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INDIANA CASINO LICENSEES & OPERATING AGENT Current as of: August 23, 2021 Ameristar: Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC Issuance of Certificate of Suitability to Showboat Marina Casino Partnership .... 01/08/96 Issuance of Five-Year Owner’s License ............................................................ 04/15/97 Commencement of full-time gaming ................................................................. 04/18/97 Ownership and Entity Changes Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests in Showboat Marina Casino Partnership to Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. ......................... 02/26/99 Commission approval of transfer of all remaining ownership interests in Showboat Marina Casino Partnership to Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. ............... 11/14/03 Commission approval of transfer of ownership from Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. to RIH Acquisitions IN, LLC ........................................................................ 04/21/05 Commission approval of transfer of ownership from RIH Acquisitions IN, LLC to Ameristar Casinos, Inc.…............……...……..……….…..……………….. 09/13/07 Commission approval of merger between Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. and Ameristar Casinos, Inc.…............……...……..……….…..………………. ................... 06/27/13 Effective date of merger, with Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. as the surviving entity ............................................................................................................ 08/13/13 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to Penn National Gaming, Inc…………………………..….......................06/28/18 License Renewal .............................................................................................. 04/15/14 Licensee Changes and Rebranding Showboat rebranded as Harrah’s ............................................................................. 1999 Harrah’s East Chicago rebranded as Resorts East Chicago .............................. 04/26/05 Commission approval of license name change from RIH Acquisitions IN, LLC to Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC. ......................................................... 05/28/08 Latest Investigation Reinvestigation ……………………....................................................................... 09/07/15 Annual License Renewal ……………………………………………………………..…..04/15/15 Annual License Renewal ………………………………………………………………....04/15/16 Annual License Renewal …………………………………………………………………04/15/17 Annual License Renewal …………………………………………………………………04/15/18 Annual License Renewal ……………..………………………..…………………………04/15/19 Annual License Renewal ………………….………………………………….………... 04/15/20 *Latest Annual License Renewal …………………………………..…………...……... 04/15/21 Tropicana Evansville: Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC Issuance of Certificate of Suitability to Aztar Indiana Gaming Corp. .................. 02/10/95 Issuance of Five-Year Owner’s License ............................................................ 12/05/95 Commencement of full-time gaming ................................................................. 12/08/95 Ownership and Entity Changes Commission approval of an entity restructuring from Aztar Indiana Gaming Corp. to Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC ........................................................ 08/20/99 Commission approval of the application of Wimar Tahoe Corporation to acquire ownership of Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC…...………………....... 11/09/06 Commission approval of application of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. to acquire Indiana Casino Licensees and Operating Agent (Continued) ownership of Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC. .................................. 01/14/10 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from Icahn Enterprise Holdings, L.P. to American Entertainment Properties Corp….......................09/29/17 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC d/b/a Tropicana Evansville to Eldorado Resorts, Inc............09/13/18 Effective date of merger, with Caesars Entertainment, Inc. as the surviving entity ................................................................................................................... 07/20/20 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from Caesars Entertainment, Inc. to Bally’s Corporation..............................................................................05/25/21 Licensee Name Changes and Rebranding Wimar Tahoe Corp. name change to Tropicana Casinos & Resorts, Inc. (did not change the name of the licensee)............................................................................. 05/03/07 Latest Investigation Reinvestigation of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. ................................................ 05/19/16 Annual License Renewal ...………………………...................................................12/04/14 Annual License Renewal …..…….…………..........................................................12/04/15 Annual License Renewal .…..………………..........................................................12/04/16 Annual License Renewal ……….….………………................................................12/04/17 Annual License Renewal ………………..…………................................................12/04/18 Annual License Renewal ……….…………............................................................12/04/19 *Latest Annual License Renewal ……………………………………………………….12/05/20 Belterra: Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC Issuance of Certificate of Suitability to Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. ... 09/14/98 Issuance of Five-Year Owner’s License ............................................................ 10/23/00 Commencement of full-time gaming ................................................................. 10/27/00 Ownership and Entity Changes Commission approval of entity restructuring from Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. to Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC .................................................................. 11/08/99 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to Boyd Gaming Corporation.…………………………..….......................06/28/18 Latest Investigations Reinvestigation ................................................................................................. 09/17/15 Annual License Renewal ....................................................................................... 10/23/15 Annual License Renewal ....................................................................................... 10/23/16 Annual License Renewal ....................................................................................... 10/23/17 Annual License Renewal ....................................................................................... 10/23/18 Annual License Renewal ....................................................................................... 10/23/19 *Latest Annual License Renewal ......................................................................... 10/23/20 Blue Chip: Blue Chip Casino, LLC Issuance of Certificate of Suitability to Indiana Blue Chip Casino, Inc. .............. 04/17/96 Issuance of Five-Year Owner’s License ............................................................ 08/19/97 Commencement of full-time gaming ................................................................. 08/22/97 Ownership and Entity Changes - 2 - Indiana Casino Licensees and Operating Agent (Continued) Commission approval of transfer of ownership interests from individual investors to the Oliver family trust ......................................................................................... 07/22/97 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interest from Peer Pedersen to members of the Flynn family ....................................................................................... 01/20/98 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interest from Joseph Duellman to members of the Flynn family ....................................................................... 03/17/98 Commission approval of entity change from Blue Chip Casino, Inc. to Blue Chip Casino, LLC ................................................................................................ 11/08/99 Commission approval of Boyd Gaming Corp. acquisition of a 100% ownership interest in Blue Chip Casino, LLC ............................................................... 11/08/99 Latest Investigation Reinvestigation .................................................................................................. 09/17/15 Annual License Renewal ...................................................................................... 08/18/18 Annual License Renewal ...................................................................................... 08/18/19 *Latest Annual License Renewal .......................................................................... 08/18/20 French Lick Casino & Resort: Blue Sky Casino, LLC Signing of Operating Agent Agreement with Blue Sky Casino, LLC .................. 11/09/05 Commencement of full-time gaming …………………………………………….. 11/13/06 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interest in Blue Sky Resorts, LLC from Lauth Resorts & Casino LLC to BSR OC Acquisitions, LLC .... ......... 06/07/07 Commission approval of transfer of ownership interest of Blue Sky Resorts, LLC from BSR OC Acquisitions, LLC and Orange County Holdings, LLC to CGI Resort Holdings, LLC; the Blue Sky Trust; and CFC, Inc. ...............12/06/07 Latest Investigation Reinvestigation……………………………………………………………………….. 03/08/18 Hollywood: