              (g)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which increases or
decreases the Proportionate Share of any Lender must be in writing and signed by
such Lender;

              (h)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights
or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement must be in writing and
signed by the Swing Line Lender;

              (i)    Any amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights
or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit
Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it must
be in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer; and

              (j) Any amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or
obligations of the Administrative Agent must be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent.

No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any
right under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall operate as a
waiver thereof or of any other right hereunder or thereunder nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other further exercise
thereof or of any other right hereunder or thereunder. Unless otherwise
specified in such waiver or consent, a waiver or consent given hereunder shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given.

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       8.05.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

              (a)    BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, all future holders of the Notes and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Borrower may assign
or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any Credit Document without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

              (b)    PARTICIPATIONS. Any Lender may, without notice to or
consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at any time sell to one or
more banks or other financial institutions ("PARTICIPANTS") participating
interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any
Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including for purposes of this
subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans). In
the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests, such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall
remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain
the holder of its Notes for all purposes under this Agreement and the Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with
such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any such sale is effected may require
the selling Lender to obtain the consent of the Participant in order for such
Lender to agree in writing to any amendment, waiver or consent of a type
specified in SECTION 8.04(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) but may not
otherwise require the selling Lender to obtain the consent of such Participant
to any other amendment, waiver or consent hereunder. Each Borrower agrees that
if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are
not paid when due (whether upon acceleration or otherwise), each Participant
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have the right of
setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this
Agreement and any other Credit Documents to the same extent as if the amount of
its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this
Agreement or any other Credit Documents; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) no
Participant shall exercise any rights under this sentence without the consent of
the Administrative Agent, (ii) no Participant shall have any rights under this
sentence which are greater than those of the selling Lender and (iii) such
rights of setoff shall be subject to the obligation of such Participant to share
the payment so obtained with all of the Lenders as provided in SECTION 2.11(b).
Each Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of SECTIONS 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 to the same extent as if it were a
Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (c) of
this Section; PROVIDED, that a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any
greater payment under SECTION 2.12 or 2.13 than the applicable Lender would have
been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such
Participant.

              (c)    ASSIGNMENTS. Any Lender may, at any time, sell and assign
to any Lender or any Eligible Assignee (individually, an "ASSIGNEE LENDER") all
or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents (including for purposes of this subsection (c), participations
in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) (such a sale and assignment to be
referred to herein as an "ASSIGNMENT") pursuant to an assignment agreement
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT J (an "ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT"), executed by
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Lender and such assignor Lender (an "ASSIGNOR LENDER") and delivered to the
Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that:

                     (i)    Each Assignee Lender taking an assignment from a
Revolving Lender shall provide appropriate assurances and indemnities (which may
include letters of credit) to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender as each
may reasonably require with respect to any continuing obligation to purchase
participation interests in any L/C Obligations or any Swing Line Loans then
outstanding;

                     (ii)   Without the written consent of the Administrative
Agent and, if no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers (which
consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), no Revolving Lender may make any Assignment to any
Assignee Lender which is not, immediately prior to such Assignment, a Lender
hereunder or an Affiliate thereof;

                     (iii)  Without the written consent of the Administrative
Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Term
Lender may make any Assignment to any Assignee Lender which is not, immediately
prior to such Assignment, a Lender hereunder, an Affiliate thereof or an
Approved Fund; and

                     (iv)   Without the written consent of the Administrative
Agent and, if no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers (which
consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), each Assignment shall be in an aggregate amount of not
less than (A) in the case of an Assignment of any Revolving Loan or Revolving
Loan Commitment, $5,000,000 (or such lesser amount as shall constitute the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment, Revolving Loans, Swing Line
Loans an participations therein, Letters of Credit and participations therein
and other Obligations of the Assignor Lender) and (B) in the case of an
Assignment of any Term Loan, $1,000,000 (or (x) such lesser amount as shall
constitute the aggregate amount of the Term Loan and other Obligations of the
Assignor Lender or (y) such lesser amount as otherwise shall have been agreed
upon by the Administrative Agent).

Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of each Assignment
Agreement, from and after the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to
such Assignment Agreement, (A) each Assignee Lender thereunder shall be a Lender
hereunder with Commitments and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to such
Assignment Agreement and shall have the rights, duties and obligations of such a
Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (B) the Assignor
Lender thereunder shall be a Lender with Commitments and Loans as set forth on
Attachment 1 to such Assignment Agreement, or, if the Commitments and Loans of
the Assignor Lender has been reduced to $0, the Assignor Lender shall cease to
be a Lender and to have any obligation to make any Loan; provided, however, that
any such Assignor Lender which ceases to be a Lender shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of any provision of this Agreement which by its terms
survives the termination of this Agreement. Each Assignment Agreement shall be
deemed to amend SCHEDULE I to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to
reflect the addition of each Assignee Lender, the deletion of each Assignor
Lender which reduces its Commitments and Loans to $0 and the resulting
adjustment of Commitments and Loans arising from the purchase by each Assignee
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Assignor Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. On or prior
to the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to each Assignment
Agreement, each Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent, in exchange for the surrendered Revolving Loan Note or
Term Loan Note, if any, of the Assignor Lender thereunder, a new Revolving Loan
Note or Term Loan Note to the order of each Assignee Lender thereunder that
requests such a note (with each new Revolving Loan Note to be in an amount equal
to the Revolving Loan Commitment assumed by such Assignee Lender and each new
Term Loan Note to be in the original principal amount of the Term Loan then held
by such Assignee Lender) and, if the Assignor Lender is continuing as a Lender
hereunder, a new Revolving Loan Note or Term Loan Note to the order of the
Assignor Lender if so requested by such Assignor Lender (with the new Revolving
Loan Note to be in an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment retained by
it and the new Term Loan Note to be in the original principal amount of the Term
Loan retained by it). Each such new Revolving Loan Note and Term Loan Note shall
be dated the Restatement Effective Date, and each such new Note shall otherwise
be in the form of the Note replaced thereby. The Notes surrendered by the
Assignor Lender shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers
marked "replaced". Each Assignee Lender which was not previously a Lender
hereunder and which is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America or a state thereof shall, within three (3) Business Days of becoming a
Lender, deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two duly completed
copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or
successor applicable form), as the case may be, certifying in each case that
such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without
deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Wells
Fargo assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to subsection (c) above,
Wells Fargo shall, upon 30 days' notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders, resign
as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C
Issuer and Swing Line Lender, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from
among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender hereunder;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no failure by the Borrowers to appoint any such
successor shall affect the resignation of Wells Fargo as L/C Issuer and Swing
Line Lender, as the case may be. Wells Fargo shall retain all the rights and
obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit
outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer (which
Letters of Credit have not been replaced by Letters of Credit issued by the
successor L/C Issuer) and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including
the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Revolving Loans or fund
participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to SECTION 2.03cC)). Wells Fargo
shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with
respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date
of such termination (which Swing Line Loans have not been assigned to the
successor Swing Line Lender), including the right to require the Lenders to make
Base Rate Revolving Loans or fund participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans
pursuant to SECTION 2.04(c).

              (d)    REGISTER. The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its
address referred to in SECTION 8.01 a copy of each Assignment Agreement
delivered to it and a register (the "REGISTER") for the recordation of the names
and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments or Loans of each Lender from
time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may
treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the
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therein for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by any Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice. No Assignment shall be effective unless
recorded in the Register.

              (e)    REGISTRATION. Upon its receipt of an Assignment Agreement
executed by an Assignor Lender and an Assignee Lender (and, to the extent
required by SECTION 8.05(c), by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent)
together with payment to the Administrative Agent by Assignor Lender of a
registration and processing fee of $3,500 (except that no such fee shall be
payable in the case of an assignee which is a Lender, an Affiliate thereof or an
Approved Fund or, in the case of assignments on the same day by a Lender to more
than one Fund managed or advised by the same investment advisor and which are
not then Lenders, only a single $3,500 fee shall be payable for all such
assignments by such Lender to such Funds), the Administrative Agent shall (i)
promptly accept such Assignment Agreement and (ii) on the Assignment Effective
Date determined pursuant thereto record the information contained therein in the
Register and give notice of such acceptance and recordation to the Lenders and
the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent shall, upon request of the Borrowers,
prepare and deliver to the Borrowers a revised SCHEDULE I reflecting the names,
addresses and respective Commitments or Loans of all Lenders then parties
hereto.

              (f)    CONFIDENTIALITY. Subject to SECTION 8.10, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the Credit Documents and any
financial or other information relating to Argosy and its Subsidiaries to each
other or to any potential Participant or Assignee Lender.

              (g)    PLEDGES TO FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, ETC.. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may, without the consent of the
Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign all or a
portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to a
Federal Reserve Bank. In addition, in the case of any Lender that is a Fund,
such Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers or the Administrative
Agent, pledge or assign all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement and
the other Credit Documents to any trustee for, or any other representative of,
holders of obligations owed or securities issued by such Lender as security for
such obligations or securities; PROVIDED that any foreclosure or similar action
by such trustee or representative shall be subject to the provisions of this
SECTION 8.05 concerning assignments. No such pledge or assignment referred to in
this clause (g) shall relieve the pledging or assigning Lender from its
obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

              (h)    ASSIGNMENTS BY WELLS FARGO. Notwithstanding any provision
in this SECTION 8.05 to the contrary, no Assignment by Wells Fargo shall be
subject to the requirements set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
the proviso of SECTION 8.05(c) until the syndication of the Commitments and the
Loans has been successfully completed (as determined by Wells Fargo in its sole
discretion), and no registration or processing fee shall be payable in
connection with any such Assignment by Wells Fargo.

       8.06.  SETOFF; SECURITY INTEREST.

              (a)    SETOFF. In addition to any rights and remedies of the
Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, with the prior
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without prior notice to or consent of any Borrower, any such notice and consent
being expressly waived by such Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable
law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
set-off and apply against the Obligations any amount owing from such Lender to
any Borrower. The aforesaid right of set-off may be exercised by such Lender
against any Borrower or against any trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver or execution, judgment or
attachment creditor of such Borrower or against anyone else claiming through or
against such Borrower or such trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or
attachment creditor, notwithstanding the fact that such right of set-off may not
have been exercised by such Lender at any prior time. Each Lender agrees
promptly to notify the Borrowers after any such set-off and application made by
such Lender; PROVIDED, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such set-off and application.

