QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document

Exhibit 10.19

        PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.,
as Borrower,

and

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 3, 2003,
As Amended and Restated as of December 5, 2003

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner in connection with
Term D Loan Facility and the Amendment and Restatement,

and

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. and
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Original Joint Lead Arrangers and Original Joint Bookrunners,

and

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Syndication Agent,

and

BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC.,
as Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

SOCIETE GENERALE and
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Documentation Agents,

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
  Page
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.01.

 

Certain Defined Terms

 

1
SECTION 1.02.   Accounting Terms and Determinations   33
SECTION 1.03.   Classes and Types of Loans   34
SECTION 1.04.   Rules of Construction   34
SECTION 1.05.   Effectiveness of Amendment and Restatement of Original Credit Agreement   35

ARTICLE II

CREDITS

SECTION 2.01.

 

Loans

 

35
SECTION 2.02.   Borrowings   38
SECTION 2.03.   Letters of Credit   38
SECTION 2.04.   Termination and Reductions of Commitment   42
SECTION 2.05.   Fees   43
SECTION 2.06.   Lending Offices   43
SECTION 2.07.   Several Obligations of Lenders   43
SECTION 2.08.   Notes; Register   43
SECTION 2.09.   Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans   44
SECTION 2.10.   Mandatory Prepayment and Commitment Reductions   45
SECTION 2.11.   Replacement of Lenders   48

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

SECTION 3.01.

 

Repayment of Loans

 

49
SECTION 3.02.   Interest   50

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

SECTION 4.01.

 

Payments

 

50
SECTION 4.02.   Pro Rata Treatment   51
SECTION 4.03.   Computations   51
SECTION 4.04.   Minimum Amounts   52
SECTION 4.05.   Certain Notices   52
SECTION 4.06.   Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent   53
SECTION 4.07.   Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.   53

ARTICLE V

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

SECTION 5.01.

 

Additional Costs

 

54
SECTION 5.02.   Inability To Determine Interest Rate   55
SECTION 5.03.   Illegality   56
SECTION 5.04.   Treatment of Affected Loans   56
SECTION 5.05.   Compensation   56
         

i


SECTION 5.06.   Net Payments   57

ARTICLE VI

GUARANTEES

SECTION 6.01.

 

The Guarantees

 

59
SECTION 6.02.   Obligations Unconditional   59
SECTION 6.03.   Reinstatement   60
SECTION 6.04.   Subrogation; Subordination   60
SECTION 6.05.   Remedies   61
SECTION 6.06.   Instrument for the Payment of Money   61
SECTION 6.07.   Continuing Guarantee   61
SECTION 6.08.   General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations   61

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.01.

 

Effective Date

 

61
SECTION 7.02.   Conditions to Effective Date and Subsequent Extensions of Credit   63
SECTION 7.03.   [Reserved]   64
SECTION 7.04.   Conditions to Incremental Loan Facility Borrowings   64
SECTION 7.05.   Determinations Under Article VII   64

ARTICLE VIII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 8.01.

 

Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law

 

64
SECTION 8.02.   Financial Condition; Etc.   65
SECTION 8.03.   Litigation   65
SECTION 8.04.   No Breach; No Default   65
SECTION 8.05.   Action   65
SECTION 8.06.   Approvals   66
SECTION 8.07.   ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters   66
SECTION 8.08.   Taxes   67
SECTION 8.09.   Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act; Other Restrictions   67
SECTION 8.10.   Environmental Matters   67
SECTION 8.11.   Environmental Investigations   68
SECTION 8.12.   Use of Proceeds   68
SECTION 8.13.   Subsidiaries   69
SECTION 8.14.   Ownership of Property; Liens   69
SECTION 8.15.   Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc.   70
SECTION 8.16.   Licenses and Permits   70
SECTION 8.17.   True and Complete Disclosure   71
SECTION 8.18.   Contracts   71
SECTION 8.19.   Solvency   71
SECTION 8.20.   Labor Matters   71
SECTION 8.21.   Subordinated Debt   71
SECTION 8.22.   Intellectual Property   72
SECTION 8.23.   Existing Indebtedness   72
SECTION 8.24.   Regulation H   72
         

ii


SECTION 8.25.   Insurance   72
SECTION 8.26.   Real Estate   72
SECTION 8.27.   Leases   74
SECTION 8.28.   New Jersey Joint Venture   75
SECTION 8.29.   Mortgaged Real Property   75

ARTICLE IX

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 9.01.

