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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

OR

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to                  

Commission file number 000-54193

STATION CASINOS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  27-3312261
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices)

89135
(Zip Code)

(702) 495-3000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes o    No ý

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

        As of November 11, 2011, 100 shares of the registrant's voting units were outstanding and 100 shares of the registrant's non-voting units were outstanding.


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STATION CASINOS LLC

INDEX

 
   
   

Part I.

 

Financial Information

  3

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

  3

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets—September 30, 2011 (Successor) (unaudited) and December 31, 2010 (Predecessors)

  3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)—Three Months Ended September 30, 2011, Period From June 17, 2011 Through September 30, 2011 (Successor), Three Months Ended September 30, 2010, Period From January 1, 2011 Through June 16, 2011, and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Predecessors)

  4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members'/Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (unaudited)—Period From June 17, 2011 Through September 30, 2011 (Successor) and Period From January 1, 2011 Through June 16, 2011 (Predecessors)

  6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)—Period From June 17, 2011 Through September 30, 2011 (Successor), Period From January 1, 2011 Through June 16, 2011, and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Predecessors)

  7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  8

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  58

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  77

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

  78

Part II.

 

Other Information

  79

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

  79

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

  79

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  79

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  79

Item 4.

 

Removed and Reserved

  79

Item 5.

 

Other Information

  79

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

  79

Signature

  80

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.    Financial Statements

STATION CASINOS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
  Station
Casinos LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
 
 
  September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010  
 
  (unaudited)
   
   
 

ASSETS

                   

Current assets:

                   
 

Cash and cash equivalents (includes Cash and cash equivalents of consolidated variable interest entity of $10,017, $0, and $0, respectively)

  $ 92,715   $ 165,357   $ 40,603  
 

Restricted cash

    23,807     278,329     1,600  
 

Receivables, net (includes Receivables, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $1,598, $0, and $0, respectively)

    20,232     24,104     3,308  
 

Due from affiliates

            19  
 

Inventories

    8,305     7,093     1,252  
 

Prepaid gaming tax

    20,586     15,901     2,196  
 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    13,097     18,783     5,680  
               
   

Total current assets

    178,742     509,567     54,658  

Property and equipment, net

    2,260,432     2,505,763     426,798  

Restricted cash, noncurrent

        15,006      

Goodwill

    195,133     124,313      

Native American note receivable (includes Native American note receivable of consolidated variable interest entity of $22,582, $0, and $0, respectively)

    22,582          

Intangible assets, net (includes Intangible assets of consolidated variable interest entity of $65,053, $24,000, and $0, respectively)

    217,455     272,524      

Land held for development

    229,930     240,836      

Investments in joint ventures

    10,286     5,516      

Native American development costs (includes Native American development costs of consolidated variable interest entity of $0, $20,904, and $0, respectively)

    67,988     184,975      

Other assets, net (includes Other assets, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $0, $2,074, and $0, respectively)

    52,385     95,643     4,164  
               
   

Total assets

  $ 3,234,933   $ 3,954,143   $ 485,620  
               

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY (STOCKHOLDERS'/MEMBERS' DEFICIT)

                   

Current liabilities:

                   
 

Current portion of long-term debt (includes Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entity of $1,346, $35, and $0, respectively)

  $ 17,623   $ 242,366   $ 765,047  
 

Accounts payable

    17,414     10,782     3,759  
 

Accrued interest payable (includes Accrued interest payable of consolidated variable interest entity of $15, $120, and $0, respectively)

    6,324     22,399     49,502  
 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes Accrued expenses and other current liabilities of consolidated variable interest entity of $2,325, $0, and $0, respectively)

    117,069     92,268     15,518  
 

Notes payable to members

            10,000  
 

Due to Station Casinos, Inc., net

            7,713  
 

Interest rate swap termination liability

            51,686  
               
   

Total current liabilities

    158,430     367,815     903,225  

Long-term debt, less current portion (includes Long-term debt, less current portion, of consolidated variable interest entity of $3,540, $5,343, and $0, respectively)

    2,202,115     8,659     1,695  

Deferred income taxes, net

        108,551      

Investments in joint ventures, deficit

    38     344,767      

Other long-term liabilities, net

    26,620     12,778      
               
   

Total liabilities not subject to compromise

    2,387,203     842,570     904,920  
               

Liabilities subject to compromise

        5,997,821      
   

Total liabilities

    2,387,203     6,840,391     904,920  
               

Commitments and contingencies

                   

Members' equity (stockholders' deficit / members' deficit):

                   
 

Voting units; 100 units issued and outstanding

             
 

Non-voting units; 100 units issued and outstanding

             
 

Common stock, par value $0.01; 10,000 shares authorized; 41.7 shares issued

             
 

Non-voting common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 41,674,838 shares issued

        417      
 

Additional paid-in capital

    844,980     2,964,648      
 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (20,988 )   43      
 

Accumulated deficit

    (20,911 )   (5,849,683 )   (419,300 )
               
   

Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity (Station Casinos, Inc. stockholders'/Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC members' deficit)

    803,081     (2,884,575 )   (419,300 )
               
 

Noncontrolling interest

    44,649     (1,673 )    
               
   

Total members' equity (stockholders'/members' deficit)

    847,730     (2,886,248 )   (419,300 )
               
   

Total liabilities and members' equity (stockholders'/members' deficit)

  $ 3,234,933   $ 3,954,143   $ 485,620  
               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
  Station Casinos LLC   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley Ranch
Gaming LLC
 
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Operating revenues:

                   
 

Casino

  $ 203,176   $ 173,118   $ 28,301  
 

Food and beverage

    53,395     39,011     9,743  
 

Room

    25,121     17,775     4,658  
 

Other

    18,068     15,065     1,912  
 

Management fees

    5,731     128      
               
 

Gross revenues

    305,491     245,097     44,614  
 

Promotional allowances

    (23,093 )   (18,049 )   (4,369 )
               
   

Net revenues

    282,398     227,048     40,245  
               

Operating costs and expenses:

                   
 

Casino

    80,592     71,879     12,388  
 

Food and beverage

    39,463     26,001     5,947  
 

Room

    10,252     8,110     1,686  
 

Other

    7,749     5,674     879  
 

Selling, general and administrative

    72,505     57,268     10,202  
 

Corporate

        9,445      
 

Development and preopening

    356     3,793      
 

Depreciation and amortization

    34,522     35,684     5,391  
 

Management fees

    9,638         1,391  
 

Impairment of goodwill

        60,386      
 

Impairment of other intangible assets and other assets

        181,773      
 

Write downs and other charges, net

    881     1,278     45  
               

    255,958     461,291     37,929  
               
   

Operating income (loss)

    26,440     (234,243 )   2,316  
 

Earnings (losses) from joint ventures

    290     (4,975 )    
               

Operating income (loss) and earnings (losses) from joint ventures

    26,730     (239,218 )   2,316  

Other expense:

                   
 

Interest expense, net

    (45,100 )   (26,701 )   (13,401 )
 

Interest and other expense from joint ventures

        (11,126 )    
               

    (45,100 )   (37,827 )   (13,401 )
               

Loss before income taxes and reorganization items

    (18,370 )   (277,045 )   (11,085 )
 

Reorganization items, net

        (21,271 )    
               

Loss before income taxes

    (18,370 )   (298,316 )   (11,085 )
 

Income tax benefit

        32,492      
               

Net loss

    (18,370 )   (265,824 )   (11,085 )

Less: net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interest

    794     (1,672 )    
               

Net loss applicable to Station Casinos LLC members / Station Casinos, Inc. stockholders / Green Valley Gaming LLC members

  $ (19,164 ) $ (264,152 ) $ (11,085 )
               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors   Predecessors  
 
  Station
Casinos LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
  Period From January 1, 2011
Through June 16, 2011
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Operating revenues:

                               
 

Casino

  $ 232,424   $ 339,703   $ 59,100   $ 520,493   $ 88,230  
 

Food and beverage

    62,562     85,436     19,484     120,049     30,028  
 

Room

    29,298     36,326     9,753     55,358     15,231  
 

Other

    21,762     28,072     4,205     45,304     6,091  
 

Management fees

    6,693     10,765         22,221      
                       
 

Gross revenues

    352,739     500,302     92,542     763,425     139,580  
 

Promotional allowances

    (26,792 )   (35,605 )   (8,490 )   (53,431 )   (13,193 )
                       
   

Net revenues

    325,947     464,697     84,052     709,994     126,387  
                       

Operating costs and expenses:

                               
 

Casino

    92,601     136,037     23,574     213,392     38,234  
 

Food and beverage

    46,023     60,717     12,407     78,269     17,746  
 

Room

    11,928     15,537     3,064     24,397     5,127  
 

Other

    9,278     10,822     2,125     14,821     2,773  
 

Selling, general and administrative

    83,543     110,300     18,207     167,870     28,579  
 

Corporate

        15,818         28,759      
 

Development and preopening

    484     1,752         7,485      
 

Depreciation and amortization

    38,519     61,162     9,512     120,016     16,485  
 

Management fees

    11,098         3,112         4,536  
 

Impairment of goodwill

                60,386      
 

Impairment of other intangible assets and other assets

                181,773      
 

Write downs and other charges, net

    897     3,953     104     8,094     45  
                       

    294,371     416,098     72,105     905,262     113,525  
                       
   

Operating income

    31,576     48,599     11,947     (195,268 )   12,862  
 

Earnings (losses) from joint ventures

    332     (945 )       (2,762 )    
 

Gain on dissolution of joint venture

        250              
                       

Operating income and earnings and gains from joint ventures

    31,908     47,904     11,947     (198,030 )   12,862  

Other (expense) income:

                               
 

Interest expense, net

    (51,721 )   (43,294 )   (20,582 )   (79,345 )   (35,096 )
 

Interest and other expense from joint ventures

        (15,452 )       (55,750 )    
 

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

        397         (42 )   (50,550 )
                       

    (51,721 )   (58,349 )   (20,582 )   (135,137 )   (85,646 )
                       

Loss before income taxes and reorganization items

    (19,813 )   (10,445 )   (8,635 )   (333,167 )   (72,784 )
 

Reorganization items, net

        3,259,995     634,999     (78,465 )    
                       

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (19,813 )   3,249,550     626,364     (411,632 )   (72,784 )
 

Income tax benefit

        107,924         22,660      
                       

Net (loss) income

    (19,813 )   3,357,474     626,364     (388,972 )   (72,784 )

Less: net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interest

    1,098     24,321         (1,672 )    
                       

Net (loss) income applicable to Station Casinos LLC members / Station Casinos, Inc. stockholders / Green Valley Gaming LLC members

  $ (20,911 ) $ 3,333,153   $ 626,364   $ (387,300 ) $ (72,784 )
                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY/STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT/MEMBERS DEFICIT
(amounts in thousands)

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
  Station Casinos LLC   Station Casinos, Inc.    
 
 
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Total Station
Casinos, Inc.
stockholder's
(deficit)
equity
 
 
   
   
   
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
   
   
   
  Total Station
Casinos LLC
members'
equity
  Total
stockholders'
(deficit)
equity
   
 
 
  Voting
units
  Non-
voting
units
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total
members'
equity
  Noncontrolling
interest
  Noncontrolling
interest
  Members'
(deficit)
equity
 

Balances December 31, 2010 (Predecessors)

  $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $ (2,886,248 ) $ (1,673 ) $ (2,884,575 ) $ (419,300 )
 

Share-based compensation

                                    6,224         6,224      
 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

                                    25         25      
 

Amortization of unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax

                                    (19 )       (19 )    
 

Net income

                                    3,357,474     24,321   $ 3,333,153     626,364  
                                                   

Balances June 17, 2011 (Predecessors) (unaudited)

                                    477,456     22,648     454,808     207,064  
                                                   
 

Elimination of Predecessors' equity

                                      (477,456 )   (22,648 )   (454,808 )   (207,064 )
 

Issuance of voting and non-voting units of Station Casinos LLC

            879,031             879,031     34,051     844,980                  
 

Issuance of CV Propco, LLC and NP Tropicana LLC warrants

            9,500             9,500     9,500                      
                                                   

Balances June 17, 2011 (Successor) (unaudited)

            888,531             888,531     43,551     844,980                  
                                                   
 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

                (20,868 )       (20,868 )       (20,868 )                
 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

                (120 )       (120 )       (120 )                
 

Net income (loss)

                    (19,813 )   (19,813 )   1,098     (20,911 )                
                                                   

Balances September 30, 2011 (Successor) (unaudited)

  $   $   $ 888,531   $ (20,988 ) $ (19,813 ) $ 847,730   $ 44,649   $ 803,081   $   $   $   $  
                                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors   Predecessors  
 
  Station
Casinos LLC
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming LLC
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
 
 
  Period From January 1,
2011 Through June 16, 2011
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ (19,813 ) $ 3,357,474   $ 626,364   $ (388,972 ) $ (72,784 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                               
 

Depreciation and amortization

    38,519     61,162     9,512     120,016     16,485  
 

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

        (397 )       42     50,550  
 

Write downs and other charges, net

    897     3,953     104     205     45  
 

Impairment of goodwill

                60,386      
 

Impairment of other intangible assets and other assets

                181,773      
 

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

    20,499     196     327     1,467     918  
 

Accrued interest—paid in kind

    1,135                  
 

Share based compensation

        6,224         10,125      
 

(Earnings) losses from joint ventures

    (332 )   16,397         58,512      
 

Gain on dissolution of joint venture

        (250 )            
 

Reorganization items and fresh start adjustments

        (3,259,995 )   (634,999 )   78,465      
 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                               
   

Restricted cash

    12,331     (10,956 )   1,600     (96,470 )   5  
   

Receivables, net

    4,449     13,904     (64 )   34,788     (704 )
   

Inventories and prepaid expenses

    (9,035 )   13,372     1,118     693     (715 )
   

Deferred income tax

        (114,978 )       (18,511 )    
   

Accounts payable

    (21,755 )   23,021     1,562     (3,826 )   (1,353 )
   

Accrued interest

    6,254     6,469     11,969     16,437     31,052  
   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    (10,118 )   18,420     (8,308 )   16,502     427  
   

Due to Station Casinos, Inc. 

            3,716         2,106  
 

Other, net

    (2,003 )   32,111     133     925     128  
                       
     

Total adjustments

    40,841     (3,191,347 )   (613,330 )   461,529     98,944  
                       
     

Net cash provided by operating activities before reorganization items

    21,028     166,127     13,034     72,557     26,160  
 

Net cash used for reorganization items

        (2,571,267 )   (325,539 )   (62,480 )    
                       
     

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    21,028     (2,405,140 )   (312,505 )   10,077     26,160  
                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

                               
 

Capital expenditures

    (15,854 )   (14,701 )   (1,418 )   (25,259 )   (1,588 )
 

Proceeds from sale of land, property and equipment

    222     200         452     11  
 

Investments in joint ventures

                (3,159 )    
 

Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures

    338     2,042         2,147      
 

Construction contracts payable

    395     (397 )       (445 )    
 

Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs

    10,000             42,806      
 

Native American development costs

    (2,340 )   (2,231 )       (14,142 )    
 

Other, net

    (1,275 )   (3,554 )       (8,624 )   (156 )
                       
     

Net cash used in investing activities

    (8,514 )   (18,641 )   (1,418 )   (6,224 )   (1,733 )
                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

                               
 

Proceeds from issuance of voting and non-voting units

        279,000              
 

Borrowings under Propco Term Loan

        1,575,000              
 

Borrowings under Propco Revolver

        85,000              
 

Borrowings under Opco Term Loan

        435,704              
 

Borrowings under GVR Term Loan

            305,000          
 

Borrowings under GVR Revolver

            5,000          
 

Borrowings under Successor credit agreements with original maturities of three months or less, net

    12,900                  
 

Payments under Successor credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months

    (43,902 )                
 

Borrowings under STN Credit Agreement with original maturities of three months or less, net

                2,870      
 

Payments under STN Term Loan with original maturities greater than three months

        (625 )       (1,875 )    
 

Debt issuance costs

    (422 )   (1,619 )   (19,070 )       (4,890 )
 

Other, net

    (1,525 )   (886 )       (515 )   (157 )
                       
     

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (32,949 )   2,371,574     290,930     480     (5,047 )
                       

Cash and cash equivalents:

                               
 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (20,435 )   (52,207 )   (22,993 )   4,333     19,380  
 

Balance, beginning of period

    113,150     165,357     40,603     185,193     11,730  
                       
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 92,715   $ 113,150   $ 17,610   $ 189,526   $ 31,110  
                       

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

                               
 

Cash paid for interest, net of $926, $2,939, $0, $8,182, $0 capitalized, respectively

  $ 22,785   $ 35,595   $ 8,286   $ 58,112   $ 3,125  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STATION CASINOS LLC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1. Organization and Background

    Organization

        Station Casinos LLC, (the "Company," "Station," "we," "our," "us," or "Successor"), a Nevada limited liability company, is a gaming and entertainment company that currently owns and operates nine major hotel/casino properties, eight smaller casino properties (three of which are 50% owned), and manages Aliante Station Casino + Hotel ("Aliante Station") in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. We also manage a casino for a Native American tribe. Station was formed on August 9, 2010 to acquire substantially all of the assets of:

    Station Casinos, Inc. ("STN") and its subsidiaries (the "STN Predecessor") pursuant to (a) the "First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization for Station Casinos, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (Dated July 28, 2010)," as amended (the "SCI Plan"), which was confirmed by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, located in Reno, Nevada (the "Bankruptcy Court") entered on August 27, 2010, and (b) the "First Amended Prepackaged Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Subsidiary Debtors, Aliante Debtors and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC (Dated May 20, 2011)" (the "Subsidiaries Plan"), which was confirmed with respect to the Subsidiary Debtors and Aliante Debtors by order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on May 25, 2011; and

    Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC (the "GVR Predecessor," collectively with STN Predecessor, the "Predecessors") pursuant to the "First Amended Prepackaged Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Subsidiary Debtors, Aliante Debtors and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC (Dated May 24, 2011)" (the "GVR Plan"), which was confirmed with respect to Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC by order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on June 8, 2011.

        The SCI Plan, Subsidiaries Plan and GVR Plan are collectively referred to herein as the "Plans." The Plans became effective on June 17, 2011 (the "Effective Date"). Prior to June 17, 2011, the Company conducted no business, other than in connection with the reorganization of the Predecessors, and had no material assets or liabilities.

    Background

        The following details the events leading up to the acquisition of the Predecessors.

        On November 7, 2007, STN completed a going private transaction that was sponsored by Frank J. Fertitta III, Lorenzo J. Fertitta and certain affiliates of Colony Capital, LLC (such going private transaction is referred to herein as, the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, STN's subsidiary, FCP PropCo, LLC ("Propco"), and certain other subsidiaries of STN that directly or indirectly owned interests in Propco (the "Propco Debtors") entered into a mortgage loan and related mezzanine financings in an aggregate principal amount of $2.475 billion (the "CMBS Loans"). The CMBS Loans were secured by substantially all fee and leasehold real property comprising Palace Station Hotel & Casino ("Palace Station"), Boulder Station Hotel & Casino ("Boulder Station"), Sunset Station Hotel & Casino ("Sunset Station") and Red Rock Casino Resort Spa ("Red Rock") (collectively, the "Propco Properties"). In addition, STN, as borrower, entered into a $900 million senior secured credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") which was secured by substantially all of the assets of STN and its subsidiaries, other than Propco and the Propco Debtors. STN's $450 million 6% senior notes due April 1, 2012, $400 million 73/4% senior notes due August 15, 2016, $450 million 61/2% senior subordinated notes due February 1, 2014,

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$700 million 67/8% senior subordinated notes due March 1, 2016 and $300 million 65/8% senior subordinated notes due March 15, 2018 (collectively, "Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes") remained outstanding following consummation of the Merger. On February 7, 2008, a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of STN ("Landco"), as borrower, entered into a $250 million delay-draw term loan collateralized by land located on the southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard at Cactus Avenue and land surrounding the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall and Hotel ("Wild Wild West") in Las Vegas, Nevada (the "Land Loan").

        On July 28, 2009 (the "Petition Date"), STN, FCP MezzCo Parent, LLC, FCP MezzCo Parent Sub, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower VII, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower VI, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower V, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower IV, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower III, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower II, LLC, FCP MezzCo Borrower I, LLC, FCP PropCo, LLC, Northern NV Acquisitions, LLC, Tropicana Station, LLC, River Central, LLC and Reno Land Holdings, LLC and affiliates FCP Holding Inc., FCP VoteCo, LLC, Fertitta Partners, LLC (collectively, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada in Reno, Nevada (the "Bankruptcy Court") under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code ("Chapter 11"). On February 10, 2010, GV Ranch Station, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of STN that managed and owned 50% of Green Valley Ranch, filed a voluntary petition in the Bankruptcy Court under Chapter 11. On April 12, 2011, Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC, Aliante Gaming, LLC ("Aliante Gaming"), and a number of STN's wholly owned subsidiaries filed Chapter 11 cases with the Bankruptcy Court. These cases were being jointly administered under the caption In re Station Casinos, Inc., et al Debtors Case No. 09-52470 (the "Chapter 11 Case").

        On the Effective Date, the Company and its subsidiaries acquired substantially all of the assets of STN and certain of STN's subsidiaries and affiliates, including (i) Palace Station, Boulder Station, Sunset Station and Red Rock (the "Propco Assets"), (ii) Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino ("Santa Fe Station"), Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel ("Texas Station"), Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel ("Fiesta Henderson"), Fiesta Rancho Casino Hotel ("Fiesta Rancho") and interests in certain Native American gaming projects (collectively, the "Opco Assets"), pursuant to the joint plan of reorganization of STN and certain affiliated debtors under the Chapter 11 Case, effected pursuant to the Order Confirming the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, filed with the Bankruptcy Court on July 22, 2009 (as amended, the "Plan") and the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 7, 2010 (the "Opco Asset Purchase Agreement") and (iii) Green Valley Ranch, pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2011 (the "GVR Asset Purchase Agreement"). In conjunction with these transfers: (i) Station's voting equity interests (the "Voting Units") were issued to Station Voteco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed to hold the Voting Units of the Company ("Station Voteco"), which is owned by Robert A. Cashell Jr., Stephen J. Greathouse and an entity owned by Frank J. Fertitta III, Station's Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of its Board of Managers, and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, a member of Station's Board of Managers and (ii) Station's non-voting equity interests (the "Non-Voting Units" together with its Voting Units, the "Units") were issued to Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed to hold the Non-Voting Units of the Company ("Station Holdco"), which is owned by German American Capital Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., FI Station Investor LLC, a newly formed limited liability company owned by affiliates of Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta ("FI Station Investor"), and certain former holders of STN's senior and senior subordinated notes.

        On the Effective Date, Station and its subsidiaries entered into various new or amended credit agreements (the "Credit Agreements") as further described in Note 9.

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        As of the Effective Date, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into management agreements with subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment LLC ("Fertitta Entertainment") relating to the management of the Propco Properties, the Opco Assets, Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa Casino ("Green Valley Ranch"), and the Wild Wild West (the "Management Agreements").