              (b)    SECURITY INTEREST. As security for the Obligations, each
Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and all Lenders, a continuing security
interest in any and all deposit accounts or moneys of such Borrower now or
hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each Lender shall have all of the rights
of a secured party with respect to such security interest.

       8.07.  NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. Nothing expressed in or to be implied from
this Agreement is intended to give, or shall be construed to give, any Person,
other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns
hereunder, any benefit or legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
virtue of this Agreement or under or by virtue of any provision herein.

       8.08.  PARTIAL INVALIDITY. If at any time any provision of this Agreement
is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law or
any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement nor the legality, validity or
enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction shall
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

       8.09.  JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWERS, THE LENDERS AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY ISSUE RELATING HERETO IN
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY CREDIT
DOCUMENT.

       8.10.  CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither any Lender nor the Administrative Agent
shall disclose to any Person any information with respect to any Loan Party
which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement or under the other Credit
Documents, except that any Lender or the Administrative Agent may disclose any
such information (a) to its own directors, officers, employees, auditors,
counsel and other advisors and to its Affiliates; (b) to any other Lender or the
Administrative Agent; (c) which is otherwise available to the public; (d) if
required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any
Governmental Authority (which, for purposes of this SECTION 8.10, shall include
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or claiming to have
jurisdiction over such Lender or the Administrative Agent; (e) if required in
response to any summons or subpoena; (f) in connection with any enforcement by
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and the Administrative Agent of their rights under this Agreement or the other
Credit Documents or any litigation among the parties relating to the Credit
Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby; (g) to comply with any
Requirement of Law applicable to such Lender or the Administrative Agent; (h) to
any Assignee Lender or Participant or any prospective Assignee Lender or
Participant, provided that such Assignee Lender or Participant or prospective
Assignee Lender or Participant agrees to be bound by this SECTION 8.10; (i) to
any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in any swap, hedge or similar
agreement (or to any such contractual counterparty's professional advisor), so
long as such contractual counterparty (or such professional advisor) agrees to
be bound by the provisions of this SECTION 8.10; (j) to any nationally
recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender's
investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such
Lender; or (k) otherwise with the prior consent of such Loan Party; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that any disclosure made in violation of this Agreement shall not
affect the obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents.

       8.11.  COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
identical counterparts, any set of which signed by all the parties hereto shall
be deemed to constitute a complete, executed original for all purposes.

       8.12.  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Each Borrower irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the courts
of the United States of America located in the Southern District of New York and
agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents may be brought against such
party in any such courts. Final judgment against any Borrower in any such
action, suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction by suit on the judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which
shall be conclusive evidence of the judgment, or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing in this SECTION 8.12 shall affect the right of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to commence legal proceedings or otherwise sue any Borrower
in any other appropriate jurisdiction, or concurrently in more than one
jurisdiction, or to serve process, pleadings and other papers upon any Borrower
in any manner authorized by the laws of any such jurisdiction. Each Borrower
agrees that process served either personally or by registered mail shall, to the
extent permitted by law, constitutes adequate service of process in any such
suit. Each Borrower irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law (a) any objection which it may have now or in the future to the
laying of the venue of any such action, suit or proceeding in any court referred
to in the first sentence above; (b) any claim that any such action, suit or
proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum; (c) its right of removal
of any matter commenced by any other party in the courts of the State of New
York to any court of the United States of America; (d) any immunity which it or
its assets may have in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any
other Credit Document from any suit, execution, attachment (whether provisional
or final, in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal
process; and (e) any right it may have to require the moving party in any suit,
action or proceeding brought in any of the courts referred to above arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document to post
security for the costs of such Borrower or to post a bond or to take similar
action.

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       8.13.  JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS.

              (a)    All of the obligations of the Borrowers under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be joint and several.

              (b)    Each Borrower agrees that neither the Administrative Agent
nor any Lender shall have any responsibility to inquire into the apportionment,
allocation or disposition of any Borrowings or Letters of Credit as among the
Borrowers.

              (c)    For the purpose of implementing the joint borrower
provisions of this Agreement and each of the Credit Documents, each Borrower
hereby irrevocably appoints Argosy as its agent and attorney-in-fact for all
purposes of this Agreement and each of the Credit Documents, including the
giving and receiving of notices and other communications, the making of requests
for, or conversions or continuations of, Borrowings and/or Letters of Credit,
the execution and delivery of certificates and the receipt and allocation of
disbursements from the Lenders. Argosy hereby accepts such appointment. The
Administrative Agent and each Lender may regard any notice or other
communication pursuant to any Credit Document from Argosy as a notice or
communication from all Borrowers and may give any notice or communication
required or permitted to be given to any Borrower or Borrowers hereunder to
Argosy on behalf of such Borrower or Borrowers. Each Borrower agrees that each
notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and
undertaking made on its behalf by Argosy shall be deemed for all purposes to
have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable
against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly
by such Borrower.

              (d)    Each Borrower hereby waives, with respect to itself and its
obligations hereunder, any right (except as shall be required by applicable
statute and cannot be waived) to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to (i) proceed against any other Borrower, any guarantor or any other Person,
(ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any other Borrower, any
guarantor or any other Person or (iii) pursue any other remedy in the
Administrative Agent or any Lender's power whatsoever. Each Borrower hereby
waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any other Borrower,
any guarantor or any other Person other than payment in full of the Obligations,
including any defense based on or arising out of the disability of any other
Borrower, any guarantor or any other Person, or the enforceability of the
Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause
of the liability of any Borrower other than payment in full of the Obligations.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may, at its election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, whether or not
every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such
sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against any other Borrower, any
guarantor or any other Person, or any security, without affecting or impairing
in any way the liability of any Borrower hereunder except to the extent the
Obligations have been paid in full. Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses
arising out of any such election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure
with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed any of such

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Borrower's, any other Borrower's or any guarantor's rights of subrogation and
reimbursement against any other Borrower or any guarantor.

              (e)    Each Borrower waives any defense, right of set-off, claim
or counterclaim whatsoever and any and all other rights, benefits, protections
and other defenses available to it now or at any time hereafter.

              (f)    Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses that such
Borrower may have because the Obligations are secured by real property. This
means, among other things:

                     (i)    The Administrative Agent or any Lender may collect
from such Borrower without first foreclosing on any real or personal property
collateral pledged by such Borrower, any other Borrower or any guarantor.

                     (ii)   If the Administrative Agent or any Lender forecloses
on any real property collateral pledged by such Borrower or any other Borrower:

                            (A)    The amount of the debt may be reduced only by
the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the
collateral is worth more than the sale price.

                            (B)    The Administrative Agent or any Lender may
collect from each Borrower even if the Administrative Agent or any Lender, by
foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right such
Borrower may have to collect from any other Borrower or any guarantor.

This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses each
Borrower may have because such Borrower's debt is secured by real property.

                     (iii)  Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising
out of an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, even
though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect
to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed such Borrower's rights of
subrogation and reimbursement against the principal.

              (g)    Each Borrower assumes all responsibility for being and
keeping itself informed of each other Borrower's and any guarantor's financial
condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of
nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks
which such Borrower or any guarantor assumes and incurs under any Credit
Document, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall
have no duty to advise such Borrower, any other Borrower or any guarantor of
information known to the Administrative Agent or any Lender regarding such
circumstances or risks.

       8.14.  ASSIGNMENT OF REVOLVING LOANS. (a) On or prior to the Restatement
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of
the amount required to be paid by or to such Revolving Lender so that the
Revolving Loans held by the Revolving Lenders on the Restatement Effective Date
(before giving effect to any new Revolving Loans made on such date) shall be
held by each Revolving Lender pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Loan
Commitments of the Lenders set forth in PART A of SCHEDULE I. Each Revolving
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which is required to reduce the amount of Revolving Loans held by it
(each such Lender, a "DECREASING LENDER") shall irrevocably assign, without
recourse or warranty of any kind whatsoever (except that each Decreasing Lender
warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Loans assigned by it
under this SECTION 8.14 and that such Loans are held by such Decreasing Lender
free and clear of adverse claims), to each Revolving Lender which is required to
increase the amount of Revolving Loans held by it (each such Lender, an
"INCREASING LENDER"), and each Increasing Lender shall irrevocably acquire from
the Decreasing Lenders, a portion of the principal amount of the Revolving Loans
of each Decreasing Lender (collectively, the "ACQUIRED PORTION") outstanding on
the Restatement Effective Date (before giving effect to any new Revolving Loans
made on such date) in an amount such that the principal amount of the Revolving
Loans held by each Increasing Lender and each Decreasing Lender as of the
Restatement Effective Date shall be held in accordance with each such Lender's
Proportionate Share (if any) as of such date. Such assignment and acquisition
shall be effective on the Restatement Effective Date automatically and without
any action required on the part of any party other than the payment by the
Increasing Lenders to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Decreasing
Lenders of an aggregate amount equal to the Acquired Portion, which amount shall
be allocated and paid by the Administrative Agent at or before 12:00 p.m. on the
Restatement Effective Date to the Decreasing Lenders pro rata based upon the
respective reductions in the principal amount of the Revolving Loans held by
such Revolving Lenders on the Restatement Effective Date (before giving effect
to any new Revolving Loans made on such date). Each of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders shall adjust its records accordingly to reflect the payment of
the Acquired Portion. The payment to be made in respect of the Acquired Portion
shall be made by the Increasing Lenders to the Administrative Agent in Dollars
in immediately available funds at or before 11:00 a.m. on the Restatement
Effective Date, such payment to be made by the Increasing Lenders pro rata based
upon the respective increases in the principal amount of the Revolving Loans
held by such Revolving Lenders on the Restatement Effective Date (before giving
effect to any new Revolving Loans made on such date).