 

Existence; Business Properties

 

76
SECTION 9.02.   Insurance   77
SECTION 9.03.   Taxes   78
SECTION 9.04.   Financial Statements, Etc.   78
SECTION 9.05.   Litigation, Etc.   81
SECTION 9.06.   Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections   81
SECTION 9.07.   Use of Proceeds   81
SECTION 9.08.   Compliance with Environmental Law   81
SECTION 9.09.   Equal Security for Loans and Notes; Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property; Landlord Consents   82
SECTION 9.10.   Security Interests; Further Assurances   84
SECTION 9.11.   Interest Rate Protection Agreements   85
SECTION 9.12.   Additional Credit Parties   85
SECTION 9.13.   Post Effective Date Obligations   86

ARTICLE X

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 10.01.

 

Indebtedness

 

86
SECTION 10.02.   Liens   87
SECTION 10.03.   Sale and Leaseback Transactions   90
SECTION 10.04.   Investment, Loan and Advances   90
SECTION 10.05.   Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions   91
SECTION 10.06.   Dividends   93
SECTION 10.07.   Transactions with Affiliates   93
SECTION 10.08.   Financial Covenants   93
SECTION 10.09.   Limitation on Modification of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation and Certain Other Agreements, Etc.   95
SECTION 10.10.   Certain Payments of Indebtedness   95
SECTION 10.11.   Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries   96
SECTION 10.12.   Limitation on the Issuance of Equity Interests   96
SECTION 10.13.   Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries   96
SECTION 10.14.   Limitation on Lines of Business   97
SECTION 10.15.   Limitation on Accounting Changes; Limitation on Investment Company Status   97

ARTICLE XI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 11.01.

 

Events of Default

 

97
         

iii



ARTICLE XII

AGENTS

SECTION 12.01.

 

General Provisions

 

99
SECTION 12.02.   Indemnification   102
SECTION 12.03.   Consents Under Other Credit Documents   102
SECTION 12.04.   Collateral Sub-Agents   102
SECTION 12.05.   Post Effective Date Authority   103

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.01.

 

Waiver

 

103
SECTION 13.02.   Notices   103
SECTION 13.03.   Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.   103
SECTION 13.04.   Amendments, Etc.   105
SECTION 13.05.   Successors and Assigns   108
SECTION 13.06.   Assignments and Participations   108
SECTION 13.07.   Survival   110
SECTION 13.08.   Captions   110
SECTION 13.09.   Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness   110
SECTION 13.10.   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.   111
SECTION 13.11.   Confidentiality   111
SECTION 13.12.   Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants   112
SECTION 13.13.   Severability   112
SECTION 13.14.   Gaming Laws   112
Signatures   S-1

ANNEX A

 


 

Commitments

ANNEX B

 


 

Applicable Margins and Applicable Fee Percentage

ANNEX C

 


 

Amortization Schedule

SCHEDULE 1.01(a)

 


 

Mortgaged Real Property at Closing Date

SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

 


 

Subsidiary Guarantors

SCHEDULE 8.07

 


 

ERISA

SCHEDULE 8.08

 


 

Taxes

SCHEDULE 8.10

 


 

Environmental Matters

SCHEDULE 8.13(a)

 


 

Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.13(b)

 


 

Outstanding Subscriptions, Etc.