        The transactions that occurred on the Effective Date are collectively referred to herein as the "Restructuring Transactions."

2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

    Basis of Presentation

        The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The interim results reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in STN's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

        On the Effective Date, the Company adopted fresh-start reporting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 852 Reorganizations ("ASC Topic 852"), which results in a new reporting entity for accounting purposes. Fresh-start reporting generally requires resetting the historical net book value of assets and liabilities to their estimated fair values by allocating the entity's enterprise value to its asset and liabilities as of the Effective Date. Certain fair values differed materially from the historical carrying values recorded on Predecessors' balance sheets. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the Company's post-emergence condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a different basis of accounting than the condensed consolidated financial statements of Predecessors prior to emergence from bankruptcy, including the historical financial statements included in this report, and therefore are not comparable in many respects with Predecessors' historical financial statements. See Note 3 for additional information about the impact of the adoption of fresh-start reporting at June 17, 2011.

        References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "Successor" refer to the Company on or after June 17, 2011. STN and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC are referred to herein as "Predecessor" and "GVR Predecessor", respectively, and collectively as the "Predecessors." Similarly, periods before June 17, 2011 are referred to herein as "Predecessor Periods," while the periods beginning June 17, 2011 or thereafter are referred to herein as the "Successor Periods."

        For the periods prior to Effective Date the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the Predecessors were prepared in accordance with ASC Topic 852 which provides accounting guidance for financial reporting by entities in reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code. ASC Topic 852 requires that the financial statements for periods subsequent to the filing of the Chapter 11 Case distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. As a result, revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that can be directly associated with the reorganization and restructuring of the business, including fresh-start adjustments, debt discharge and other effects of the Plans, were reported

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separately as reorganization items in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of Predecessors. See Note 3 for additional information about reorganization items. ASC Topic 852 also requires that the balance sheet distinguish pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise from both those pre-petition liabilities that are not subject to compromise and from post-petition liabilities, and requires that cash used for reorganization items be disclosed separately in the statement of cash flows. Accordingly, STN and GVR Predecessor adopted ASC Topic 852 on July 28, 2009 and April 12, 2011, respectively, and have segregated those items as outlined above for all reporting periods subsequent to the respective petition dates.

Prior Period Revisions

        During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, the Company revised the opening condensed consolidated balance sheet of Successor at June 17, 2011 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations and statement of changes in stockholders' equity for the Predecessor Periods ended June 16, 2011 to adjust the fair value estimates used in fresh-start reporting, to revise Predecessors' net reorganization items, and to appropriately reflect Predecessor's net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. The following paragraphs provide additional information about these revisions.

        The fresh-start reporting adjustments reflected in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were based on preliminary estimates of fair value. The Company subsequently finalized its valuation analysis and accordingly, Note 3—Fresh-Start Reporting has been revised to reflect the final estimates of fair value. As a result, the net reorganization items reflected in Predecessors' statements of operations for the period January 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011 increased by approximately $11 million to $3.89 billion and Successor's net assets as of the Effective Date reflect a corresponding increase.

        Subsequent to filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the Company determined that net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the Predecessor Periods from April 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011 and January 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011 should have been reported as $22.5 million and $24.3 million, respectively, instead of $1.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The Company has revised Predecessor's statements of operations and statement of changes in stockholders' equity to properly present these amounts. The revision resulted in an increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $20.7 million and a corresponding decrease in net income attributable to Station Casinos, Inc. stockholders reflected in Predecessor's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011, but had no impact on consolidated net income including noncontrolling interest, consolidated stockholders' equity at June 17, 2011 or Successor's financial statements.

        Management has determined that these revisions are not material corrections to the financial statements of Successor or Predecessors.

    Principles of Consolidation

        The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the Company include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and MPM Enterprises, LLC ("MPM"), which is 50% owned by the Company and required to be consolidated. Investments in all other 50% or less owned affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.

        The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for STN Predecessor for the periods prior to the Effective Date include the accounts of STN, its wholly owned subsidiaries and MPM, which was 50% owned by STN and required to be consolidated because STN was

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the primary beneficiary of MPM. STN's investments in all other 50% or less owned affiliated companies were accounted for under the equity method.

        For the Company and STN Predecessor, the third party holdings of equity interests are referred to as noncontrolling interests. The portion of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and the portion of stockholders' deficit or members' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

    Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Significant estimates incorporated into the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements include the fair value determination of assets and liabilities in conjunction with fresh-start reporting, the reorganization valuation, the estimated useful lives for depreciable and amortizable assets, the estimated allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and the estimated cash flows used in assessing the recoverability of long-lived assets as well as the estimated fair values of certain assets related to write-downs and impairments, contingencies and litigation, and claims and assessments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Fresh-Start Reporting

        The adoption of fresh-start reporting results in a new reporting entity. Under fresh-start reporting, all assets and liabilities are recorded at their estimated fair values and the Predecessors' accumulated deficit is eliminated. In adopting fresh-start reporting, the Company is required to determine its reorganization value, which represents the fair value of the entity before considering its interest-bearing debt.

    Fair Value Measurements

        The Company has adopted the accounting guidance in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, ("ASC Topic 820") which utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels.

        The three levels of inputs established by ASC Topic 820 are as follows:

    Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

    Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

    Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

        ASC Topic 820 also provides companies the option to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings each period. The Company has not elected to measure any financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not required to be measured at fair value.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand at our properties, as well as investments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less.

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    Restricted Cash

        Restricted cash as of September 30, 2011 primarily represents escrow account balances to be used for the payment of restructuring liabilities.

        Restricted cash as of December 31, 2010 includes cash reserves required in connection with Predecessors' financing transactions, treasury management activities, the CMBS Loans, letter of credit collateralization and regulatory reserves for race and sports book operations, and restrictions placed on Predecessors cash by the Bankruptcy Court.

    Receivables, Net and Credit Risk

        Receivables, net consist primarily of casino, hotel and other receivables, which are typically non-interest bearing. Receivables are initially recorded at cost, and an allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to reduce receivables to their carrying amount, which approximates fair value. The allowance is estimated based on a specific review of customer accounts, historical collection experience, the age of the receivable and other relevant factors. Accounts are written off when management deems the account to be uncollectible, and recoveries of accounts previously written off are recorded when received. Management does not believe that any significant concentrations of credit risk existed as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

    Inventories

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on a weighted-average basis.

    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables and accounts payable approximates fair value primarily because of the short maturities of these instruments. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting on the Effective Date, the fair value of long-term debt at September 30, 2011 approximates carrying value.

        See Note 9 for information about the fair value of Predecessor's long-term debt.

    Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost, other than fresh-start adjustments that are recorded at fair value. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term, whichever is less. Costs of major improvements are capitalized, while costs of normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Construction in progress is related to the construction or development of property and equipment that have not yet been placed in service for their intended use. Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment commences once it is placed in service.

        We must make estimates and assumptions when accounting for capital expenditures. Whether an expenditure is considered a maintenance expense or a capital asset is a matter of judgment. We classify items as maintenance capital to differentiate replacement type capital expenditures such as a new slot machine from investment type capital expenditures to drive future growth such as an expansion of an existing property. In contrast to normal repair and maintenance costs that are expensed when incurred, items we classify as maintenance capital are expenditures necessary to keep our existing properties at their current levels and are typically replacement items due to the normal wear and tear of our properties and equipment as a result of use and age. Our depreciation expense is highly dependent on the assumptions we

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make about our assets' estimated useful lives. We determine the estimated useful lives based on our experience with similar assets, engineering studies and our estimate of the usage of the asset. Whenever events or circumstances occur which change the estimated useful life of an asset, we account for the change prospectively.

    Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

        We evaluate our long-lived assets including property and equipment, finite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets for impairment in accordance with the accounting guidance in the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of ASC Topic 360-10 Property, Plant and Equipment. Assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We measure recoverability of these assets by comparing the estimated future cash flows of the asset, on an undiscounted basis, to its carrying value. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the carrying value, no impairment is indicated. If the undiscounted cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, impairment is measured based on fair value compared to carrying value, with fair value typically based on a discounted cash flow model or market comparables, when available. For assets to be disposed of, we recognize the asset to be sold at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs of disposal. Fair value of assets to be disposed of is generally estimated based on comparable asset sales, solicited offers or a discounted cash flow model.

        Inherent in the calculation of fair values are various estimates. Future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from our estimates. If our ongoing estimates of future cash flows are not met, we may have to record additional impairment charges in future accounting periods. Our estimates of cash flows are based on the current regulatory, political and economic climates, recent operating information and budgets of the various properties where we conduct operations. These estimates could be negatively impacted by changes in federal, state or local regulations, economic downturns, or other events affecting various forms of travel and access to our properties

    Capitalization of Interest

        We capitalize interest costs associated with debt incurred in connection with major construction projects. Interest capitalization ceases once the project is substantially complete or no longer undergoing construction activities to prepare it for its intended use. When no debt is specifically identified as being incurred in connection with such construction projects, we capitalize interest on amounts expended on the project at our weighted average cost of borrowings.

    Goodwill

        We account for goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASC Topic 350"). We test our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of each year, and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that an impairment may have occurred. Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at the reporting unit level, and each of our 100% owned casino properties is considered to be a reporting unit. Our annual goodwill impairment testing utilizes a two step process. In the first step, we compare the estimated fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, then goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the goodwill of the reporting unit is considered to be impaired, and we measure the impairment in the second step of the process. In the second step, we determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit determined in step one to the assets and

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liabilities of the reporting unit, as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. If the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

    Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

        Our indefinite-lived intangible assets include brands and certain license rights. The fair value of brands is estimated using a derivation of the income approach to valuation, based on estimated royalties saved through ownership of the assets. The fair value of license rights is estimated using market indications of fair value. We test our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of each year, and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that an impairment may have occurred. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized unless it is determined that their useful life is no longer indefinite. We periodically review our indefinite-lived intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If it is determined that an indefinite-lived intangible asset has a finite useful life, then the asset is tested for impairment and is subsequently accounted for as a finite-lived intangible asset. During the Successor and Predecessor Periods none of our indefinite-lived intangible assets were deemed to have a finite useful life.

    Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

        Our finite-lived intangible assets include customer relationship, management contract, reservation backlog, and beneficial lease intangibles. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, and we periodically evaluate the remaining useful lives of these intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. We review our finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

        The customer relationship intangible asset refers to the value associated with our rated casino guests. The initial fair value of the customer relationship intangible asset was based on the projected net cash flows associated with these casino guests, and is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life. The customer relationship intangible asset is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. Increased competition within the gaming industry or a downturn in the economy could have an impact on our customer relationship intangible asset. Declines in customer spending which would impact the expected future cash flows associated with our rated casino guests, declines in the number of customer visits which could impact the expected attrition rate of our rated casino guests or an erosion of our operating margins associated with our rated casino guests could cause the carrying value of the customer relationship asset to exceed its estimated fair value. In this event an impairment would be recognized as the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value.

        Management contract intangible assets refer to the value associated with management agreements under which we provide management services to various casino properties, including casinos operated by joint ventures in which we hold a 50% equity interest, and certain Native American casinos that we have developed or are currently developing. The fair values of these management contract intangibles were established using discounted cash flow techniques based on estimated future cash flows expected to be received in exchange for providing management services. Management contract intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their expected useful lives beginning when the property commences operations and management fees are being earned.

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    Native American Development Costs

        We incur certain costs associated with development and management agreements entered into with Native American tribes (the "Tribes"). In accordance with the accounting guidance for costs and initial rental operations of real estate projects, costs for the acquisition and related development of the land and the casino facilities are capitalized as long-term assets until such time as the assets are transferred to the Tribe at which time a long term receivable is recognized.

        In accordance with the accounting guidance for capitalization of interest costs, we capitalize interest to the project once a "Notice of Intent" (or the equivalent) to transfer the land into trust has been issued by the United States Department of the Interior ("DOI"), signifying that activities are in progress to prepare the asset for its intended use.

        We earn a return on the costs incurred for the acquisition and development of the projects based upon the costs incurred over the development period of the project. In accordance with the accounting guidance for sales of real estate, we recognize the return when the facility is complete and collectability of the receivable is reasonably assured. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the estimated cost to complete and the collectability of the stated return, we defer the return until the gaming facility is complete and transferred to the Tribe and the resulting receivable has been repaid. Repayment of the resulting advances would be from a refinancing by the Tribe, from the cash flow of the gaming facility, or both.

        We evaluate our Native American development costs for impairment in accordance with the accounting guidance in the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of ASC Topic 360-10. We evaluate each project for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the project might not be recoverable, taking into consideration all available information. Among other things, we consider the status of the project, any contingencies, the achievement of milestones, any existing or potential litigation, and regulatory matters when evaluating our Native American projects for impairment. If an indicator of impairment exists, we compare the estimated future cash flows of the asset, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying value of the asset. If the undiscounted expected future cash flows exceed the carrying value, no impairment is indicated. If the undiscounted expected future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, then the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, with fair value typically estimated based on a discounted future cash flow model or market comparables, when available. We estimate the undiscounted future cash flows of each of our Native American development projects based on a consideration of all positive and negative evidence about the future cash flow potential of the project including, but not limited to, the likelihood that the project will be successfully completed, the status of required approvals, and the status and timing of the construction of the project, as well as current and projected economic, political, regulatory and competitive conditions that may adversely impact the project's operating results.

    Debt Issuance Costs

        Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected terms of the related debt agreements. Debt issuance costs are included in other assets, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

    Advertising

        We expense advertising costs the first time the advertising takes place. Advertising expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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        Advertising expense was as follows (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
   
   
 
 
   
  Predecessors  
Successor   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
 
Three Months
Ended September 30, 2011
  Period From June 17, 2011
Through
September 30,
2011
  Period From January 1, 2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
$ 5,445   $ 5,991   $ 8,784   $ 1,325   $ 3,683   $ 584   $ 9,360   $ 1,693  

    Preopening

        Preopening expenses represent costs incurred prior to the opening of a project under development and are expensed as incurred. The construction phase of a major project typically covers a period of 12 to 24 months. The majority of preopening costs are incurred in the three months prior to opening.

    Derivative Instruments

        ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC Topic 815"), provides accounting and disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities. As required by ASC Topic 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of derivative instruments depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to qualify for hedge accounting. All derivative instruments held by the Company qualify for and are designated as cash flow hedging relationships, which are intended to hedge the Company's exposure to variability in expected future cash flows related to interest payments. See Note 10 for further discussion of the Company's derivative and hedging activities and the related accounting.

    Revenues and Promotional Allowances

        We recognize the net win from gaming activities as casino revenues, which is the difference between gaming wins and losses. All other revenues are recognized as the service is provided. Our Boarding Pass player rewards program (the "Program") allows customers to redeem points earned from their gaming activity at all of our Las Vegas area properties for complimentary slot play, food, beverage, rooms, entertainment, merchandise and cash. At the time points are redeemed for complimentaries under the Program, the retail value is recorded as revenue with a corresponding offsetting amount included in promotional allowances. The estimated departmental costs of providing such promotional allowances are included in casino costs and expenses.

        We also record a liability for the estimated cost of the outstanding points under the Program that we believe will ultimately be redeemed. The estimated cost of the outstanding points under the Program is calculated based on the total number of points earned but not yet achieving necessary redemption levels, converted to a redemption value times the average cost. The redemption value is estimated based on the average number of points needed to redeem for rewards. The average cost is the incremental direct departmental cost for which the points are anticipated to be redeemed. When calculating the average cost we use historical point redemption patterns to determine the redemption distribution between gaming, food, beverage, rooms, entertainment, merchandise and cash, as well as estimated breakage.

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        Management fee revenues earned under our management agreements are recognized when the services have been performed, the amount of the fee is determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

    Related Party Transactions

        On the Effective Date, the Company entered into the Propco Credit Agreement, the Opco Credit Agreement and the Restructured Land Loan (as such terms are defined in Note 9—Long-term Debt and Liabilities Subject to Compromise) with certain lenders that include Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Affiliates of Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank AG own approximately 40% of the units of Station Holdco LLC, the owner of all of the Company's non-voting units, have the right to designate members that hold 50.1% of the units of Station Voteco, the owner of all of the Company's voting units, and have the right to designate up to three individuals to serve on the Company's board of managers.

        In addition, on the Effective Date, the Company and certain of its affiliates entered into management agreements for substantially all of the Company's operations with subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment, which is owned by affiliates of Frank J. Fertitta III, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of its board of managers, and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, a member of our board of managers. Affiliates of Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta also own 45% of the units of Station Holdco LLC and 49.9% of the units of Station Voteco LLC. The management agreements have a term of 25 years and provide that subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment will receive an annual base management fee equal to two percent of gross revenues attributable to the managed properties and an annual incentive management fee equal to five percent of positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the managed properties. In connection with the Company's agreement to provide certain management and transition services to Aliante Gaming, Fertitta Entertainment has agreed to provide such management and transition services on behalf of the Company and the Company has agreed to pay any and all management fees received by the Company from Aliante Gaming to Fertitta Entertainment.

        We have entered into various other related party transactions, which consist primarily of lease payments related to ground leases at Boulder Station and Texas Station.

        Additionally, we occasionally purchase tickets and closed circuit viewing rights to events held by Zuffa, LLC ("Zuffa") which is the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is owned by Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta.

    Share-Based Compensation

        We account for share-based payment awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, which requires that share-based payment expense be measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognized over the requisite service period.

    Operating Segments

        The accounting guidance for disclosures about segments of an enterprise and related information requires separate financial information be disclosed for all operating segments of a business. We believe we meet the "economic similarity" criteria established by the accounting guidance and as a result, we aggregate all of our properties into one operating segment. All of our properties offer the same products, cater to the same customer base, are all located in the greater Las Vegas, Nevada area, have the same regulatory and tax structure, share the same marketing techniques and are all directed by a centralized management structure.

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    Recently Issued Accounting Standards

        In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2011-05"). This statement requires companies to present the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements of net income and other comprehensive income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-05 also requires an entity to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The guidance requires changes in presentation only and will have no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

        On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Testing Goodwill for Impairment ("ASU 2011-08"). Under the amendments in ASU 2011-08, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the two-step impairment test. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-08 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

3. Fresh-Start Reporting

        The Company adopted fresh-start reporting on the Effective Date in accordance with ASC Topic 852. The Company was required to apply the fresh-start reporting provisions of ASC Topic 852 to its financial statements because (i) the reorganization value of the assets of the emerging entity immediately before the date of confirmation was less than the total of all post-petition liabilities and allowed claims, and (ii) the holders of existing voting shares of STN immediately before confirmation received less than 50 percent of the voting shares of the emerging entity. Under ASC Topic 852, application of fresh-start reporting is required on the date on which a plan of reorganization is confirmed by a bankruptcy court and all material conditions to the plan of reorganization are satisfied. All material conditions to the Plans were satisfied as of June 17, 2011.

        Fresh-start reporting results in a new basis of accounting and a new reporting entity with no beginning retained earnings or deficit, and generally involves adjusting the historical carrying values of assets and liabilities to their fair values as determined by the reorganization value. In accordance with the fresh-start reporting guidance in ASC Topic 852, the reorganization value of the Company was assigned to its assets and liabilities in conformity with the procedures specified by ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC Topic 805"), and the portion of the reorganization value that was not attributable to specific tangible or identified intangible assets was recognized as goodwill. Predecessors' goodwill, accumulated depreciation, accumulated amortization, accumulated deficit and accumulated other comprehensive income were eliminated. The effects on the reported amounts of assets and liabilities resulting from the adoption of fresh-start reporting and the effects of the Plans through the Effective Date are reflected in the Predecessors' statements of operation.

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        The aggregate transaction value for the Restructuring Transactions, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court and set forth in the Plans and related documents, is approximately $3.1 billion. This reorganization value does not necessarily reflect the price that would be paid for these assets in a transaction involving a willing seller and buyer, with each party possessing full information regarding the Company and with neither party being under any compulsion to buy or sell.

        Estimates of fair value represent the Company's best estimates, and are prepared using a variety of valuation methodologies including techniques based on industry data and trends, by reference to relevant market rates and transactions, and discounted cash flow analysis, among others. The determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities is subject to significant estimation and assumptions and there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.

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3. Fresh-Start Reporting (Continued)

        The implementation of the Plans and the effects of the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein and the effects of the adoption of fresh-start reporting on Predecessors' condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 17, 2011, which resulted in the opening condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Successor at June 17, 2011, are shown below (in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessors    
   
  Successor  
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley Ranch
Gaming, LLC
   
   
  Station
Casinos LLC
 
 
  Effects of the
Plan (a)
  Fresh-Start
Reporting
Adjustments (b)
 
 
  June 17, 2011   June 17, 2011  

ASSETS

                               

Current assets:

                               
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 242,392   $ 44,355   $ (173,597 ) $   $ 113,150  
 

Other current assets

    349,124     6,903     (263,305 )       92,722  
                       
   

Total current assets

    591,516     51,258     (436,902 )       205,872  

Property and equipment, net

    2,457,493     418,600         (595,944 )   2,280,149  

Goodwill

    124,313             70,820     195,133  

Native American note receivable

    21,257             11,272     32,529  

Intangible assets, net

    270,926             (49,586 )   221,340  

Land held for development

    240,836             (10,936 )   229,900  

Investments in joint ventures

    4,647             5,607     10,254  

Native American development costs

    179,543             (113,843 )   65,700  

Other assets, net

    56,798     4,012         (8,337 )   52,473  
                       
   

Total assets

  $ 3,947,329   $ 473,870   $ (436,902 ) $ (690,947 ) $ 3,293,350  
                       

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS'/STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                               

Liabilities not subject to compromise:

                               
 

Current portion of long-term debt

  $ 242,376   $ 172   $ (227,721 ) $   $ 14,827  
 

Other current liabilities

    133,024     9,685     21,442         164,151  
                       

Current liabilities:

    375,400     9,857     (206,279 )       178,978  

Long-term debt, less current portion

    7,769     1,695     2,207,565         2,217,029  

Deferred income taxes, net

    103,659         (103,659 )        

Investments in joint ventures, deficit

    362,086         (361,896 )   (190 )    

Other long-term liabilities, net

    14,201         (5,389 )       8,812  
                       
   

Total liabilities not subject to compromise

    863,115     11,552     1,530,342     (190 )   2,404,819  
                       

Liabilities subject to compromise

    5,997,182     904,277     (6,901,459 )        
                       
   

Total liabilities

    6,860,297     915,829     (5,371,117 )   (190 )   2,404,819  
                       

Commitments and contingencies

                               

Members'/ stockholders' equity (deficit):

                               
 

Predecessor stockholders'/members' deficit

    (2,914,963 )   (441,959 )   4,079,735     (722,813 )    
 

Additional paid-in capital of Station Casinos LLC

            844,980         844,980  
                       
   

Station Casinos LLC members' equity

    (2,914,963 )   (441,959 )   4,924,715     (722,813 )   844,980  
                       
 

Noncontrolling interest

    1,995         9,500     32,056     43,551  
                       
   

Total members'/stockholders' (deficit) equity

    (2,912,968 )   (441,959 )   4,934,215     (690,757 )   888,531  
                       
   

Total liabilities and members'/stockholders' (deficit) equity

  $ 3,947,329   $ 473,870   $ (436,902 ) $ (690,947 ) $ 3,293,350  
                       

(a)
Represents amounts recorded as of the Effective Date for the consummation of the Plans, including the settlement of liabilities subject to compromise, elimination of certain affiliate balances among the Predecessors, the issuance of new indebtedness and related cash payments, the payment of fees and costs related to the Restructuring Transactions, and the issuance of voting units and non-voting units of the Company.

