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

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002.

OR

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                              TO                             .

Commission file number 333-11811

ELDORADO RESORTS LLC
ELDORADO CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact names of registrants as specified in their charters)

(775) 786-5700
(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have 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 registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

        Number of shares of common stock of Eldorado Capital Corp. outstanding at August 12, 2002: 2,500 shares.

ELDORADO RESORTS LLC
ELDORADO CAPITAL CORP.

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

ELDORADO RESORTS LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)

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

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ELDORADO RESORTS LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(dollars in thousands)

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

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ELDORADO RESORTS LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)

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

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ELDORADO RESORTS LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)

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

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ELDORADO RESORTS LLC

UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.    General

        The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eldorado Resorts, LLC ("Resorts") a Nevada limited liability company, Eldorado Capital Corp., ("Capital"), a Nevada Corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Resorts, and a majority owned subsidiary, Eldorado Limited Liability Company ("ELLC") (together, the "Company"). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

        In the opinion of Management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, all of which are normal and recurring, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2002 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year. Certain reclassifications have been made to year end financial information to conform with the current period presentation which have no effect on net income.

        Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report of Eldorado Resorts LLC and Eldorado Capital Corp. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

        In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." This statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. This statement applies to all entities and to all legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and the normal operation of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. This statement is effective for the Company's 2003 fiscal year and early adoption is permitted. The Company believes that the adoption of this statement will not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

        In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement requires one accounting model be used for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, whether previously held and used or newly acquired and broadens the presentation of discontinued operations to include additional disposal transactions. This statement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2001. The Company therefore adopted SFAS 144 in January 2002. The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment. Adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS No. 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt." Under SFAS 4, all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt were required to be aggregated, if material, and classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect, on the statement of income. SFAS 145 requires all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be classified as extraordinary only if they meet the criteria of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion 30. This statement is effective for the Company's 2003 fiscal year and early adoption is permitted. Any gain or loss on extinguishment of debt that was classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods presented that does not meet the criteria in APB Opinion 30 shall be reclassified. In May 2002, the Company adopted this statement and classified its fiscal 2002 gain on repurchase of bonds, net of unamortized bond fees, of $35,000 as a component of interest expense.

2.    Senior Subordinated Notes

        On July 31, 1996, Resorts and Capital (the "Issuers") sold $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 10¹/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes"). The Notes are joint and several obligations of the Issuers. The Notes mature on August 15, 2006 and bear interest at the rate of 10¹/2% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 1997. Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 31, 1996, among the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers party thereto, the Issuers filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes, which were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, for registered debt securities of the Issuers ("Registered Notes") with terms identical to the Notes. The exchange of the Notes for the Registered Notes was completed on February 26, 1997. In October 2001, the Company purchased $10.2 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market. In June 2002, the Company purchased an additional $2.0 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market (see Notes 3 and 6).

3.    Long-Term Debt

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

        The 10¹/2% Senior Subordinated Notes mature on August 15, 2006 and bear interest at the rate of 10¹/2% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year.

        The Company has a senior secured revolving credit facility of $40 million (the "New Credit Facility"). The amount of credit available pursuant to the New Credit Facility reduces by $1.6 million on March 31, 2003 and at the end of each subsequent quarter until March 31, 2006, when the facility terminates and any balance then outstanding becomes due and payable. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility bear interest, using either the Base rate or Eurodollar rate. As of June 30, 2002, the

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Eurodollar rate was 4.33% and the Base rate was 4.75%. The Eurodollar rate was 4.13% and the Base rate was 4.75% as of December 31, 2001. The effective rate of interest on borrowings under the New Credit Facility was 4.33% per annum as of June 30, 2002. The Company reduced its outstanding borrowings to $3.0 million as of June 30, 2002, utilizing a $2.6 million tax distribution to ELLC from the Silver Legacy Joint Venture on February 28, 2002 and a $10.0 million distribution to ELLC from the Silver Legacy Joint Venture on March 5, 2002 as part of the net proceeds from the issuance by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and its wholly-owned financing subsidiary, Silver Legacy Capital Corp., of $160 million principal amount of 10¹/8% mortgage notes due 2012 and related transactions described in Note 4.