       (b)    To the extent any of the Revolving Loans acquired by the
Increasing Lenders from the Decreasing Lenders pursuant to SECTION 8.14(a) above
are LIBOR Loans and the Restatement Effective Date is not the last day of an
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans, the Decreasing Lenders shall be entitled
to compensation from the Borrowers as provided in Section 2.07(c) of the
Existing Credit Agreement (as if the Borrowers had prepaid such LIBOR Loans in
an amount equal to the Acquired Portion on the Restatement Effective Date). The
payment made by the Increasing Lenders in respect of the Acquired Portion shall
constitute a Loan made by the Increasing Lenders on the Restatement Effective
Date, and to the extent any Loan acquired by the Increasing Lenders on the
Restatement Effective Date is a LIBOR Loan and such date is not the last day of
an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan, such LIBOR Loan shall accrue interest at
the rate then applicable to such Loan until such last day; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Borrowers shall compensate the Increasing Lenders for an amount equal
to the amount, if any, by which the cost to the Increasing Lenders of funding
the amount of each such Loan in the respective market for the period from such
date to the last day of the then Interest Period for such Loan exceeds such
applicable rate.

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              (a)    This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are subject
to Gaming Laws and laws involving the sale or distribution of liquor (the
"LIQUOR LAWS"). Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders acknowledges that (i) it is subject to being called forward by
the Gaming Authorities or the Governmental Authorities enforcing the Liquor
Laws, in their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file
or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers in or
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including with respect to
the Collateral (including Equity Securities) and the ownership and operation of
Gaming Facilities, may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof
does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws
and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are
obtained from the requisite Governmental Authorities.

              (b)    Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to
cooperate with all Gaming Authorities (or be subject to the provisions of
SECTION 2.16) in connection with the provision of such documents or other
information as may be requested by such Gaming Authorities relating to the Loan
Parties or to the Credit Documents.

              (c)    If during the existence of an Event of Default hereunder or
under any of the other Credit Documents it shall become necessary, or in the
opinion of the Required Lenders advisable, for an agent, supervisor, receiver or
other representative of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to become
licensed under any Governmental Rule as a condition to receiving the benefit of
any Collateral encumbered by the Security Documents or other Credit Documents or
to otherwise enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
under the Credit Documents, the Borrowers hereby agree to grant such license or
licenses and to execute such further documents as may be required in connection
with the evidencing of such consent.

       8.16.  DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS; MISSOURI LEVEE
CONDEMNATION.

              (a) (i) All awards of damages and all other compensation payable
directly or indirectly by reason of a condemnation or proposed condemnation (or
transfer in lieu thereof) for public or private use affecting the Collateral;
(ii) all other claims and awards for damages to or decrease in value of the
Collateral; (iii) all proceeds of any insurance policies payable by reason of
loss sustained to the Collateral or due to a business interruption; and (iv) all
interest which may accrue on any of the foregoing, are all absolutely and
irrevocably assigned to and shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of itself and the Lenders. At any time that an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, (x) upon prior notice to the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent may commence, appear in, defend or prosecute any assigned
claim or action, and may adjust, compromise, settle and collect all claims and
awards assigned to the Administrative Agent, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event
shall the Administrative Agent be responsible for any failure to collect any
claim or award, regardless of the cause of the failure and (y) the
Administrative Agent may apply all or any insurance or condemnation proceeds it
receives to its expenses in settling, prosecuting or defending any such claim
and apply the balance to the Obligations in accordance with SECTION 2.08(c).

              (b)    If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall release to the Borrowers any insurance or
condemnation proceeds not exceeding $10,000,000 to be applied by the Borrowers
to the restoration of the insured damage. If any

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insurance or condemnation proceeds exceed $10,000,000 or in any event, if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent
shall apply all of such insurance or condemnation proceeds to pay the
Obligations in accordance with SECTION 2.07(c)(vi) (if no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing) or SECTION 2.08(c) (if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing); PROVIDED, that in lieu of such application, the
Required Lenders in their sole discretion may permit insurance or condemnation
proceeds held by the Administrative Agent to be used for repair or restoration
but may impose reasonable conditions on such use including, without limitation:
(i) the deposit with the Administrative Agent of such additional funds which the
Administrative Agent determines are needed to pay all costs of the repair or
restoration (including, without limitation, taxes, financing charges, insurance
and rent during the repair period); (ii) the establishment of an arrangement for
lien releases and disbursement of funds acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of evidence reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent (A) that after completion of the work the income
from the applicable Gaming Facility will be sufficient to pay all expenses of
such Gaming Facility and (B) of the satisfaction of any additional conditions
that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders may reasonably establish
to protect their Lien. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the conditions
described above are reasonable. If such conditions, together with any other
reasonable conditions imposed by the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders, have not been satisfied within ninety (90) days of receipt by the
Administrative Agent of such insurance or condemnation proceeds or if an Event
of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent shall apply
such insurance or condemnation proceeds to pay the Obligations in accordance
with SECTION 2.07(c)(vi) (if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing)
or SECTION 2.08(c) (if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing).

              (c)    Concurrently, or substantially concurrent, with closing of
the Missouri Levee Condemnation, the Administrative Agent shall cause: (i) the
Missouri Condemnation Fee Property to be released from the Security Documents
which relate to the Riverside Casino; and (ii) the Security Documents which
relate to the Riverside Casino to be subordinated to the Missouri Condemnation
Easements; in each case pursuant to such documentation and subject to such
conditions as are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
       8.17.  EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTATEMENT. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent agree that upon the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 3.01, the following transactions shall be deemed to occur
automatically, without further action by any party hereto (except as set forth
below):

              (a)    The Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended
and restated in its entirety in the form of this Agreement.

              (b)    The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receipt of
the Notes reflecting the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement effected
hereunder, cancel and return to the Borrowers (upon receipt from the Lenders)
the promissory notes being replaced by such Notes.

       Each Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree that (i)
the restatement transactions provided in the foregoing sentence shall not be
effective until the execution of this

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Agreement by all of the parties hereto and the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3.01 hereof; (ii) all terms and conditions of the
Existing Credit Agreement which are amended and restated by this Agreement shall
remain effective until such amendment and restatement becomes effective
hereunder and thereafter shall continue to be effective only as amended and
restated by this Agreement and (iii) the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth herein shall become effective on the date on which such
conditions are satisfied.

       8.18.  DEPARTING LENDERS. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement and
the payment to the Departing Lenders of the Obligations due it, (a) the
Departing Lenders shall have no further Commitment hereunder and (b) the
Departing Lenders shall cease to have any rights or duties as Lenders hereunder;
PROVIDED, that the Departing Lenders shall remain entitled to indemnities under
the Existing Credit Agreement which by their terms survive the termination of
the Existing Credit Agreement.

                       [The first signature page follows.]

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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                    BORROWERS:

                                    ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                                    corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and CFO

                                    ALTON GAMING COMPANY, an Illinois
                                    corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa
                                    corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC., a Louisiana
                                    corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

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                                    BELLE OF SIOUX CITY, L.P., an Iowa
                                    limited partnership

                                    By: Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa
                                        corporation
                                    Its:General Partner

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN
                                    COMMENDAM, a Louisiana partnership in
                                    commendam

                                    By: Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana
                                        corporation
                                    Its:General Partner

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    By: Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
                                        corporation
                                    Its:Limited Partner

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

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                                    CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION
                                    HOTEL, L.L.C., a Louisiana
                                    limited liability company

                                    By: Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware
                                        corporation
                                    Its:Sole Member

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET
                                    CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    INDIANA GAMING II, L.P., an Indiana
                                    limited partnership

                                    By: Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an
                                        Indiana corporation
                                    Its:General Partner

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    THE INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, an
                                    Indiana corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

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                                    INDIANA GAMING HOLDING
                                    COMPANY, an Indiana corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, L.P., an
                                    Indiana limited partnership

                                    By: The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana
                                    corporation
                                    Its:General Partner

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    IOWA GAMING COMPANY, an Iowa corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana
                                    corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

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                                    THE MISSOURI GAMING COMPANY, a
                                    Missouri corporation

                                    By: /s/  Dale R. Black
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dale R. Black
                                    Title: Treasurer

                                    ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, L/C ISSUER
                                    AND SWING LINE LENDER:

                                    WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                    ASSOCIATION

                                    By: /s/  Casey Potter
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Casey Potter
                                    Title: V.P.

                                    THE LENDERS:

                                    WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                    ASSOCIATION

                                    By: /s/  Casey Potter
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Casey Potter
                                    Title: V.P.

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                                        CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH

                                    By: /s/  Dianne M. Scott
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Dianne M. Scott
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Manager

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                                    BANK OF SCOTLAND

                                    By: /s/  Joseph Fratus
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Joseph Fratus
                                    Title: Vice President

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                                    BANKERS TRUST COMPANY

                                    By: /s/  Brenda Casey
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Brenda Casey
                                    Title: Vice President

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                                    LASALLE BANK, N.A.

                                    By: /s/   Marlene Bartlettt
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Marlene Bartlett
                                    Title: Assistant Vice President

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                                    FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.

                                    By: /s/   Brian H. Gallagher
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Brian H. Gallagher
                                    Title: Assistant Vice President

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                                    THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT
                                    FINANCING, INC.