(b)
Reflects the adjustment of the carrying values of assets and liabilities to fair value, or other measurement as specified in the accounting guidance related to business combinations.

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3. Fresh-Start Reporting (Continued)

        The following table summarizes the net gain (loss) on reorganization and related items and fresh-start reporting adjustments for the periods indicated:

 
  Predecessors  
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
 

Adjustment of swap carrying values to expected amounts of allowed claims

  $ 1,447   $  

Professional fees and expenses and other

    (22,718 )    
           
 

Total net reorganization items and fresh-start reporting adjustments

  $ (21,271 ) $  
           

 

 
  Predecessors  
 
  Period From January 1, 2011
Through June 16, 2011
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
 

Discharge of liabilities subject to compromise

  $ 4,066,026   $ 590,976   $   $  

Fresh-start reporting adjustments

    (789,464 )   66,651          

Write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs

        2,992          

Adjustment of swap carrying values to expected amounts of allowed claims

            (4,375 )    

Professional fees and expenses and other

    (16,567 )   (25,620 )   (74,090 )    
                   
 

Total net reorganization items and fresh-start reporting adjustments

  $ 3,259,995   $ 634,999   $ (78,465 ) $  
                   

4. Pro Forma Results of Operations

        The following table presents unaudited pro forma results of operations as if the Restructuring Transactions had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period reported (in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
  2011   2010   2011   2010  

Net revenues

  $ 282,398   $ 267,293   $ 874,696   $ 836,381  

Operating income (loss)

    26,440     (215,625 )   111,215     (122,644 )

Net loss

    (18,370 )   (260,711 )   (24,714 )   (254,543 )

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5. Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment consists of the following (amounts in thousands):

 
   
   
   
 
 
   
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
   
   
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
 
 
  Estimated life
(years)
  September 30,
2011
  December 31, 2010  
 
   
  (unaudited)
   
   
 

Land

    $ 205,100   $ 413,933   $ 27,179  

Buildings and improvements

  10-55     1,880,968     2,161,028     450,089  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

  2-7     189,748     574,030     135,514  

Construction in progress

      19,134     20,273     584  
                   

        2,294,950     3,169,264     613,366  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

        (34,518 )   (663,501 )   (186,568 )
                   
 

Property and equipment, net

      $ 2,260,432   $ 2,505,763   $ 426,798  
                   

        At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, substantially all property and equipment is pledged as collateral for long-term debt.

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        The Company recognized goodwill of $195.1 million as a result of the Restructuring Transactions, and the goodwill of STN was eliminated in accordance with the accounting guidance for fresh-start reporting. The Company's goodwill represents the portion of the reorganization value that is not attributable to specific tangible or identified intangible assets. Following are the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011, and for the year ended December 31, 2010 (amounts in thousands):

 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors   Predecessors  
 
  Station Casinos
LLC
  Station Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming
LLC
  Station Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming
LLC
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011 Through
September 30, 2011
  Period From
January 1, 2011
Through June 16, 2011
  Year
Ended
December 31, 2010
 

Balance at beginning of the period:

                               
 

Goodwill

  $ 195,133   $ 2,986,993   $   $ 2,986,993   $  
 

Accumulated impairment losses

        (2,862,680 )       (2,802,294 )    
                       
   

Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses

    195,133     124,313         184,699      

Changes in carrying amount during the period:

                               
 

Elimination of Predecessors' goodwill in fresh-start reporting

        (124,313 )            
 

Impairment losses recognized during the period

                (60,386 )    
                       

        (124,313 )       (60,386 )    
                       

Balance at end of the period:

                               
 

Goodwill

  $ 195,133   $   $   $ 2,986,993   $  
 

Accumulated impairment losses

                (2,862,680 )    
                       
   

Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses

  $ 195,133   $   $   $ 124,313   $  
                       

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6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)

        Intangible assets, net consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

 
  Successor  
 
  September 30, 2011 (unaudited)  
 
  Estimated
life
(years)
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Brands

  Indefinite   $ 77,200   $   $ 77,200  

License rights

  Indefinite     300         300  

Customer relationships

  15     22,800     (439 )   22,361  

Management contracts

  7-20     115,000     (2,977 )   112,023  

Beneficial leases

  2-10     3,990     (211 )   3,779  

Other

  1-2     2,050     (258 )   1,792  
                   

      $ 221,340   $ (3,885 ) $ 217,455  
                   

 

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station Casinos, Inc.  
 
  December 31, 2010  
 
  Estimated
life
(years)
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Accumulated
Impairment
Losses
  Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Brands

  Indefinite   $ 214,791   $   $ (115,237 ) $ 99,554  

License rights

  Indefinite     4,531         (4,190 )   341  

Customer relationships

  15     268,961     (18,942 )   (241,363 )   8,656  

Management contracts

  3-20     521,464     (127,957 )   (229,534 )   163,973  

Other

  1     8,654     (8,654 )        
                       

      $ 1,018,401   $ (155,553 ) $ (590,324 ) $ 272,524  
                       

        The intangible asset for customer relationships refers to the value associated with our rated casino guests. The Company amortizes its finite-lived intangible assets, including its customer relationship intangible asset, using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The aggregate amortization expense for those assets that are amortized under the provisions of ASC Topic 350 was approximately $3.7 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and for the Successor period from June 17, 2011 through September 30, 2011, respectively. Predecessor's aggregate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $1.6 million for the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011, and $14.2 million and $42.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the period October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 is anticipated to be approximately $3.2 million, $13.0 million, $12.5 million, $11.7 million, and $11.7 million, respectively.

7. Investments in Joint Ventures

        The Company has various investments in 50% owned joint ventures in Las Vegas, Nevada, which are accounted for under the equity method. Under the equity method, original investments are initially recorded at cost and adjusted by the investor's share of earnings, losses and distributions of the joint ventures. The carrying value of investments may be reduced below zero, resulting in a deficit investment balance, when the investor is committed to provide further financial support for the investee. The investment balance also includes the effect of any previously recognized impairment charges.

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7. Investments in Joint Ventures (Continued)

    Successor

        The Company holds 50% equity investments in Barley's, The Greens and Wildfire Lanes, which are managed by the Company on behalf of the joint ventures. The Company also owns a 50% investment in Losee Elkhorn Properties, LLC which owns undeveloped land in North Las Vegas. As a result of fresh-start reporting, on the Effective Date the carrying values of these investments were adjusted to their fair values, which totaled approximately $10.3 million. These investments are not, in the aggregate, material in relation to the Company's financial position or results of operations. Operating earnings from joint ventures is shown as a separate line item after operating income, and interest and other expense from joint ventures is shown as a separate component under other expense on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.

    Predecessor

        STN's investments in joint ventures consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
 
 
  December 31,
2010
 

Barley's Casino & Brewing Company ("Barley's") (50.0%)

  $ 4,756  

Wildfire Lanes and Casino ("Wildfire Lanes") (50.0%)

    760  
       
 

Investments in joint ventures

  $ 5,516  
       

Green Valley Ranch (50.0%) (a)

  $ (38,258 )

The Greens Gaming and Dining ("The Greens") (50.0%) (b)

    (163 )

Aliante Station (50.0%) (c)

    (306,346 )
       
 

Deficit investments in joint ventures

  $ (344,767 )
       

(a)
STN's investment in Green Valley Ranch at December 31, 2010 reflects a deficit as a result of asset impairment charges and ongoing losses recognized during the Predecessor period, which is recorded as a long-term liability on STN's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(b)
STN's investment in The Greens at December 31, 2010 reflects a deficit as a result of ongoing losses recognized during the Predecessor period, which is recorded as a long-term liability on STN's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(c)
STN's investment in Aliante Station at December 31, 2010 reflects a deficit as a result of asset impairment charges and ongoing losses recognized during the Predecessor period, which is recorded as a long-term liability on STN's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

        On June 7, 2011, Predecessor disposed of its 6.7% investment in Palms Casino Resort and recognized a gain on disposal of $250,000. As a result of previously recognized losses, the carrying value of this investment had been reduced to zero prior to disposal.

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designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. The following table identifies Predecessor's total equity earnings (loss) from joint ventures (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station Casinos, Inc.  
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period From
January 1, 2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

Operating loss from joint ventures

  $ (4,975 ) $ (945 ) $ (2,762 )

Interest and other expense from joint ventures

    (11,126 )   (15,452 )   (55,750 )
               
 

Net loss from joint ventures

  $ (16,101 ) $ (16,397 ) $ (58,512 )
               

        Summarized balance sheet information for STN's joint ventures is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
 
 
  December 31, 2010  

Current assets

  $ 113,439  

Property and equipment and other assets, net

    1,044,629  

Current liabilities

    1,362,724  

Long-term debt and other liabilities

    499,990  

Members' deficit

    (704,646 )

        Summarized results of operations for STN's joint ventures are as follows (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station Casinos Inc.  
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period From
January 1, 2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

Net revenues

  $ 99,423   $ 194,554   $ 311,416  

Operating costs and expenses

    115,676     177,685     333,755  
               
 

Operating (loss) income

    (16,253 )   16,869     (22,339 )

Interest and other expense, net

    (31,486 )   (70,858 )   (141,270 )
               
 

Net loss

  $ (47,739 ) $ (53,989 ) $ (163,609 )
               

        As of December 31, 2010, STN had received distributions from joint ventures in excess of equity earnings.

8. Native American Development and Note Receivable

    The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

        On April 22, 2003, Predecessor entered into development and management agreements with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (the "FIGR"), a federally recognized Native American tribe.

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Pursuant to those agreements, the Company will assist the FIGR in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment project to be located in Sonoma County, California. The FIGR selected Predecessor to assist them in designing, developing and financing their project, and upon opening, the Company will manage the facility on behalf of the FIGR. As currently contemplated and as described in the Record of Decision for the environmental impact statement, the project would have a total of approximately 535,000 square feet of space, of which approximately 110,000 square feet will be casino, and the remainder of which will be non-casino space, and may include a hotel, banquet and meeting space, multiple bars, a food court and various dining options.

        The management agreement has a term of seven years from the date of the opening of the project. The Company will receive a management fee equal to 24% of the facility's net income in years 1 through 4 and 27% of the facility's net income in years 5 through 7. The Company will also receive a development fee equal to 2% of the cost of the project upon the opening of the facility. The management agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including but not limited to, material breach, changes in regulatory or legal status, and mutual agreement of the parties. There is no provision in the management agreement allowing the FIGR to buy-out the management agreement prior to its expiration. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Company will provide training to the FIGR such that they may assume responsibility for managing the facility upon expiration of the seven-year term of the agreement.

        The Company has agreed to provide certain advances for the development of the project, including, but not limited to, monthly payments to the FIGR, professional fees, consulting services, mitigation costs and design and pre-construction services fees. The Company has agreed to assist the FIGR in obtaining third-party financing for the project, however we do not expect such financing will be obtained until shortly before the project commences construction, and as such, the timing of obtaining the financing is uncertain. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain third-party financing for the project on acceptable terms or at all. Prior to obtaining such financing, the Company will contribute significant financial support to the project, and through September 30, 2011, the Company and Predecessor have advanced approximately $151.2 million toward the development of the project, primarily to complete the environmental impact study and secure real estate for the project. and the carrying value of these advances is included in Native American development costs on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Predecessor began capitalizing expenditures toward the project in 2003. Advances bear interest at a rate equal to the Company's weighted cost of capital and are expected to be repaid from the proceeds of the third-party financing or from the FIGR's gaming revenues, however there can be no assurance that the advances will be repaid. With the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the carrying value of the advances were adjusted to fair value. Through September 30, 2011, Predecessor paid approximately $2.0 million in payments related to the achievement of certain milestones, which were expensed as incurred, and the Company has no further commitments to pay milestone payments on this project.

        Upon termination or expiration of the management and development agreements, the FIGR will continue to be obligated to repay unpaid principal and interest on the advances from the Company and Predecessor, as well as certain other amounts that may be due, such as management fees. Amounts due to the Company and Predecessor under the development and management agreements are secured by substantially all of the assets of the project, other than real property. In addition, the development and management agreements contain waivers of the FIGR's sovereign immunity from suit for the purpose of enforcing the agreements or permitting or compelling arbitration and other remedies.

        In October 2003, the FIGR entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Rohnert Park (the "MOU") under which the FIGR agreed to make certain contributions and community investments to mitigate various impacts that may arise in connection with the project, in exchange for the city's support of the project and its agreement to expend the contributions in accordance with the terms of

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the MOU. The MOU has a term of 20 years and is subject to automatic renewals. Under the terms of the MOU, the FIGR agreed to pay a total of approximately $17.7 million in one-time contributions, plus approximately $9.7 million in recurring annual contributions for as long as the MOU remains in effect. The contributions and community investments are designated to mitigate the impact of the project on transportation and traffic, fire protection and emergency services, law enforcement, problem gambling, schools, housing, waterways, and other impacts on the community. The FIGR's obligation to pay many of the contributions and community investments is contingent upon certain future events including commencement of project construction, completion of project construction, and opening of the project.

        In August 2005, Predecessor purchased 270 acres of land just west of the Rohnert Park city limits in Sonoma County, California. In March 2006, Predecessor purchased an additional 4.7 acres adjacent to the previously acquired property. The property purchased is approximately one-quarter mile from Highway 101 and approximately 43 miles from downtown San Francisco. The site is easily accessible via Wilfred Avenue and Business Park Drive, and will have multiple points of ingress and egress. In March 2008, it was determined that approximately 252 acres of the 270-acre site purchased in August 2005 would be taken into trust, with the remaining 23 acres retained by Predecessor. Over the period of May 2007 through June 2008, Predecessor purchased an additional 11 acres of land adjacent to the 23-acre site, bringing the total land retained for development by the Company to 34 acres.

8. Native American Development and Note Receivable (Continued)

        On May 7, 2008, the Department of Interior ("DOI") published in the Federal Register a Notice of Final Agency Determination (the "Determination") to take certain land into trust for the benefit of the FIGR. The publication commenced a thirty-day period in which interested parties could seek judicial review of the Determination. On June 6, 2008, the Stop The Casino 101 Coalition and certain individuals filed a complaint (the "Complaint") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the DOI and officials of the DOI. The Complaint sought judicial review of the Determination. On November 17, 2008, the federal defendants and the FIGR filed their respective motions to dismiss the Complaint for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. In response, the plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend their Complaint, which was granted on January 26, 2009. The DOI and the FIGR filed motions to dismiss the amended Complaint on February 20, 2009, and on March 27, 2009, a hearing was held to argue such motions. On April 21, 2009, the DOI and FIGR's motions to dismiss were granted. On June 8, 2009, the plaintiffs filed an appeal (the "Appeal") in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the "Court of Appeals"), and the DOI agreed to voluntarily stay the taking of the site into trust pending resolution of the Appeal. The plaintiffs filed their opening briefs on October 26, 2009. On November 4, 2009, the DOI filed an unopposed motion to expedite the oral argument. The DOI and FIGR then filed their answering briefs on November 25, 2009. The plaintiffs responded by filing reply briefs on December 28, 2009. Oral arguments were heard on April 15, 2010, and on June 3, 2010, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Complaint. On July 19, 2010, the plaintiffs filed a petition for rehearing en banc. The Court of Appeals denied plaintiffs' petition on August 11, 2010. Notwithstanding the fact that plaintiffs' complaint was dismissed and land has been taken into trust for the FIGR, opponents of the project may still seek to exercise legal remedies to delay or stop the project.

        On October 1, 2010, the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior (the "BIA") accepted approximately 254 acres of land owned by Predecessor into trust on behalf of the FIGR for the development of the project.

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        On October 1, 2010, the NIGC informed Predecessor and the FIGR that the NIGC approved the management agreement by and between the FIGR and Predecessor for Class II gaming at the planned gaming and entertainment facility. Class II gaming includes games of chance such as bingo, pull-tabs, tip jars and punch boards (and electronic or computer-aided versions of such games), and non-banked card games. A banked game is one in which players compete against the licensed gaming establishment rather than against one another. The FIGR and the Company may also pursue approval of Class III gaming, which would permit casino-style gaming at the planned facility, including banked table games, such as blackjack, craps and pai gow, and gaming machines such as slots, video poker, lotteries and pari-mutuel wagering. Pari-mutuel wagering is a system of betting under which wagers are placed in a pool, management receives a fee from the pool, and the remainder of the pool is split among the winning wagers. Class III gaming would require an approved compact (a "Class III Gaming Compact") with the State of California and approval by the NIGC of a modification to the existing management agreement, or a new management agreement, permitting Class III, or casino-style, gaming. There can be no assurance that the project will be able to obtain, in a timely fashion or at all, the approvals from the State of California and the NIGC that are necessary to conduct Class III, or casino-style, gaming at the facility.

        The following table outlines our evaluation at September 30, 2011 of each of the critical milestones necessary to complete the FIGR project. Both positive and negative evidence was considered in our evaluation.

 
  As of September 30, 2011

Federally recognized as a tribe by the (BIA)

  Yes

Date of recognition

 

Federal recognition was terminated during the 1950's and restored on December 27, 2000. There is currently no evidence to suggest that recognition might be terminated in the future.

Tribe has possession of or access to usable land upon which the project is to be built

 

Yes, on October 1, 2010 the DOI accepted approximately 254 acres of land for the project into trust on behalf the FIGR.

Status of obtaining regulatory and governmental approvals:

   
 

Tribal-State Compact

 

A compact is not required for Class II gaming, however the FIGR may elect to pursue a tribal-state compact for Class III gaming.

 

Approval of gaming compact by DOI

 

No compact approval by DOI is required for Class II gaming, however if the FIGR elect to pursue a Class III gaming compact, DOI approval of such a compact would be required.

 

Approval of management agreement by NIGC

 

Yes

 

Date

 

October 1, 2010

 

DOI accepting usable land into trust on behalf of the tribe

 

Yes

 

Date

 

October 1, 2010

Gaming licenses:

   
   

Type

 

Class II

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  As of September 30, 2011
   

Number of gaming devices allowed

 

N/A There is currently no limitation on the number of gaming devices allowed at the project, although a limitation may be imposed in the event the FIGR elect to pursue Class III gaming and enter into a compact with the State of California to do so

City agreement

 

The FIGR have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Rohnert Park under which the tribe has agreed to pay one-time and recurring mitigation contributions, subject to certain contingencies.

Date of city agreement

 

October 14, 2003

County and other agreements

 

We anticipate that the FIGR will enter into memoranda of understanding with, among others, Sonoma County and the California Department of Transportation, relating to impact mitigation.

        The timing and feasibility of the project are dependent upon the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals. The Company plans to continue contributing significant financial support to the project, even though there can be no assurances as to when or if the necessary approvals will be obtained. We currently estimate that construction of the facility will begin after the financing for the project has been obtained, which we anticipate to be during the middle of 2012, and we estimate that the facility would be completed and opened for business approximately 18 to 24 months after construction begins. There can be no assurance, however, that the project will be completed and opened within this time frame or at all.

        We have evaluated the likelihood that the FIGR project will be successfully completed and opened, and have concluded that at September 30, 2011, the likelihood of successful completion is in the range of 80% to 90%. Our evaluation is based on our consideration of all available positive and negative evidence about the status of the project, including the status of required regulatory approvals, and the progress being made toward the achievement of all milestones and the likelihood of successful resolution of all contingencies. There can be no assurance that the project will be successfully completed nor that future events and circumstances will not change our estimates of the timing, scope, and potential for successful completion or that such changes will not be material. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will recover all of our investment in the project even if it is successfully completed and opened for business.

North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indian Tribe

        On December 8, 2003, Predecessor entered into development and management agreements with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (the "Mono"), a federally recognized Native American tribe located near Fresno, California. Pursuant to those agreements, we will assist the Mono in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility to be located in Madera County, California. We have purchased, for the benefit of the Mono, a 305-acre parcel of land located on Highway 99 north of the city of Madera.

        As currently contemplated, the project is expected to include approximately 2,000 slot machines and approximately 60 table games, a hotel and several restaurants. Development of the gaming and entertainment project is subject to certain governmental and regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, approval by the California Legislature of a gaming compact with the State of California, the

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BIA accepting the land into trust on behalf of the Mono and approval of the management agreement by the NIGC.

        The Mono entered into memoranda of understanding with the County of Madera, the City of Madera, and the Madera Irrigation District, on August 16, 2004, October 18, 2006, and December 19, 2006, respectively. Under those agreements, the Mono agreed to make monetary contributions to mitigate potential impacts of the project on the community, and also agreed to certain non-monetary covenants. In accordance with these agreements, the tribe has agreed to pay non-recurring mitigation contributions ranging from $13.2 million to $28.2 million and recurring annual mitigation contributions totaling approximately $5.1 million, all of which are subject to CPI adjustments. These contributions are intended to mitigate the impact of the project on law enforcement, public safety, roads and transportation, local land use planning, water conservation and air quality, as well as to provide funding for parks, recreation, economic development, education, behavioral health and certain charitable programs. The Mono's obligation to pay the contributions is contingent upon certain future events including acceptance of the land into trust, commencement of project construction, and for certain contributions, the opening of the project. The tribe also expects to enter into a mitigation agreement with CalTrans for state road improvements.

        On April 28, 2008, the Mono and the State of California entered into a tribal-state Class III gaming compact permitting casino-style gaming. The compact is subject to approval by the California Legislature and, if approved, will regulate gaming at the Mono's proposed gaming and entertainment project to be developed on the site. No assurance can be provided as to whether the California Legislature will approve the compact.

        On August 6, 2010, the BIA published notice in the Federal Register that the environmental impact statement for the Mono's casino and resort project had been finalized and is available for review. On September 1, 2011, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs issued his determination that gaming on the proposed site would be in the best interest of the Mono and would not be detrimental to the surrounding community. The Governor of California must now concur in the Assistant Secretary's determination. In the event the Governor concurs, the Assistant Secretary will be able to proceed with a final decision on having the land taken into trust for gaming purposes. Notice of the trust decision would be published in the Federal Register together with the record of decision finalizing the environmental review process. Notwithstanding the Secretary's decision, opponents of the project may still seek to exercise their legal remedies to delay or stop the project.