        In June 2002, the Company purchased $2.0 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market. The Company borrowed $1.5 million under its New Credit Facility to facilitate the purchase. The Notes were purchased at a discount resulting in a gain of $35,000 after writing off unamortized fees relating to the bond offering.

        The notes payable to individuals are due in monthly installments of $34,614, including monthly interest at 9% per annum, to August 14, 2006, when the principal balance is due. The notes are secured by real property.

        The Notes and New Credit Facility contain various restrictive covenants including the maintenance of certain financial ratios and limitations on additional debt, disposition of property, mergers and similar transactions. As of June 30, 2002, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants.

4.    Investment in Joint Ventures

        The Silver Legacy was developed by the Circus and Eldorado Joint Venture (the "Silver Legacy Joint Venture"), which was formed pursuant to the Agreement of Joint Venture of Circus and Eldorado Joint Venture dated as of March 1, 1994 (the "Original Joint Venture Agreement"), between ELLC and Galleon, Inc. ("Mandalay Sub"). Under the terms of the Original Joint Venture Agreement, ELLC and Mandalay Sub (each a "Partner" and, together, the "Partners") each acquired a 50% interest in the Silver Legacy Joint Venture (each Partner's "Percentage Interest"). Each of the Partners was obligated to contribute cash or property to the Silver Legacy Joint Venture with a value approximating 15% of the total budgeted cost for developing and constructing the Silver Legacy. To satisfy their respective obligations, ELLC contributed the land on which the Silver Legacy was constructed, at an agreed value of $25 million, and $26.9 million in cash, and Mandalay Sub contributed $51.9 million in cash. Until March 5, 2002, when the Original Joint Venture Agreement was amended and restated, as described below, additional capital contributions in proportion to each Partner's Percentage Interest could be required by Silver Legacy Joint Venture's managing partner, Mandalay Sub, to defray any net loss (not including depreciation and amortization expenses) incurred by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture. In addition, pursuant to the Original Joint Venture Agreement, Mandalay Sub's parent corporation, Mandalay Resort Group, provided certain loans to the Silver Legacy Joint Venture relating to the development and construction of the Silver Legacy (the remaining balance of which was repaid in 1997) and also provided credit support for a $230 million credit agreement originally entered into by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture on May 30, 1995 (the "Original Silver Legacy Credit Agreement") to fund the balance of the Silver Legacy's development and construction costs. In return, Mandalay Resort Group received from the Silver Legacy Joint Venture an annual fee equal to 1.5% of the average outstanding principal balance of such financing until March 5, 2002. The Original Silver Legacy Credit Agreement, as amended and restated, was secured by a deed of trust on the Silver Legacy and by security interests in substantially all of the other assets of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture.

        On March 5, 2002, the Partners executed a new amendment and restatement of the Original Joint Venture Agreement (the "New Joint Venture Agreement"), the terms of which are summarized below,

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and the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and its wholly-owned finance subsidiary, Silver Legacy Capital Corp., issued $160 million principal amount of 10¹/8% mortgage notes due 2012 (the "Silver Legacy Notes"). Concurrently with the issuance of the Silver Legacy Notes, the Silver Legacy Joint Venture (i) repaid the entire outstanding balance of the Original Silver Legacy Credit Agreement, (ii) entered into a new senior secured credit facility comprised of a $20.0 million term loan facility that will amortize over a period of five years and a $20.0 million revolving facility with a five year maturity (the "New Silver Legacy Credit Agreement"), and (iii) made distributions of $10 million to ELLC and $20 million to Mandalay Sub, utilizing the balance of the net proceeds of the Silver Legacy Notes and $26.0 million of borrowings under the New Silver Legacy Credit Agreement. The New Silver Legacy Credit Agreement is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future assets (other than certain licenses which may not be pledged under applicable law) and the Silver Legacy Notes are secured by a security interest in the same assets which is junior to the security interest securing the New Silver Legacy Credit Agreement.