SCHEDULE 8.14(b)

 


 

Vessels

SCHEDULE 8.23(a)

 


 

Indebtedness Outstanding as of the Closing Date

SCHEDULE 8.26(a)

 


 

Real Property

SCHEDULE 8.26(c)

 


 

Takings
         

iv



SCHEDULE 8.26(d)

 


 

Assessments

SCHEDULE 8.26(g)

 


 

Structural Defects

SCHEDULE 8.26(h)(i)

 


 

Possessory Interests in Real Property

SCHEDULE 8.26(h)(ii)

 


 

Restrictions on Transferability of Real Property

SCHEDULE 8.26(i)

 


 

Limitation on Access to Real Property

SCHEDULE 8.26(j)

 


 

Violation of Easements or Encroachments

SCHEDULE 8.27(a)

 


 

Leases

SCHEDULE 8.27(b)

 


 

Existing Breaches and Defaults

SCHEDULE 8.27(c)

 


 

Requirements

SCHEDULE 8.28(a)

 


 

New Jersey Joint Venture Ownership Structure

SCHEDULE 8.29

 


 

Mortgaged Real Property

SCHEDULE 9.11

 


 

Interest Rate Protection Agreement

SCHEDULE 10.02

 


 

Certain Existing Liens

SCHEDULE 10.04

 


 

Investments

EXHIBIT A-1

 


 

Form of Revolving Note

EXHIBIT A-2

 


 

Form of Term D Facility Note

EXHIBIT A-3

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT A-4

 


 

Form of Incremental Note

EXHIBIT A-5

 


 

Form of Swingline Note

EXHIBIT B

 


 

Form of Notice of Borrowing

EXHIBIT C

 


 

Form of Incremental Loan Activation Notice

EXHIBIT D

 


 

Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

EXHIBIT E

 


 

Form of Interest Rate Certificate

EXHIBIT F

 


 

Form of Foreign Lender Certificate

EXHIBIT G-1

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT G-2

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT H

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT I

 


 

Form of First Security Agreement

EXHIBIT J

 


 

Form of First Mortgage

EXHIBIT K

 


 

Form of First Ship Mortgage

EXHIBIT L

 


 

Form of Perfection Certificate

EXHIBIT M

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT N

 


 

Form of Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT O

 


 

Form of Notice of Assignment
         

v



EXHIBIT P

 


 

Form of Joinder Agreement

EXHIBIT Q

 


 

Form of Estoppel

EXHIBIT R-1

 


 

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT R-2

 


 

Form of Lender of SNDA

EXHIBIT S

 


 

Form of Administrative Questionnaire

vi


        CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 3, 2003, as amended and restated as of December 5, 2003, among PENN NATIONAL GAMING,  INC. as Borrower; the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto; the Lenders party hereto; BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. and MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as original joint lead arrangers and original joint bookrunners (in such capacities, together with their successors in such capacities, "Original Lead Arrangers"); MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as syndication agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, "Syndication Agent"); BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with the Term D Loan Facility and this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement (the "New Lead Arranger"; together with the Original Lead Arrangers, the "Lead Arrangers"); BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC., as swingline lender ("Swingline Lender"), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, "Administrative Agent") and as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, "Collateral Agent"); and SOCIETE GENERALE and CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH, as joint documentation agents (in such capacities, together with their successors in such capacities, "Documentation Agents").

        WHEREAS, Borrower and P Acquisition Corp., a corporation newly formed at the direction of Borrower, have entered into an agreement and plan of merger dated as of August 7, 2002 (as amended, the "Acquisition Agreement") with Hollywood Casino Corporation ("Target") pursuant to which Borrower acquired through merger (the "Hollywood Acquisition") all of the capital stock of Target for cash;

        WHEREAS, Borrower intends to (A) prepay certain of its Obligations in respect of Term Loans under the Credit Agreement dated as of March 3, 2003 (the "Original Credit Agreement"), among Borrower, Original Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Documentation Agents and the existing lenders thereunder, with the proceeds of the issuance of $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of New Subordinated Notes (as defined herein) and cash on hand, such that, after giving effect thereto, the only remaining unpaid principal amount of Term Loans under the Original Credit Agreement will be $399,700,000 of Term B Facility Loans, and (B) convert the Term B Facility Loans in their entirety into Term D Facility Loans (as defined herein), a new tranche of term loans provided for hereunder;

        WHEREAS, in connection therewith, Borrower desires to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Original Credit Agreement in the form hereof in order to, among other things, reflect the modifications set forth above; and

        WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement and are willing to continue and extend credit to Borrower, and the other parties hereto are willing to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

        SECTION 1.01.    Certain Defined Terms.    As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

        "ABR Loans" shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

        "Acquisition" shall mean, with respect to any person, any transaction or series of related transactions for the direct or indirect (a) acquisition of all or substantially all of the Property of any

1



other person, or of any business or division of any other person, (b) acquisition of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of any other person, or otherwise causing any other person to become a Subsidiary of such person or (c) merger or consolidation or any other combination with any other person.