                                    By: /s/   Barry Blailock
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Barry Blailock
                                    Title: Assistant Vice President/Credit

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                                    FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                    By: /s/   John T. Harrison
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: John T. Harrison
                                    Title: Senior Vice President

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                                    NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA

                                    By: /s/   Mark A. Minnick
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Mark A. Minnick
                                    Title: Senior Vice President

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                                    WEST COAST BANK

                                    By: /s/   Timothy B. Johnson
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Timothy B. Johnson
                                    Title: Vice President

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                                    FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK

                                    By: /s/   Seydou Diallo
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Seydou Diallo
                                    Title: Media Finance Officer

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                                    HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK

                                    By: /s/   Ross S. Wales
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Ross S. Wales
                                    Title: Vice President

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                                   SCHEDULE I

                                   THE LENDERS

                                     PART A

                      COMMITMENTS AND PROPORTIONATE SHARES

<Table>
<Caption>

                                     ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------
                                         Revolving            Revolving              Term                Term
                                            Loan            Proportionate            Loan            Proportionate
                                         Commitment             Share             Commitment             Share
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                <C>                   <C>
Wells Fargo Bank, National             $75,000,000.00       18.75000000%       $275,000,000.00         100.000%
Association
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch     $75,000,000.00       18.75000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Bank of Scotland                       $50,000,000.00       12.50000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Bankers Trust Company                  $40,000,000.00       10.00000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

LaSalle Bank, N.A.                     $35,000,000.00        8.75000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Firstar Bank, N.A.                     $25,000,000.00        6.25000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

The CIT Group/Equipment Financing,     $25,000,000.00        6.25000000%              0                    0
Inc.
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Fleet National Bank                    $25,000,000.00        6.25000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

National City Bank of Indiana          $15,000,000.00        3.75000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

West Coast Bank                        $15,000,000.00        3.75000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

First Hawaiian Bank                    $15,000,000.00        3.75000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

Hibernia National Bank                 $5,000,000.00         1.25000000%              0                    0
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

     Totals                           $400,000,000.00       100.00000000%      $275,000,000.00       100.00000000%
------------------------------------ ------------------   ------------------   -----------------   ------------------

</Table>

                                  SCHEDULE I-1
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                                     PART B

                              ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender and a Lender

NOTICES:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
5340 Kietzke
Suite 201
Reno, NV  89511
Attention:    Casey Potter
              Vice President
Telephone:    (775) 689-6008
Facsimile:    (775) 689-6029

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
201 3rd Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94103
Attention:    Athene Mims
              Operations Consultant
Telephone:    (415) 477-5379
Facsimile:    (415) 546-6353

CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH
as Syndication Agent and a Lender

NOTICES:

Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch
515 South Flower Street
22nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90071
Attention:    Steven M. Bradley
              Vice President
Telephone:    (213) 362-5956
Facsimile:    (213) 623-3437

                                  SCHEDULE I-2
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DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch
515 South Flower Street
22nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90071
Attention:    Steven M. Bradley
              Vice President
Telephone:    (213) 362-5956
Facsimile:    (213) 623-3437

BANK OF SCOTLAND
as Documentation Agent and a Lender

NOTICES:

Bank of Scotland
565 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10017
Attention:    Joseph Fratus
              Vice President
Telephone:    (212) 450-0800
Facsimile:    (212) 557-9460

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Bank of Scotland
565 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10017
Attention:    Joseph Fratus
              Vice President
Telephone:    (212) 450-0800
Facsimile:    (212) 557-9460

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
as as Documentation Agent and a Lender

NOTICES:

Bankers Trust Company
130 Liberty Street
25th Floor
New York, NY  10006
Attention:    George Reynolds
Telephone:    (212) 250-2863
Facsimile:    (212) 669-0743

                                  SCHEDULE I-3
<Page>

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Bankers Trust Company
130 Liberty Street
25th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Attention:    George Reynolds
Telephone:    (212) 250-2863
Facsimile:    (212) 669-0743

LASALLE BANK, N.A.
as a Lender

NOTICES:

LaSalle Bank, N.A.
135 South LaSalle Street
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL  60603
Telephone:    (312) 904-2121
Facsimile:    (312) 904-0432

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

LaSalle Bank, N.A.
135 South LaSalle Street
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL  60603
Telephone:    (312) 904-2121
Facsimile:    (312) 904-0432

FIRSTAR BANK, N.A.
as a Lender

NOTICES:

Firstar Bank, N.A.
425 Walnut Street
M.L. 8160
Cincinnati, OH  45201
Attention:    Brian Gallagher
              Vice President
Telephone:    (513) 632-4716
Facsimile:    (513) 632-2068

                                  SCHEUDLE I-4
<Page>

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Firstar Bank, N.A.
425 Walnut Street
M.L. 8160
Cincinnati, OH  45201
Attention:    Brian Gallagher
              Vice President
Telephone:    (513) 632-4716
Facsimile:    (513) 632-2068

THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.
as a Lender

NOTICES:

The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
900 Ashwood Parkway
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA  30338
Telephone:    (770) 551-7884
Facsimile:    (770) 206-9295

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
900 Ashwood Parkway
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA  30338
Telephone:    (770) 551-7884
Facsimile:    (770) 206-9295

FLEET NATIONAL BANK
as a Lender

NOTICES:

Fleet National Bank
3670 Route 9 South
2nd Floor
Freehold, NJ  07728
Attention:    John Harrison
Telephone:    (732) 294-4282
Facsimile:    (732) 780-0754

                                  SCHEDULE I-5
<Page>

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Fleet National Bank
3670 Route 9 South
2nd Floor
Freehold, NJ  07728
Attention:     John Harrison
Telephone:     (732) 294-4282
Facsimile:     (732) 780-0754

NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA
as a Lender

NOTICES:

National City Bank of Indiana
110 West Berry Street
Suite 2400
Fort Wayne, IN  46802
Telephone:    (219) 461-6271
Facsimile:    (219) 461-7471

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

National City Bank of Indiana
110 West Berry Street
Suite 2400
Fort Wayne, IN  46802
Telephone:    (219) 461-6271
Facsimile:    (219) 461-7471

WEST COAST BANK
as a Lender

NOTICES:

West Coast Bank
301 Church Street NE
P.O. Box 428
Salem, OR  97308
Telephone:    (503) 399-2951
Facsimile:    (503) 399-3937

                                  SCHEDULE I-6
<Page>

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

West Coast Bank
301 Church Street NE
P.O. Box 428
Salem, OR  97308
Telephone:    (503) 399-2951
Facsimile:    (503) 399-3937

FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK
as a Lender

NOTICES:

First Hawaiian Bank
180 Montgomery Street
25th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94104
Attention:    Donald C. Young
              Vice President
Telephone:    (415) 765-4906
Facsimile:    (415) 362-4855

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

First Hawaiian Bank
180 Montgomery Street
25th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94104
Attention:    Donald C. Young
              Vice President
Telephone:    (415) 765-4906
Facsimile:    (415) 362-4855

HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
as a Lender

NOTICES:

Hibernia National Bank
313 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA  70130
Attention:    Ross Wales
              Vice President
Telephone:    (504) 533-5719
Facsimile:    (504) 533-2060

                                  SCHEDULE I-7
<Page>

DOMESTIC AND EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE:

Hibernia National Bank
313 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA  70130
Attention:    Ross Wales
              Vice President
Telephone:    (504) 533-5719
Facsimile:    (504) 533-2060

                                  SCHEDULE I-8
<Page>

                                   SCHEDULE II

                           EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT

                                        1
<Page>

                                  SCHEDULE III

                       DESCRIPTION OF ALTON REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                   SCHEDULE IV

                    DESCRIPTION OF BATON ROUGE REAL PROPERTY

                                        I
<Page>

                                   SCHEDULE V

                       DESCRIPTION OF JOLIET REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                   SCHEDULE VI

                    DESCRIPTION OF LAWRENCEBURG REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                  SCHEDULE VII

                     DESCRIPTION OF RIVERSIDE REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                  SCHEDULE VIII

                     DESCRIPTION OF SIOUX CITY REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(g)

                                   LITIGATION

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(h)

                      INTERCOMPANY NOTES AND REAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(l)

                               MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(n)

                              INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(q)

                                  SUBSIDIARIES

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(t)

                                  LABOR MATTERS

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 4.01(aa)

                             CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 5.01(d)

                               EXISTING INSURANCE

                                        1
<Page>

                               SCHEDULE 5.02(a)

                              EXISTING LIABILITIES

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 5.02(b)

                                 EXISTING LIENS

                                        I
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 5.02(e)

                              EXISTING INVESTMENTS

                                        1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 5.03(e)

                         SPECIFIED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

                                       1
<Page>

                                SCHEDULE 8.16(c)

                MISSOURI CONDEMNATION EASEMENTS AND FEE PROPERTY

                                       1
<Page>

                                    EXHIBIT A

                       NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
   as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.   Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy Gaming
Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation,
Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a
Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership,
Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in commendam,
Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability
company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana
Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an
Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation,
Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming
Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation,
and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri corporation (collectively, the
"Borrowers"), the financial institutions listed in SCHEDULE I to the Credit
Agreement (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as Syndication
Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation Agents, and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders
(in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing Line
Lender. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Credit Agreement
have the same respective meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably request a Revolving Loan Borrowing upon the following terms:

              (a)    The principal amount of the requested Revolving Loan
Borrowing is to be $__________;

              (b)    The requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of
["Base Rate" or "LIBOR"] Loans;

              (c)    If the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of
LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Loans will be __________
month[s]; and

              (d)    The date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to be
__________, ____.

       3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing and after
giving effect to the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing:

                                      A - 1
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              (a)    The representations and warranties of the Borrowers set
forth in ARTICLE IV of the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents
are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except
for representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which
shall be true as of such date);

              (b)    No Default has occurred and is continuing;

              (c)    All of the Credit Documents are in full force and effect;

              (d)    The Effective Amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans,
L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, together with all other Indebtedness then
outstanding under the Credit Agreement, would be permitted under either Section
4.07(a)(i) of the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the interest coverage ratio
test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.07(a) of the Senior
Subordinated Indenture; and

              (e)    Attached hereto is an officer's certificate demonstrating
compliance with Section 4.07 of the Senior Subordinated Indenture.

       4.     Please disburse the proceeds of the requested Revolving Loan
Borrowing to:

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Revolving
Loan Borrowing on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                --------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                  ------------------------------------------

                                      A - 2
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                       NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN CONVERSION

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.     Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy
Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois
corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in
commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation,
Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming
Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa
Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri corporation
(collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial institutions listed in SCHEDULE I
to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as
Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation
Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing
Line Lender. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Credit
Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably request to convert a Revolving Loan Borrowing as follows:

              (a)    The Revolving Loan Borrowing to be converted consists of
["Base Rate" or "LIBOR"] Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $__________
which were initially advanced to the Borrowers on __________, ____;

              (b)    The Revolving Loans in the Revolving Loan Borrowing are to
be converted into ["Base Rate" or "LIBOR"] Loans;

              (c)    If such Revolving Loans are to be converted into LIBOR
Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Revolving Loans commencing upon
conversion will be __________ months; and

              (d)    The date of the requested conversion is to be __________,
____.