        Under the terms of the development agreement, the Company has agreed to arrange the financing for the ongoing development costs and construction of the facility. Prior to obtaining third-party financing, we will contribute significant financial support to the project. Our advances are expected to be repaid from the proceeds of the third-party financing or from the Mono's gaming revenues, however there can be no assurance that the advances will be repaid. Predecessor began capitalizing reimbursable advances related to this project in 2003. Through September 30, 2011, advances toward the development of the project totaled approximately $17.1 million, primarily to complete the environmental impact study and secure real estate for the project, and the carrying value of these advances is included in Native American development costs on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Reimbursable advances by Predecessor and the Company to the Mono bear interest at the prime rate plus 1.5%. With the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the carrying value of the advances were adjusted to fair value. In addition, we have agreed to pay approximately $1.3 million of payments upon achieving certain milestones, which will not be reimbursed and will be expensed as incurred. Through September 30, 2011, none of these payments had been made.

        The management agreement has a term of seven years from the opening of the facility. The Company will receive a management fee of 24% of the facility's net income. The management agreement includes termination provisions whereby either party may terminate the agreement for cause, and the agreement

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may also be terminated at any time upon agreement of the parties. There is no provision in the management agreement allowing the tribe to buy-out the contract prior to its expiration. The management agreement provides that the Company will train the Mono such that they may assume responsibility for managing the facility upon the expiration of the agreement.

        Upon termination or expiration of the management and development agreements, the Mono will continue to be obligated to repay unpaid principal and interest on the advances from Predecessor and the Company, as well as certain other amounts that may be due, such as management fees. Amounts due to Predecessor and the Company under the development and management agreements are secured by substantially all of the assets of the project. In addition, the development and management agreements contain waivers of the Mono's sovereign immunity from suit for the purpose of enforcing the agreements or permitting or compelling arbitration and other remedies.

        The following table outlines our evaluation at September 30, 2011 of each of the critical milestones necessary to complete the Mono project. Both positive and negative evidence was considered during our evaluation.

 
  As of September 30, 2011

Federally recognized as a tribe by the BIA

  Yes

Date of recognition

 

Federal recognition was terminated in 1961 and restored in 1983. There is currently no evidence to suggest that recognition might be terminated in the future.

Tribe has possession of or access to usable land upon which the project is to be built

 

The Company has acquired usable land for the development of this project on behalf of the Mono. The land has not, however, been accepted into trust for the Mono by the BIA.

Status of obtaining regulatory and governmental approvals:

   
 

Tribal-State Compact

 

A compact has been negotiated and was signed by the California governor in 2008 and will be submitted to the California Legislature for ratification after the Secretary of the Interior approves placing the land into trust.

 

Approval of gaming compact by DOI

 

Approval of the gaming compact by the DOI is expected to occur after the compact has been ratified by the California Legislature.

 

Record of decision regarding environment impact published by BIA

 

ROD regarding the Environmental Impact Statement for the project has not yet been published by the BIA. We cannot predict the timing of the issuance of the ROD. There is currently no evidence to suggest that a favorable ROD will not be issued.

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  As of September 30, 2011
 

BIA accepting usable land into trust on behalf of the tribe

 

It is anticipated that the land will be accepted into trust by the DOI after the issuance of the ROD. We cannot, however, predict when these events will occur. There is currently no evidence to indicate that the land will not be accepted into trust.

 

Approval of management agreement by NIGC

 

Approval of the management agreement by the NIGC is expected to occur following the BIA's acceptance of the land into trust.

Gaming licenses:

   
 

Type

 

Current plans for the project include Class III gaming, which requires a compact with the State of California and the approval of the NIGC. The compact is subject to the ratification of the California legislature. There is currently no evidence to indicate that the California legislature will not ratify the compact.

 

Number of gaming devices allowed

 

The compact signed by California's governor permits a maximum of 2,000 slot machines at the facility as currently contemplated, with an option to expand to 2,500 total machines.

Agreements with local authorities:

 

The Mono have entered into Memoranda of Understanding with the City of Madera, the County of Madera and the Madera Irrigation District under which the Mono agreed to pay one-time and recurring mitigation contributions, subject to certain contingencies.

        The timing of this type of project is difficult to predict and is dependent upon the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance as to when, or if, these approvals will be obtained. We currently estimate that construction of the facility may begin in the second half of 2013 and we estimate that the facility would be completed and opened for business approximately 18 months after construction begins. There can be no assurance, however, that the project will be completed and opened within this time frame or at all. We expect to obtain third-party financing for the project once all necessary regulatory approvals have been received and construction has commenced, however there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing for the project on acceptable terms or at all.

        We have evaluated the likelihood that the Mono project will be successfully completed and opened, and have concluded that at September 30, 2011, the likelihood of successful completion is in the range of 60% to 70%. Our evaluation is based on our consideration of all available positive and negative evidence about the status of the project, including, but not limited to, the status of required regulatory approvals, as well as the progress being made toward the achievement of all milestones and the successful resolution of all contingencies. There can be no assurance that the project will be successfully completed nor that future events and circumstances will not change our estimates of the timing, scope, and potential for successful completion or that any such changes will not be material. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will recover all of our investment in the project even if it is successfully completed and opened for business.

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    Mechoopda Indian Tribe

        On January 12, 2004, Predecessor entered into development and management agreements with the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California (the "MITCR"), a federally recognized Native American tribe. Pursuant to those agreements, Predecessor agreed to assist the MITCR in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility to be located on a portion of an approximately 650-acre site in Butte County, California, at the intersection of State Route 149 and Highway 99, approximately 10 miles southeast of Chico, California and 80 miles north of Sacramento, California.

        Under the terms of the development agreement, Predecessor agreed to arrange the financing for the ongoing development costs and construction of the facility. Through September 30, 2011, advances to the MITCR toward development of the project totaled approximately $11.9 million, primarily to complete the environmental assessment and secure real estate for the project. The advances to the MITCR bear interest at prime plus 2%, and are to be repaid from the proceeds of third-party project financing or from the MITCR's gaming revenues. In addition, Predecessor agreed to pay approximately $2.2 million of payments upon achieving certain milestones, which will not be reimbursed. Through September 30, 2011, $50,000 of these payments had been made by Predecessor and were expensed as incurred. In 2009, all amounts that were advanced to the MITCR were written off by Predecessor due to changes in the economic climate which resulted in a revision of the expected potential of the project. Prior to the Effective Date, Predecessor discontinued funding for the development of the facility and we anticipate terminating the agreements.

    Gun Lake Tribe

        We manage the Gun Lake Casino ("Gun Lake") in Allegan County, Michigan, on behalf of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, a federally recognized Native American tribe commonly referred to as the Gun Lake Tribe. The Gun Lake Casino, which opened in February 2011, is located on approximately 147 acres on U.S, Highway 131 and 129th Avenue, approximately 25 miles south of Grand Rapids, Michigan and 27 miles north of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and includes approximately 1,400 slot machines, 28 table games and various dining options.

        On November 13, 2003, Predecessor agreed to purchase a 50% interest in MPM Enterprises, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company. On July 31, 2000, MPM entered into development and management agreements with the Gun Lake Tribe, pursuant to which MPM agreed to assist the tribe in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment project to be located in Allegan County, Michigan. The Sixth Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated July 12, 2010 (the "Gun Lake Management Agreement") has a term of seven years from the opening of the facility and provides for a management fee of 30% of the project's net income to be paid to MPM. Pursuant to the terms of the MPM operating agreement, the Company's portion of the management fee is 50% of the first $24 million of management fees earned, 83% of the next $24 million of management fees and 93% of any management fees in excess of $48 million.

        MPM is considered a variable interest entity under the provisions of ASC Topic 810, Consolidation ("ASC Topic 810"). Under the terms of the MPM operating agreement, Predecessor was required to provide the majority of MPM's financing. In addition, based on a qualitative analysis, we believe the Company directs the most significant activities that impact MPM's economic performance and has the right to receive benefits and the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to MPM. As a result, we believe the Company is the primary beneficiary of MPM as defined in ASC Topic 810 and we therefore consolidate MPM in our condensed consolidated financial statements. The creditors of MPM have no recourse to the general credit of the Company.

        In accordance with the development agreement, MPM made reimbursable advances to Gun Lake for the development of the project. Approximately $42.8 million of the advances, including principal and accrued interest, were repaid in July 2010 from the proceeds of the project's third-party financing. At the

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project's opening date, $21.3 million in reimbursable development costs remained outstanding. Upon opening of the facility and transfer of the project to the Gun Lake Tribe, this amount was reclassified to Native American notes receivable on Predecessor's condensed consolidated balance sheet. With the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the carrying value of the note was adjusted to $32.5 million, which represented fair value. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, Gun Lake repaid an additional $10 million on the note. The note is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the project other than real property, and is subordinate to Gun Lake's senior secured debt. The note receivable bears interest at a variable rate equal to the rate charged by Gun Lake's senior secured lenders, which is a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 9.5% (subject to a minimum LIBOR of 2.5%) or an alternate base rate plus 8%, at the election of the borrower. Under the terms of the note receivable, principal and accrued interest are scheduled to be repaid over a thirty-six month period beginning four years after opening of the project, however repayment could occur sooner if the project generates sufficient excess cash flow to fund such prepayment. In addition, Gun Lake's senior secured lenders may decline certain scheduled payments on their loans, and subject to certain limitations, proceeds not accepted by the senior secured lenders may be used to repay MPM's note receivable. The $10.0 million received during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was the result of the senior secured lenders electing to not receive a scheduled amortization payment. If the note is prepaid within 30 months of the commencement of gaming at the project, the interest rate will be retroactively reduced to the prime rate plus 2%. Based on the operating results of Gun Lake since opening in February 2011, our best estimates of the expected future operating results of the project, and our consideration of all positive and negative evidence related to the long-term potential of the Gun Lake project, we believe that our note receivable from Gun Lake will be repaid in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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Successor

        Long-term debt consists of the following (amounts in thousands):

 
  Successor  
 
  September 30,
2011
 
 
  (unaudited)
 

Propco Term Loan Tranche B-1, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.24% at September 30, 2011), net of unamortized discount of $26.4 million

  $ 173,148  

Propco Term Loan Tranche B-2, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (4.24% at September 30, 2011), net of unamortized discount of $80.9 million

    667,186  

Propco Term Loan Tranche B-3, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (2.16% at September 30, 2011) or at lenders' option, interest may be converted to a fixed rate that will be determined pursuant to a previously agreed formula at the time of conversion, net of unamortized discount of $133.8 million

    491,161  

Propco Revolver due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.48% at September 30, 2011), net of unamortized discount of $8.5 million

    71,317  

Opco Term Loan, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.23% at September 30, 2011), net of unamortized discount of $45.1 million

    372,907  

Opco Revolver, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (5.25% at September 30, 2011)

    3,500  

GVR First Lien Term Loan, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (6.25% at September 30, 2011)

    209,463  

GVR First Lien Revolver, due June 17, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (7.00% at September 30, 2011)

    1,600  

GVR Second Lien Term Loan, due June 17, 2017, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (10.00% at September 30, 2011)

    90,000  

Restructured Land Loan, due June 16, 2016, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.74% at September 30, 2011), net of unamortized discount of $17.9 million

    87,901  

Other long-term debt, weighted-average interest of 4.07% at September 30, 2011, maturity dates ranging from 2012 to 2027

    51,555  
       
 

Total long-term debt

    2,219,738  

Current portion of long-term debt

    (17,623 )
       
 

Total long-term debt, net

  $ 2,202,115  
       

        Effective June 17, 2011, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into:

    A new credit agreement (the "Propco Credit Agreement") with Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, the other lender parties thereto (collectively, the "Mortgage Lenders"), consisting of a term loan facility in the principal amount of $1.575 billion and a revolving credit facility in the amount of $125 million; and

    A new credit agreement (the "Opco Credit Agreement") with Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and the other lender parties there to, consisting of approximately $435 million in aggregate principal amount of term loans and a revolving credit facility in the amount of $25 million; and

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    An amended and restated credit agreement (the "Restructured Land Loan") with the Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as initial lenders (the "Land Loan Lenders"), consisting of a term loan facility with a principal amount of $105 million; and

    A new first lien credit agreement with Jefferies Finance LLC and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as initial lenders (collectively, the "GVR Lenders"), consisting of a revolving credit facility in the amount of $10 million (the "GVR First Lien Revolver") and a term loan facility in the amount of $215 million (the "GVR First Lien Term Loan and together with the GVR First Lien Revolver, the "GVR First Lien Credit Agreement"), and a new second lien credit agreement with the GVR Lenders with a term loan facility in the amount of $90 million (the "GVR Second Lien Term Loan" and together with the GVR First Lien Credit Agreement, the "GVR Credit Agreements").

        The Propco Credit Agreement, Opco Credit Agreement, the Restructured Land Loan, and the GVR Credit Agreements are referred to herein as the "Credit Agreements". The Credit Agreements contain a number of covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Company, including restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries' ability to, among other things: (a) incur additional debt or issue certain preferred units; (b) pay dividends on or make certain redemptions, repurchases or distributions in respect of the Company's membership interests or make other restricted payments; (c) make certain investments; (d) sell certain assets; (e) create liens on certain assets; (f) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; and (g) enter into certain transactions with its affiliates. In addition, the Credit Agreements contain certain financial covenants, including minimum interest coverage ratio, total leverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures.

        The Credit Agreements also contain certain events of default including, among other things, nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after a five business day grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violation of covenants (subject, in the case of certain covenants, to certain grace periods); cross-default; bankruptcy events; certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act events; material judgments; and a change of control.

    Propco Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, the Company, as borrower, entered into the Propco Term Loan and the Propco Revolver. The Propco Term Loan has three tranches. Tranche B-1 has a principal amount of $200 million, Tranche B-2 has a principal amount of $750 million and Tranche B-3 has a principal amount of $625 million. The initial maturity date of the loans made under the Propco Credit Agreement will be on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date but may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the absence of defaults, accuracy of representations and warranties, payment of an extension fee equal to 1.00% of the outstanding principal amount of Tranche B-1, Tranche B-2 and Tranche B-3 loans, plus the revolving credit commitments, for each extension, and pro forma compliance with total leverage and interest coverage ratios. Interest will accrue on the principal balance of the outstanding amounts under the Propco Revolver at the rate per annum, as selected by the Company, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00%. Additionally, the Company is subject to a fee of 0.50% for the unfunded portion of the Propco Revolver. Interest will accrue on the principal balance of the outstanding amounts under the Tranche B-1 loans at the rate per annum, as selected by the Company, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00% for the first three years of the term; LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the fourth and fifth year; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% in the sixth year if the Company elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% for the seventh year if the Company elects to exercise the second optional

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extension of the maturity of the loans. The base rate is subject to a floor equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%. Interest will accrue on the Tranche B-2 loan at a rate per annum, as selected by the Company of not more than LIBOR plus 4.00% or base rate plus 3.00%. Interest will accrue on the Tranche B-3 loan at a rate per annum, as selected by the Company, equal to LIBOR plus 1.80% or base rate plus 0.80% for the first year of the term; LIBOR plus 1.81% or base rate plus 0.81% for the second year; LIBOR plus 1.82% or base rate plus 0.82% for the third year; LIBOR plus 3.02% or base rate plus 2.02% for the fourth and fifth years; LIBOR plus 5.37% or base rate plus 4.37% for the sixth year ; and LIBOR plus 7.69% or base rate plus 6.69% from and after the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date. The lenders may elect to fix the interest rate on all or a portion of the Tranche B-3 loan prior to December 31, 2011. The lenders may elect to exchange all or a portion of such fixed rate Tranche B-3 loans for senior unsecured notes in a form suitable for resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of the term loans for a period of no less than three years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $850 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the Company will pay a fixed rate of approximately 1.29% and receive one-month LIBOR (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The Propco Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants, including a total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio in each case with testing beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012. The Propco Credit Agreement also limits capital expenditures. The Company is in compliance with all Propco Credit Agreement covenants as of September 30, 2011. The Company is not required to make principal payments prior to maturity of the Propco Credit Agreement other than (a) quarterly payments of an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B-1 and Tranche B-2 loans outstanding on the Effective Date, (b) prepayments of the Tranche B-1 and Tranche B-2 loans of 75% of excess cash flow, net of a credit for payments made pursuant to (a) above, if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 6.00:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 6.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00, or 25% if the total leverage ratio is less than 4.00:1.00; (c) prepayments with proceeds of certain asset sales, events of loss, incurrence of debt and equity issuances, and (d) prepayments of the Propco Revolver of unrestricted cash in excess of $15 million (which do not permanently reduce the revolving loan commitment) .

        The Propco Credit Agreement is guaranteed by all subsidiaries of the Company except its unrestricted subsidiaries. The Propco Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of the Company's equity (including equity held by Station Holdco and Station Voteco in the Company), together with all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, including a pledge by the Company of the stock of NP Opco Holdings LLC, GVR Holdco 3 LLC, CV Propco, LLC, and NP Landco Holdco LLC.

    Opco Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, a subsidiary of the Company, NP Opco LLC ("Opco"), as borrower, entered into the Opco Credit Agreement consisting of (a) a term loan facility in the principal amount of approximately $435.7 million (the "Opco Term Loan"), and (b) a revolving credit facility in the maximum amount of $25 million, the availability of which is subject to standard continuing conditions (the "Opco Revolver"). Opco has the option, after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, to solicit lending commitments to increase the amount of the Opco Revolver by up to an additional $25 million. The initial maturity date will be on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date but may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the absence of defaults, accuracy of representations and warranties, payment of a 1% extension fee for each extension, and pro forma compliance with total leverage and interest coverage ratios. Interest shall accrue on the principal balance of loans at the rate per annum, as selected by

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Opco, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00% for the first three years of the term; LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the fourth and fifth year; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% for the sixth year if Opco elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% for the seventh year if Opco elects to exercise the second optional extension of the maturity of the loans. The base rate is subject to a floor equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%. Additionally, Opco is subject to a fee of 0.50% for the unfunded portion of the Opco Revolver. Opco is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of its term loan for a period no less than three years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, Opco entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $260.5 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, Opco will pay a fixed rate of approximately 1.34% and receive one-month LIBOR (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The Opco Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants. These include a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio, which covenants commence on the earlier of eighteen months after the Effective Date or the date on which aggregate investments by Opco deemed to have been made due to the designation of restricted subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries exceed $10 million. The Opco Credit Agreement also limits capital expenditures. The Company is in compliance with all Opco Credit Agreement covenants as of September 30, 2011. Opco is not required to make principal payments prior to the maturity of the Opco Credit Agreement other than (a) quarterly payments of $663,768 for application to the Opco Term Loans , (b) commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, annual prepayments of 75% of excess cash flow, net of a credit for payments made pursuant to (a) above, if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 3.50:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 3.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00, or 25% if the total leverage ratio is less than 2.50:1.00; (c) prepayments with proceeds of certain asset sales, reimbursements of investments, events of loss, incurrence of debt and equity issuances; and (d) prepayments of the Opco Revolver of unrestricted cash in excess of $7.5 million (which do not permanently reduce the revolving loan commitment).

        The Opco Credit Agreement is guaranteed by NP Opco Holdings LLC ("Opco Holdings") and all subsidiaries of Opco except unrestricted subsidiaries. The Opco Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of Opco equity, together with all tangible and intangible assets of Opco Holdings, Opco and its subsidiaries (other than property of unrestricted subsidiaries and subject to limitations required by applicable gaming laws).

    Restructured Land Loan

        As of the Effective Date, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, CV PropCo, LLC ("CV Propco"), as borrower, entered into the Restructured Land Loan in the principal amount of $105 million. The initial maturity date of the Restructured Land Loan will be June 16, 2016. Interest shall accrue on the principal balance at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the first five years; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% for the sixth year if CV Propco elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% in the seventh year if CV Propco elects to exercise the second optional extension of the maturity of the loans. All interest on the Restructured Land Loan will be paid in kind for the first five years. CV Propco has two options to extend the maturity date for an additional year to be available subject to absence of default, payment of up to 1.00% extension fee for each year, a step-up in interest rate to not more than LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% in the sixth year and not more than LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% in the seventh year. Interest accruing in the sixth and seventh years shall be paid in cash. There is no scheduled minimum amortization prior to final stated

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maturity, but the Restructured Land Loan is subject to mandatory prepayments with excess cash and, subject to certain exceptions, with casualty or condemnation proceeds. The Restructured Land Loan is guaranteed by NP Tropicana LLC (an indirect subsidiary of the Company), NP Landco Holdco LLC (a subsidiary of the Company and parent of CV Propco and NP Tropicana LLC) and all subsidiaries of CV Propco and secured by a pledge of CV Propco and NP Tropicana LLC equity and all tangible and intangible assets of NP Tropicana LLC, NP Landco Holdco LLC and CV Propco and its subsidiaries, principally consisting of land located on the southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard at Cactus Avenue and land surrounding the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall and Hotel ("Wild Wild West"), and the leasehold interest in the land on which the Wild Wild West is located. The land carry costs of CV Propco are supported by the Company under a limited support agreement and recourse guaranty (the "Limited Support Agreement") that provides for a guarantee from the Company to the Land Loan Lenders of: (a) the net operating costs of CV Propco and NP Tropicana, including (i) timely payment of all capital expenditures, taxes, insurance premiums, other land carry costs and indebtedness (excluding debt service for the Restructured Land Loan) payable by CV Propco and (ii) rent, capital expenditures, taxes, management fees, franchise fees, maintenance, operations and ownership payable by NP Tropicana; and (b) certain recourse liabilities of CV Propco and NP Tropicana under the Restructured Land Loan, including, without limitation, payment and performance of the Restructured Land Loan in the event any of CV Propco, NP Landco Holdco or NP Tropicana files or acquiesces in the filing of a bankruptcy petition or similar legal proceeding. As part of the consideration for the Land Loan Lenders' agreement to enter into the Restructured Land Loan, CV Propco and NP Tropicana issued warrants to the Land Loan Lenders (or their designees) for up to 60% of the outstanding equity interests of each of CV Propco and NP Tropicana exercisable for a nominal exercise price commencing on the earlier of (i) the date that the Restructured Land Loan is repaid, (ii) the date CV Propco sells any land to a third party, and (iii) the fifth anniversary of the Restructured Land Loan.