        "Acquisition Agreement" see Recitals.

        "Adjusted Net Income" shall mean, for any period, the net income or loss of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, adjusted by excluding (to the extent taken into account in the calculation of such consolidated net income (loss)) the effect of (a) gains or losses for such period from Asset Sales not in the ordinary course of business and the net tax consequences thereof for such period, (b) any non-recurring or extraordinary items of income (other than the proceeds of business interruption insurance) or expense for such period and the net tax consequences thereof for such period (as determined in good faith by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), (c) transaction costs for the Original Transactions in an amount not to exceed $8.5 million and transaction costs related to this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, (d) non-recurring costs and expenses (including legal fees and fines) paid and payable in connection with lawsuits by and against Target and Jack E. Pratt, (e) non-cash valuation adjustments, (f) any expenses related to the repurchase of stock options to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, (g) expenses related to the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equivalent or similar instruments, (h) income of any less than 50% owned entities unless such income is actually received in cash and (i) any non-cash loss or charges associated with the write-down or impairment of assets or intangibles not in the ordinary course of business (including any write-down of goodwill pursuant to FASB 142). Adjusted Net Income shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act to give effect to the Hollywood Acquisition and any other Acquisition and Asset Sales consummated during the Test Period of Borrower ended on the Test Date thereof as if each such Acquisition had been effected on the first day of such period and as if each such Asset Sale had been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such period.

        "Administrative Agent" see the introduction hereto.

        "Administrative Agent's Fee Letter" shall mean the fee letter dated February 3, 2003 between Borrower and Administrative Agent.

        "Administrative Questionnaire" shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit S, or such other form as may be supplied from time to time by Administrative Agent.

        "Advance Date" see Section 4.06.

        "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any person, any other person that directly or indirectly controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such person. As used in this definition, "control" (including, with its correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control with") shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise); provided that no Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Company.

        "Agent" shall mean any of Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and/or Lead Arrangers, as applicable. All discretionary authority vested in Collateral Agent hereunder may be exercised in consultation with Lead Arrangers and/or counsel to the Agents.

        "Agent Related Parties" see Section 12.01.

        "Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

2


        "Alternate Base Rate" shall mean for any day, the higher of (i) the corporate base rate of interest announced by Administrative Agent from time to time, changing effective on the date of announcement of said corporate base rate changes, and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. The corporate base rate is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by Administrative Agent to its customers.

        "Alternate Target Subsidiary Bond Offers" shall mean tender offers for either or both issues of Target Subsidiary Bonds at a blended price of greater than 101% and not more than 102% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, and, in connection therewith, the obtaining of consents to the elimination of all significant covenants from the governing indenture in connection therewith (x) subject to a minimum condition that the holders of 51% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the particular issue of Target Subsidiary Bonds consent thereto and (y) the inclusion of equal and ratable Liens to secure the Credit Facilities with the collateral securing the Target Subsidiary Bonds subject to a minimum condition that 85% of the holders of a particular issue consent thereto.

        "Amortization Payment" shall mean each scheduled installment of payments on the Term Loans as set forth in Section 3.01(b).

        "Applicable Fee Percentage" shall be the applicable percentage per annum set forth on Annex B attached hereto set forth opposite the relevant Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio in such Annex as evidenced in the most recent Interest Rate Certificate delivered hereunder. Any change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Fee Percentage as of the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the Interest Rate Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(e). If Borrower fails to deliver the financial statements and Interest Rate Certificate within the times specified in Sections 9.04(a) and (e), as applicable, such ratio shall be deemed to be at Level I as set forth in Annex B from the date of any such failure to deliver until Borrower delivers such Interest Rate Certificate and financial statements.