        Subject to any contractual restrictions to which the Silver Legacy Joint Venture is subject and prior to the occurrence of a "Liquidating Event," the Silver Legacy Joint Venture will be required by the New Joint Venture Agreement to make distributions to its Partners as follows:

(a)

Tax distributions equal to the estimated taxable income of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture allocable to each Partner multiplied by the greater of the maximum marginal federal income tax rate applicable to individuals for such period or the maximum marginal federal income tax rate applicable to corporations for such period provided, however, that if the State of Nevada enacts an income tax (including any franchise tax based on income), the applicable tax rate for any tax distributions subsequent to the effective date of such income tax shall be increased by the higher of the maximum marginal individual tax rate or corporate income tax rate imposed by such tax (after reduction for the federal tax benefit for the deduction of state taxes, using the maximum marginal federal individual or corporate rate, respectively).



(b)

Annual distributions of remaining "Net Cash From Operations" in proportion to the percentage interests of the Partners.



(c)

Distributions of "Net Cash From Operations" in amounts or at times that differ from those described in (a) and (b) above, provided in each case that both Partners agree in writing to the distribution in advance thereof.

        As defined in the New Joint Venture Agreement, the term "Net Cash From Operations" means the gross cash proceeds received by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture, less the following amounts: (i) cash operating expenses and payments of other expenses and obligations of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture, including interest and scheduled principal payments on Silver Legacy Joint Venture indebtedness, including indebtedness owed to the Partners, if any, (ii) all capital expenditures made by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture, and (iii) such reasonable reserves as the Partners deem necessary in good faith and in the best interests of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture to meet anticipated future obligations and liabilities of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture (less any release of reserves previously established, as similarly determined).

        Concurrently with the closing of the issuance of the old notes, the Original Joint Venture Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety and was further amended in April 2002 (the "New Partnership Agreement"). The April 2002 amendments were principally (i) to provide equal voting rights for ELLC and Galleon (and procedures for resolving deadlocks) with respect to approval of the Partnership's annual business plan and the appointment and compensation of the general manager, and (ii) to give each partner the right to terminate the general manager.

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Summarized balance sheet and results of operations for the Silver Legacy Joint Venture are as follows:

Summarized balance sheet information (in thousands):

Summarized results of operations (in thousands):

        Effective December 13, 2000, Resorts entered into an agreement to form Tamarack Crossings, LLC and Tamarack Partners, LLC, each a Nevada limited liability company (collectively the "Tamarack Entities"), to develop, own and operate Tamarack Junction ("Tamarack"), a small casino then being constructed in south Reno, Nevada. In May 2001, the Tamarack Entities consummated a plan of merger with Tamarack Crossings, LLC being the surviving entity. In June 2001, Resorts entered into an agreement with the Robert and Nana Sullivan Family Trust (the "Trust"), an unaffiliated entity, to reduce Resorts' percentage interest in Tamarack Crossings, LLC to 21.25% from 42.5%. Donald Carano exercised an option effective February 19, 2002 to purchase from the Trust an additional 21.25%, thus increasing his total interest to 26.25%. Resorts has a nontransferable option to purchase from Donald Carano, at a purchase price equal to his cost plus any undistributed income attributable thereto, an additional 10% interest in Tamarack Crossings, LLC which is exercisable until June 30, 2010. The business and affairs of the Tamarack are managed by four members of Tamarack Crossings, LLC, including Resorts, which has been designated "Chief Executive Manager" and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Tamarack. Resorts has designated Gene Carano as its representative. At June 30, 2002, Resorts' financial investment in Tamarack Crossings, LLC was $3.4 million. Resorts' capital contribution to Tamarack Crossings, LLC represents its proportionate share of the total capital contributions of the members. Additional capital contributions of the members, including Resorts, may be required for certain purposes, including the payment of operating costs and capital expenditures or the repayment of loans, to the extent such costs are not funded by prior capital contributions and earnings. The Company's investment in Tamarack is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

        Effective July 1, 2000, Resorts and Avereon Research LTD. ("ARL") entered into an agreement to form MindPlay, LLC (the "MindPlay Entity"), for the purpose of developing, owning and marketing a sophisticated system which, if successfully completed, will permit the tracking and surveillance of pit gaming operations ("MindPlay"). MindPlay is in the developmental stage and there is no assurance that the system will ever be successfully developed and marketed. In April 2002, Resorts purchased an