    GVR Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, Station GVR Acquisition, LLC, as borrower ("GVR Borrower"), entered into the GVR First Lien Credit Agreement which consists of a $10 million revolving credit facility (the "GVR Revolver") and a $215 million term loan (the "GVR First Lien Term Loan" and together with the GVR Revolver, the "GVR First Lien Loan") and the GVR Second Lien Credit Agreement consisting of a $90 million term loan (the "GVR Second Lien Loan" and together with the GVR First Lien Loan, the "GVR Loans"). The maturity date of the GVR First Lien Loan will be the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and the maturity date of the GVR Second Lien Loan will be the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date. The GVR First Lien Term Loan has scheduled quarterly minimum amortization payments in the amount of one percent per annum. There will not be scheduled minimum amortization payments of the second lien term loan prior to final stated maturity. The GVR Loans are subject to customary mandatory prepayments, including sale of equity or issuance of debt and commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, annual prepayments of 75% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 4.50:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, to maintenance of minimum liquidity of $3 million. Interest shall accrue on the GVR First Lien Loan at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 4.75% with a 1.50% LIBOR floor or base rate plus 3.75% with a 2.50% base rate floor and interest shall accrue on the GVR Second Lien Loan at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 8.50% with a 1.50% LIBOR floor or a base rate plus 7.50% with a 2.50% base rate floor. The GVR Borrower is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of its term loan for a period no less than two years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, the GVR Borrower entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $228.5 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion

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of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the GVR Borrower will pay a fixed rate of approximately 2.03% and receive one-month LIBOR, subject to a minimum of 1.50% (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The GVR Credit Agreements contain certain financial and other covenants including a maximum total leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The GVR Credit Agreements also limits capital expenditures. The GVR Loans are guaranteed by all subsidiaries of GVR Borrower and its immediate parent company, GVR Holdco 1 LLC ("GVR Holdco") and is secured by first lien and second lien pledges of GVR Borrower equity, together with first and second priority liens on all tangible and intangible assets of GVR Holdco and its subsidiaries that may be pledged as collateral pursuant to applicable law. At September 30, 2011, the GVR Borrower is in compliance with all covenants related to the GVR Credit Agreement.

    Fair Value of Long-term Debt

        As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the Company adjusted the carrying value of its assets and liabilities to fair value as indicated by the reorganization value at the Effective Date. As a result, the $2.2 billion carrying value of the Company's long-term debt at September 30, 2011 approximates fair value.

    STN Predecessor

 
  December 31,
2010
 

CMBS mortgage loan and related mezzanine financings, due November 12, 2009, interest at a margin above LIBOR (5.8% at December 31, 2010) (a)

  $ 2,475,000  

Land Loan, due February 7, 2011, interest at a margin above LIBOR or the Alternate Base Rate (8.5% at December 31, 2010)

    242,032  

Revolver, due August 7, 2012, interest at a margin above the Alternate Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate (5.2% at December 31, 2010) (a)

    631,107  

Term Loan, due August 7, 2012, interest at a margin above the Alternate Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate (4.9% at December 31, 2010) (a)

    242,500  

6% senior notes, interest payable semi-annually, principal due April 1, 2012, callable April 1, 2009 (a)

    450,000  

73/4% senior notes, interest payable semi-annually, principal due August 15, 2016, callable August 15, 2011 (a)

    400,000  

61/2% senior subordinated notes, interest payable semi-annually, principal due February 1, 2014, callable February 1, 2010 (a)

    442,000  

67/8% senior subordinated notes, interest payable semi-annually, principal due March 1, 2016, callable March 1, 2010 (a)

    660,000  

65/8% senior subordinated notes, interest payable semi-annually, principal due March 15, 2018, callable March 15, 2011 (a)

    300,000  

Other long-term debt, weighted-average interest of 5.7% at December 31, 2010, maturity dates ranging from 2010 to 2027 (a)

    79,116  
       
 

Total long-term debt

    5,921,755  

Current portion of long-term debt

    (242,366 )

Long-term debt subject to compromise (a)

    (5,670,730 )
       
 

Total long-term debt, net

  $ 8,659  
       

(a)
Certain long-term debt was subject to compromise as a result of the Chapter 11 Case and was classified as liabilities subject to compromise in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 as described below.

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    CMBS Loans

        In connection with the Merger, on November 7, 2007, a number of wholly-owned unrestricted direct and indirect subsidiaries of Predecessor (collectively, the "CMBS Borrower") entered into a mortgage loan and related mezzanine financings in the aggregate principal amount of $2.475 billion (the "CMBS Loans"), for the purpose of financing the Merger consideration payable to Predecessor's stockholders upon consummation of the Merger and paying fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger. The CMBS Loans were secured by substantially all fee and leasehold real property comprising Palace Station, Boulder Station, Sunset Station and Red Rock (collectively, the "CMBS Property").

    Land Loan

        On February 7, 2008, CV Propco, LLC, a wholly-owned, indirect unrestricted subsidiary of STN Predecessor, as borrower, entered into a $250 million delay-draw term loan which was collateralized by land located on the southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard at Cactus Avenue and land surrounding Wild Wild West in Las Vegas, Nevada (the "Land Loan"). The Land Loan contains no principal amortization and matured on February 7, 2011. At closing, $200 million was drawn with the remaining $50 million drawn in June 2008. The proceeds were used to fund a distribution to Predecessor, establish an interest reserve and pay transaction expenses. Borrowings under the Land Loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 5.5% per annum or at the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Land Loan) plus 3.5% per annum, which included an additional 2% default rate, at the borrower's election. The borrower was required to hedge the interest rate such that LIBOR would not exceed 6.5%. As a result, the borrower entered into two interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts of $200 million and $50 million in which the borrower paid a fixed LIBOR rate of 3.0% and 3.7%, respectively, and received one-month LIBOR. These interest rate swaps were early terminated in November 2009.

    Credit Facility

        In connection with the Merger, STN, as borrower, entered into a $900 million senior secured credit agreement (the "Credit Facility") consisting of a $650 million revolving facility (the "Revolver") and a $250 million term loan (the "Term Loan"). The maturity date for both the Term Loan and the Revolver was August 7, 2012 subject to a single 15-month extension (as further defined in the Credit Facility). The Term Loan required quarterly principal payments of $625,000. The Revolver contained no principal amortization. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a margin above the Alternate Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate (each as defined in the Credit Facility), as selected by STN. The margin above such rates, and the fee on the unfunded portions of the Revolver, varied quarterly based on STN's total debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Facility).

    Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes

        The indentures (the "Indentures") governing STN's $2.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes contained certain customary financial and other covenants, which limited STN's ability to incur additional debt.

        Beginning on February 1, 2009, STN ceased making schedule interest payments on the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes, resulting in an event of default under the indentures governing such indebtedness. As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Case, the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes were accelerated and were due and payable, subject to the bankruptcy stay.

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    Liabilities Subject to Compromise

        Under bankruptcy law, actions by creditors to collect upon liabilities of the Debtors incurred prior to the Petition Date are stayed and certain other pre-petition contractual obligations may not be enforced against the Debtors without approval of the Court. In accordance with ASC Topic 852, these liabilities were classified as liabilities subject to compromise in the Predecessor's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2010, and were adjusted to the expected amount of the allowed claims. The expected amount of the allowed claims for certain liabilities subject to compromise differed from their prepetition carrying amounts mainly as a result of the write-off of approximately $185.7 million in debt discounts during the year ended December 31, 2009 and the reversal of approximately $88.6 million in nonperformance risk adjustments that had previously been included in the pre-petition fair values of the interest rate swap liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820. Adjustments to the claims may result from negotiations, payments authorized by the Court, interest accruals, or other events. As of December 31, 2010, certain pre-petition liabilities included in liabilities subject to compromise had been reduced or increased as a result of the payment of certain accounts payable and notes payable as allowed by the court, and as a result of non-cash adjustments of the expected amount of the allowed claims related to interest rate swap liabilities. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2010, a $6.2 million settlement liability related to a pre-petition litigation matter was recorded. Liabilities subject to compromise were subject to the treatment set forth in the Joint Plan of Reorganization and are classified separately from long-term obligations and current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010.

        At December 31, 2010, liabilities subject to compromise consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
 
 
  December 31,
2010
 

CMBS mortgage loan and related mezzanine financings

  $ 2,475,000  

Revolver and term loan

    873,607  

6% senior notes

    450,000  

73/4% senior notes

    400,000  

61/2% senior subordinated notes

    442,000  

67/8% senior subordinated notes

    660,000  

65/8% senior subordinated notes

    300,000  

Other long-term debt

    70,123  

Interest rate swaps

    144,003  

Accrued interest

    143,854  

Payroll and related liabilities

    30,258  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

    8,976  
       
 

Total liabilities subject to compromise

  $ 5,997,821  
       

    Interest Expense

        In accordance with ASC Topic 852, interest expense was recognized only to the extent that it was expected to be paid during the bankruptcy proceeding or that it was probable that it would be an allowed claim. Prior to the Effective Date, Predecessor did not accrue interest for the senior notes, the senior subordinated notes or the mezzanine financings. As a result, post-petition interest expense was lower than pre-petition interest expense. The write-off of debt discounts and deferred debt issue costs related to

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liabilities subject to compromise also reduced post-petition interest expense as there were no longer any non-cash amortization charges related to those items.

GVR Predecessor

        Long-term debt of GVR Predecessor consists of the following (amounts in thousands):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming, LLC
 
 
  December 31, 2010  

Senior secured first lien term loan, interest at a margin above the Base Rate or LIBOR (6.0% at December 31, 2010) (a)

  $ 514,875  

Senior secured second lien term loan, interest at a margin above the Base Rate or LIBOR (7.25% at December 31, 2010) (a)

    250,000  

Note payable to City of Henderson for local improvement taxes, payable semi-annually through August 1, 2018, interest at 6.65%

    1,867  
       
 

Total long-term debt

    766,742  

Current portion of long-term debt

    (765,047 )
       
 

Total long-term debt, net

  $ 1,695  
       

(a)
Interest rates include an additional 2.0% default rate.

        GVR Predecessor's long-term debt includes a first lien term loan due February 2014 (the "First Lien") and a second lien term loan due August 2014 (the "Second Lien"), collectively, the "GVR Credit Facility". The First Lien provided for quarterly principal payments of approximately $1.4 million, which began on June 30, 2007, and contained certain financial and other covenants, including the maintenance of Consolidated Coverage Ratios and Leverage Ratios, as defined. Borrowings under the First Lien and Second Lien bear interest at a margin above the Base Rate or LIBOR, as defined. The Credit Facility was secured by substantially all of the assets of GVR Predecessor.

        In February 2010, GVR Predecessor did not make a required payment on its interest rate swap and as a result, an event of default occurred under the First Lien and Second Lien components of the GVR Credit Facility. In addition, as a consequence of GVR Predecessor's failure to timely make the required payment on the swap, the counter-party terminated such swap effective March 16, 2010, which resulted in an additional event of default under the First Lien and Second Lien components of the GVR Credit Facility on such date. Moreover, during 2010 GVR Predecessor failed to make required principal and interest payments in the amount of $5.5 million and $43.0 million, respectively on the First Lien and Second Lien components of the GVR Credit Facility. As a result, additional events of default occurred under the First Lien and Second Lien components of the GVR Credit Facility. The foregoing events of default had not been cured as of December 31, 2010 and as a result of the foregoing, GVR Predecessor was in default under the GVR Credit Facility and, accordingly, classified the debt thereunder as current in its balance sheet at December 31, 2010.

10. Derivative Instruments

    Successor

        The Company's objective in using derivative instruments is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks. To accomplish this objective, the

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Company uses interest rate swaps as a primary part of its cash flow hedging strategy. The Company's interest rate swaps utilized as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate payments in exchange for fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes and has no derivative instruments that are not designated in hedging relationships.

        During July 2011, the Company entered into three floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps with initial notional amounts totaling $1.3 billion which effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to fixed rates. Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company pays fixed rates ranging from 1.29% to 2.03% and receives variable rates based on one-month LIBOR (subject to a minimum of 1.50% for one swap with an initial notional amount of $228.5 million). The swaps terminate in 2015, and the notional amounts decrease over the life of the arrangements. The Company designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges in accordance with the accounting guidance in ASC Topic 815. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements, however the Company's obligations under the swaps are subject to the security and guarantee arrangements applicable to the related credit agreements.

        Each swap agreement contains cross-default provisions under which the Company could be declared in default on its obligations under the agreement if certain conditions of default exist on the related Credit Agreement. As of September 30, 2011, the termination value of the interest rate swaps was a net liability of $22.8 million, which represents the amount the Company could have been required to pay to settle the obligations had it been in breach of the provisions of the swap arrangements.

        For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges of forecasted interest payments, the effective portion of the gain or loss is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) until the interest payments being hedged are recorded as interest expense, at which time the amounts in other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified as an adjustment to interest expense. Gains or losses on any ineffective portion of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships would be recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations in other income or expense. At September 30, 2011, these hedges had no ineffectiveness.

        The difference between amounts received and paid under the Company's interest rate swap agreements, as well as any costs or fees, is recorded as a reduction of, or an addition to, interest expense as incurred over the life of the interest rate swaps.

        The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Balance sheet classification   Fair value  

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

           

Interest rate swaps

  Other long-term liabilities   $ 20,868  

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        The table below presents the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and the period June 17, 2011 through September 30, 2011 (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

Derivatives
in Cash Flow
Hedging
Relationships
  Amount of Loss on
Derivatives Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income (Effective Portion)
  Location of
Loss
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
  Amount of Loss Reclassified
from Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income into
Income (Effective Portion)
  Location of Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income (Ineffective
Portion and
Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing)
  Amount of Gain (Loss) on
Derivatives Recognized in
Income (Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness Testing)
 
 
  Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
  Period
from June 17,
2011
Through
September 30,
2011
   
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2011   Period from
June 17,
2011
Through
September 30,
2011
   
  Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
  Period
from June 17,
2011
Through
September 30,
2011
 

Interest rate swaps

  $ (23,130 ) $ (23,130 ) Interest expense, net   $ (2,262 ) $ (2,262 ) Change in fair value of derivative instruments   $   $  

        Approximately $10.4 million of the deferred losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet is expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months.

    Predecessors

        The Predecessors used derivatives to add stability to interest expense and to manage exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks. To accomplish this objective, Predecessors primarily used interest rate swaps and interest rate caps as part of their cash flow hedging strategies. Predecessors did not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

        On January 24, 2011, STN's floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $250 million matured. This interest rate swap was not designated as a hedging instrument and as a result, gains or losses resulting from the change in fair value of this swap were recognized in earnings in the period of the change. STN paid a fixed rate of approximately 3.0% and received one-month LIBOR on this interest rate swap.

        During 2009 and 2010, several derivative instruments were early terminated by STN and its 50% owned joint ventures including GVR Predecessor. In certain instances these early terminations resulted in balance sheet adjustments and in reclassifications of deferred losses, net of tax, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into operations.

        As of December 31, 2009, GVR Predecessor had a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $420.0 million. As a consequence of GVR Predecessor's default on its senior debt, the counterparty terminated the swap effective March 16, 2010 in accordance with the terms of the documentation governing the swap. As a result, GVR Predecessor reclassified the remaining $6.1 million of deferred losses related to this swap from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings during the first quarter of 2010. The termination settlement amount of approximately $51.7 million was accrued and is reflected as a current liability in GVR Predecessor's balance sheet at December 31, 2010.

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        Predecessors' activity in deferred gains (losses) on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is as follows (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessors  
 
  Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period From
January 1,
2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

STN Predecessor:

                   

Deferred losses on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), beginning balance

  $   $   $ (1,985 )

Losses reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into operations as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it is probable that the original forecasted transactions will not occur, net of tax

            1,985  
               

Deferred losses on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), ending balance

  $   $   $  
               

GVR Predecessor:

                   

Deferred losses on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), beginning balance

  $   $   $ (6,108 )

Losses reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into operations as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it is probable that the original forecasted transactions will not occur

            6,108  
               

Deferred losses on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), ending balance

  $   $   $  
               

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        Presented below are the effects of derivative instruments on STN's condensed consolidated statements of operations (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessors  
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period From
January 1,
2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

STN Predecessor:

                   

Amounts included in change in fair value of derivative instruments:

                   
 

Gains from interest rate swaps

  $   $ 397   $  
 

Losses from interest rate cap

              (42 )
               
 

Net gains (losses) for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

          397     (42 )
               

Total derivative gain (losses) included in change in fair value of derivative instruments

          397     (42 )
               

Amounts included in reorganization items:

                   
 

Gains (losses) from interest rate swaps

    1,447         (4,375 )
               

Amounts included in interest and other expense from joint ventures:

                   
 

Losses for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

            (22,221 )
 

Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into operations (effective portion)

            (386 )
 

Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into operations as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it is probable that the original forecasted transactions will not occur

            (2,667 )
               

Total derivative losses included in interest and other expense from joint ventures

            (25,274 )
               

Total derivative gains (losses) included in condensed consolidated statements of operations

  $ 1,447   $ 397   $ (29,691 )
               

GVR Predecessor:

                   

Amounts included in change in fair value of derivative instruments:

                   
 

Losses from interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments

          $ (44,442 )
 

Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into operations (effective portion)

            (6,108 )
               

Total derivative losses included in statements of operations

  $   $   $ (50,550 )
               

        The difference between amounts received and paid under Predecessors' interest rate swap agreements, as well as any costs or fees, is recorded as an addition to, or reduction of, interest expense as incurred over the life of the interest rate swaps. In addition, subsequent to the termination of its swap, GVR Predecessor recognized interest expense at the rate of one-month LIBOR plus 1% (1.26% at

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December 31, 2010) on the unpaid termination settlement amount, and the unpaid accrued interest on the terminated swap bore interest in accordance with the terms of the documentation governing the swap. Interest payable on GVR Predecessor's terminated swap totaled $5.4 million at December 31, 2010 which is included in accrued interest payable in GVR Predecessor's balance sheet. The following table shows the net effect of derivative instruments on Predecessors' interest and other expense and STN's proportionate share of the net effect of interest rate swaps of its 50% owned joint ventures (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessors  
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period From
January 1,
2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

STN Predecessor:

                   

Increase in interest expense

  $ 1,713   $ 487   $ 5,138  

Increase in interest and other expense from joint ventures

    30     211     27,063  
               

  $ 1,743   $ 698   $ 32,201  
               

GVR Predecessor:

                   

Increase in interest and other expense

  $ 186   $ 325   $ 54,040  
               

        The fair values of outstanding derivative instruments were reflected in Predecessors' balance sheets as follows at December 31, 2010 (amounts in thousands):

 
  Predecessors  
Balance Sheet Classification
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming, LLC
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

             
 

Interest rate swaps (a):

             
   

Liabilities subject to compromise

  $ 144,003   $  
   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    9,334     51,686  
           
     

Total liability derivatives

  $ 153,337   $ 51,686  
           
 

Interest rate cap:

             
   

Other assets, net

  $ 42   $  
           
     

Total asset derivatives

  $ 42   $  
           

(a)
Includes termination settlement amounts of interest rate swaps that were early terminated.

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    Successor

        The following table presents information about the Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance at
September 30,
2011
 

Assets

                         

Available-for-sale securities

  $ 190   $   $   $ 190  
                   
 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 190   $   $   $ 190  
                   

Liabilities

                         

Interest rate swaps

  $   $ 20,868   $   $ 20,868  
                   
 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $   $ 20,868   $   $ 20,868  
                   

        The fair value of available-for-sale securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. The fair values of interest rate swaps are based on quoted market prices from various banks for similar instruments. These quoted market prices are based on relevant factors such as the contractual terms of our interest rate swap agreements and interest rate curves and are adjusted for the non-performance risk of either us or our counterparties, as applicable.

    Predecessors

        The following table presents information about Predecessor's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2010, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value (amounts in thousands):

 
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Balance at
December 31,
2010
 

Assets

                         

Available-for-sale securities

  $ 271   $   $   $ 271  
                   
   

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 271   $   $   $ 271  
                   

Liabilities

                         

Liabilities not subject to compromise:

                         
 

Interest rate swap

  $   $ 397   $   $ 397  

Liabilities subject to compromise:

                         
 

Deferred compensation liabilities

    1,194             1,194  
                   
   

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 1,194   $ 397   $   $ 1,591  
                   

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        The fair values of Predecessor's available-for-sale securities and deferred compensation liabilities were based on quoted prices in active markets. The fair values of interest rate swaps and interest rate caps were based on quoted market prices from various banks for similar instruments. These quoted market prices were based on relevant factors such as the contractual terms of the interest rate swap agreements and interest rate curves and were adjusted for the non-performance risk of either Predecessor or the counterparties, as applicable. Certain interest rate swaps of Predecessors that were previously accounted for at fair value were terminated early, and as a result, were no longer accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.

12. Members' Equity

        The Company has two classes of membership interests: (1) voting membership interests ("Voting Units") and (2) non-voting membership interests ("Non-Voting Units" and together with the Voting Units, collectively "Units"). On the Effective Date, 100 Voting Units were issued to Station Voteco LLC ("Station Voteco") representing 100% of the Company's outstanding Voting Units and 100 Non-Voting Units were issued to Station Holdco LLC ("Station Holdco") representing 100% of the Company's outstanding Non-Voting Units. Station Voteco is the only member of the Company entitled to vote on any matters to be voted on by the members of the Company. Station Holdco, as the holder of the Company's issued and outstanding non-voting units, will not be entitled to vote on any matters to be voted on by the members of the Company, but will be the only member of the Company entitled to receive distributions as determined by its Board of Managers out of funds legally available therefor and in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, is entitled to all of the Company's assets remaining after payment of liabilities.

        Station Voteco is owned by (i) an entity owned by Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, (ii) Robert A. Cashell Jr., who was designated as a member of Station Voteco by German American Capital Corporation, and (iii) Stephen J. Greathouse, who was designated as a member of Station Voteco by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Messrs. Cashell and Greathouse are also members of the Company's Board of Managers. Fertitta Station Voteco Member LLC, an entity owned by Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta collectively, owns 49.9% of the voting equity interests in Station Voteco, and each of Messrs. Cashell and Greathouse own 31.35% and 18.75% respectively, of the voting equity interests in Station Voteco and, as a result, each may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Company's Voting Units.

        The equity interests of Station Holdco are owned by (i) FI Station Investor, LLC, an affiliate of Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, (ii) designees of German American Capital Corporation, one of the Mortgage Lenders and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, (iii) designees of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., one of the Mortgage Lenders and (iv) indirectly by certain general unsecured creditors of STN. FI Station Investor owns approximately 45% of the units of Station Holdco, German American Capital Corporation owns approximately 25% of the units of Station Holdco, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. owns approximately 15% of the units of Station Holdco and former unsecured creditors of STN indirectly own approximately 15% of the units of Station Holdco. In addition, the former mezzanine lenders of STN indirectly own warrants to purchase approximately 1.6% of the units of Station Holdco on a fully diluted basis, FI Investor owns warrants with rights to purchase approximately 1.07% of the units of Station Holdco on a fully diluted basis, the Mortgage Lenders own warrants to purchase approximately 0.53% of the units of Station Holdco on a fully diluted basis and former unsecured creditors of STN indirectly own warrants to purchase approximately 1.3% of the units of Station Holdco on a fully-diluted basis. The warrants held indirectly by the former mezzanine lenders and the former unsecured creditors of STN have an initial exercise price of $2.50 per unit that will increase by 15% on each of the third through seventh anniversaries of the Effective Date. The warrants held by FI Investor and

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the Mortgage Lenders have an initial exercise price equal of $3.00 per unit that will increase by 15% on each of the third through seventh anniversaries of the Effective Date. The warrants may only be exercised following the earlier of (i) the six and one-half year anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the occurrence of a capital raising transaction by Station Holdco that involves a determination of the equity value of Station Holdco (other than the transactions contemplated by the Plan) which expire on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Date.

    Other Comprehensive Income

        ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income requires companies to disclose other comprehensive income (loss) and the components of such income (loss). Comprehensive income (loss) is the total of net income (loss) and all other non-stockholder changes in equity. Comprehensive loss was computed as follows (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Successor   Predecessor  
 
   
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
 

Net loss

  $ (18,370 ) $ (265,824 ) $ (11,085 )

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    (23,130 )        

Reclassification of unrealized losses on interest rate swaps, net of tax, into operations

    2,262          

Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

    (146 )   37      

Amortization of unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax

        (11 )    
               

Comprehensive loss

  $ (39,384 ) $ (265,798 ) $ (11,085 )
               

 

 
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
   
  Period From January 1, 2011
Through June 16, 2011
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010  
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30,
2011
 
 
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
 

Net (loss) income

  $ (19,813 ) $ 3,357,474   $ 626,364   $ (388,972 ) $ (72,784 )

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    (23,130 )                

Reclassification of unrealized losses on interest rate swaps, net of tax, into operations

    2,262             1,985     6,108  

Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

    (120 )   25         (75 )    

Amortization of unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax

        (19 )       (31 )    
                       

Comprehensive (loss) income

  $ (40,801 ) $ 3,357,480   $ 626,364   $ (387,093 ) $ (66,676 )
                       

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        The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 
   
   
   
 
 
  Successor   Predecessors    
 
 
   
  December 31, 2010  
 
  September 30,
2011
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming,
LLC
 
 
  (unaudited)
   
   
 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

  $ (120 ) $ (165 ) $  

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps

    (20,868 )        

Amortization of unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax

        208      
               
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  $ (20,988 ) $ 43   $  
               

13. Share-Based Compensation

    Predecessors

        Long-term incentive compensation was provided in the form of non-voting limited liability company membership interests in FCP and Fertitta Partners LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("Fertitta Partners") pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Fertitta Colony Partners and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Fertitta Partners, respectively (collectively "the Operating Agreements"). The Operating Agreements allowed certain officers and members of management of STN to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of STN through indirect ownership of Class B Units and direct ownership of Class C Units in FCP and Fertitta Partners. The purpose was to promote the STN's long-term growth and profitability by aligning the interests of STN's management with the interests of the owners of STN and by encouraging retention.

        Upon consummation of the Merger, FCP and Fertitta Partners issued Class B Units to an affiliate of Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, and during the year ended December 31, 2008, certain members of management were awarded indirect ownership of Class B Units and direct ownership of Class C Units in each of FCP and Fertitta Partners. Pursuant to the accounting guidance for share-based payments, the unearned share-based compensation related to the Class B Units was being amortized to compensation expense over the requisite service period (immediate to five years). The share-based expense for these awards was based on the estimated fair market value of the Class B Units at the date of grant applied to the total number of Class B Units that were anticipated to fully vest and then amortized over the vesting period. Pursuant to the accounting guidance for share-based payments, the unearned share-based compensation related to the Class C Units was being amortized to compensation expense over the requisite service period (five years). The share-based expense for these awards was based on the estimated fair market value of the Class C Units at the date of grant, applied to the total number of Class C Units that were anticipated to fully vest and then amortized over the vesting period. The Class C Units include certain call and put provisions as defined in the Operating Agreements, such that under certain circumstances, within ninety days after termination of the Class C Unit holder's employment with STN, FCP and Fertitta Partners can call the Class C Units and the employee that holds the Class C Units can put the Class C Units back to FCP and Fertitta Partners. The conditions that could result in the employee putting the Class C Units back to FCP and Fertitta Partners were either contingent or within the control of the issuer, therefore it was accounted for as equity.

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13. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

        On the Effective Date, the grants of the Class B Units and Class C Units were cancelled, and as a result, Predecessor recognized share-based compensation expense of approximately $19.4 million representing the remaining amount of compensation cost measured at the grant date that had not yet been recognized. No replacement grants were awarded.

        The following table shows the classification of share-based compensation expense within the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station Casinos, Inc.  
 
  Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
  Period
From
January 1,
2011
Through
June 16,
2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

Total share-based compensation

  $ 3,376   $ 25,673   $ 10,302  
 

Less compensation costs capitalized

    (59 )       (177 )
               

Share-based compensation recognized as expense

  $ 3,317   $ 25,673   $ 10,125  
               
 

Casino

  $ 34   $ 3   $ 103  
 

Selling, general and administrative

    398     302     1,583  
 

Corporate

    2,083     5,857     6,108  
 

Development and preopening

    802     62     2,331  
 

Reorganization items

        19,449      
               

Share-based compensation recognized as expense

    3,317     25,673     10,125  
 

Tax benefit

    (1,161 )   (8,986 )   (3,544 )
               

Share-based compensation expense, net of tax

  $ 2,156   $ 16,687   $ 6,581  
               

14. Future Development

    Native American Development

        See Note 8 for information about the Company's Native American development activities.

    Land Held for Development

        As of September 30, 2011, we had $229.9 million of land held for development consisting primarily of eleven sites that are owned or leased, which includes sites in the Las Vegas valley, northern California and in Reno, Nevada.

        The Company assumed STN Predecessor's lease on the 19-acre parcel of land on which the Wild Wild West is located. The significant terms of the lease include a one-time termination option at the election of the lessee in 2019, rent reductions for 2011 through 2019, and additional options under which the Company may purchase the land at any time during the years 2011 through 2019 at established fixed prices. The lease also contains options under which the Company may purchase the land in July 2023, 2044 and 2065 for a purchase price equal to fair market value of the land as of July 2022, 2043 and 2064, respectively. No amounts related to these purchase options have been recorded on Successor's condensed

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consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011 or STN Predecessor's condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010.

        Our decision whether to proceed with any new gaming or development opportunity is dependent upon future economic and regulatory factors, the availability of acceptable financing and competitive and strategic considerations. As many of these considerations are beyond our control, no assurances can be made that we will be able to proceed with any particular project.

15. Asset Impairments and write-downs and other charges, net

        Included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are various pretax charges related to impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and other assets, as well as write downs and other charges, net. During the three months ended September 30, 2010. STN reviewed its long-lived assets for impairment due to developments in its bankruptcy proceedings and recorded impairment losses to write down the book value of impaired assets to their fair values.

        Write-downs and other charges, net includes various charges to record losses on asset disposals and other non-routine transactions, excluding the effects of the Restructuring Transactions, which are reflected in the reorganization items in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Asset impairments and write-downs and other charges, net were as follows (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
   
  Predecessor  
 
  Successor   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming
LLC
 
 
  Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2011
  Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Impairment of goodwill

  $   $ 60,386   $  
               

Impairments of other intangible assets and other assets:

                   
 

Impairment of other intangible assets

  $   $ 1,514   $  
 

Impairment of land held for development

        97,707      
 

Impairment of investments in joint ventures

        16,267      
 

Impairment of property and equipment

        66,647      
 

Other assets, net

        (362 )    
               

  $   $ 181,773   $  
               

Loss on disposal of assets, net

  $ 685   $ 86   $ 45  

Other charges

    196     1,192      
               

Write-downs and other charges, net

  $ 881   $ 1,278   $ 45  
               

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15. Asset Impairments and write-downs and other charges, net (Continued)


 
   
  Predecessors  
 
  Successor   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming
LLC
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch Gaming
LLC
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
 
 
  Period From January 1, 2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Impairment of goodwill

  $   $   $   $ 60,386   $  
                       

Impairments of other intangible assets and other assets:

                               
 

Impairment of other intangible assets

  $   $   $   $ 1,514   $  
 

Impairment of land held for development

                97,707      
 

Impairment of investments in joint ventures

                16,267      
 

Impairment of property and equipment

                66,647      
 

Other assets, net

                (362 )    
                       

  $   $   $   $ 181,773   $  
                       

Loss on disposal of assets, net

  $ 685   $ 3,349   $ 104   $ 279   $ 45  

Lease termination

        168              

Gain on land disposition

                (74 )    

Other charges

    212     436         7,889      
                       

Write-downs and other charges, net

  $ 897   $ 3,953   $ 104   $ 8,094   $ 45  
                       

16. Retirement Plans

    Predecessors

        Effective as of November 30, 1994, STN adopted the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP"), which was an unfunded defined benefit plan for the Chief Executive Officer and President as sole participants. Also effective as of November 30, 1994, STN adopted the Supplemental Management Retirement Plan (the "SMRP"), which was an unfunded defined benefit plan. Certain key executives (other than the Chief Executive Officer and President) as selected by the Board of Directors were able to participate in the SMRP. During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2007 and 2008, respectively, various amendments to these plans were adopted.

        As a result of the Restructuring Transactions, the SERP and SMRP were cancelled and the related liabilities were not assumed by Successor. Periodic expense related to these plans was recognized by STN through June 16, 2011 and the related liabilities were reduced to zero in fresh-start reporting.

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16. Retirement Plans (Continued)

        Prior to the cancellation of the SERP and SMRP, the components of the net periodic pension benefit cost related to these plans consisted of the following (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Predecessor  
 
  Station Casinos, Inc.  
 
  Three
Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
  Period From
January 1,
2011
Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Service cost

  $ 426   $ 877   $ 1,280  

Interest cost

    324     681     972  

Amortization of prior service credit

    (15 )   (29 )   (47 )
               

Net periodic pension cost

  $ 735   $ 1,529   $ 2,205  
               

17. Income Taxes

    Successor

        The Company is a limited liability company treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and as such, is a pass-through entity and is not liable for income tax in the jurisdictions in which it operates. As a result, no provision for income taxes has been made in Successor's condensed consolidated financial statements. Each Member of the Company includes its respective share of the Company's taxable income in its income tax return. Due to the Company's status as a pass-through entity, it has recorded no liability associated with uncertain tax positions.

    Predecessors

        STN's condensed consolidated statements of operations for the period January 1 through June 16, 2011, reflect net income tax benefits of $107.9 million, primarily representing the reversal of previously recorded deferred income tax assets and liabilities as a result of the Restructuring Transactions. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 our effective tax rates was 10.9%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our effective tax rates was 5.5%.

18. Commitments and Contingencies

    Successor

        The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various lawsuits relating to routine matters incidental to their business. As with all litigation, no assurance can be provided as to the outcome of the following matters and litigation inherently involves significant costs.

    Predecessors

    Bankruptcy Proceedings

        Through the Effective Date, the Debtors conducted their businesses as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. See Note 1 for additional information about the bankruptcy proceedings.

19. Subsequent Events

        We evaluated all activity of the Company and concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.    

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

Background

        Station Casinos LLC, (the "Company," "Station," "we," "our," "us," or "Successor"), a Nevada limited liability company, is a gaming and entertainment company that currently owns and operates nine major hotel/casino properties, including Green Valley Ranch, and eight smaller casino properties (three of which are 50% owned), in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, as well as manages a casino for a Native American tribe. We were formed on August 9, 2010 to acquire substantially all of the assets of:

    Station Casinos, Inc., ("STN") and its subsidiaries pursuant to (a) the "First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization for Station Casinos, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (Dated July 28, 2010)," as amended (the "SCI Plan"), which was confirmed by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, located in Reno, Nevada (the "Bankruptcy Court") entered on August 27, 2010, and (b) the "First Amended Prepackaged Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Subsidiary Debtors, Aliante Debtors and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC (Dated May 20, 2011)" (the "Subsidiaries Plan"), which was confirmed with respect to the Subsidiary Debtors and Aliante Debtors by order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on May 25, 2011; and

    Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC pursuant to the "First Amended Prepackaged Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Subsidiary Debtors, Aliante Debtors and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC (Dated May 24, 2011)" (the "GVR Plan"), which was confirmed with respect to GVR by order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on June 8, 2011,

        References herein to "Predecessors" refer to STN and Green Valley Ranch prior to June 17, 2011, and references to the "Plans" refer to the SCI Plan, the Subsidiaries Plan, and the GVR Plan.

        As of the Effective Date, the Company adopted fresh-start reporting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 852, Reorganizations ("ASC Topic 852"), which results in a new reporting entity for accounting purposes. Fresh-start reporting generally requires resetting the historical net book values of assets and liabilities to their estimated fair values by allocating the entity's enterprise value to its asset and liabilities as of the Effective Date. Certain fair values differed materially from the historical carrying values recorded on the Predecessors' balance sheets.

        As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting, Successor's condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a different basis of accounting than the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Predecessors prior to emergence from bankruptcy and therefore are not comparable in many respects with Predecessor's historical financial statements. The historical financial results of the Predecessors are not indicative of our current financial condition or our future results of operations. Our future results of operations will be subject to significant business, economic, regulatory and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, some of which are beyond our control.

Presentation

        References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "Successor" refer to the Company on or after June 17, 2011 after giving effect to (i) the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of STN and Green Valley Ranch in accordance with the Plans, (ii) entry into new credit agreements with an aggregate principal amount outstanding at September 30, 2011 of approximately $2.4 billion, (iii) entry into the Restructured Land Loan, (iv) the application of fresh-start reporting and (v) the issuance of equity comprising 100 voting units and 100 non-voting units in accordance with the Plan. These transactions are collectively referred to herein as the "Restructuring Transactions."

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        In accordance with the accounting guidance for fresh-start reporting, the condensed consolidated financial statements for the Successor are required to be presented separately from those of the Predecessors in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, periods on or after June 17, 2011 are referred to herein as the "Successor Period" and periods before June 17, 2011 are referred to as "Predecessor Periods". For purposes of analysis and comparison of current year and prior year operating results, certain operating results for the Successor Period and the Predecessor Periods are presented on a combined basis in this Management's Discussion and Analysis. Please see footnote (a) immediately following the tables below for important information about this combined presentation.

Overview

        We currently own and operate nine major hotel/casino properties under the Station and Fiesta brand names and eight smaller casino properties (three of which are 50% owned), in the Las Vegas metropolitan area including Palace Station, Boulder Station, Sunset Station, Red Rock, Texas Station, Santa Fe Station, Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Green Valley Ranch, Wild Wild West, Wildfire Rancho, Wildfire Boulder, Gold Rush and Lake Mead Casino. We also own a 50% interest in Barley's, The Greens and Wildfire Lanes, and we manage Aliante Station in North Las Vegas and Gun Lake Casino ("Gun Lake") in Allegan County, Michigan.

        Our operating results are greatly dependent on level of gaming revenue generated at our properties. A substantial portion of our operating income is generated from our gaming operations, more specifically slot play. We use our non-gaming revenue departments to drive customer traffic to our properties. The majority of our revenue is cash-based and as a result, fluctuations in our revenues have a direct impact on our cash flows from operations. Because our business is capital intensive, we rely heavily on the ability of our properties to generate operating cash flow to repay debt financing, fund maintenance capital expenditures and provide excess cash for future development.

Results of Operations

        The following tables highlight the results of operations of Successor and Predecessors (dollars in thousands, unaudited):


Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Combined Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

 
  Successor   Predecessors    
 
 
  Station   Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors (b)
   
 
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2010   Percent
change
 

Net revenues—total

  $ 282,398   $ 227,048   $ 40,245   $ 267,293     5.7 %
 

Major Las Vegas Operations (c)

    267,877     218,118     40,245     258,363     3.7 %
 

Management fees (d)

    5,731     128         128     4,377.3 %
 

Other operations and corporate (e)

    8,790     8,802         8,802     (0.1 )%

Operating income (loss)—total

 
$

26,440
 
$

(234,243

)

$

2,316
 
$

(231,927

)
 
n/m
 
 

Major Las Vegas Operations (c)

    26,563     (92,223 )   2,316     (89,907 )   n/m  
 

Management fees (d)

    5,731     128         128     4,377.3 %
 

Other operations and corporate (e)

    (5,854 )   (142,148 )       (142,148 )   (95.9 )%

Cash flows (used in) provided by:

                               
 

Operating activities

  $ 38,955   $ (66,799 ) $ 5,591   $ (61,208 )      
 

Investing activities

    (2,462 )   32,549     (589 )   31,960        
 

Financing activities

    (42,487 )   1,962     (2,339 )   (377 )      

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Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 
  Successor   Predecessors    
   
  Predecessors  
 
  Station   Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Successor and
Predecessors (a)
  Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors (b)
   
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
   
 
 
  Period From January 1,
2011 Through June 16,
2011
  Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2011
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010   Percent
change
 

Net revenues—total

  $ 325,947   $ 464,697   $ 84,052   $ 874,696   $ 709,994   $ 126,387   $ 836,381     4.6 %
 

Major Las Vegas Operations (c)

    309,071     437,698     84,052     830,821     660,386     126,387     786,773     5.6 %
 

Management fees (d)

    6,693     10,765         17,458     22,221         22,221     (21.4 )%
 

Other operations and corporate (e)

    10,183     16,234         26,417     27,387         27,387     (3.5 )%

Operating income (loss)—total

 
$

31,576
 
$

48,599
 
$

11,947
 
$

92,122
 
$

(195,268

)

$

12,862
 
$

(182,406

)
 
n/m
 
 

Major Las Vegas Operations (c)

    31,328     82,526     11,947     125,801     (5,821 )   12,862     7,041     1,686.7 %
 

Management fees (d)

    6,693     10,765         17,458     22,221         22,221     (21.4 )%
 

Other operations and corporate (e)

    (6,445 )   (44,692 )       (51,137 )   (211,668 )       (211,668 )   (75.8 )%

Cash flows (used in) provided by:

                                                 
 

Operating activities

  $ 21,028   $ (2,405,140 ) $ (312,505 ) $ (2,696,617 ) $ 10,077   $ 26,160   $ 36,237        
 

Investing activities

    (8,514 )   (18,641 )   (1,418 )   (28,573 )   (6,224 )   (1,733 )   (7,957 )      
 

Financing activities

    (32,949 )   2,371,574     290,930     2,629,555     480     (5,047 )   (4,567 )      

n/m = Not meaningful

(a)
The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, which we refer to as "Combined Successor and Predecessors", were derived by the mathematical addition of the results of the Company for the Successor Period of June 17, 2011 through September 30, 2011 and the results of the Company's two predecessors, Station Casinos, Inc. ("STN") and Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC ("GVR Predecessor") for the Predecessor Period of January 1, 2011 through June 16, 2011, resulting in combined results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The presentation herein of combined financial information for Successor and Predecessor periods may yield results that are not fully comparable on a period-by-period basis, particularly depreciation, amortization, interest expense and tax provision accounts, primarily due to the impact of the Restructuring Transactions. In addition, Successor and Predecessor corporate, development and management fee expenses are not comparable as a result of Successor's management arrangements with affiliates of Fertitta Entertainment. The presentation of results for combined Predecessor and Successor periods does not comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") or with the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") rules for pro forma presentation; however, it is presented because we believe that it provides the most meaningful comparison of our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to our operating results for the prior year period. Accordingly, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, discussion of "combined" results refers to the results of the Combined Successor and Predecessors.

(b)
The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were derived by the mathematical addition of the results for STN and GVR Predecessor, which are referred to as "Combined Predecessors". Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, discussion of "combined" results refers to the results of the Combined Predecessors.

(c)
Includes the wholly owned properties of Palace Station, Boulder Station, Texas Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station, Red Rock, Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, and Green Valley Ranch.

(d)
Amounts for the 2011 periods include management fee revenues from Gun Lake, Barley's, The Greens and Wildfire Lanes. Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 include management fee revenues from Barley's, The Greens and Wildfire Lanes, as well as from Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California ("Thunder Valley) until the management agreement expired in June 2010.

(e)
Includes the wholly owned properties of Wild Wild West, Wildfire Casino—Rancho ("Wildfire Rancho"), Wildfire Casino—Boulder ("Wildfire Boulder"), Gold Rush Casino, Lake Mead Casino and corporate and development expense.

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        Net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 increased by 5.7% to $282.4 million as compared to combined net revenues of $267.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Combined net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased by 4.6% to $874.7 million as compared to $836.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Net revenues from our Major Las Vegas Operations increased 3.7% to $267.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to combined net revenues of $258.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, combined net revenues from our Major Las Vegas Operations increased 5.6% to $830.8 million as compared to $786.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

        Consolidated operating income was $26.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to combined consolidated operating loss of $231.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Combined consolidated operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $92.1 million as compared to combined consolidated operating loss of $182.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

        The following tables highlight our revenues and operating expenses as compared to the prior periods (dollars in thousands, unaudited):


Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Combined Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

 
  Successor   Predecessors    
 
 
  Station   Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors (b)
   
 
 
  Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2011
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2010   Percent
change
 

Casino revenues

  $ 203,176   $ 173,118   $ 28,301   $ 201,419     0.9 %

Casino expenses

    80,592     71,879     12,388     84,267     (4.4 )%
 

Margin

    60.3 %   58.5 %   56.2 %   58.2 %      

Food and beverage revenues

 
$

53,395
 
$

39,011
 
$

9,743
 
$

48,754
   
9.5

%

Food and beverage expenses

    39,463     26,001     5,947     31,948     23.5 %
 

Margin

    26.1 %   33.3 %   39.0 %   34.5 %      

Room revenues

 
$

25,121
 
$

17,775
 
$

4,658
 
$

22,433
   
12.0

%

Room expenses

    10,252     8,110     1,686     9,796     4.7 %
 

Margin

    59.2 %   54.4 %   63.8 %   56.3 %      

Other revenues

 
$

18,068
 
$

15,065
 
$

1,912
 
$

16,977
   
6.4

%

Other expenses

    7,749     5,674     879     6,553     18.3 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 
$

72,505
 
$

57,268
 
$

10,202
 
$

67,470
   
7.5

%
 

Percent of net revenues

    25.7 %   25.2 %   25.3 %   25.2 %      

Management fee expense

 
$

9,638
 
$

 
$

1,391
 
$

1,391
   
n/m
 
 

Percent of net revenues

    3.4 %       3.5 %   n/m        

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Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 
  Successor   Predecessors    
  Predecessors    
 
 
  Station   Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Successor and
Predecessors (a)
  Station
Casinos,
Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors (b)
   
 
 
  Period From
June 17, 2011
Through
September 30,
2011
  Period From
January 1, 2011
Through June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010   Percent
change
 

Casino revenues

  $ 232,424   $ 339,703   $ 59,100   $ 631,227   $ 520,493   $ 88,230   $ 608,723     3.7 %

Casino expenses

    92,601     136,037     23,574     252,212     213,392     38,234     251,626     0.2 %
 

Margin

    60.2 %   60.0 %   60.1 %   60.0 %   59.0 %   56.7 %   58.7 %      

Food and beverage revenues

 
$

62,562
 
$

85,436
 
$

19,484
 
$

167,482
 
$

120,049
 
$

30,028
 
$

150,077
   
11.6

%

Food and beverage expenses

    46,023     60,717     12,407     119,147     78,269     17,746     96,015     24.1 %
 

Margin

    26.4 %   28.9 %   36.3 %   28.9 %   34.8 %   40.9 %   36.0 %      

Room revenues

 
$

29,298
 
$

36,326
 
$

9,753
 
$

75,377
 
$

55,358
 
$

15,231
 
$

70,589
   
6.8

%

Room expenses

    11,928     15,537     3,064     30,529     24,397     5,127     29,524     3.4 %
 

Margin

    59.3 %   57.2 %   68.6 %   59.5 %   55.9 %   66.3 %   58.2 %      

Other revenues

 
$

21,762
 
$

28,072
 
$

4,205
 
$

54,039
 
$

45,304
 
$

6,091
 
$

51,395
   
5.1

%

Other expenses

    9,278     10,822     2,125     22,225     14,821     2,773     17,594     26.3 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 
$

83,543
 
$

110,300
 
$

18,207
 
$

212,050
 
$

167,870
 
$

28,579
 
$

196,449
   
7.9

%
 

Percent of net revenues

    25.6 %   23.7 %   21.7 %   24.2 %   23.6 %   22.6 %   23.5 %      

Management fee expense

 
$

11,098
 
$

 
$

3,112
 
$

14,210
 
$

 
$

4,536
 
$

   
n/m
 
 

Percent of net revenues

    3.4 %       3.7 %   n/m         3.6 %   n/m        

        Casino.    Casino revenues increased 0.9% to $203.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to combined casino revenues of $201.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The $1.8 million increase is due primarily to a 2.8% increase in slot revenue partially offset by a decrease of 8.7% in revenues from other gaming operations, including table games. The increase in slot revenue was driven primarily by the success of our current marketing programs. The quarter-over-quarter improvement in casino revenue is attributable to a $3.4 million increase related to increased customer visits to our properties, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease related to lower customer spend per visit. Casino expenses decreased by $3.7 million or 4.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year. The net impact of the factors described above resulted in a 2.1% improvement in our casino operating margin for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

        Combined casino revenues increased 3.7% to $631.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $608.7 million for the combined nine months ended September 30, 2010. The $22.5 million increase in casino revenues is due primarily to a 4.8% increase in slot revenue partially offset by a decrease of 1.9% in revenues from other gaming operations, including table games. The increase in slot revenue was driven primarily by the success of our current marketing programs. The year-over-year improvement in combined casino revenue is attributable to a $55.8 million increase related to increased customer visits to our properties, partially offset by a $33.3 million decrease related to lower customer spend per visit. Casino expenses increased by $0.6 million or 0.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year. The net impact of the factors described above resulted in a 1.4% improvement in our casino operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

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        Food and Beverage.    Food and beverage revenues increased 9.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to combined food and beverage revenues for the prior year period, and combined food and beverage revenues increased 11.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the prior year period. The number of restaurant guests served increased 39.1% and 42.9%, respectively, and the average guest check decreased 14.8% and 17.1%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to a decrease in prices at certain of our restaurants during the first quarter of 2011. Food and beverage expenses increased 23.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior year period, and combined food and beverage expenses increased 24.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the increase in the number of guests served.