        "Applicable Lending Office" shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the "Lending Office" of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan on Annex A hereof or such other office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to Administrative Agent and Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

        "Applicable Margin" shall be the applicable percentage per annum as set forth on Annex B attached hereto for such Type and Class of Loan set forth opposite the relevant Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio in such Annex as evidenced in the most recent Interest Rate Certificate delivered hereunder. Any change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin as of the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the Interest Rate Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(e); provided that in the event Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issues Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, any change in the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio resulting therefrom shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin immediately upon delivery of an Interest Rate Certificate evidencing such change (which may be delivered upon or after giving effect to such issuance notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary). If Borrower fails to deliver the financial statements or Interest Rate Certificate within the times specified in Sections 9.04(a) and (e), as applicable, such ratio shall be at Level I as set forth in Annex B attached hereto from the date of any such failure to deliver until Borrower delivers such Interest Rate Certificate and financial statements.

        "Approved Fund" shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund or commingled investment vehicle that invests in commercial loans, any other fund that invests in commercial loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

3



        "Asset Sale" shall mean (i) any conveyance, sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property (including accounts receivable and Equity Interests of any person owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but not any Equity Issuance) (whether owned on the Closing Date or thereafter acquired) by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any person (other than (a) with respect to any Credit Party, to any Credit Party and (b) with respect to any other Company, to any Company) to the extent that the aggregate value of such Property sold in any single transaction or related series of transactions is greater than or equal to $250,000 and (ii) any issuance or sale by any Restricted Subsidiary of its Equity Interests to any person (other than any Company).

        "Assignment Agreement" shall mean an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N hereto.

        "Aurora Casino" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "The Hollywood Casino Aurora" located in Aurora, Illinois.

        "Bankruptcy Code" shall mean the United States Federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended or supplemented.

        "Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms "Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" have a corresponding meaning.

        "Boomtown Casino" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "The Boomtown Biloxi Casino," located in Biloxi, Mississippi.

        "Borrower" shall mean Penn National Gaming, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.

        "Borrower Outstanding Bonds" shall mean $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 87/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 of Borrower, $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 111/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 of Borrower and the New Subordinated Notes.

        "Borrowing" shall mean (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

        "Bullwhackers Casino" shall mean the Gaming Facilities known as "Bullwhackers Casino," "Bullpenn Casino" and "Silver Hawk Casino" located in Blackhawk, Colorado.

        "Business Day" shall mean any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, (a) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York City and (b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, a Continuation or Conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a LIBOR Loan or a notice by Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, payment, prepayment, Continuation, Conversion or Interest Period, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

        "Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period, with respect to any person, any expenditures of such person for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets (including, without limitation, expenditures for maintenance and repairs that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and Capital Lease Obligations) that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) expenditures in an amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the Net Available Proceeds of any Casualty Event to the extent such Net Available Proceeds are not required to be applied to the prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10(a)(i) and (y) the amount of any applicable insurance deductibles with respect to such Casualty Event to the extent such Net Available Proceeds are applied as set forth in Section 2.10(a)(i) within the period specified therein, (ii) equipment or other property that is purchased simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the trade-in of existing equipment or

4



property owned by such person to the extent of the trade-in credit with respect to the equipment or property being traded in, (iii) expenditures made using Net Available Proceeds as applied in accordance with Section 2.10(iv) and (iv) amounts to effect a Permitted Acquisition.

        "Capital Lease" as applied to any person, shall mean any lease of any Property by that person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that person.

        "Capital Lease Obligations" shall mean, for any person, all obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.

        "Cash Equivalents" shall mean, for any person: (a) direct obligations of the United States of America, or of any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States of America, or by any agency thereof, in either case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) issued by (i) any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million that is assigned at least a "B" rating by Thomson Financial BankWatch or (ii) any Lender (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (c) commercial paper rated at least "A-1" or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least "P-1" or the equivalent thereof by Moody's, respectively, maturing not more than nine months from the date of acquisition thereof by such person (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or by any foreign government, and rated at least "A" by S&P or "A" by Moody's (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) above; or (g) money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items.

