EXHIBIT 12.1

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

($            in thousands)

	Year Ended December 31,																		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	1999			2000			2001			2002			2003			2004			2004			2005
Earnings:
Pre-tax income (loss)	$	84,973		$	131,888		($	50,555	)	($	19,071	)	($	34,636	)	$	17,756		$	30,280		($	17,333	)
Add fixed charges		69,531			63,903			53,467			53,792			59,736			61,549			45,085			44,673
Less capitalized interest		(1,359	)		(8,148	)		(481	)		(788	)		(1,513	)		(5,102	)		(3,067	)		(6,663	)
Total Earnings	$	153,145		$	187,643		$	2,431		$	33,933		$	23,587		$	74,203		$	72,297		$	20,677
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense—inclusive of the amortization of debt issuance costs	$	64,573		$	52,620		$	49,853		$	49,688		$	54,881		$	52,538		$	39,858		$	35,206
Capitalized interest		1,359			8,148			481			788			1,513			5,102			3,067			6,663
Estimated interest portion in rent expense		3,599			3,135			3,133			3,316			3,342			3,909			2,159			2,804
Total Fixed Charges	$	69,531		$	63,903		$	53,467		$	53,792		$	59,736		$	61,549		$	45,085		$	44,673	(1)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.20x			2.94x			0.05x			0.63x			0.39x			1.21x			1.60x			0.46x
							$	51,036		$	19,859		$	36,149								$	23,996

(1) Due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Boomtown New Orleans and Casino Magic Biloxi's reporting was impaired. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, rent expense was assumed to be equal with that of the prior year during the same period.