        Room.    The following table shows key information about our hotel operations:

 
  Successor   Combined
Predecessors
   
  Combined
Successor and
Predecessors
  Combined
Predecessors
   
 
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
 
 
  Percent
change
  Percent
change
 
 
  2011   2010   2011   2010  

Occupancy

    86 %   81 %   6.2 %   86 %   81 %   6.2 %

Average daily rate

  $ 69   $ 65     6.2 % $ 70   $ 70      

Revenue per available room

  $ 59   $ 53     11.3 % $ 60   $ 57     5.3 %

        Room revenues increased 12.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the combined room revenues for the same period in the prior year as a result of improvements in both occupancy levels and average daily room rate ("ADR"). Occupancy improved by 6.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the combined occupancy for the prior year period. ADR for the three months ended September 30, 2011 also increased 6.2% compared to combined ADR for the same period in the prior year, reflecting improvements across most of our properties. The $2.7 million increase in combined room revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior year period is composed of a $1.4 million increase attributable to the increased ADR and a $1.3 million increase attributable to the improvement in occupancy. Room expenses increased 4.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to combined room expenses for the same period in the prior year, due primarily to the increased occupancy.

        Combined room revenues increased 6.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily as a result of improvements in overall occupancy levels. Combined occupancy improved by 6.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the prior year period. Combined ADR was $70 for both the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the same period in the prior year. The $4.8 million year over year increase in room revenues is attributable to improvement in occupancy. The 3.4% increase in combined room expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year is due primarily to the increased occupancy.

        Other.    Other revenues primarily include income from gift shops, bowling, entertainment, leased outlets and spas. Other revenues were $18.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to combined other revenues of $17.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and combined other revenues were $54.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $51.4 million for the comparable period in the prior year.

        Other expenses were $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to combined other expenses of $6.6 million for the prior year period. Combined other expenses were $22.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $17.6 million for the prior year period. The increases in other revenues and expenses primarily relate to live entertainment.

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        Management Fee Revenue.    As a result of the Restructuring Transactions, Station's management fee revenue is not fully comparable to that of STN. We are the managing partner of Barley's, The Greens and Wildfire Lanes and receive management fees equal to 10% of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") from these properties. In addition, our management fee revenue includes fees earned by our 50% owned consolidated investee, MPM Enterprises, L.L.C. ("MPM") for the management of Gun Lake, which opened February 10, 2011. MPM is a variable interest entity and required to be consolidated. MPM receives a management fee equal to 30% of Gun Lake's net income (as defined in the management agreement).

        Prior to the Effective Date, STN earned management fees from Barley's, The Greens, Wildfire Lanes and Gun Lake under the arrangements described above. In addition, during the first two quarters of 2010, STN managed Thunder Valley on behalf of the United Auburn Indian Community and received a management fee equal to 24% of net income (as defined in the management agreement). The Thunder Valley management agreement expired in June 2010. STN was also the managing partner for Green Valley Ranch and Aliante Station, however, as a result of debt-related cash restrictions at those properties, STN recognized no management fee revenue from those properties during the Predecessor periods.

        For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, management fee revenue was $5.7 million and $17.5 million, respectively, as compared to $0.1 million and $22.2 million in the prior year periods.

        Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A").    SG&A expenses increased by $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the combined SG&A expenses for the prior year period. Combined SG&A expenses increased by $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior year period. The year over year increases are primarily the result of increased costs related to our current advertising and rebranding efforts undertaken as a result of the Company's emergence from bankruptcy.

        Management Fee Expense.    As of the Effective Date, we entered into long-term management agreements with affiliates of Fertitta Entertainment to manage our properties, and certain executive officers and corporate employees of STN became employees of Fertitta Entertainment. Under the management arrangements, we pay a base fee equal to two percent of gross revenues and an incentive fee equal to five percent of positive EBITDA (as defined in the agreements) for each of our managed properties. As a result, our statement of operations reflects management fee expense for which there was no comparable expense recorded by STN.

        Development and Preopening Expense.    Development expense includes costs to identify potential gaming opportunities and other development opportunities. Preopening expense represents certain costs incurred prior to the opening of projects under development, including payroll, travel and legal expenses. Subsequent to the Effective Date, certain development activities are performed on our behalf by affiliates of Fertitta Entertainment under the management agreements and as a result, development and preopening expense of Successor is not fully comparable to that of Predecessors. Development and preopening expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.4 million compared to combined expense of $3.8 million for the prior year period. Combined development and preopening expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $2.2 million compared to $7.5 million for the prior year period.

        Depreciation and Amortization.    The resetting of the carrying values of our assets and liabilities in fresh-start reporting resulted in changes in the carrying values of our depreciable property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets. As a result, depreciation and amortization expense for the Successor and Predecessor periods is not comparable. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $34.5 million, compared to combined expense of $41.1 million for the prior year period. For the combined nine months ended September 30, 2011, depreciation and amortization expense was $109.2 million compared to $136.5 million for the prior year period. In addition to the impact of fresh-start reporting on depreciation and amortization expense, the decrease for the year-to-date period is also attributable to the expiration of the Thunder Valley management agreement in June 2010, for which amortization expense of $15.2 million was recognized in the prior year period.

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        Write-downs and Other Charges, net.    Write-downs and other charges, net includes charges related to non-routine transactions such as losses on asset disposals, severance expense, legal settlement accruals and other non-routine transactions. For the three months ended September 30, 2011, write-downs and other charges, net were $0.9 million compared to $1.3 million for the prior year period. Combined write-downs and other charges, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $5.0 million compared to $8.1 million for the prior year period.

        Earnings (Losses) from Joint Ventures.    As of the Effective Date, we hold 50% investments in Barley's, The Greens, Wildfire Lanes and Losee Elkhorn Properties, LLC. Our equity earnings from these investments was less than $0.1 million for the Successor Periods, and we do not expect future earnings or losses from these investments to be a significant component of our operating results. During the Predecessor Periods, STN's investments in joint ventures also included 50% ownership interests in Green Valley Ranch and Aliante Station, and a 6.7% interest in a joint venture that owns the Palms Casino Resort. STN also owned a 50% investment in the Rancho Road and Richfield Homes development projects until late 2010. We acquired 100% ownership of Green Valley Ranch as a result of the Restructuring Transactions, and we did not acquire STN's equity interest in Aliante Station. STN disposed of its investments in Rancho Road, Richfield Homes and the Palms Casino Resort prior to the Effective Date. STN's losses from joint ventures for the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011 totaled $1.0 million, and its losses from joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $5.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

        Interest Expense.    As a result of the Restructuring Transactions, interest expense, net, for Station is not comparable to that of the Predecessors. Station's outstanding indebtedness at September 30, 2011 was approximately $2.5 billion compared to Combined Predecessors' indebtedness of approximately $6.7 billion prior to the Restructuring Transactions. In accordance with ASC Topic 852, Reorganizations, following the filing of their respective Chapter 11 cases, STN and GVR Predecessor recognized interest expense only to the extent that it was expected to be paid or to become an allowed claim in the bankruptcy proceedings. Had the Predecessors recognized interest expense at the contractual terms, interest expense for the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, would have been $149.1 million, $79.6 million and $234.9 million higher, respectively, than what was recorded.

        The following table summarizes information related to our interest expense (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Successor   Predecessors  
 
  Station   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors
 
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
2011
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2010  

Interest cost, net of interest income

  $ 27,693   $ 30,279   $ 13,106   $ 43,385  

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

    18,113     488     295     783  

Less: Capitalized interest

    (706 )   (4,066 )       (4,066 )
                   

Interest expense, net

  $ 45,100   $ 26,701   $ 13,401   $ 40,102  
                   

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  Successor   Predecessors    
  Predecessors  
 
  Station   Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Successor and
Predecessors
  Station
Casinos, Inc.
  Green Valley
Ranch
Gaming, LLC
  Combined
Predecessors
 
 
  Period From
June 17,
2011 Through
September 30,
2011
  Period From January 1,
2011 Through
June 16, 2011
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010  

Interest cost, net of interest income

  $ 32,148   $ 46,037   $ 20,255   $ 98,440   $ 86,061   $ 34,178   $ 120,239  

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

    20,499     196     327     21,022     1,466     918     2,384  

Less: Capitalized interest

    (926 )   (2,939 )       (3,865 )   (8,182 )       (8,182 )
                               

Interest expense, net

  $ 51,721   $ 43,294   $ 20,582   $ 115,597   $ 79,345   $ 35,096   $ 114,441  
                               

        Interest and Other Expense from Joint Ventures.    STN recorded interest and other expense related to its unconsolidated joint ventures for the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, of $15.5 million, $11.1 million and $55.8 million, respectively. Station recognized no interest and other expense from its investments in joint venture properties during the Successor Period, and we do not expect interest and other expense from these investments to be a significant component of our future operating results.

        Income Taxes.    Station is organized as a limited liability company and is not subject to federal income tax. As a result of the Restructuring Transactions, STN derecognized its deferred tax assets and liabilities and recognized an income tax benefit of $107.9 million for the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, STN recorded income tax benefits of $32.5 million and $22.7 million, respectively.

    Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The following liquidity and capital resources discussion contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our business, financial condition, results of operations, dispositions, acquisitions, expansion projects and our 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, the impact of our substantial indebtedness that remains outstanding following the consummation of the Restructuring Transactions; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on consumer spending and the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industries in particular; the effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, regulations or accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators and governmental bodies; litigation outcomes and judicial actions, including gaming legislative action, referenda and taxation; acts of war or terrorist incidents or natural disasters; and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, construction projects entail significant risks, including shortages of materials or skilled labor, unforeseen regulatory problems, work stoppages, weather interference, floods and unanticipated cost increases. The anticipated costs and construction periods are based on budgets, conceptual design documents and construction schedule estimates. There can be no assurance that the budgeted costs or construction period will be met. All forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events.

        On the Effective Date, we borrowed approximately $2.5 billion under new or amended credit agreements in connection with the Restructuring Transactions. The details of these credit agreements are described under "Description of Certain Indebtedness and Capital Stock" below.

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        At September 30, 2011, we had $92.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, which is primarily used for the day-to-day operations of our properties.

        During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Combined Successor and Predecessors used cash flows in operating activities of $2.7 billion, compared to cash flows from operating activities of the Combined Predecessors of $36.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily related to the Restructuring Transactions.

        The Company's restricted cash at September 30, 2011 was $23.8 million, compared to restricted cash of the Combined Predecessors at December 31, 2010 of $279.9 million. The $256.1 million decrease was primarily the result of the use of the restricted cash in consummating the Restructuring Transactions.

        At September 30, 2011, we had borrowing availability of $38.1 million under the Propco Credit Agreement, $18.0 million under the Opco Credit Agreement, and $8.4 million under the GVR Credit Agreement.

        During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, total capital expenditures for the Combined Successor and Predecessors were $32.0 million for maintenance capital and other projects, as compared to Combined Predecessors capital expenditures of $26.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. We classify items as maintenance capital to differentiate replacement type capital expenditures such as new slot machines from investment type capital expenditures to drive future growth such as an expansion of an existing property. In contrast to normal repair and maintenance costs that are expensed when incurred, items we classify as maintenance capital are expenditures necessary to keep our existing properties at their current levels and are typically replacement items due to the normal wear and tear of our properties and equipment as a result of use and age.

        In addition to capital expenditures, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Combined Successor and Predecessors paid $4.6 million in reimbursable advances for Native American development projects compared to $14.1 million paid by STN in the prior year period. The decrease in Native American development costs is primarily related to the completion of the Gun Lake project in February 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, STN used cash of $3.2 million for equity contributions to joint ventures. During the same period in 2011, no such equity contributions were made. During the period from June 17 through September 30, 2011, the Successor paid $45.4 million in principal payments on its long-term debt, including principal payments of $15.4 million, $17.7 million, and $10.5 million, respectively, on borrowings under the Propco, Opco, and GVR Credit Agreements. During the period from January 1 through June 16, 2011, Predecessors paid $1.5 million in principal payments on their debt, including $0.6 million in quarterly payments on STN's Term Loan and $0.9 for other debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Combined Predecessors paid $2.5 million in principal payments on their debt, including $1.9 million in quarterly payments on STN's Term Loan and $0.6 million on other debt.

        Our primary cash requirements for the remainder of 2011 are expected to include (i) principal and interest payments on indebtedness, (ii) approximately $10 million to $15 million for maintenance and other capital expenditures, and (iii) payments related to our existing and potential Native American projects. We believe that cash flows from operations, available borrowings under our credit agreements and existing cash balances will be adequate to satisfy our anticipated uses of capital for the foreseeable future, and we are continually evaluating our liquidity position and our financing needs. We cannot provide assurance, however, that we will generate sufficient income and liquidity to meet all of our liquidity requirements or other obligations.

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    Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

        As of September 30, 2011, we have certain off-balance sheet arrangements that affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, including operating leases, employment contracts, long-term stay-on performance agreements and slot conversion purchases.

        The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments (amounts in thousands):

 
  Contractual obligations  
 
  Long-term
debt and
interest rate
swaps (a)
  Operating
leases
  Other
long-term
obligations (b)
  Total contractual
cash obligations
 

Payments due in the next twelve months as of September 30,

                         
 

2011

  $ 131,457   $ 8,288   $ 13,305   $ 153,050  
 

2012

    133,008     8,292     318     141,618  
 

2013

    129,174     8,267     97     137,538  
 

2014

    126,841     8,260         135,101  
 

2015

    92,754     8,299         101,053  
 

Thereafter

    2,452,301     413,360         2,865,661  
                   
   

Total

  $ 3,065,535   $ 454,766   $ 13,720   $ 3,534,021  
                   

(a)
Includes principal and contractual interest on long term debt and projected cash payments on interest rate swaps based on pay and receive rates in effect at September 30, 2011. See Notes 9 and 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to long-term debt and derivative instruments.

(b)
Other long-term obligations include employment contracts, long-term stay-on agreements and slot conversion purchase obligations.

Native American Development

        Following is a summary of our Native American Development Projects, which are more fully described Note 8 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

    The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

        We have entered into development and management agreements with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (the "FIGR"), a federally recognized Native American tribe. Pursuant to those agreements, we will assist the FIGR in developing, financing and operating a gaming and entertainment project to be located near the City of Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California.

        The management agreement has a term of seven years from the date of opening of the project and Station will receive a management fee equal to 24% of the facility's net income in years 1 through 4 and 27% of the facility's net income in years 5 through 7. Station will also receive a development fee equal to 2% of the cost of the project upon the opening of the project. The National Indian Gaming Commission (the "NIGC") has approved the management agreement for Class II gaming at the planned facility. Class II gaming includes games of chance such as bingo, pull-tabs, tip jars and punch boards (and electronic or computer-aided versions of such games), and non-banked card games. The FIGR and Station may also pursue approval of Class III gaming, which would permit casino-style gaming, at the planned facility. Class III gaming would require an approved compact with the State of California and approval by

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the NIGC of a modification to the existing management agreement, or a new management agreement, permitting Class III gaming.

        During 2010, the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior (the "BIA") accepted approximately 252 acres of land owned by Station into trust on behalf of the FIGR for the development of the project by Station and the FIGR.

        The timing and feasibility of the project are dependent upon the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals. Station plans to continue contributing significant financial support to the project, even though there can be no assurances as to when or if the necessary approvals will be obtained. We currently estimate that construction of the facility will begin after the financing for the project has been obtained, which we anticipate to be during the middle of 2012, and we estimate that the facility would be completed and opened for business approximately 18 to 24 months after construction begins. There can be no assurance, however, that the project will be completed and opened within this time frame or at all.

        We have evaluated the likelihood that the FIGR project will be successfully completed and opened, and have concluded that at September 30, 2011, the likelihood of successful completion is in the range of 80% to 90%. Our evaluation is based on our consideration of all available positive and negative evidence about the status of the project, including the status of required regulatory approvals, and the progress being made toward the achievement of all milestones and the likelihood of successful resolution of all contingencies. There can be no assurance that the project will be successfully completed nor that future events and circumstances will not change our estimates of the timing, scope, and potential for successful completion or that such changes will not be material. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will recover all of our investment in the project even if it is successfully completed and opened for business.

    North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indian Tribe

        We have entered into development and management agreements with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (the "Mono"), a federally recognized Native American tribe located near Fresno, California, pursuant to which we will assist the Mono in developing, financing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility to be located in Madera County, California. The management agreement has a term of seven years from the opening of the facility and provides for a management fee of 24% of the facility's net income.

        In 2008, the Mono and the State of California entered into a tribal-state Class III gaming compact. The compact is subject to approval by the California Legislature and, if approved, will regulate gaming at the Mono's proposed gaming and entertainment project to be developed on the site. No assurances can be provided as to whether the California Legislature will approve the compact.

        On August 6, 2010, the BIA published notice in the Federal Register that the environmental impact statement for the Mono's casino and resort project had been finalized and is available for review. On September 1, 2011, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs issued his determination that gaming on the proposed site would be in the best interest of the Mono and would not be detrimental to the surrounding community. The Governor of California must now concur in the Assistant Secretary's determination. In the event the Governor concurs, the Assistant Secretary will be able to proceed with a final decision on having the land taken into trust for gaming purposes. Notice of the trust decision would be published in the Federal Register together with the record of decision finalizing the environmental review process. Notwithstanding the Secretary's decision, opponents of the project may still seek to exercise their legal remedies to delay or stop the project.

        As currently contemplated, the facility is expected to include approximately 2,000 slot machines and approximately 60 table games, a hotel and several restaurants. Development of the project remains subject to certain governmental and regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, approval by the California

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Legislature of the gaming compact with the State of California, the DOI accepting the land into trust on behalf of the Mono and approval of the management agreement by the NIGC.

        The timing of this type of project is difficult to predict and is dependent upon the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance as to when, or if, these approvals will be obtained. We currently estimate that construction of the facility may begin in the second half of 2013 and we estimate that the facility would be completed and opened for business approximately 18 months after construction begins. There can be no assurance, however, that the project will be completed and opened within this time frame or at all. We expect to obtain third-party financing for the project once all necessary regulatory approvals have been received and construction has commenced, however there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing for the project on acceptable terms or at all.

        We have evaluated the likelihood that the Mono project will be successfully completed and opened, and have concluded that at September 30, 2011, the likelihood of successful completion is in the range of 60% to 70%. Our evaluation is based on our consideration of all available positive and negative evidence about the status of the project, including, but not limited to, the status of required regulatory approvals, as well as the progress being made toward the achievement of all milestones and the successful resolution of all contingencies. There can be no assurance that the project will be successfully completed nor that future events and circumstances will not change our estimates of the timing, scope, and potential for successful completion or that any such changes will not be material. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will recover all of our investment in the project even if it is successfully completed and opened for business.

    Mechoopda Indian Tribe

        We have entered into development and management agreements with the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California (the "MITCR"), a federally recognized Native American tribe. Pursuant to those agreements, we agreed to assist the MITCR in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility to be located on a portion of an approximately 650-acre site in Butte County, California, at the intersection of State Route 149 and Highway 99, approximately 10 miles southeast of Chico, California and 80 miles north of Sacramento, California.

        Under the terms of the development agreement, Predecessor agreed to arrange the financing for the ongoing development costs and construction of the facility. Through September 30, 2011, advances to the MITCR toward development of the project totaled approximately $11.9 million, primarily to complete the environmental assessment and secure real estate for the project. The advances to the MITCR bear interest at prime plus 2%, and are to be repaid from the proceeds of third-party project financing or from the MITCR's gaming revenues. In addition, STN agreed to pay approximately $2.2 million of payments upon achieving certain milestones, which will not be reimbursed. Through September 30, 2011, $50,000 of these payments had been made by STN and were expensed as incurred. Given the ongoing recession and thus the revised expected potential of the project, the long-term asset associated with this project was written off by STN in 2009. Prior to the Effective Date, STN discontinued funding for the development of the facility and we anticipate terminating the agreements.

Land Acquisition

        We have acquired certain parcels of land as part of future development activities. Our decision whether to proceed with any new gaming or development opportunity is dependent upon future economic and regulatory factors, the availability of acceptable financing and competitive and strategic considerations. As many of these considerations are beyond our control, no assurances can be made that we will be able to proceed with any particular project.

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        As of September 30, 2011, we had $229.9 million of land held for development consisting primarily of eleven sites that are owned or leased, which includes sites in the Las Vegas valley, northern California and in Reno, Nevada.

