Exhibit 1.2

                                 DIAMOND JO, LLC
                     THE OLD EVANGELINE DOWNS CAPITAL CORP.

                $233,000,000 8 3/4% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2012

                        JOINDER TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT



                                                                   June 16, 2004

JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard
10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025


Ladies and Gentlemen:

            Reference  is made to (a) the  Purchase  Agreement,  dated March 25,
2004 (the  "PURCHASE  AGREEMENT"),  by and among  Diamond  Jo,  LLC,  a Delaware
limited  liability  company (the  "COMPANY"),  The Old Evangeline  Downs Capital
Corp., a Delaware  corporation  ("CAPITAL" and,  together with the Company,  the
"ISSUERS"),  the  Guarantors  listed on the  signature  pages  thereto under the
heading  "Guarantors,"  and, with respect to Section 12 thereto only,  Peninsula
Gaming,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability company (the "PARENT ISSUER") on the
one hand, and Jefferies & Company, Inc. (the "INITIAL PURCHASER"),  on the other
hand, and (b) the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the "INDENTURE"),  by
and  among  the  Issuers  and  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,   as  Trustee.
Capitalized  terms used herein but not defined  herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

            The Issuers have received the Requisite Regulatory Approvals for the
Reorganization  Transactions.  The Purchase  Agreement and the Indenture require
that this Joinder to the Purchase  Agreement  (this  "JOINDER")  be executed and
delivered  as  part  of,  and   concurrently   with  the  consummation  of,  the
Reorganization Transactions.

            1.  Joinder.  The Parent Issuer hereby agrees to become bound by the
terms,  conditions  and other  provisions  of the  Purchase  Agreement  with all
attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and
effect as if originally named as an "Issuer" therein and as if the Parent Issuer
had executed the Purchase Agreement on the date thereof.

            2. GOVERNING  LAW. THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND  INTERPRETED,
AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,  SECTIONS 5 1401 AND 5 1402
OF THE NEW YORK  GENERAL  OBLIGATIONS  LAW AND  RULE  327(b)  OF NEW YORK  CIVIL
PRACTICE  LAWS AND RULES.  EACH  ISSUER AND EACH  GUARANTOR  HEREBY  IRREVOCABLY
SUBMITS TO THE  JURISDICTION  OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH
OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH
OF  MANHATTAN  IN THE  CITY OF NEW  YORK  IN  RESPECT  OF ANY  SUIT,  ACTION  OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS JOINDER,  AND IRREVOCABLY  ACCEPTS
FOR  ITSELF  AND IN  RESPECT OF ITS  PROPERTY,  GENERALLY  AND  UNCONDITIONALLY,
JURISDICTION OF THE





AFORESAID  COURTS.  EACH ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR  IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES,  TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER  APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY AND
ANY  OBJECTION  THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER  HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR  IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER  APPLICABLE LAW, TO THE SERVICE OF
PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED  COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY
THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL,  POSTAGE PREPAID,
TO SUCH ISSUER OR SUCH  GUARANTOR,  AS THE CASE MAY BE, AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH
HEREIN,  SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME  EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH  MAILING.  NOTHING
HEREIN SHALL  AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS JOINDER TO SERVE  PROCESS IN
ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE
PROCEED AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY TO THIS JOINDER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

            3.  Counterparts.  This  Joinder  may be  executed  in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate  counterparts,  each of which
when so  executed  shall be  deemed  to be an  original  and all of which  taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

            4.  Amendments.  No  amendment  or waiver of any  provision  of this
Joinder,  nor any consent or approval to any departure  therefrom,  shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties
hereto.

            5.  Headings.  The headings in this Joinder are for  convenience  of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.


                            [signature pages follow]






            If the foregoing is in accordance  with your  understanding  of this
Joinder,  kindly sign and return to us a  counterpart  thereof,  whereupon  this
instrument  will become a binding  agreement  between the Parent  Issuer and the
Initial Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

                              Very truly yours,

                              PENINSULA GAMING, LLC


                              By:/s/M. BRENT STEVENS
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                                  Name:  M. Brent Stevens
                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer







Accepted and Agreed to:

JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.



By:/s/STEVE CROXTON
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   Name:  Steve Croxton
   Title: Managing Director