AMERISTAR CASINOS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2009 RESULTS

􀂐 Achieved $5.1 Million (6.5%) Second Quarter Year-Over-Year Improvement
in Adjusted EBITDA
􀂐 Adjusted EBITDA Margin Improvement of 3.1 Percentage Points Over Prior-
Year Second Quarter
􀂐 Ameristar Casino Black Hawk Gross Gaming Revenues Up 27% in July
Year Over Year Following Regulatory Reform
􀂐 Successfully Refinanced Half of Outstanding Revolving Credit Facility
Debt; Well Positioned to Address Remaining Balance Before November
2010 Maturity

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