Station Casinos, Inc. Comments on Department of Interior's Notice of Decision To Place Land in Trust for United Auburn Indian Community

Press Release: Station Casinos, Inc.
January 7, 2002
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Station Casinos, Inc. (NYSE: STN; ``Station'' or the ``Company'') commented Friday on the U.S. Department of Interior's decision to issue a notice of their intention to place land in trust for gaming purposes for the United Auburn Indian Community (the ``UAIC'') in the Sacramento, California area. On October 12, 1999, the Company announced that it had entered into a Development Services Agreement and a Management Agreement with the UAIC.

``We are very pleased that the U.S. Department of Interior has decided to take the Athens Road parcel into trust for the Auburn Indian Tribe to use for gaming purposes,'' said Glenn Christenson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Station Casinos, Inc. ``We view this decision as an important step forward in the development of a state-of-the-art gaming and entertainment facility in the Sacramento, California area.''

``We congratulate the United Auburn Indian Community and look forward to assisting them in developing and managing their gaming operation and will work to strengthen the alliance that the tribe has forged with the local community as we proceed with the development process,'' said Christenson.

Station Casinos, Inc. owns and operates Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Boulder Station Hotel & Casino, Santa Fe Hotel & Casino and Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; Texas Gambling Hall & Hotel and Fiesta Hotel Casino in North Las Vegas, Nevada; and Sunset Station Hotel & Casino and Fiesta Henderson Hotel & Casino in Henderson, Nevada. The Company also owns a 50 percent interest in both Barley's Casino and Brewing Company and Green Valley Ranch Station Casino in Henderson, Nevada.

This press release may be deemed to contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition, results of operations, dispositions, acquisitions, and expansion projects of the Company and its subsidiaries which involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: financial market risks, the ability to maintain existing management, integration of acquisitions, competition within the gaming industry, the cyclical nature of the hotel business and gaming business, economic conditions, regulatory matters and litigation and other risks described in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but on limited to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and its Registration Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-66140. Additional financial information, including presentations from recent investor conferences, is available in the ``Investors'' section of the Company's website at www.stationcasinos.com .

SOURCE: Station Casinos, Inc.