Regulation and Taxes

        We are subject to extensive regulation by the Nevada gaming authorities and will be subject to regulation, which may or may not be similar to that in Nevada, by any other jurisdiction in which we may conduct gaming activities in the future, including the NIGC and the Gun Lake Tribal Gaming Commission.

        The gaming industry represents a significant source of tax revenue, particularly to the State of Nevada and its counties and municipalities. From time to time, various state legislators and other officials have proposed changes in taxes, or in the administration of tax laws, affecting the gaming industry. The Nevada Legislature meets every two years for 120 days and when special sessions are called by the Governor. The 2011 legislative session ended June 6, 2011 and there were no increases in gaming taxes during that session. We have no assurances that an increase in gaming taxes or other taxes impacting gaming licenses or other businesses in general will not be enacted during future legislative sessions.

        In March 2008, in the matter captioned Sparks Nugget, Inc. vs. State ex rel. Department of Taxation, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that food purchased for use in complimentary meals provided to employees and patrons are not subject to Nevada use tax. In April 2008, the Department of Taxation filed a motion for rehearing of the Supreme Court's decision, and in July 2008, the Nevada Supreme Court denied the Department of Taxation's motion for rehearing. We have filed refunds for the periods from April 2000 through February 2008. The amount subject to these refunds is approximately $15.5 million plus interest. Any amount refunded to us would be reduced by a contingent fee owed to a third party advisory firm. The Department of Taxation has subsequently taken the position that these purchases are subject to Nevada sales tax. Accordingly, we have not recorded a receivable related to a refund for the previously paid use tax on these purchases in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. However, we began claiming this exemption on sales and use tax returns for periods subsequent to February 2008 given the Nevada Supreme Court decision. In March 2010, the Department of Taxation issued a $12.7 million sales tax assessment, plus interest of $8.2 million, related to these food costs. We have not accrued a liability related to this assessment because we do not believe the Department of Taxation's position has any merit, and therefore we do not believe it is probable that we will owe this tax. The sales tax assessment and the refund cases have been appealed to the Administrative Law Judge of the Nevada Department of Taxation. In January 2011 a hearing was held before the Department of Taxation's administrative law judge and we are currently awaiting a decision.

Description of Certain Indebtedness and Capital Stock

        Effective June 17, 2011, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into:

    A new credit agreement (the "Propco Credit Agreement") with Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, the other lender parties thereto (collectively, the "Mortgage Lenders"), consisting of a term loan facility in the principal amount of $1.575 billion and a revolving credit facility in the amount of $125 million; and

    A new credit agreement (the "Opco Credit Agreement") with Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and the other lender parties there to, consisting of approximately $435 million in aggregate principal amount of term loans and a revolving credit facility in the amount of $25 million; and

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    An amended and restated credit agreement (the "Restructured Land Loan") with the Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as initial lenders (the "Land Loan Lenders"), consisting of a term loan facility with a principal amount of $105 million; and

    A new first lien credit agreement with Jefferies Finance LLC and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as initial lenders (collectively, the "GVR Lenders"), consisting of a revolving credit facility in the amount of $10 million (the "GVR First Lien Revolver") and a term loan facility in the amount of $215 million (the "GVR First Lien Term Loan and together with the GVR First Lien Revolver, the "GVR First Lien Credit Agreement"), and a new second lien credit agreement with the GVR Lenders with a term loan facility in the amount of $90 million (the "GVR Second Lien Term Loan" and together with the GVR First Lien Credit Agreement, the "GVR Credit Agreements").

        The Propco Credit Agreement, Opco Credit Agreement, the Restructured Land Loan, and the GVR Credit Agreements are referred to herein as the "Credit Agreements". The Credit Agreements contain a number of covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Company, including restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries' ability to, among other things: (a) incur additional debt or issue certain preferred units; (b) pay dividends on or make certain redemptions, repurchases or distributions in respect of the Company's membership interests or make other restricted payments; (c) make certain investments; (d) sell certain assets; (e) create liens on certain assets; (f) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; and (g) enter into certain transactions with its affiliates. In addition, the Credit Agreements contain certain financial covenants, including minimum interest coverage ratio, total leverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures.

        The Credit Agreements also contain certain events of default including, among other things, nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after a five business day grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violation of covenants (subject, in the case of certain covenants, to certain grace periods); cross-default; bankruptcy events; certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act events; material judgments; and a change of control.

    Propco Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, the Company, as borrower, entered into the Propco Term Loan and the Propco Revolver. The Propco Term Loan has three tranches. Tranche B-1 has a principal amount of $200 million, Tranche B-2 has a principal amount of $750 million and Tranche B-3 has a principal amount of $625 million. The initial maturity date of the loans made under the Propco Credit Agreement will be on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date but may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the absence of defaults, accuracy of representations and warranties, payment of an extension fee equal to 1.00% of the outstanding principal amount of Tranche B-1, Tranche B-2 and Tranche B-3 loans, plus the revolving credit commitments, for each extension, and pro forma compliance with total leverage and interest coverage ratios. Interest will accrue on the principal balance of the outstanding amounts under the Propco Revolver at the rate per annum, as selected by the Company, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00%. Additionally, the Company is subject to a fee of 0.50% for the unfunded portion of the Propco Revolver. Interest will accrue on the principal balance of the outstanding amounts under the Tranche B-1 loans at the rate per annum, as selected by the Company, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00% for the first three years of the term; LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the fourth and fifth year; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% in the sixth year if the Company elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% for the seventh year if the Company elects to exercise the second optional extension of the maturity of the loans. The base rate is subject to a floor equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%. Interest will accrue on the Tranche B-2 loan at a rate per annum, as selected by the Company of not more than LIBOR plus 4.00% or base rate plus 3.00%. Interest will accrue on the Tranche B-3 loan at a

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rate per annum, as selected by the Company, equal to LIBOR plus 1.80% or base rate plus 0.80% for the first year of the term; LIBOR plus 1.81% or base rate plus 0.81% for the second year; LIBOR plus 1.82% or base rate plus 0.82% for the third year; LIBOR plus 3.02% or base rate plus 2.02% for the fourth and fifth years; LIBOR plus 5.37% or base rate plus 4.37% for the sixth year ; and LIBOR plus 7.69% or base rate plus 6.69% from and after the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date. The lenders may elect to fix the interest rate on all or a portion of the Tranche B-3 loan prior to December 31, 2011. The lenders may elect to exchange all or a portion of such fixed rate Tranche B-3 loans for senior unsecured notes in a form suitable for resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of the term loans [and the exchange securities] for a period no less than three years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $850 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the Company will pay a fixed rate of approximately 1.29% and receive one-month LIBOR (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The Propco Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants, including a total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio in each case with testing beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012. The Propco Credit Agreement also limits capital expenditures. The Company is in compliance with all Propco Credit Agreement covenants as of September 30, 2011. The Company is not required to make principal payments prior to maturity of the Propco Credit Agreement other than (a) quarterly payments of an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B-1 and Tranche B-2 loans outstanding on the Effective Date, (b) prepayments of the Tranche B-1 and Tranche B-2 loans of 75% of excess cash flow, net of a credit for payments made pursuant to (a) above, if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 6.00:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 6.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00, or 25% if the total leverage ratio is less than 4.00:1.00; (c) prepayments with proceeds of certain asset sales, events of loss, incurrence of debt and equity issuances, and (d) prepayments of the Propco Revolver of unrestricted cash in excess of $15 million (which do not permanently reduce the revolving loan commitment) .

        The Propco Credit Agreement is guaranteed by all subsidiaries of the Company except its unrestricted subsidiaries. The Propco Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of the Company's equity (including equity held by Station Holdco and Station Voteco in the Company), together with all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, including a pledge by the Company of the stock of NP Opco Holdings LLC, GVR Holdco 3 LLC, CV Propco, LLC, and NP Landco Holdco LLC.

    Opco Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, a subsidiary of the Company, NP Opco LLC ("Opco"), as borrower, entered into the Opco Credit Agreement consisting of (a) a term loan facility in the principal amount of approximately $435.7 million (the "Opco Term Loan"), and (b) a revolving credit facility in the maximum amount of $25 million, the availability of which is subject to standard continuing conditions (the "Opco Revolver"). Opco has the option, after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, to solicit lending commitments to increase the amount of the Opco Revolver by up to an additional $25 million. The initial maturity date will be on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date but may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the absence of defaults, accuracy of representations and warranties, payment of a 1% extension fee for each extension, and pro forma compliance with total leverage and interest coverage ratios. Interest shall accrue on the principal balance of loans at the rate per annum, as selected by Opco, of not more than LIBOR plus 3.00% or base rate plus 2.00% for the first three years of the term; LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the fourth and fifth year; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% for the sixth year if Opco elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% for the seventh year if Opco elects to exercise the

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second optional extension of the maturity of the loans. The base rate is subject to a floor equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%. Additionally, Opco is subject to a fee of 0.50% for the unfunded portion of the Opco Revolver. Opco is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of its term loan for a period no less than three years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, Opco entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $260.5 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, Opco will pay a fixed rate of approximately 1.34% and receive one-month LIBOR (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The Opco Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants. These include a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio, which covenants commence on the earlier of eighteen months after the Effective Date or the date on which aggregate investments by Opco deemed to have been made due to the designation of restricted subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries exceed $10 million. The Opco Credit Agreement also limits capital expenditures. Opco is not required to make principal payments prior to the maturity of the Opco Credit Agreement other than (a) quarterly payments of $663,768 for application to the Opco Term Loans , (b) commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, annual prepayments of 75% of excess cash flow, net of a credit for payments made pursuant to (a) above, if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 3.50:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 3.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00, or 25% if the total leverage ratio is less than 2.50:1.00; (c) prepayments with proceeds of certain asset sales, reimbursements of investments, events of loss, incurrence of debt and equity issuances; and (d) prepayments of the Opco Revolver of unrestricted cash in excess of $7.5 million (which do not permanently reduce the revolving loan commitment).

        The Opco Credit Agreement is guaranteed by NP Opco Holdings LLC ("Opco Holdings") and all subsidiaries of Opco except unrestricted subsidiaries. The Opco Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of Opco equity, together with all tangible and intangible assets of Opco Holdings, Opco and its subsidiaries (other than property of unrestricted subsidiaries and subject to limitations required by applicable gaming laws).

    Restructured Land Loan

        As of the Effective Date, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, CV PropCo, LLC ("CV Propco"), as borrower, entered into the Restructured Land Loan in the principal amount of $105 million. The initial maturity date of the Restructured Land Loan will be June 16, 2016. Interest shall accrue on the principal balance at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50% for the first five years; LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% for the sixth year if CV Propco elects to exercise the first optional extension of the maturity of the loans; and LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% in the seventh year if CV Propco elects to exercise the second optional extension of the maturity of the loans. All interest on the Restructured Land Loan will be paid in kind for the first five years. CV Propco has two options to extend the maturity date for an additional year to be available subject to absence of default, payment of up to 1.00% extension fee for each year, a step-up in interest rate to not more than LIBOR plus 4.50% or base rate plus 3.50% in the sixth year and not more than LIBOR plus 5.50% or base rate plus 4.50% in the seventh year. Interest accruing in the sixth and seventh years shall be paid in cash. There is no scheduled minimum amortization prior to final stated maturity, but the Restructured Land Loan is subject to mandatory prepayments with excess cash and, subject to certain exceptions, with casualty or condemnation proceeds. The Restructured Land Loan is guaranteed by NP Tropicana LLC (an indirect subsidiary of the Company), NP Landco Holdco LLC (a subsidiary of the Company and parent of CV Propco and NP Tropicana LLC) and all subsidiaries of CV Propco and secured by a pledge of CV Propco and NP Tropicana LLC equity and all tangible and intangible assets of NP Tropicana LLC, NP Landco Holdco LLC and CV Propco and its subsidiaries, principally consisting of land located on the southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard at Cactus Avenue and

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land surrounding the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall and Hotel ("Wild Wild West"), and the leasehold interest in the land on which the Wild Wild West is located. The land carry costs of CV Propco are supported by the Company under a limited support agreement and recourse guaranty (the "Limited Support Agreement") that provides for a guarantee from the Company to the Land Loan Lenders of: (a) the net operating costs of CV Propco and NP Tropicana, including (i) timely payment of all capital expenditures, taxes, insurance premiums, other land carry costs and indebtedness (excluding debt service for the Restructured Land Loan) payable by CV Propco and (ii) rent, capital expenditures, taxes, management fees, franchise fees, maintenance, operations and ownership payable by NP Tropicana; and (b) certain recourse liabilities of CV Propco and NP Tropicana under the Restructured Land Loan, including, without limitation, payment and performance of the Restructured Land Loan in the event any of CV Propco, NP Landco Holdco or NP Tropicana files or acquiesces in the filing of a bankruptcy petition or similar legal proceeding. As part of the consideration for the Land Loan Lenders' agreement to enter into the Restructured Land Loan, CV Propco and NP Tropicana issued warrants to the Land Loan Lenders (or their designees) for up to 60% of the outstanding equity interests of each of CV Propco and NP Tropicana exercisable for a nominal exercise price commencing on the earlier of (i) the date that the Restructured Land Loan is repaid, (ii) the date CV Propco sells any land to a third party, and (iii) the fifth anniversary of the Restructured Land Loan.

    GVR Credit Agreement

        As of the Effective Date, Station GVR Acquisition, LLC, as borrower ("GVR Borrower"), entered into the GVR First Lien Credit Agreement which consists of a $10 million revolving credit facility (the "GVR Revolver") and a $215 million term loan (the "GVR First Lien Term Loan" and together with the GVR Revolver, the "GVR First Lien Loan") and the GVR Second Lien Credit Agreement consisting of a $90 million term loan (the "GVR Second Lien Loan" and together with the GVR First Lien Loan, the "GVR Loans"). The maturity date of the GVR First Lien Loan will be the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and the maturity date of the GVR Second Lien Loan will be the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date. The GVR First Lien Term Loan has scheduled quarterly minimum amortization payments in the amount of one percent per annum. There will not be scheduled minimum amortization payments of the second lien term loan prior to final stated maturity. The GVR Loans are subject to customary mandatory prepayments, including sale of equity or issuance of debt and commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, annual prepayments of 75% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 4.50:1.00, 50% of excess cash flow if the total leverage ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, to maintenance of minimum liquidity of $3 million. Interest shall accrue on the GVR First Lien Loan at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 4.75% with a 1.50% LIBOR floor or base rate plus 3.75% with a 2.50% base rate floor and interest shall accrue on the GVR Second Lien Loan at the rate per annum, at the option of the Company of LIBOR plus 8.50% with a 1.50% LIBOR floor or a base rate plus 7.50% with a 2.50% base rate floor. The GVR Borrower is required to hedge 50% of the outstanding principal balance of its term loan for a period no less than two years from the date of entry into the applicable swap. As a result, the GVR Borrower entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with a notional amount of $228.5 million (such notional amount reducing over the life of the arrangement), terminating July 1, 2015, which will effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the GVR Borrower will pay a fixed rate of approximately 2.03% and receive one-month LIBOR, subject to a minimum of 1.50% (See Note 10—Derivative Instruments).

        The GVR Credit Agreements contain certain financial and other covenants including a maximum total leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The GVR Credit Agreements also limits capital expenditures. The GVR Loans are guaranteed by all subsidiaries of GVR Borrower and its immediate parent company, GVR Holdco 1 LLC ("GVR Holdco") and is secured by first lien and second lien pledges of GVR Borrower equity, together with first and second priority liens on all tangible and intangible assets of GVR Holdco and its subsidiaries that may be pledged as collateral pursuant to applicable law. At September 30, 2011, the GVR Borrower is in compliance with all covenants related to the GVR Credit Agreement.

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    Capital Stock

        The Company has two classes of membership interests: (1) voting membership interests ("Voting Units") and (2) non-voting membership interests ("Non-Voting Units" and together with the Voting Units, collectively "Units"). On the Effective Date, 100 Voting Units were issued to Station Voteco LLC ("Station Voteco") representing 100% of the Company's outstanding Voting Units and 100 Non-Voting Units were issued to Station Holdco LLC ("Station Holdco") representing 100% of the Company's outstanding Non-Voting Units. Station Voteco is the only member of the Company entitled to vote on any matters to be voted on by the members of the Company. Station Holdco, as the holder of the Company's issued and outstanding non-voting units, will not be entitled to vote on any matters to be voted on by the members of the Company, but will be the only member of the Company entitled to receive distributions as determined by its Board of Managers out of funds legally available therefor and in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, is entitled to all of the Company's assets remaining after payment of liabilities.

Derivative Instruments

        We have entered into various interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to interest rate risk. At September 30, 2011 we have three floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $1.3 billion which mature in 2015. These interest rate swaps effectively convert a portion of our variable-rate debt to a fixed rate, and we have designated them as cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes. As of September 30, 2011, we paid a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 1.43% and received a weighted-average variable interest rate of 0.44%.

        The difference between amounts received and paid under our interest rate swap agreements, as well as any costs or fees, is recorded as a reduction of, or an addition to, interest expense as incurred over the life of the interest rate swaps. For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the period June 17, 2011 through September 30, 2011, the swaps increased our interest expense by $2.3 million.

Critical Accounting Policies

        A description of our critical accounting policies and estimates can be found in Note 2 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Forward-looking Statements

        When used in this report and elsewhere by management from time to time, the words "may", "might", "could", "believes", "anticipates", "expects" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and our business including our expansions, development and acquisition projects, legal proceedings and employee matters. Certain important factors, including but not limited to, financial market risks, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Further information on potential factors which could affect our financial condition, results of operations and business including, without limitation, the impact of the substantial indebtedness that remains outstanding following the consummation of the Restructuring Transactions; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on consumer spending and the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industries in particular; the effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, regulations or accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators and governmental bodies; litigation outcomes and judicial actions, including gaming legislative action, referenda and taxation; acts of war or terrorist incidents or natural disasters; and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, construction projects entail significant risks, including shortages of

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materials or skilled labor, unforeseen regulatory problems, work stoppages, weather interference, floods and unanticipated cost increases. The anticipated costs and construction periods are based on budgets, conceptual design documents and construction schedule estimates. There can be no assurance that the budgeted costs or construction period will be met. All forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices.

        Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our long-term debt. We evaluate our exposure to market risk by monitoring interest rates in the marketplace. We attempt to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term and short-term borrowings under our Credit Agreements, and by using interest rate swaps and similar instruments to hedge against the earnings effects of interest rate fluctuations. Borrowings under the Credit Agreements bear interest at a margin above LIBOR or Base Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreements) as selected by us, however the lenders may elect to fix the rate on all or a portion of the $625 million Propco Tranche B-3 term loan prior to December 31, 2011. The total amount of outstanding borrowings is expected to fluctuate and may be reduced from time to time.

        At September 30, 2011, $2.5 billion of the borrowings under our Credit Agreements is based on LIBOR plus applicable margins of 1.80% to 8.50%, and the remainder is based on the Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreements). At September 30, 2011, the LIBOR rates underlying our LIBOR-based borrowings ranged from 0.23% to 0.36%, and the Base Rate ranged from 5.25% to 7%. The weighted-average interest rates for variable-rate debt shown in the following table are calculated using the rates in effect on our borrowings as of September 30, 2011. We cannot predict the LIBOR or Base Rate interest rates that will be in effect in the future, and actual rates will vary. Based on our outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2011, an assumed 1% change in variable rates would cause our annual interest cost to change by approximately $10.8 million, after giving effect to our interest rate hedges which are further described below. The estimated fair value of our long-term debt at September 30, 2011 is $2.2 billion. The following table shows information about future maturities of our long-term debt and the weighted-average stated interest rates in effect at September 30, 2011 (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Current Portion as of September 30,  
 
  2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   Thereafter   Total  

Long-term debt:

                                           
 

Fixed-rate

  $ 3,281   $ 5,505   $ 2,459   $ 2,617   $ 2,769   $ 34,633   $ 51,264  
 

Weighted-average interest rate

    4.73 %   4.88 %   4.32 %   4.32 %   4.33 %   3.80 %   4.06 %
 

Variable-rate

  $ 14,342   $ 14,559   $ 14,305   $ 14,305   $ 14,305   $ 2,409,312   $ 2,481,128  
 

Weighted-average interest rate

    3.94 %   3.99 %   3.93 %   3.93 %   3.93 %   3.99 %   3.98 %

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recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to interest expense. Interest rate movements also affect the fair value of these interest rate swaps, which is reflected in other long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Fair value is estimated based upon current, and predictions of future interest rate levels along a yield curve, the remaining duration of the instruments, and other market conditions, therefore fair value is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability between periods. However, to the extent that the interest rate swaps are effective in hedging the designated risk, the changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps are deferred in other comprehensive income on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Certain future events, including prepayment, refinancing or acceleration of the hedged debt, could cause all or a portion of these hedges to become ineffective, in which case the changes in the fair value of the ineffective portion of the interest rate swaps would be recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change. In addition, we are exposed to credit risk should our counterparties fail to perform under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, however, we seek to minimize our exposure to this risk by entering into interest rate swap agreements with highly rated counterparties, and we do not believe we are exposed to significant credit risk as of September 30, 2011.

        The following table provides information about our interest rate swaps at September 30, 2011 (amounts in thousands, unaudited):

 
  Contractual Maturity Date Years Ending December 31,  
 
  2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   Thereafter   Total  

Interest rate swaps:

                                           
 

Notional amount

  $ 18,752   $ 39,412   $ 48,858   $ 55,070   $ 1,170,697   $   $ 1,332,789  
 

Weighted-average interest rate payable (a)

    1.43 %   1.43 %   1.42 %   1.42 %   1.42 %            
 

Weighted-average variable interest rate receivable (b)

    0.44 %   0.44 %   0.44 %   0.43 %   0.43 %            

(a)
Based on actual fixed rates payable.

(b)
Based on actual variable rates receivable at September 30, 2011.

        Additional information about our Credit Agreements and interest rate swap agreements is included in "Description of Certain Indebtedness and Capital Stock".

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

        As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

        Station and its subsidiaries are defendants in various lawsuits relating to routine matters incidental to their business. As with all litigation, no assurance can be provided as to the outcome of the following matters and litigation inherently involves significant costs.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        A description of our risk factors can be found in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Except for those risk factors that were contingent upon our emergence from bankruptcy and the successful consummation of the restructuring transactions entered into in connection therewith, which risk factors are no longer applicable to us, there have been no material changes in the risk factors described in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds—None.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities—None.

Item 4.    Removed and Reserved

Item 5.    Other Information—None.

Item 6.    Exhibits

    (a)
    Exhibits—

      No. 31.1—Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

      No. 31.2—Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

      No. 32.1—Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

      No. 32.2—Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

      No. 101.INS*—XBRL Instance Document

      No. 101.SCH*—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

      No. 101.CAL*—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

      No. 101.DEF*—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

      No. 101.LAB*—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

      No. 101.PRE*—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


*
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

    STATION CASINOS LLC,
Registrant

DATE: November 14, 2011

 

/s/ THOMAS M. FRIEL

Thomas M. Friel,
Executive Vice President,
Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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