Don R. Kornstein has served as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since December 31, 2010. Mr. Kornstein founded and has served as the managing member of the strategic, management and financial consulting firm Alpine Advisors, LLC since March 2002. Mr. Kornstein currently serves as a non-executive director on the board of Gala Coral Group, a gaming company based in the United Kingdom. From June 2008 to October 2010, Mr. Kornstein served as a Director of Circuit City Stores, Inc. From August 2006 to July 2008, Mr. Kornstein served as Chair of the board of directors of Bally Total Fitness Corporation ("Bally") as well as Chief Restructuring Officer from May 2007 to October 2007, during which time Mr. Kornstein structured and implemented a pre-packaged plan of reorganization pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which was a prerequisite to a purchaser's acquisition of Bally. While at Bally, Mr. Kornstein was also the Chair of the CEO search committee, Chair of the compensation committee and member of the audit committee and the nominating/corporate governance committee. From July 2006 to August 2008, Mr. Kornstein served, with Mr. Rumbolz, as a Director of Cash Systems, Inc., a public company that provides cash checking, credit and debit card cash advance, and ATM solutions principally to the gaming industry. In addition, Mr. Kornstein served as a co-advisor to Cash Systems, Inc. in connection with the sale of Cash Systems, Inc. to a strategic buyer in August 2008. From July 2003 to March 2005, Mr. Kornstein served as a Director of Shuffle Master, Inc. ("Shuffle Master"), a public company that develops, manufactures and markets automatic card shufflers for use with card based table games. While serving as a Director of Shuffle Master, Mr. Kornstein also served as a member of the audit, compensation and governance committees. From September 1994 to April 2000, Mr. Kornstein served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Jackpot Enterprises, Inc., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") engaged in the gaming industry through the operation of over 5,000 devices in a variety of retail establishments and casinos. From 1977 until 1994, Mr. Kornstein was an investment banker and Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Kornstein earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Kornstein was selected to be Chairman of the Board of Directors based on the depth and breadth of his restructuring, casino and slot management experiences. Mr. Kornstein is particularly skilled in identifying opportunistic refinancing opportunities and implementing restructurings. Together with his knowledge of corporate strategy and shareholder value enhancement, Mr. Kornstein's qualifications strengthen the Board of Director's collective knowledge and capabilities.

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David D. Ross has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 7, 2011. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ross served as the Chief Operating Officer/Gaming and as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer for Herbst Gaming, Inc. ("HGI"), a predecessor of the Company. Prior to joining HGI, Mr. Ross spent 25 years with Coast Casinos, a division of Boyd Gaming Corp., serving in a variety of management positions. Most recently he served as Coast Casinos' Chief Operating Officer from 2004-2008. Mr. Ross earned a B.A. in Business Management and a M.S. in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Mr. Ross was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors because of his extensive leadership experience at Coast Casinos and extensive experience in developing and operating gaming and hospitality properties in Las Vegas. Mr. Ross's particular qualifications and operational, financial and strategic skills strengthen the Board of Directors' collective knowledge and capabilities.

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Michael Rumbolz has served as a Director of the Company since December 31, 2010. Mr. Rumbolz is a Managing Director of Acme Gaming, LLC, a consulting company providing development, merger, acquisition, strategic planning, legal and compliance services to various businesses. Currently, Mr. Rumbolz is also a member of the Board of Directors of Global Cash Access, (GCA-NYSE) a provider of cash access products and related services for the gaming industry. Mr. Rumbolz is also serving as a member of the Management Committee of Seminole Hard Rock International, LLC and is Chair of its Compensation and Governance Committee. Mr. Rumbolz is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Nathan Adelson Hospice and Chair of the board of its Center for Compassionate Care. Since January 2000, Mr. Rumbolz has served as a member of the board of directors of Employers Insurance Group, (EIG-NYSE), where he has served as Chair of the Finance Committee and currently serves as Chair of its Compensation Committee. From January 2005 to September 2008, Mr. Rumbolz served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cash Systems, Inc. (CKNN-Nasdaq) and provider of cash access services to the casino industry, during the same period that Mr. Kornstein served as a Director of Cash Systems, Inc. From May 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Rumbolz was appointed and served as Vice Chair of the board of directors of Casino Data Systems (CSDS-Nasdaq) and from June 1995 to March 2000, he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer at Anchor Gaming, (SLOT-Nasdaq). From late 1992 until June 1995, Mr. Rumbolz served as Director of Corporate Development for Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. From 1989 to early 1992, Mr. Rumbolz served in various executive positions for Trump Casinos. Mr. Rumbolz also held certain government positions that dealt with the gaming regulatory system, including Chief Deputy Attorney General for Southern Nevada in 1983 and from 1984-1988 was the board member in charge of the Enforcement and Special Investigations Division of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and later as the Chairman and Executive Director for the agency. Mr. Rumbolz earned his B.A. and graduated with honors from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and earned a J.D. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Rumbolz has also previously held gaming licenses in over 130 state, provincial, tribal and local jurisdictions, including Nevada, Iowa and Missouri.

Mr. Rumbolz was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors due to his extensive gaming and regulatory experience, including his position as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Southern Nevada and his roles as both Member and Chairman of the State of Nevada Gaming Control Board. In addition, Mr. Rumbolz also brings to the Board of Directors expertise in business development and strategic planning. Together with his experience as an executive officer at various gaming and hospitality properties, Mr. Rumbolz's qualifications and skills strengthen the Board of Director's collective knowledge and capabilities.