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additional 1% interest in the MindPlay Entity, which increased Resorts percentage ownership to 20%. Resorts also has an option to acquire an additional 2.4% interest in the MindPlay Entity. The purchase price is equal to $200,000 per 1% and is exercisable until June 30, 2004. The MindPlay Entity is managed by a Board of Managers, which consists of three Managers designated by ARL and two Managers designated by Resorts. At June 30, 2002, Resorts' financial investment in the MindPlay Entity was $1.6 million of which $200,000 was made in 2002. The Company's investment in MindPlay is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

5.    Restatement

        Subsequent to the issuance of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, management determined that the Silver Legacy Joint Venture (see Note 4) had reduced its net income over the amount previously reported to the Company to change its method of accounting for interest rate swaps to comply with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 ("SFAS 133"), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," and to record an insurance settlement that occurred in the first quarter of 2001. As a result, the Company has restated the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 to reduce its equity in net income in the Silver Legacy Joint Venture by $15,000 and $468,000, respectively. A summary of the significant effects of the restatement for the six months ended June 30, 2001 is as follows:

        The effects of the restatement for the three months ended June 30, 2001 were not significant.

6.    Subsequent Event

        Effective August 6, 2002, the Company purchased $5.2 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market. The Company borrowed $3.0 million under its New Credit Facility to facilitate the purchase. The Notes were purchased at a discount resulting in a gain of $15,500 after writing off unamortized fees relating to the bond offering. In May 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 145 (see Note 1) and, accordingly, will classify this gain as a component of interest expense.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

General

        Eldorado Resorts LLC ("Resorts") was formed in June 1996 to be the successor to Eldorado Hotel Associates Limited Partnership (the "Predecessor Partnership") pursuant to an exchange of all the outstanding partnership interests in the Predecessor Partnership for membership interests in Resorts (the "Reorganization"). The Reorganization was effective on July 1, 1996. Resorts owns and operates the Eldorado Hotel & Casino (the "Eldorado"), a premier hotel/casino and entertainment facility in Reno, Nevada. In addition to owning the Eldorado, Resorts' 96% owned subsidiary, Eldorado Limited Liability Company, a Nevada limited liability company ("ELLC"), owns a 50% interest in a joint venture (the "Silver Legacy Joint Venture") which owns the Silver Legacy Resort Casino (the "Silver Legacy"), a major themed hotel/casino located adjacent to the Eldorado. Resorts, ELLC and Eldorado Capital Corp. ("Capital"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resorts, which holds no significant assets and conducts no business activity, are collectively referred to as the "Company."

        The Company accounts for its investment in the Silver Legacy Joint Venture, Tamarack and MindPlay utilizing the equity method of accounting. The Company's consolidated net income includes its proportional share of the Silver Legacy Joint Venture's, Tamarack's, and MindPlay's net income (loss) before taxes.

        The following discussion of the Company's operations relates to the Eldorado except as otherwise indicated, and gives effect to the restatement discussed in Note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

        Certain of our accounting policies, including the estimated lives assigned to our assets, the determination of bad debt, asset impairment, self insurance reserves, and certain gaming related liabilities require that we apply significant judgment in defining the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Our judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, our observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customer and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our estimates.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to
Three Months Ended June 30, 2001

Net Revenues

        Net revenues decreased by approximately $4.6 million, or 10.5%, to $39.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $43.7 million for the same period in 2001. The Company's decrease in net revenues included decreases in casino, hotel, and food, beverage and entertainment revenues. Net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2002 include $2.5 million of income from the Company's unconsolidated affiliates, the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and Tamarack (which commenced operations September 4, 2001), as compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2001. The Company's management feels that revenues have been negatively impacted due to increased competition from Native American casinos in Northern California and a weak California economy. The absence in 2002 of the American Bowling Congress National Championship that was held during the second quarter of 2001 also negatively impacted our mid-week business levels as compared to the prior year. The National Bowling Stadium, located approximately one block from the Eldorado and Silver Legacy, has been selected as the site of the Women's International Bowling Congress and American Bowling Congress national championship bowling tournament through the year 2009, providing Reno with a major bowling tournament two out of every three years.

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        Casino revenues decreased by approximately $1.7 million, or 6.7%, to $24.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $26.0 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease in casino revenues was primarily due to lower slot revenue as a result of decreased slot volume for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

        Food, beverage and entertainment revenues decreased by approximately $1.3 million, or 10.5%, to $10.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $12.2 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease was primarily due to lower customer counts in the Eldorado's restaurants during the second quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001.

