Press Release: Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
May 8, 2001
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Alan Rose has been appointed senior vice president of construction for Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ASCA), a Las Vegas-based entertainment company. In this capacity, he will be responsible for directing
construction activities at all of Ameristar's six properties. Rose has more than 30 years of construction management
experience within the hospitality and entertainment industries, most recently with Walt Disney Imagineering.
``Alan brings exceptional construction experience to Ameristar,'' says President and Chief Executive Officer Craig
H. Neilsen. ``I am pleased he will be with us to apply his extensive knowledge to the management of our construction
projects.''
Prior to joining Ameristar, Rose was vice president of Walt Disney Imagineering and managed major projects ranging
from $100 to $300 million. Known as a hands-on manager, he has been involved in the concept, design and construction
of hotels and resorts in both Florida and California, including the Grand California Hotel and Downtown Disney,
the Coronado Springs Hotel, City of Celebration, BoardWalk Inn and Villas, the Disney Institute, Villas at Vero
Beach Resort, and the Hilton Head Island Resort in South Carolina.
Rose is a civil engineering graduate of Ohio State University and served as vice president of office and mixed-use
construction for Homart Development Co. in Chicago prior to joining Disney. In that position, he was responsible
for the design and construction of the company's office building and mixed-use projects throughout the United States,
with volumes in excess of $560 million.
``I am looking forward to being a part of this dynamic company, which is known for its high-quality facilities,''
says Rose. ``I share Mr. Neilsen's philosophy of building outstanding properties with a broad range of amenities
designed to be leaders in each of their markets.''
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. is an innovative, Las Vegas-based entertainment company known for its distinctive, quality
conscious hotel casinos, and value orientation. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer Craig H. Neilsen,
the organization's roots go back nearly five decades to a tiny roadside casino located in the high plateau country
that borders Idaho and Nevada. Publicly held since November 1993, the corporation owns and operates six properties
in Nevada, Missouri, Iowa and Mississippi, two of which carry the prestigious American Automobile Association's
Four Diamond designation. Ameristar's Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol:
ASCA.
Visit Ameristar Casinos' Web site at www.ameristarcasinos.com (which
shall not be deemed to be incorporated in or a part of this news release)
SOURCE: Ameristar Casinos, Inc.