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Thomas M. Benninger has served as a Director of the Company since December 31, 2010. From June 2008 to March 2010, Mr. Benninger served as Chairman of the Board of Managers of Tropicana Entertainment Holdings, LLC. From January 2009 to December 2010, Mr. Benninger served as a member of the Board of Directors of Squaw Valley Ski Corporation. Mr. Benninger is currently serving as a director of the DAPER Investment Fund, a co-investment fund with the Stanford Management Company for the benefit of the Stanford University Athletic Department. Mr. Benninger is a founding managing general partner of Global Leveraged Capital ("GLC"), a private merchant banking firm which manages institutional credit investment funds and provides restructuring advisory services to creditors, debtors and sponsors. Prior to forming GLC, from 2001 to 2006 Mr. Benninger was Global Head of Restructuring and Head of the Growth Capital Group at UBS Investment Bank ("UBS"). He also served on the UBS North American Executive Management Committee. Prior to UBS, Mr. Benninger was Head of Restructuring for Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette / CSFB from 1994 to 2001; prior to that, he held similar positions at Smith Barney and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He was a Manager in the Audit and Accounting division of Arthur Andersen & Co. and is a CPA. Mr. Benninger earned his B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University and holds a gaming license in Nevada, Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa and Louisiana.

Mr. Benninger was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors because of his particular knowledge and expertise in a number of areas including finance, restructuring and management of gaming companies. Mr. Benninger's experience on various boards, including the board of a recently reorganized casino, provides the Board of Directors with valuable insight. In addition, his prior experience as an investment banker specializing in restructuring will strengthen the Board of Director's collective knowledge and capabilities.

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Scott D. Henry has served as a Director of the Company since December 31, 2010. Since October, 2010, Mr. Henry has held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Borders Group, Inc., a company which operates the second largest chain of book-based retail stores in the U.S. Borders Group, Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in February 2011. Previously, Mr. Henry served in senior executive roles at Las Vegas Sands Corp. ("Las Vegas Sands"), a NYSE-listed company engaged in the operation and development of integrated gaming-hotel resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the US, and in Macau, SAR China and Singapore in Asia from September 2004 to April 2009. He held the position of Senior Vice President-Finance from June 2006 to April 2009, and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President from September 2004 to June 2006. During his tenure at Las Vegas Sands, Mr. Henry was responsible for all aspects of corporate finance, including raising capital and financing activities, as well as all investor, Wall Street and financial community relationships and communications. Mr. Henry was also jointly responsible for all treasury functions (including cash management), and all financial planning, budgeting and analysis of existing operations and business development opportunities. Prior to joining Las Vegas Sands Corp., Mr. Henry was an investment banker for over 17 years and was responsible for providing strategic advisory, capital raising and financing services to businesses in the Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure, Telecommunications, Media and Technology and Real Estate industries. He held the title of Managing Director in the investment banking department at ABN Amro, ING Barings and Prudential Securities, and held the title of Vice President of investment banking at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Henry earned his B.S. from Syracuse University School of Management and has been granted gaming licenses in Nevada and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Henry was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors because of his particular knowledge and experience in a number of areas, including, financial planning and analysis, capital markets and operating and developing gaming and hospitality properties. Mr. Henry also brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience in corporate finance and business development. Together with his various leadership positions at companies in the gaming and hospitality and investment banking industries, Mr. Henry's qualifications and skills strengthen the Board of Director's collective knowledge and capabilities.

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David D. Ross has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 7, 2011. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ross served as the Chief Operating Officer/Gaming and as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer for Herbst Gaming, Inc. ("HGI"), a predecessor of the Company. Prior to joining HGI, Mr. Ross spent 25 years with Coast Casinos, a division of Boyd Gaming Corp., serving in a variety of management positions. Most recently he served as Coast Casinos' Chief Operating Officer from 2004-2008. Mr. Ross earned a B.A. in Business Management and a M.S. in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Mr. Ross was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors because of his extensive leadership experience at Coast Casinos and extensive experience in developing and operating gaming and hospitality properties in Las Vegas. Mr. Ross's particular qualifications and operational, financial and strategic skills strengthen the Board of Directors' collective knowledge and capabilities.

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Ferenc Szony has served as President of the Company since January 7, 2011. Mr. Szony previously served as President of Herbst Gaming Inc. ("HGI"), a predecessor to the Company, since January 2007. Prior to joining HGI, Mr. Szony served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Sands Regent (NASDAQ) from 1997 until its acquisition by HGI in January 2007. Prior to joining the Sands, Mr. Szony served 16 years in several executive positions within the Hilton Hotels Corporation, last serving as President of the Reno Hilton Resort from 1994 to 1997.

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John Christopher Krabiel is the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, and since August 2004, Mr. Krabiel served as Vice President of Operational Finance of Boyd Gaming Corporation. Prior to joining Boyd Gaming Corporation, Mr. Krabiel held various operational and financial positions with other casino gaming and resort entertainment companies since 1988. Mr. Krabiel received a Bachelor of Science degree from California Lutheran University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.

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Marc H. Rubinstein is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to his joining the Company, and since July 2008, Mr. Rubinstein served as Senior Vice President, Law and Administration, and Secretary for Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. Prior to joining Tropicana Entertainment, Inc., Mr. Rubinstein held similar positions with other casino gaming companies, including as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, from 2006 through 2008, Wynn Resorts, Limited, from 2000 through 2006, and the Nevada properties of Caesars World, Inc., from 1992 through 2000, including Caesars Palace, Caesars Tahoe, and the Desert Inn, during which time he oversaw the legal affairs of the companies. Mr. Rubinstein began his career with the Las Vegas law firm of Lionel Sawyer & Collins after graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from Duke University and receiving a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

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