        Hotel revenues decreased by approximately $0.7 million, or 13.8%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $4.9 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease in the Eldorado's average daily rate to approximately $57 in the second quarter of 2002 as compared to approximately $63 in the second quarter of 2001. The hotel occupancy rate decreased to approximately 92% in the second quarter of 2002 compared to approximately 95% in the same period in 2001. Contributing to the decrease in the Company's hotel occupancy and average daily rate was the absence of the American Bowling Congress National Championship Bowling Tournament in 2002 compared to the same period in 2001 when a tournament began in February and ended in June.

        Promotional allowances, expressed as a percentage of casino revenues, were 17.1% for the second quarter of 2002 compared to 17.3% for the same period in 2001.

Operating Expenses

        The Company's operating expenses decreased by approximately $2.2 million, or 6.4%, to $31.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from $34.1 million during the same period in 2001. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in casino, food, beverage and entertainment, hotel, selling, general and administrative expenses and management fees. Payroll expenditures were lower than the same period in 2001, reflecting the continued staff reductions implemented in September 2001 as a result of reduced business levels following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

        Casino expenses decreased by approximately $0.8 million, or 6.1%, to $12.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from $12.9 million during the same period in 2001 due to a reduction in our charter bus program, gaming taxes and payroll expenditures.

        Food, beverage and entertainment expenses decreased by approximately $0.4 million, or 4.2%, to approximately $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from approximately $8.4 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease is primarily due to lower food cost of sales and payroll expenditures in the second quarter of 2002 compared to the second quarter of 2001.

        Hotel expenses decreased by approximately $0.3 million, or 14.0%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared with $2.1 million during the same period in 2001 primarily due to decreases in payroll expenditures and laundry expense resulting from the decrease in hotel occupancy.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Management Fees

        Selling, general and administrative expenses and management fees decreased by approximately $0.5 million, or 7.0% to $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002 from $7.0 million during the same period in 2001. This is primarily due to decreases in payroll expenditures and management fees for the three months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001.

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Depreciation

        Depreciation for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was approximately $3.0 million compared to $3.2 million during the same period in 2001, a decrease of 7.7%, due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated.

Interest Expense, Net

        Interest expense, net of capitalized interest and interest income, decreased by approximately $0.5 million, or 17.1%, to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2002 compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2001 primarily as a result of an average lower interest rate and a decrease in the average outstanding borrowings in the second quarter of 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001. The decrease in average outstanding borrowings is partly due to the Company's purchase of $10.2 million and $2.0 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market in October 2001 and June 2002, respectively.

Net Income

        As a result of the factors described above, net income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 decreased by approximately $1.8 million, or 28.8%, to $4.5 million compared to $6.4 million during the same period in 2001.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to
Six Months Ended June 30, 2001

Net Revenues

        Net revenues decreased by approximately $6.1 million, or 7.6%, to $73.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $79.2 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease in net revenues during the 2002 period included decreases in casino, hotel, and food, beverage and entertainment revenues. Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002 include $4.3 million of income from the Company's unconsolidated affiliates, the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and Tamarack (which commenced operations September 4, 2001), as compared to $4.4 million for the same period in 2001. The Company's management feels that revenues have been negatively impacted due to increased competition from Native American casinos in Northern California and a weak California economy. The absence in 2002 of the American Bowling Congress National Championship, that began in February and ended in June of 2001, also negatively impacted our mid-week business levels as compared to the prior year.

        Casino revenues decreased by approximately $3.6 million, or 7.4%, to $45.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $48.9 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease in casino revenues was primarily due to lower slot revenue as a result of decreased slot volume for the first six months of 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001.

        Food, beverage and entertainment revenues decreased by approximately $1.5 million, or 6.3%, to $21.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $23.1 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease was primarily due to lower customer counts in the Eldorado's restaurants in the first six months of 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001.