                                      B - 1
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       3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Revolving Loan Conversion, and after
giving effect to the requested conversion, no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing.(1)

---------------------
(1) Include if the Revolving Loans are to be converted into LIBOR Loans.

                                      B - 2
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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Revolving
Loan Conversion on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      B - 3
<Page>

                                    EXHIBIT C

               NOTICE OF REVOLVING LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.     Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy
Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois
corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in
commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation,
Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming
Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa
Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri corporation
(collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial institutions listed in SCHEDULE I
to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as
Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation
Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing
Line Lender. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Credit
Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably select a new Interest Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing
as follows:

              (a)    The Revolving Loan Borrowing for which a new Interest
Period is to be selected consists of LIBOR Loans in the aggregate principal
amount of $__________ which were initially advanced to the Borrowers on
__________, ____;

              (b)    The last day of the current Interest Period for such
Revolving Loans is ___________, ____; and

              (c)    The next Interest Period for such Revolving Loans
commencing upon the last day of the current Interest Period is to be _________
month[s].

       3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agents and the
Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Revolving Loan Interest Period
Selection, and after giving effect to the requested selection, no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.

                                      C - 1
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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Revolving
Loan Interest Period Selection on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      C - 2
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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         NOTICE OF TERM LOAN CONVERSION

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.     Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy
Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois
corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in
commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation,
Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming
Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa
Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri corporation
(collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial institutions listed in SCHEDULE I
to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as
Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation
Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing
Line Lender. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Credit
Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.02(d) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably request to convert a Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing as
follows:

              (a)    The Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing to be converted is
the ["Base Rate" or "LIBOR"] Borrowing Portion in the aggregate principal amount
of $__________ [which has a current Interest Period of ____ month[s] expiring on
__________, ____];

                  (b) The Portion to be converted is to be converted into [a]
Portion(s) of [a] Type(s), in [an] amount(s), and, if such Portion(s) is [are]
to include a LIBOR Portion(s), the Interest Period(s) therefor is [are] as
follows:

                     TYPE          AMOUNT          INTEREST PERIOD

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         and

              (c)    The date of the requested conversion is to be __________,
____.

              3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Term Loan Conversion, and
after giving effect to the requested conversion, no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.(2)

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Term
Loan Conversion on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

---------------------
(2) Include if the Term Portion is to be converted into a LIBOR Loan.

                                      D - 2
<Page>

                                    EXHIBIT E

                  NOTICE OF TERM LOAN INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.     Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
July 31, 2001 (the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware
corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa,
Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation,
Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership, Catfish Queen
Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in commendam, Centroplex
Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Empress
Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an
Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation,
Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company,
L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation,
Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming
Company, a Missouri corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial
institutions listed in SCHEDULE I to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"),
Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and
Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Unless otherwise
indicated, all terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same respective
meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.02(e) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably select a new Interest Period for a Portion of the Term Loan
Borrowing as follows:

              (a)    The portion of the Term Loan Borrowing for which a new
Interest Period is to be selected consists of LIBOR Portions in the aggregate
principal amount of $__________ which were initially [advanced to] [converted
by] the Borrowers on __________, ____;

              (b)    The last day of the current Interest Period for such
Portion of the Term Loan Borrowing is __________, ____; and

              (c)    The next Interest Period for such Portion of the Term Loan
Borrowing commencing upon the last day of the current Interest Period is to be
__________ months.

       3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agents and the
Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Term Loan Interest Period Selection,
and after giving effect to the requested selection, no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.

                                      E - 1
<Page>

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Term Loan
Interest Period Selection on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      E - 2
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                                    EXHIBIT F

                         NOTICE OF SWING LOAN BORROWING

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as the Administrative Agent
[Address]
Attn:  [Name]

       1.     Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Argosy
Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois
corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited
partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in
commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation,
Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming
Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa
Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri corporation
(collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial institutions listed in SCHEDULE I
to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as
Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation
Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing
Line Lender. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms defined in the Credit
Agreement have the same respective meanings when used herein.

       2.     Pursuant to SECTION 2.04(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers
hereby irrevocably request the Swing Loan Borrowing upon the
following terms:

              (a)    The principal amount of the Swing Loan Borrowing is to be
$__________; and

              (b)    The date of the Swing Loan Borrowing is to be __________,
____.

       3.     The Borrowers hereby certify to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that, on the date of this Notice of Swing Loan Borrowing and after
giving effect to the Swing Loan Borrowing:

              (a)    The representations and warranties of the Borrowers set
forth in ARTICLE IV of the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents
are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except
for representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which
shall be true as of such date);

              (b)    No Default has occurred and is continuing;

                                      F - 1
<Page>

              (c)    All of the Credit Documents are in full force and effect;

              (d)    The Effective Amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans,
L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, together with all other Indebtedness then
outstanding under the Credit Agreement, would be permitted under either Section
4.07(a)(i) of the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the interest coverage ratio
test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.07(a) of the Senior
Subordinated Indenture; and

              (e)    Attached hereto is an officer's certificate demonstrating
compliance with Section 4.07 of the Senior Subordinated Indenture.

       4.     Please disburse the proceeds of the Swing Loan Borrowing to:

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this Notice of Swing Loan
Borrowing on the date set forth above.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      F - 2
<Page>

                                    EXHIBIT G

                               REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

$___________________                                      ________________, ____

       FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton
Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux
City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership In Commendam,
a Louisiana partnership in commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel,
L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Empress Casino Joliet
Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana
limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana
Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an
Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz
Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a
Missouri corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers") hereby jointly and
severally promise to pay to the order of __________________________________, a
_______________________________________________ (the "Lender"), the principal
sum of ______________________________ DOLLARS ($__________) or such lesser
amount as shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to the Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to below (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
on or before the Revolving Loan Maturity Date specified in the Credit Agreement;
and to pay interest on said sum, or such lesser amount, at the rates and on the
dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

       The Borrowers shall make all payments hereunder, for the account of the
Lender's Applicable Lending Office, to the Administrative Agent as indicated in
the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States and in same day or
immediately available funds.

       The Borrowers hereby authorize the Lender to record on the schedule(s)
annexed to this note the date and amount of each Revolving Loan and of each
payment or prepayment of principal made by the Borrowers and agrees that all
such notations shall constitute prima facie evidence of the matters noted;
provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notation
shall not affect the Borrowers' obligations hereunder.

       This note is one of the Revolving Loan Notes referred to in the Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, among the
Borrowers, the Lender and the other financial institutions from time to time
parties thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles
Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as
Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. This
note is subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including the rights of
prepayment and the rights of acceleration of maturity set forth therein. Terms
used herein have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Credit Agreement,
unless otherwise defined herein.

                                      G - 1
<Page>

       The transfer, sale or assignment of any rights under or interest in this
note is subject to certain restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement,
including SECTION 8.05 thereof.

       The Borrowers shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Lender in the enforcement or attempt
to enforce any of the Borrowers' obligations hereunder not performed when due.
The Borrowers hereby waive notice of presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any other kind. This note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ALTON GAMING COMPANY, an Illinois
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      G - 2
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                            BELLE OF SIOUX CITY, L.P., an Iowa limited
                            partnership

                            By:    Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN
                            COMMENDAM, a Louisiana partnership in
                            commendam

                            By:    Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            By:    Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   Limited Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      G - 3
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                            CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION
                            HOTEL, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability
                            company

                            By:    Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation
                            Its:   Sole Member

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, an
                            Illinois corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING II, L.P., an Indiana limited
                            partnership

                            By:    Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, an Indiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      G - 4
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                            INDIANA GAMING HOLDING COMPANY, an Indiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, L.P., an
                            Indiana limited partnership

                            By:    The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            IOWA GAMING COMPANY, an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE MISSOURI GAMING COMPANY, a
                            Missouri corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      G - 5
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<Table>
<Caption>

                         LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL

--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
                                                             INTEREST PERIOD
                                                                AMOUNT OF                   UNPAID
                                                           PRINCIPAL PAID OR               PRINCIPAL             NOTATION
     DATE         TYPE OF LOAN       AMOUNT OF LOAN             PREPAID                     BALANCE              MADE BY
--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
<S>               <C>                <C>                   <C>                         <C>                    <C>

--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------

--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------

--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------

--------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------

</Table>

                                      G - 6
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                                    EXHIBIT H

                                 TERM LOAN NOTE

$______________                                       ____________________, ____

       FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton
Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux
City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership In Commendam,
a Louisiana partnership in commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel,
L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Empress Casino Joliet
Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana
limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana
Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an
Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz
Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a
Missouri corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers") hereby jointly and
severally promise to pay to the order of ______________________________, a
_______________________________________ (the "Lender"), the principal sum of
______________________________ DOLLARS ($__________) and to pay interest on the
outstanding balance of said sum at the rates and on the dates provided in the
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to below (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"); provided, however, that all principal and accrued interest
remaining unpaid shall be payable in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

       The Borrowers shall make all payments hereunder, for the account of the
Lender's Applicable Lending Office, to the Administrative Agent as indicated in
the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States and in same day or
immediately available funds.

       This note is one of the Term Loan Notes referred to in the Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, among the Borrowers, the Lender and the
other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (collectively,
the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank
of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, L/C Issuer
and Swing Line Lender. This note is subject to the terms of the Credit
Agreement, including the rights of prepayment and the rights of acceleration of
maturity set forth therein. Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to
those terms in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

       The transfer, sale or assignment of any rights under or interest in this
note is subject to certain restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement,
including SECTION 8.05 thereof.

       The Borrowers shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Lender in the enforcement or attempt
to enforce any of the Borrowers' obligations hereunder not performed when due.
The Borrowers hereby waive notice of presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any other kind.