        "Casino Magic" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "The Casino Magic-Bay St. Louis Casino," located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

        "Casino Rouge" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "Casino Rouge" located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

        "Casualty Event" shall mean, with respect to any Property (including Real Property) of any person, any loss of title with respect to such Property or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, such Property for which such person or any of its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds or proceeds of a condemnation award or other compensation; provided, however, no such event shall constitute a Casualty Event if such proceeds or other compensation in respect thereof is less than $1,000,000. "Casualty Event" shall include, but not be limited to, any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Company or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Company or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military.

        "CERCLA" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

        A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Principal or a Related

5



Party of Principal, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of Borrower; (b) at any time a change of control occurs under and as defined in any documentation relating to any material Indebtedness of Borrower; (c) Peter M. Carlino ceases to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Borrower for any reason other than his death or disability unless a replacement satisfactory to Lead Arrangers is appointed within 90 days; or (d) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Borrower (together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of Borrower then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Borrower.

        "Change of Control Offers" shall mean the change of control offers made pursuant to the terms of the Target Subsidiary Bonds.

        "Charles Town Facility" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "The Charles Town Races" located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

        "Class" see Section 1.03.

        "Closing Date" shall mean March 3, 2003.

        "Code" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        "Collateral" shall mean all of the Pledged Collateral, the Mortgaged Real Property and any other property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien securing the Obligations is granted or purported to be granted under any Security Document.

        "Collateral Account" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

        "Collateral Agent" shall mean Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. in its capacity as collateral agent in accordance with the introduction hereto and in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents, as the case may be.

        "Commitment Letter" shall mean the Credit Facilities Commitment Letter among Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation and Borrower dated August 5, 2002, together with Exhibit A thereto.

        "Commitments" shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments and the Swingline Commitment.

        "Companies" shall mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and "Company" shall mean any one of them.

        "Confidential Information Memorandum" shall mean that certain confidential information memorandum distributed in connection herewith dated as of January 2003.

        "Consolidated Companies" shall mean Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired), the financial statements of which shall be (or should have been) consolidated with the financial statements of Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

        "Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of Adjusted Net Income for such period, plus, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Adjusted Net Income, (1) income tax expense, (2) Consolidated Interest Expense and non-cash interest expense, (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) any extraordinary non-cash items, (5) other non-cash items of expense, other than to the extent such non-cash items require an accrual or reserve for future cash expenses (provided that if such accrual or reserve is for contingent items, the outcome of which is

6



subject to uncertainty, such non-cash items of expense will be added to Adjusted Net Income and deducted when and to the extent actually paid in cash), (6) any Pre-Opening Expenses, and (7) in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property subject to any Company's operating lease shall occur and during the three following fiscal quarters, an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease times (a) 4 (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) 3 (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) 2 (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) 1 (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, for the first four Test Dates, Borrower may add to Consolidated EBITDA an amount equal to $7.0 million, $5.0 million, $3.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, representing $7.0 million in the aggregate of add-backs arising from synergies expected to be achieved in good faith by Borrower within twelve months of the consummation of the Original Transactions. Components of Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis and otherwise in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act to give effect to the Hollywood Acquisition and any other Acquisition and Asset Sales consummated during the fiscal period of Borrower ended on the Test Date thereof as if each such Acquisition had been effected on the first day of such period and as if each such Asset Sale had been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such period. Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted, in the event any Incremental Loans are advanced, to give pro forma effect to the anticipated Consolidated EBITDA expected to result from the use of the Incremental Loan proceeds, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Borrower, Lead Arrangers and the Majority Lenders.

        "Consolidated Indebtedness" shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness (but including in any event the then outstanding principal amount of all Loans, all Notes, all Capital Lease Obligations and all L/C Liability) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP.

        "Consolidated Interest Expense" shall mean, for any period, the sum of all cash interest expense of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

        "Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio" shall mean, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness as of the last day of such Test Period, minus, without duplication, all unsecured senior subordinated or subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

        "Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio" shall mean, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness (other than $310,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 111/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2007 of Target and $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2006 of Target) as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

        "Contested Collateral Lien Conditions" shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Lien of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (f) of Section 10.02, the following conditions:

7


        "Contingent Obligation" shall mean, as to any person, any obligation of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and any lease guarantees executed by any Company in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith.