        Hotel revenues decreased by approximately $1.1 million, or 12.4%, to $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $8.8 million for the same period in 2001. The Eldorado's average daily rate decreased to approximately $53 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to approximately $57 for the same period in 2001. The hotel occupancy rate decreased to approximately 89% in 2002 compared to approximately 93% in the same period in 2001. The hotel occupancy decrease was partly due to an energy conservation retrofit of our hotel rooms, completed in March 2002, which reduced the number of available room nights in the first quarter by approximately 3,300. Also contributing to the decrease in the Company's hotel occupancy and average daily rate was

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the absence in 2002 of the American Bowling Congress National Championship Bowling Tournament that was held in 2001 beginning in February and ending in June.

        Promotional allowances, expressed as a percentage of casino revenues, were 18.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 17.5% for the same period in 2001.

Operating Expenses

        The Company's operating expenses decreased by approximately $4.0 million, or 6.1%, to $62.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $66.6 million during the same period in 2001. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in casino, food, beverage and entertainment, hotel, selling, general and administrative expenses and management fees. Payroll expenditures were lower than the same period in 2001 reflecting the continued staff reductions implemented in September 2001 as a result of reduced business levels following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

        Casino expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 4.8%, to $23.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $24.7 million during the same period in 2001 primarily due to decreases in bad debt expense, gaming taxes, charter buses and payroll expenditures.

        Food, beverage and entertainment expenses decreased by approximately $0.8 million, or 4.8%, to $15.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from approximately $16.2 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease is primarily due to lower food cost of sales and payroll expenditures in the 2002 period.

        Hotel expenses decreased by approximately $0.5 million, or 12.1%, to $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2001 primarily due to a decrease in payroll expenditures and laundry expense resulting from the decrease in hotel occupancy.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Management Fees

        Selling, general and administrative expenses and management fees decreased by $1.2 million, or 8.1%, to $13.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $14.4 million during the same period in 2001. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in payroll expenditures and management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the 2001 period.

Depreciation

        Depreciation for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $6.1 million compared to $6.5 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease of 6.3%, due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated.

Interest Expense, Net

        Interest expense, net of capitalized interest and interest income, decreased by $0.9 million, or 15.1%, to $5.3 million for the first six months of 2002 compared to $6.2 million for the same period in 2001 primarily as a result of an average lower interest rate and a decrease in the average outstanding borrowings in the first six months of 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001. The decrease in average outstanding borrowings is partly due to the Company's purchase of $10.2 million and $2.0 million principal amount of its 10¹/2% Notes on the open market in October 2001 and June 2002, respectively. The Company reduced its average outstanding borrowings utilizing a $2.6 million tax distribution to ELLC from the Silver Legacy Joint Venture on February 28, 2002 and a $10.0 million distribution to ELLC from the Silver Legacy Joint Venture on March 5, 2002 as part of the net proceeds from the issuance by the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and its wholly-owned financing subsidiary, Silver Legacy Capital Corp., of $160 million principal amount of 10¹/8% mortgage notes due 2012 and related transactions described in Note 4 to the financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.

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Net Income

        As a result of the factors described above, net income for the six months ended June 30, 2002 decreased by approximately $1.1 million, or 16.8%, to $5.2 million compared to $6.3 million during the same period in 2001.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Company's primary sources of liquidity and capital resources have been through cash flow from operations, borrowings under various credit agreements and the issuance in July 1996 of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 10¹/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "10¹/2% Notes"). Since 1996, the Company has completed several expansion and remodeling projects, accounting for a significant use of cash flow from operations and borrowed funds. The Company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as adjusted to exclude equity in net income of its unconsolidated affiliates was $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, as compared to $14.7 million for the same period in 2001. Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $9.8 million for the same period of the prior year.

        At June 30, 2002, the Company had $9.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and, after giving effect to then outstanding borrowings and letter of credit, it had approximately $36.3 million unutilized borrowing capacity under its New Credit Facility (as defined below) of which it could utilize $20.5 million under the most restrictive of our loan covenants. The Company's borrowing capacity under these covenants can fluctuate substantially from quarter to quarter depending upon our operating cash flow. On July 17, 2001, the Company's credit facility was amended and restated (the "New Credit Facility"). The New Credit Facility provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of $40 million. The amount of credit available pursuant to the New Credit Facility reduces by $1.6 million on March 31, 2003 and at the end of each subsequent quarter until March 31, 2006, when the facility terminates and any balance then outstanding becomes due and payable. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (i) the greater of (a) the rate publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its "Prime Rate" or (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus .50% ("Base Rate") or (ii) a Eurodollar rate determined in accordance with the New Credit Facility. The effective rate of interest on borrowings under the New Credit Facility at June 30, 2002 was 4.33% per annum.