                                      H - 1
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       This note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ALTON GAMING COMPANY, an Illinois
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      H - 2
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                            BELLE OF SIOUX CITY, L.P., an Iowa limited
                            partnership

                            By:    Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN
                            COMMENDAM, a Louisiana partnership in
                            commendam

                            By:    Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            By:    Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   Limited Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                                      H - 3
<Page>

                            CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION
                            HOTEL, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability
                            company

                            By:    Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware
                                   corporation
                            Its:   Sole Member

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, an
                            Illinois corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING II, L.P., an Indiana limited
                            partnership

                            By:    Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, an Indiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                            INDIANA GAMING HOLDING COMPANY, an
                            Indiana corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, L.P., an Indiana
                            limited partnership

                            By:    The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            IOWA GAMING COMPANY, an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE MISSOURI GAMING COMPANY, a
                            Missouri corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                                 SWING LOAN NOTE

$20,000,000                                                        July 31, 2001

       FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton
Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux
City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam,
a Louisiana partnership in commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel,
L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Empress Casino Joliet
Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana
limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana
Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an
Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz
Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a
Missouri corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers"), hereby jointly and
severally promise to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(the "Lender"), the principal sum of TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000) or
such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
the Swing Line Loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to the Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to below (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
on or before the Revolving Loan Maturity Date specified in the Credit Agreement;
and to pay interest on said sum, or such lesser amount, at the rates and on the
dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

       The Borrowers shall make all payments hereunder, for the account of the
Lender's Applicable Lending Office, to the Administrative Agent as indicated in
the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States and in same day or
immediately available funds.

       The Borrowers hereby authorize the Lender to record on the schedule(s)
annexed to this note the date and amount of each Swing Line Loan and of each
payment or prepayment of principal made by the Borrowers and agrees that all
such notations shall constitute prima facie evidence of the matters noted;
provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notation
shall not affect the Borrowers' obligations hereunder.

       This note is the Swing Line Note referred to in that certain Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, among the
Borrowers, the Lender and the other financial institutions from time to time
parties thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles
Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as
Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. This
note is subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including the rights of
prepayment and the rights of acceleration of maturity set forth therein. Terms
used herein have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Credit Agreement,
unless otherwise defined herein.

       The transfer, sale or assignment of any rights under or interest in this
note is subject to certain restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement,
including SECTION 8.05 thereof.

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       The Borrowers shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Lender in the enforcement or attempt
to enforce any of the Borrowers' obligations hereunder not performed when due.
The Borrowers hereby waive notice of presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any other kind.

       This note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.

                            ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ALTON GAMING COMPANY, an Illinois
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC., an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                            BELLE OF SIOUX CITY, L.P., an Iowa limited
                            partnership

                            By:    Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN
                            COMMENDAM, a Louisiana partnership in
                            commendam

                            By:    Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            By:    Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   Limited Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                            CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION
                            HOTEL, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability
                            company

                            By:    Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation
                            Its:   Sole Member

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, an
                            Illinois corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING II, L.P., an Indiana
                            limited partnership

                            By:    Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, an Indiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                            INDIANA GAMING HOLDING COMPANY, an
                            Indiana corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, L.P., an Indiana
                            limited partnership

                            By:    The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana
                                   corporation
                            Its:   General Partner

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            IOWA GAMING COMPANY, an Iowa corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana
                            corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

                            THE MISSOURI GAMING COMPANY, a
                            Missouri corporation

                            By:
                                ------------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT J

                              ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

       THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the date set forth at the top of
Attachment 1 hereto, by and among:

       (1)    The financial institution designated under item A of Attachment 1
hereto as the Assignor Lender ("Assignor Lender"); and

       (2)    The financial institution designated under item B of Attachment 1
hereto as the Assignee Lender ("Assignee Lender").

                                    RECITALS

       A.     Assignor Lender is one of the Lenders which is a party to the
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2001, by and
among Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an
Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of
Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa
limited partnership, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana
partnership in commendam, Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a
Louisiana limited liability company, Empress Casino Joliet Corporation, an
Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership,
The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Holding
Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company, L.P., an Indiana
limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation, Jazz Enterprises,
Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming Company, a Missouri
corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers") Assignor Lender and the other
financial institutions parties thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), Credit
Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers
Trust Company, as Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement").

       B.     Assignor Lender wishes to sell, and Assignee Lender wishes to
purchase, all or a portion of Assignor Lender's rights under the Credit
Agreement pursuant to SECTION 8.05(c) of the Credit Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

       Now, therefore, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

       1.     DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise defined in this Assignment
 Agreement, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Credit
 Agreement have the respective meanings given to those terms in the Credit
 Agreement.

       2.     SALE AND ASSIGNMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender hereby agrees to sell, assign and delegate
to Assignee Lender and

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Assignee Lender hereby agrees to purchase, accept and assume the rights,
obligations and duties of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other
Credit Documents having a Revolving Loan Commitment and/or a Term Loan and
corresponding Proportionate Share(s) as set forth under Column 1 opposite
Assignee Lender's name on Attachment 1 hereto. Such sale, assignment and
delegation shall become effective on the date designated in Attachment 1 hereto
(the "Assignment Effective Date"), which date shall be, unless the
Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent, at least five (5) Business Days
after the date following the date counterparts of this Assignment Agreement are
delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with SECTION 3 hereof.

       3.     ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE NOTICE. Upon (a) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of five (5) counterparts of this Assignment Agreement (to
each of which is attached a fully completed Attachment 1), each of which has
been executed by Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender (and, to the extent
required by SECTION 8.05(c) of the Credit Agreement, by the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent) and (b) payment to the Administrative Agent of the
registration and processing fee specified in SECTION 8.05(e) of the Credit
Agreement by Assignor Lender, the Administrative Agent will transmit to the
Borrowers, Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender an Assignment Effective Notice
substantially in the form of Attachment 2 hereto, fully completed (an
"Assignment Effective Notice").

       4.     ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE. At or before 12:00 noon (local time of
Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee Lender shall pay to
Assignor Lender, in immediately available or same day funds, an amount equal to
the purchase price, as agreed between Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender (the
"Purchase Price"), for the Revolving Loan Commitment (and related Loans and
participations in L/C Obligations) and/or Term Loan and corresponding
Proportionate Share(s) purchased by Assignee Lender hereunder. Effective upon
receipt by Assignor Lender of the Purchase Price payable by Assignee Lender, the
sale, assignment and delegation to Assignee Lender of such Revolving Loan
Commitment (and related Loans and participations in L/C Obligations) and/or Term
Loan and corresponding Proportionate Share(s) as described in Section 2 hereof
shall become effective.

       5.     PAYMENTS AFTER THE ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE. Assignor Lender and
Assignee Lender hereby agree that the Administrative Agent shall, and hereby
authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to, allocate amounts payable under
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as follows:

              (a)    All principal payments made after the Assignment Effective
Date with respect to each Revolving Loan Commitment and/or Term Loan and
corresponding Proportionate Share(s) assigned to Assignee Lender pursuant to
this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.

              (b)    All interest, fees and other amounts accrued after the
Assignment Effective Date with respect to each Revolving Loan Commitment and/or
Term Loan and corresponding Proportionate Share(s) assigned to Assignee Lender
pursuant to this Assignment Agreement shall be payable to Assignee Lender.

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              Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender shall make any separate
arrangements between themselves which they deem appropriate with respect to
payments between them of amounts paid under the Credit Documents on account of
the Revolving Loan Commitment and/or Term Loan and corresponding Proportionate
Share(s) assigned to Assignee Lender, and neither the Administrative Agent nor
any Borrower shall have any responsibility to effect or carry out such separate
arrangements.

       6.     DELIVERY OF NOTES. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date,
Assignor Lender will deliver to the Administrative Agent the Notes (if any)
payable to Assignor Lender. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date, if
requested, the Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent new Notes for
Assignee Lender and Assignor Lender, in each case in principal amounts
reflecting, in accordance with the Credit Agreement, their respective Revolving
Loan Commitment and/or Term Proportionate Share of the Term Loans (as adjusted
pursuant to this Assignment Agreement), as applicable. As provided in SECTION
8.05(c) of the Credit Agreement, each such new Note shall be dated the
Restatement Effective Date. Promptly after the Assignment Effective Date, if new
Notes are requested the Administrative Agent will send to each of Assignor
Lender and Assignee Lender, as applicable, its new Notes and, if applicable,
will send to the Borrowers the superseded Notes payable to Assignor Lender,
marked "Replaced."

       7.     DELIVERY OF COPIES OF CREDIT DOCUMENTS. Concurrently with the
execution and delivery hereof, Assignor Lender will provide to Assignee Lender
(if it is not already a Lender party to the Credit Agreement) conformed copies
of all documents delivered to Assignor Lender on or prior to the Restatement
Effective Date in satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the
Credit Agreement.

       8.     FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties to this Assignment
Agreement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request
of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do
such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request in order
to effect the purposes of this Assignment Agreement.

       9.     FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. Assignor Lender
and Assignee Lender further represent and warrant to and covenant with each
other, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

              (a)    Other than the representation and warranty that it is the
legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned hereby free and clear
of any adverse claim, Assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the other
Credit Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or the other Credit
Documents furnished or the Collateral or any security interest therein.

              (b)    Assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any
Borrower or any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other
Credit Documents.

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              (c)    Assignee Lender confirms that it has received a copy of the
Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Assignment Agreement.

              (d)    Assignee Lender will, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent, Assignor Lender or any other Lender and based
upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

              (e)    Assignee Lender appoints and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such action as the Administrative Agent on its behalf and to
exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents
as the Administrative Agent is authorized to exercise by the terms thereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, all in
accordance with Article VII of the Credit Agreement.

              (f)    Assignee Lender agrees that it will perform in accordance
with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a
Lender.

              (g)    Attachment 1 hereto sets forth administrative information
with respect to Assignee Lender.

       10.    EFFECT OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT. On and after the Assignment
Effective Date, (a) Assignee Lender shall be a Lender with a Revolving Loan
Commitment and/or Term Loan and corresponding Proportionate Share(s) equal to
that set forth under Column 2 opposite Assignee Lender's name on Attachment 1
hereto and shall have the rights, duties and obligations of such a Lender under
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and (b) Assignor Lender
shall be a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment and/or Term Loan and
corresponding Proportionate Share(s) equal to that set forth under Column 2
opposite Assignor Lender's name on Attachment 1 hereto, and shall have the
rights, duties and obligations of such a Lender under the Credit Agreement and
the other Credit Documents or, if any Revolving Loan Commitment and any Term
Loan of Assignor Lender has been reduced to $0, Assignor Lender shall cease to
be a Lender and shall have no further obligation to make any Loans.

