Station Casinos Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results and Agreement to Acquire a Majority Interest in

Station Casinos Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results and Agreement to Acquire a Majority Interest in Fertitta Interactive

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Station Casinos LLC ("Station" or the "Company") today announced the results of its operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. In addition, the Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50.1% ownership interest in Fertitta Interactive LLC, which operates Ultimate Gaming. The Company believes that Fertitta Interactive is well positioned to become a leader in online gaming by leveraging its existing capabilities and platform as well as its exclusive relationship with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the "UFC").

"Despite a challenging operating environment, we experienced continued improvements in our operating results during the third quarter, and for the third consecutive quarter we experienced gains in both revenues and operating income in all of our major departments," stated Marc Falcone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Consolidated Results of Operations

The Company's consolidated net revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 were approximately $295.7 million, an increase of 4.7% compared to the prior year third quarter net revenues of $282.4 million. Consolidated adjusted EBITDAM for the third quarter was $71.7 million, an increase of 3.2% compared to the prior year third quarter adjusted EBITDAM of $69.5 million. Adjusted EBITDAM is not a generally accepted accounting principle ("GAAP") measurement and is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure because the Company believes that it is a widely used measure of operating performance in the gaming industry and is a principal basis for valuation of gaming companies. Adjusted EBITDAM is further defined in footnote 1.

Guarantor Group Results of Operations

The net revenues for Station Casinos LLC and the subsidiaries that own Red Rock, Palace Station, Boulder Station and Sunset Station (the "Guarantor Group") for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 were approximately $158.8 million, an increase of 3.9% compared to the prior year. The Company reported adjusted EBITDAM of $40.3 million for the Guarantor Group for the quarter, an increase of 2.6% compared to the prior year.

Balance Sheet Items and Capital Expenditures

As of September 30, 2012, the outstanding principal balance of long-term debt was $2.2 billion on a consolidated basis (excluding a nonrecourse land loan of $108 million), including $1.6 billion for the Guarantor Group. Year to date, the Company has repaid approximately $205 million of debt on a consolidated basis. Since June 17, 2011, the date the Company acquired assets from Station Casinos, Inc., on a consolidated basis, the Company has repaid over $270 million of debt. As of September 30, 2012, the Company's consolidated debt to EBITDAM ratio was approximately 6.2x. Year to date, total consolidated capital expenditures were $46.4 million, of which $23.5 million were made by the Guarantor Group.

Acquisition of Fertitta Interactive

The Company also announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a 50.1% ownership interest in Fertitta Interactive. The transaction is expected to close by the end of November. Fertitta Interactive was formed in 2011 with the purchase of Cyber-Arts, an Oakland, California based company, which has developed a real money and social gaming platform under the Ultimate Gaming brand. The Cyber-Arts technology provides a proprietary, highly scalable and robust platform that has a proven track record in the global online marketplace. "This technology represents one of the few established online poker platforms in the world that has never taken wagers from a jurisdiction in which such wagers were illegal," Falcone said. "It is critically important to us that we own the technology, which allows us to control the perpetual innovation cycle. We are one of the only U.S. gaming companies to develop and own its technology. We are excited about the possibilities that Ultimate Gaming presents and believe this creates a long-term value driver for Station Casinos," continued Falcone.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. (PST) to discuss its third quarter financial results. The conference call will consist of prepared remarks from the Company and will include a question and answer session. Those interested in participating in the call should dial (877) 331-7677 or (713) 936-6995 for international callers, approximately 15 minutes before the call start time. A replay of the call will be available from 5:00 p.m. (PST) on November 14, 2012 at www.sclv.com/en/investor-relations.aspx. The reservation number is 11132012. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available at www.sclv.com.