        The New Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company's real property. The New Credit Facility includes various restrictions and other covenants including: (i) restrictions on the disposition of property, (ii) restrictions on investments and acquisitions, (iii) restrictions on distributions to members of Resorts, (iv) restrictions on the incurrence of liens and negative pledges, (v) restrictions on the incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of guarantees, (vi) restrictions on transactions with affiliates and, (vii) restrictions on annual capital expenditures including capital leases. The New Credit Facility also contains financial covenants including a maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio, a maximum senior debt to EBITDA ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum equity requirement. As of June 30, 2002 the Company was in compliance with all of the provisions of the New Credit Facility.

        As of June 30, 2002, the Company had outstanding (i) $87.9 million in aggregate principal amount of 10¹/2% Notes, (ii) $3.0 million of borrowings and an additional $0.7 million of letter of credit under the New Credit Facility and (iii) $1.2 million of other long term debt (net of current portion).

        The Operating Agreement of Resorts dated June 28, 1996 obligates Resorts to distribute each year for as long as it is not taxed as a corporation to each of its members an amount equal to such member's allocable share of the taxable income of Resorts multiplied by the highest marginal combined Federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to individuals for that year. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, Resorts made distributions of $2.0 million to its members as compared to $3.75 million during the same period in 2001.

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        During the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company's principal uses of funds remaining after the aforementioned distributions to the members of Resorts were related to debt service and recurring capital expenditures. Total capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2002 were $2.0 million.

        The Company's future sources of liquidity are anticipated to be from its operating cash flow, funds available from the New Credit Facility and capital lease financing for certain of its fixed asset purchases. The Company's anticipated uses of cash in the near term will be for recurring capital expenditures and debt service. We believe our capital resources are adequate to meet our obligations including the funding or our debt service and recurring capital expenditures.

Forward-Looking Statements

        Certain information included in this report and other materials filed or to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as well as information included in oral statements or written statements made or to be made by the Company) contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business, including, current and future operations and statements that include the words "may", "could", "should", "would", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "plan" or similar expressions. Such statements include information relating to capital spending, financing sources and the effects of regulation (including gaming and tax regulation) and competition. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to dependence on existing management, leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates), domestic or global economic conditions, changes in Federal or state tax laws or the administration of such laws, changes in gaming laws or regulations (including the legalization of gaming in certain jurisdictions), risks and uncertainties relating to any development and construction activities and applications for licenses and approvals under applicable laws and regulations (including gaming laws and regulations) and any further terrorist attacks similar to those that occurred September 11, 2001. Additional information concerning potential factors that we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results is included under the caption "Factors that May Affect the Company's Future Results" in Item 1 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. This statement is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        The Company is exposed to market risk in the form of fluctuations in interest rates and their potential impact upon its variable rate debt. The Company evaluates its exposure to this market risk by monitoring interest rates in the marketplace and it has, to date, not utilized derivative financial instruments to help manage this risk or for trading purposes. Other than changes in the amount of variable rate debt from time to time outstanding, there were no material quantitative changes in the Company's market risk exposure, or how risks are managed, during 2001 or during the six months ended June 30, 2002.

        All of the Company's variable rate debt outstanding at June 30, 2002 was under the New Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2002, the interest rate on the New Credit Facility was LIBOR plus 2.5%. The indebtedness outstanding under the New Credit Facility as of June 30, 2002, totaled $3.0 million. Under the terms of our New Credit Facility, we may borrow up to $40 million, subject to our compliance with applicable covenants. To the extent we increase the amount of our indebtedness under the New Credit Facility, we will increase our exposure to market risk in the form of fluctuations in interest rates. For information concerning our New Credit Facility, see the discussion in Item 2 of this Part I under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K

During the period covered by this report, the Company filed one report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2002. This Form 8-K reported information under Items 4 and 7.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Item 1. Financial Statements.

1. General
2. Senior Subordinated Notes
3. Long-Term Debt
4. Investment in Joint Ventures
5. Restatement
6. Subsequent Event

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K