       11.    MISCELLANEOUS. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Section
headings in this Assignment Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
are not part of the substance hereof.

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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment
Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the
date set forth in Attachment 1 hereto.

                                                                         , as
                            ---------------------------------------------
                            Assignor Lender

                            By:
                                 ----------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                   --------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                    -------------------------------------

                                                                         , as
                            ---------------------------------------------
                            Assignee Lender

                            By:
                                 ----------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                   --------------------------------------
                            Title:
                                    -------------------------------------

CONSENTED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

                            [ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY, a Delaware
                            corporation, for itself and as agent for the other
                            Borrowers

                            By:
                                 ----------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                   --------------------------------------
                            Title:                                       ](3)
                                    -------------------------------------]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as the Administrative Agent

By:
    ------------------------------------
Name:
      ----------------------------------
Title:
       ---------------------------------

---------------------
(3) If consent is required under Section 8.05(c) of the Credit Agreement.

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ACCEPTED FOR RECORDATION
  IN REGISTER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as the Administrative Agent

By:
    ------------------------------------
Name:
      ----------------------------------
Title:
       ---------------------------------

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                                  ATTACHMENT 1

                            TO ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
         NAMES, ADDRESSES AND [REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENTS] AND/OR [TERM
         LOAN] AND PROPORTIONATE SHARES OF ASSIGNOR LENDER AND ASSIGNEE
                      LENDER AND ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

            ______________, ____

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                      COLUMN 1                     COLUMN 2
                                                      --------                     --------
                                                  [REVOLVING LOAN              [REVOLVING LOAN
A.     ASSIGNOR LENDER                              COMMITMENT]                   COMMITMENT]
                                                    [TERM LOAN                    [TERM LOAN
                                                     PRINCIPAL]                   PRINCIPAL]
                                                       AND                           AND
                                                  (PROPORTIONATE                (PROPORTIONATE
                                                    SHARE)(1,2)                     SHARE)
                                                    TRANSFERRED                     AFTER(1)
                                                                                  ASSIGNMENT
                                                  ---------------              ---------------
       <S>                                     <C>                        <C>
       -------------------------------------   ----------------------     -------------------------
                                               $                          $(3)
       -------------------------------------   ----------------------     -------------------------
                                               (________________%)        (________________%)
       Applicable Lending Office:

       -------------------------------------

       -------------------------------------

       -------------------------------------

       Address for Notices:

       -------------------------------------

       -------------------------------------

       -------------------------------------
       Telephone No.:
                          ------------------
       Telecopier No.:
                          ------------------

       Wiring Instructions:

       -------------------------------------

       -------------------------------------
</Table>

---------------------
(1) To be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of
the decimal point.
(2) Proportionate Share of Total Revolving Loan Commitment and/or aggregate
Effective Amount of all Term Loans outstanding, in each case as contemplated to
be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased by Assignee Lender pursuant to this
Assignment Agreement.
(3) Not required for assignments by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
within one month after the Restatement Effective Date.

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<Table>
<Caption>

                                                        COLUMN 1                        COLUMN 2
                                                        --------                        --------
                                                     [REVOLVING LOAN                [REVOLVING LOAN
B.     ASSIGNEE LENDER                                 COMMITMENT                     COMMITMENT]
                                                       [TERM LOAN                     [TERM LOAN]
                                                       PRINCIPAL]                      PRINCIPAL]
                                                          AND                             AND
                                                     (PROPORTIONATE                 (PROPORTIONATE
                                                       SHARE)(1,2)                     SHARE)(1)
                                                       TRANSFERRED                      AFTER
                                                                                      ASSIGNMENT
                                                       -----------                    ----------
       <S>                                        <C>                            <C>
       -----------------------------------        ---------------------          ---------------------
                                                  $                              $
       -----------------------------------        ---------------------          ---------------------

                                                  (__________________%)          (__________________%)
       Applicable Lending Office:

       -----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       Address for Notices:

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       Telephone No.: ___________________

       Telecopier No.: __________________

       Wiring Instructions:

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

       ----------------------------------

C.     ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE:

       --------------------------, ------
</Table>

---------------------------------
1 To be expressed by a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of
the decimal point.
2 Proportionate Share of Total Revolving Loan Commitment and/or aggregate
Effective Amount of all Term Loans outstanding, in each case as contemplated to
be sold by Assignor Lender and purchased by Assignee Lender pursuant to this
Assignment Agreement.

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                                  ATTACHMENT 2

                             TO ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
                                     FORM OF
                           ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE NOTICE

       Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2001, among Argosy Gaming Company, a Delaware
corporation, Alton Gaming Company, an Illinois corporation, Argosy of Iowa,
Inc., an Iowa corporation, Argosy of Louisiana, Inc., a Louisiana corporation,
Belle of Sioux City, L.P., an Iowa limited partnership, Catfish Queen
Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in commendam, Centroplex
Centre Convention Hotel, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, Empress
Casino Joliet Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Indiana Gaming II, L.P., an
Indiana limited partnership, The Indiana Gaming Company, an Indiana corporation,
Indiana Gaming Holding Company, an Indiana corporation, Indiana Gaming Company,
L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, Iowa Gaming Company, an Iowa corporation,
Jazz Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and The Missouri Gaming
Company, a Missouri corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers"), the financial
institutions parties thereto (the "Lenders"), Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles
Branch, as Syndication Agent, Bank of Scotland and Bankers Trust Company, as
Documentation Agents, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent"), L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent hereby
acknowledges receipt of five executed counterparts of a completed Assignment
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto. Terms defined in such Assignment
Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

       1.    Pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, you are advised that the
Assignment Effective Date will be __________.

       2.    Pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, Assignor Lender is required
to deliver to the Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective
Date the Note, if any, payable to Assignor Lender.

       3.    Pursuant to such Assignment Agreement and the Credit Agreement, the
Borrowers are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent on or before the
Assignment Effective Date the following Notes, each dated ______________________
[Insert appropriate date]:

             [Describe each new Note for Assignor Lender and Assignee
             Lender as to principal amount, to the extent that such Notes
             are requested by Assignor Lender and Assignee Lender.]

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       4.    Pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, Assignee Lender is required
to pay its Purchase Price to Assignor Lender at or before 12:00 noon (local time
of Assignor Lender) on the Assignment Effective Date in immediately available
funds.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent

                                        By:
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               --------------------------------

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                                                                       OHS DRAFT
                                                                        07/27/01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                      among

                             ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY,

                        THE OTHER BORROWERS NAMED HEREIN,

                            THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,

                       CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH,

                              as Syndication Agent,

                   BANK OF SCOTLAND and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,

                             as Documentation Agents

                                       and

                     WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

          as the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

                            Dated as of July 31, 2001

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<Page>

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<Table>
<Caption>

                                                                                                             PAGE
<S>                                                                                                           <C>
ARTICLE I.         INTERPRETATION..............................................................................2

         1.01.  Definitions....................................................................................2

         1.02.  GAAP..........................................................................................35

         1.03.  Headings......................................................................................35

         1.04.  Plural Terms..................................................................................35

         1.05.  Time..........................................................................................35

         1.06.  Governing Law.................................................................................35

         1.07.  Construction..................................................................................36

         1.08.  Entire Agreement..............................................................................36

         1.09.  Calculation of Interest and Fees..............................................................36

         1.10.  References....................................................................................36

         1.11.  Other Interpretive Provisions.................................................................37

ARTICLE II.        CREDIT FACILITIES..........................................................................37

         2.01.  Revolving Loan Facility.......................................................................37

                (a)    Revolving Loan Availability............................................................37

                (b)    Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing.....................................................37

                (c)    Revolving Loan Interest Rates..........................................................38

                (d)    Conversion of Revolving Loans..........................................................38

                (e)    LIBOR Loan Interest Periods............................................................39

                (f)    Scheduled Revolving Loan Payments......................................................40

                (g)    Purpose................................................................................40

         2.02.  Term Loan Facility............................................................................40

                (a)    Term Loan Availability.................................................................40

                (b)    Term Loan Borrowing....................................................................40

                (c)    Term Loan Interest Rates...............................................................41

                (d)    Conversion of Term Loan Portions.......................................................41

                (e)    LIBOR Portion Interest Periods.........................................................42

                (f)    Scheduled Term Loan Payments...........................................................42

                (g)    Purpose................................................................................43

         2.03.  Letters of Credit.............................................................................43

                (a)    The Letter of Credit Commitment........................................................43

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                       Evergreen Letters of Credit............................................................44

                (c)    Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.................................45

                (d)    Repayment of Participations............................................................47

                (e)    Obligations Absolute...................................................................47

                (f)    Role of L/C Issuer.....................................................................48

                (g)    Cash Collateral........................................................................49

                (h)    Applicability of ISP98 and UCP.........................................................49

                (i)    Letter of Credit Fees..................................................................49

                (j)    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer..............49

                (k)    Conflict with Letter of Credit Application.............................................50

         2.04.  Swing Line....................................................................................50

                (a)    The Swing Line.........................................................................50

                (b)    Borrowing Procedures...................................................................50

                (c)    Refinancing of Swing Line Loans........................................................51

                (d)    Repayment of Participations............................................................52

                (e)    Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender..............................................52

                (f)    Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.................................................52

         2.05.  Amount Limitations, Commitment Reductions, Etc................................................53

                (a)    Total Commitment.......................................................................53

                (b)    Optional Reduction or Cancellation of Commitments......................................53

                (c)    Mandatory Reduction or Termination of Commitments......................................53

                (d)    Effect of Commitment Reductions........................................................54

         2.06.  Fees..........................................................................................54

                (a)    Administrative Agent's Fee.............................................................54

                (b)    Commitment Fees........................................................................54

         2.07.  Prepayments...................................................................................55

                (a)    Terms of All Prepayments...............................................................55

                (b)    Optional Prepayments...................................................................55

                (c)    Mandatory Prepayments..................................................................56

                (d)    Application of Term Loan Prepayments...................................................57

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                (e)    Optional Waiver of Prepayments.........................................................57

         2.08.  Other Payment Terms...........................................................................58

                (a)    Place and Manner.......................................................................58

                (b)    Date...................................................................................58

                (c)    Application of Payments................................................................58

                (d)    Failure to Pay the Administrative Agent................................................59

