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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
ST. LOUIS | The CEO of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has resigned, days after he allegedly confronted a St. Louis County Council member over another company’s casino zoning vote. Pinnacle said in a statement that Daniel R. Lee resigned Monday “to pursue other business interests.”
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) today announced that Daniel R. Lee has resigned as chairman, chief executive officer and a director of the company to pursue other business interests. Richard J. Goeglein has been named interim nonexecutive chairman and John V. Giovenco has been named interim chief executive officer. Messrs. Goeglein and Giovenco,...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
ST. LOUIS - Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO and chairman resigned Monday, less than a week after allegedly telling a St. Louis County Council member that voting in favor of another company's casino was the worst move of the council member's career.Pinnacle said in a statement that Daniel R. Lee resigned "to pursue other business interests."The company, which is based in Las...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... casino was the worst move of the council member's career.Pinnacle said in a statement that Daniel R. Lee resigned "to pursue other business interests."The company, which is based in Las Vegas, said Richard Goeglein will be interim chairman and John Giovenco interim CEO. Both are currently on its board. Pinnacle stock was trading at $9.16 a share Monday afternoon, up 44 cents, about 5 percent.The...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... casino was the worst move of the council member's career.Pinnacle said in a statement that Daniel R. Lee resigned "to pursue other business interests."The company, which is based in Las Vegas, said Richard Goeglein will be interim chairman and John Giovenco interim CEO. Both are currently on its board. Pinnacle stock was trading at $9.16 a share Monday afternoon, up 44 cents, about 5 percent....
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... Council member Steve Stenger, D-Affton, has said that Pinnacle's chairman and CEO, Daniel R. Lee, flew in from Las Vegas and visited him before the meeting Tuesday. Pinnacle is building a roughly $350 million casino complex, the River City Casino, in Stenger's district.Stenger said Lee, whom he had not met before, asked him to vote "no" on a rezoning issue for a proposal by another company,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... Council member Steve Stenger, a Democrat from Affton, has said that Pinnacle's chairman and CEO Daniel R. Lee flew in from Las Vegas and visited him before the Tuesday meeting. Pinnacle is building a roughly $350 million casino complex, the River City Casino, in Stenger's district.Stenger said Lee, whom he had not met before, asked him to vote "no" on a rezoning issue for a proposal by another...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Gaming Commission Executive Director Gene McNary said Friday that the inquiry is being conducted by members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who perform investigations for the commission.County Council member Steve Stenger, a Democrat from Affton, has said that Pinnacle's chairman and CEO Daniel R. Lee flew in from Las Vegas and visited him before the Tuesday meeting. Pinnacle is building...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... Council member Steve Stenger, a Democrat from Affton, has said that Pinnacle's chairman and CEO Daniel R. Lee flew in from Las Vegas and visited him before the Tuesday meeting. Pinnacle is building a roughly $350 million casino complex, the River City Casino, in Stenger's district.Stenger said Lee, whom he had not met before, asked him to vote "no" on a rezoning issue for a proposal by another...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... not made the decision easy. Stenger said he was paid a visit shortly before the meeting began by Daniel R. Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., and several members of Lee's entourage.Pinnacle is building the River City Casino in Lemay, which is set to open in the spring of 2010. The company says it is investing about $357 million in the project, which...