Company Information and Forward Looking Statements

Station Casinos LLC is the leading provider of gaming and entertainment to the residents of Las Vegas, Nevada. Station's properties, which are located throughout the Las Vegas valley, are regional entertainment destinations and include various amenities, including numerous restaurants, entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet space, as well as traditional casino gaming offerings such as video poker, slot machines, table games, bingo and race and sports wagering. Station owns and operates Red Rock Casino Resort Spa, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Boulder Station Hotel & Casino, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, Green Valley Ranch Resort Casino Spa, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino, Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Fiesta Rancho Casino Hotel, Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel, Wildfire Rancho, Wildfire Boulder, Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel, Wildfire Sunset and Lake Mead Casino. Station also owns a 50% interest in Barley's Casino & Brewing Company, Wildfire Lanes and Casino and The Greens. In addition, Station owns a 50% interest in MPM Enterprises, LLC, which is the manager of the Gun Lake Casino in southwestern Michigan.

Fertitta Interactive was established by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Tom Breitling and Tim Poster. Fertitta Interactive works to build strong global brands and businesses online. The group has worked together since the early 1990's, when the Fertittas were investors in Travelscape, an online travel company that was founded by Breitling and Poster and purchased by Microsoft's Expedia, Inc. in 2000.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries which involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied herein. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to risks relating to the acquisition of Fertitta Interactive; the economic downturn, and in particular the economic downturn in Nevada, and its effect on consumer spending and our business; the effects of intense competition that exists in the gaming industry; the risk that new gaming licenses or gaming activities, such as internet gaming, are approved and result in additional competition; our substantial outstanding indebtedness and the effect of our significant debt service requirements on our operations and ability to compete; the risk that we will not be able to finance our development and investment projects or refinance our outstanding indebtedness; the impact of extensive regulation from gaming and other government authorities on our ability to operate our business and the risk that regulatory authorities may revoke, suspend, condition or limit our gaming or other licenses, impose substantial fines or take other actions that adversely affect us; risks associated with changes to applicable gaming and tax laws that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition; general business conditions including competitive practices, changes in customer demand and the cyclical nature of the gaming and hospitality business in general, and general economic conditions, including interest rates, on our business and results of operations; adverse outcomes of legal proceedings and the development of, and changes in, claims or litigation reserves; risks, such as cost overruns and construction delays, associated with development, construction and management of new projects or the expansion of existing facilities, including the Graton Resort and Casino; and other risks described in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(1) Adjusted EBITDAM consists of net income plus interest, net, loss on early retirement of debt, preopening expenses, charges relating to share based compensation, gains on Native American development, certain items attributable to non-controlling affiliates or joint ventures, other non-recurring costs, changes in fair value of derivative instruments, depreciation, amortization and management fee expense. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAM are presented solely as supplemental disclosure because the Company believes that they are widely used measures of operating performance in the gaming industry and as a principal basis for valuation of gaming companies. The Company believes that in addition to cash flows and net income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM are a useful financial performance measurement for assessing the operating performance of the Company. Together with net income and cash flows, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM provide investors with an additional basis to evaluate the ability of the Company to incur and service debt and incur capital expenditures. To evaluate EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM and the trends they depict, the components should be considered. The impact of interest and other expense, net, loss on early retirement of debt, loss or gain on asset disposals, net, preopening expenses, charges relating to share based compensation, gains on Native American development, certain items attributable to non-controlling affiliates or joint ventures, other non-recurring costs, changes in fair value of derivative instruments, depreciation, amortization and management fee expense, each of which can significantly affect the Company's results of operations and liquidity and should be considered in evaluating the Company's operating performance, cannot be determined from EBITDA or adjusted EBITDAM. Further, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM do not represent net income or cash flows from operating, financing and investing activities as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and do not necessarily indicate cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. Such measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income, as indicators of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. In addition, it should be noted that not all gaming companies that report EBITDA, EBITDAM or adjustments to such measures may calculate EBITDA, EBITDAM or such adjustments in the same manner as the Company, and therefore, the Company's measure of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other gaming companies. A reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAM to net income is included in the financial schedules accompanying this release.