        "Continue," "Continuation" and "Continued" shall refer to the continuation pursuant to Section 2.09 of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to the next Interest Period.

        "Contractual Obligation" shall mean as to any person, any provision of any security issued by such person or of any mortgage, security agreement, pledge agreement, indenture, credit agreement, securities purchase agreement, debt instrument, contract, agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject.

        "Controlled Account" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

        "Convert," "Conversion" and "Converted" shall refer to a conversion pursuant to Section 2.09 of one Type of Loan (other than Swingline Loans) into another Type of Loan, which may be accompanied by the transfer by a Lender (at its sole discretion) of a Loan from one Applicable Lending Office to another.

        "Covered Taxes" see Section 5.06(a).

        "Converted Term Loan" see Section 2.01(b).

        "Credit Documents" shall mean (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the L/C Documents, (iv) the Security Documents and (v) each other agreement entered into by any Credit Party with or certificate delivered to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender in connection herewith or therewith evidencing or governing the Obligations or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, all as amended from time to time but shall not include a Swap Contract for purposes of Sections 11.01(a), (b), (c) and (e).

        "Credit Facilities" shall mean the Term Facilities and the Revolving Facility.

        "Credit Parties" shall mean Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

        "Creditor" shall mean each of (i) each Agent, (ii) each L/C Lender, (iii) each Lender, and (iv) each party to a Swap Contract relating to the Loans if at the date of entering into such Swap Contract such person was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

8



        "Debt Issuance" shall mean the incurrence by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 10.01).

        "Debt Service Maintenance Agreement" shall mean that certain Debt Service Maintenance Agreement among Borrower, Backside, Inc., The Downs Racing, Inc., Mill Creek Land, Inc., Mountainview Thoroughbred Association, Northeast Concessions, Inc., PNGI Pocono, Inc., Penn National Gaming of West Virginia, Inc., Penn National GSFR, Inc., Penn National Holding Company, Penn National Speedway, Inc., Pennsylvania National Turf Club, Inc., Sterling Aviation Inc., Tennessee Downs, Inc. and Wilkes Barre Downs, Inc. for the benefit of Commerce Bank, N.A., dated as of July 29, 1999, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

        "Default" shall mean any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that would become, with notice or lapse of time or both, an Event of Default.

        "Disqualified Capital Stock" shall mean, with respect to any person, any Equity Interest of such person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock or upon a sale of assets or a change of control that constitutes an Asset Sale or a Change of Control and is subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations or as a result of a redemption required by Gaming Law), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock) or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 181 days after the Term D Final Maturity Date then in effect.

        "Dividend Payment" shall mean dividends (in cash, Property or obligations) on, or other payments or distributions on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests or Equity Rights of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding dividends paid through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Capital Stock and any redemption or exchange of any Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary through the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

        "Documentation Agents" see the introduction hereto.

        "Dollars" and "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

        "Effective Date" see Section 7.01.

        "Eligible Person" shall mean (A) to the extent required under applicable Gaming Laws, a person registered or licensed with, approved, qualified or found suitable by, or not disapproved, denied a license, qualification or approval or found unsuitable (whichever may be required under applicable Gaming Law), and (B)(i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the "OECD"), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus in a dollar equivalent amount of at least $100.0 million; provided, however, that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country that is also a member of the OECD; (iii) an insurance company, mutual fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in making, purchasing or investing in loans or securities; or any other financial institution organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, any other country that is a member of the OECD or a political subdivision of any such country with assets, or assets under management, in a dollar equivalent amount of at least $100.0 million; (iv) any Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender; (v) any other entity (other than a

9



natural person) which is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses or investing activities including, but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds and investment funds; and (vi) any other entity consented to by each Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent and Borrower. With respect to any Lender, any Approved Fund in respect thereof shall be treated as a single Eligible Person.

        "Employee Benefit Plan" shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity.

        "Engagement Letter" shall mean the Engagement Letter among Borrower and Original Lead Arrangers dated as of August 5, 2002.