         2.09.  Loan Accounts; Notes..........................................................................59

                (a)    Loan Accounts..........................................................................59

                (b)    Revolving Loan Notes...................................................................59

                (c)    Term Loan Notes........................................................................60

                (d)    Swing Line Notes.......................................................................60

         2.10.  Loan Funding..................................................................................60

                (a)    Lender Funding and Disbursement to the Borrowers.......................................60

                (b)    Lender Failure to Fund.................................................................61

                (c)    Lenders' Obligations Several...........................................................61

         2.11.  Pro Rata Treatment............................................................................61

                (a)    Borrowings, Commitment Reductions, Etc.................................................61

                (b)    Sharing of Payments, Etc...............................................................62

         2.12.  Change of Circumstances.......................................................................62

                (a)    Inability to Determine Rates...........................................................62

                (b)    Illegality.............................................................................63

                (c)    Increased Costs........................................................................63

                (d)    Capital Requirements...................................................................64

                (e)    Mitigation.............................................................................64

         2.13.  Taxes on Payments.............................................................................65

                (a)    Payments Free of Taxes.................................................................65

                (b)    Withholding Exemption Certificates.....................................................65

                (c)    Mitigation.............................................................................66

                (d)    Tax Returns............................................................................66

         2.14.  Funding Loss Indemnification..................................................................66

         2.15.  Security......................................................................................67

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                (a)    Security Documents.....................................................................67

                (b)    Further Assurances.....................................................................67

         2.16.  Replacement of the Lenders....................................................................67

ARTICLE III.       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.......................................................................68

         3.01.  Initial Conditions Precedent..................................................................68

                (a)    Principal Credit Documents.............................................................68

                (b)    Organizational Documents...............................................................69

                (c)    Financial Statements, Financial Condition, Etc.........................................70

                (d)    Collateral Documents...................................................................70

                (e)    Opinions...............................................................................72

                (f)    Other Items............................................................................72

         3.02.  Conditions Precedent to each Credit Event.....................................................75

         3.03.  Covenant to Deliver...........................................................................76

ARTICLE IV.        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.............................................................76

         4.01.  Borrowers' Representations and Warranties.....................................................76

                (a)    Due Incorporation, Qualification, etc..................................................76

                (b)    Authority..............................................................................76

                (c)    Enforceability.........................................................................76

                (d)    Non-Contravention......................................................................76

                (e)    Approvals..............................................................................77

                (f)    No Violation or Default................................................................77

                (g)    Litigation.............................................................................78

                (h)    Title; Possession Under Leases; Intercompany Notes.....................................78

                (i)    Financial Statements...................................................................78

                (j)    Creation, Perfection and Priority of Liens.............................................78

                (k)    No Agreements to Sell Assets; Etc......................................................79

                (l)    Employee Benefit Plans.................................................................79

                (m)    Other Regulations......................................................................80

                (n)    Patent and Other Rights................................................................80

                (o)    Governmental Charges...................................................................80

                (p)    Margin Stock...........................................................................80

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                (q)    Subsidiaries, Etc......................................................................80

                (r)    Solvency, Etc..........................................................................81

                (s)    Catastrophic Events....................................................................81

                (t)    Labor Matters..........................................................................81

                (u)    Burdensome Contractual Obligations, Etc................................................81

                (v)    No Material Adverse Effect.............................................................81

                (w)    Accuracy of Information Furnished......................................................81

                (x)    Brokerage Commissions..................................................................81

                (y)    Subordinated Indentures................................................................81

                (z)    Policies of Insurance..................................................................82

                (aa)   Contingent Obligations.................................................................82

                (bb)   Merger.................................................................................82

ARTICLE V.         COVENANTS..................................................................................82

         5.01.  Affirmative Covenants.........................................................................82

                (a)    Financial Statements, Reports, etc.....................................................82

                (b)    Books and Records......................................................................84

                (c)    Inspections............................................................................84

                (d)    Insurance..............................................................................84

                (e)    Governmental Charges and Other Indebtedness............................................85

                (f)    Use of Proceeds........................................................................85

                (g)    General Business Operations............................................................85

                (h)    Rate Contracts.........................................................................86

                (i)    Compliance with Laws; Maintenance of Gaming and Liquor Licenses........................86

                (j)    Additional Collateral..................................................................86

                (k)    New Subsidiaries.......................................................................87

                (l)    Minimum Subordinated Debt..............................................................87

                (m)    Appraisals.............................................................................87

                (n)    Designation of Senior Debt.............................................................87

                (o)    Manager................................................................................88

         5.02.  Negative Covenants............................................................................88

                (a)    Indebtedness...........................................................................88

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                (b)    Liens..................................................................................89

                (c)    Asset Dispositions.....................................................................90

                (d)    Mergers, Acquisitions, Etc.............................................................91

                (e)    Investments............................................................................92

                (f)    Dividends, Redemptions, Etc............................................................92

                (g)    Change in Business.....................................................................93

                (h)    Payments of Indebtedness, Etc..........................................................93

                (i)    ERISA..................................................................................93

                (j)    Transactions With Affiliates...........................................................94

                (k)    Accounting Changes.....................................................................94

                (l)    Expenditure Basket.....................................................................94

                (m)    Amendments of Material Agreements......................................................94

                (n)    Limitation on Consolidated Tax Liability...............................................94

                (o)    Manager................................................................................94

                (p)    Amendment of Certain Documents.........................................................94

         5.03.  Financial Covenants...........................................................................94

                (a)    Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio......................................................95

                (b)    Senior Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio.....................................................95

                (c)    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio............................................................95

                (d)    Minimum Net Worth......................................................................95

                (e)    Maximum Capital Expenditures...........................................................96

                (f)    Minimum Capital Expenditures...........................................................96

ARTICLE VI.         DEFAULT...................................................................................96

         6.01.  Events of Default.............................................................................96

                (a)    Non-Payment............................................................................96

                (b)    Specific Defaults......................................................................96

                (c)    Other Defaults.........................................................................97

                (d)    Representations and Warranties.........................................................97

                (e)    Cross-Default..........................................................................97

                (f)    Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings......................................................97

                (g)    Involuntary Proceedings................................................................98

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                (h)    Judgments..............................................................................98

                (i)    Credit Documents.......................................................................98

                (j)    Security Documents.....................................................................98

                (k)    Employee Benefit Plans.................................................................98

                (l)    Change of Control......................................................................99

                (m)    Material Adverse Effect................................................................99

                (n)    Loss of Gaming Licenses/Failure to Maintain Gaming Activities..........................99

                (o)    Involuntary Dissolution or Split Up....................................................99

                (p)    Development Agreements.................................................................99

                (q)    Trigger Event..........................................................................99

         6.02.  Remedies......................................................................................99

         6.03.  Effect of Reverse Trigger Event..............................................................100

ARTICLE VII.        THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND RELATIONS AMONG THE LENDERS.................................100

         7.01.  Appointment, Powers and Immunities...........................................................100

         7.02.  Reliance by the Administrative Agent.........................................................101

         7.03.  Defaults.....................................................................................101

         7.04.  Indemnification..............................................................................101

         7.05.  Non-Reliance.................................................................................102

         7.06.  Resignation or Removal of the Administrative Agent...........................................102

         7.07.  Authorization................................................................................102

         7.08.  The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity..........................................103

ARTICLE VIII.       MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................103

         8.01.  Notices......................................................................................103

         8.02.  Expenses.....................................................................................104

         8.03.  Indemnification..............................................................................105

         8.04.  Waivers; Amendments..........................................................................105

         8.05.  Successors and Assigns.......................................................................107

                (a)    Binding Effect........................................................................107

                (b)    Participations........................................................................107

                (c)    Assignments...........................................................................107

                (d)    Register..............................................................................109

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                (e)    Registration..........................................................................110

                (f)    Confidentiality.......................................................................110

                (g)    Pledges to Federal Reserve Banks, Etc.................................................110

                (h)    Assignments by Wells Fargo............................................................110

         8.06.  Setoff; Security Interest....................................................................110

                (a)    Setoff................................................................................110

                (b)    Security Interest.....................................................................111

         8.07.  No Third Party Rights........................................................................111

         8.08.  Partial Invalidity...........................................................................111

         8.09.  Jury Trial...................................................................................111

         8.10.  Confidentiality..............................................................................111

         8.11.  Counterparts.................................................................................112

         8.12.  Consent to Jurisdiction......................................................................112

         8.13.  Joint and Several Obligations................................................................113

         8.14.  Assignment of Revolving Loans................................................................114

         8.15.  Application of Gaming Laws...................................................................115

         8.16.  Damages; Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds; Missouri Levee Condemnation....................116

         8.17.  Effectiveness of Restatement.................................................................117

         8.18.  Departing Lenders............................................................................118
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Schedule I                 The Lenders
Schedule II                Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule III               Description of Alton Real Property
Schedule IV                Description of Baton Rouge Real Property
Schedule V                 Description of Joliet Real Property
Schedule VI                Description of Lawrenceburg Real Property
Schedule VII               Description of Riverside Real Property
Schedule VIII              Description of Sioux City Real Property
Schedule 4.01(g)           Litigation
Schedule 4.01(h)           Intercompany Notes and Real Property
Schedule 4.01(l)           Multiemployer Plans
Schedule 4.01(n)           Intellectual Property
Schedule 4.01(q)           Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.01(t)           Labor Matters
Schedule 4.01(aa)          Contingent Obligations

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Schedule 5.01(d)           Existing Insurance
Schedule 5.02(a)           Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 5.02(b)           Existing Liens
Schedule 5.02(e)           Existing Investments
Schedule 5.03(e)           Specified Capital Expenditures
Schedule 8.16(c)           Missouri Condemnation Easements and Fee Property

Exhibit A                  Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing
Exhibit B                  Notice of Revolving Loan Conversion
Exhibit C                  Notice of Revolving Loan Interest Period Selection
Exhibit D                  Notice of Term Loan Conversion
Exhibit E                  Notice of Term Loan Interest Period Selection
Exhibit F                  Notice of Swing Loan Borrowing
Exhibit G                  Revolving Loan Note
Exhibit H                  Term Loan Note
Exhibit I                  Swing Loan Note
Exhibit J                  Assignment Agreement
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