        "Environment" shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

        "Environmental Action" shall mean (a) any notice, claim, demand or other written or, to the knowledge of Company, oral communication alleging liability for investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action or other costs, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines or penalties resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and shall include, without limitation, any claim seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment arising under Environmental Law and (b) any investigation, monitoring, removal or remedial activities undertaken by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, arising under Environmental Law whether or not such activities are carried out voluntarily.

        "Environmental Law" shall mean any and all applicable treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments, orders, consent orders, consent decrees and other binding legal requirements, and the common law, relating to protection of public health or the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material, natural resources or natural resource damages, or occupational safety or health.

        "Equity Interests" shall mean, with respect to any person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of capital of such person, including, if such person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued after the Closing Date.

        "Equity Issuance" shall mean (a) any issuance or sale after the Closing Date by Borrower of any Equity Interests in any public offering or private placement (excluding any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights) or any Equity Rights, or (b) the receipt by Borrower after the Closing Date of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any Equity Interest issued by the recipient of such contribution). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance and not an Equity Issuance for purposes of Section 2.10(a).

        "Equity Rights" shall mean, with respect to any person, any then outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders' or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional Equity Interests of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such person.

10


        "ERISA" shall mean the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

        "ERISA Entity" shall mean any member of an ERISA Group.

        "ERISA Event" shall mean (a) any "reportable event," as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Pension Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, the failure by any ERISA Entity to make by its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by any ERISA Entity from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the termination of any Pension Plan or the appointment of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the occurrence of any event or condition which could constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by an ERISA Entity of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any ERISA Entity of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on any ERISA Entity or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the making of any amendment to any Pension Plan which would be reasonably likely to result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; or (j) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which would reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Company.

        "ERISA Group" shall mean any Company and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with such Company, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

        "Estoppels" shall mean those certain Lessor Consent and Estoppel Certificates executed by the applicable landlord under each of the Ground Leases, each of which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q.

        "Event of Default" see Article XI.

        "Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the sum (without duplication) of:

11


        "Excess Cash Flow Measurement Date" see Section 2.10(v).

        "Excess Cash Flow Period" shall mean, in the fiscal year in which the Closing Date occurs, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such fiscal year, and for any subsequent fiscal year, such fiscal year.

        "Exchange Act" shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

        "Excluded Taxes" shall mean any Tax (other than any Other Taxes) (i) imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits of a Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction in which the principal office or Applicable Lending Office of such Lender is located or any jurisdiction in which such Lender conducts business or any subdivision thereof or therein, (ii) imposed on any Lender in the nature of franchise taxes or other similar taxes imposed as a result of such Lender doing business in a particular jurisdiction, or (iii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America.

        "Existing Letters of Credit" see Section 2.03.

        "Existing Term B Lender" see Section 1.05(b).

        "Existing Term B Loans" see Section 1.05(b).

        "Expansion Capital Expenditure" shall mean any Capital Expenditure by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not properly characterized as a Maintenance Capital Expenditure, including, without limitation, expenditures with respect to the buy-out of real property leases.

        "fair market value" shall mean, with respect to any Property, a price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to such Property), as determined in good faith by the board of directors of Borrower,

12



that could be negotiated in an arm's-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction.

        "FASB 142" shall mean Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 issued on June 29, 2001 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

        "Federal Funds Rate" shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, however, that (a) if the day for which such rate is to be determined is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such Business Day shall be the average rate quoted to Administrative Agent on such Business Day on such transactions by three federal funds brokers of recognized standing, as determined by Administrative Agent.

        "Financial Maintenance Covenants" shall mean the covenants set forth in Sections 10.08(a) through (d).

        "FIRREA" shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act.

        "First Mortgage" shall mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a first Lien (subject only to the Liens permitted thereunder) in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the First Priority Secured Parties on a Mortgaged Real Property, which shall be in substantially in the form of Exhibit J, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable or local law or as shall be customary under local law, as the same may at any time be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

        "First Priority Lenders" shall mean, collectively, the Term D Facility Lenders, the L/C Lender, the Incremental Loan Lenders, the Revolving Lenders and the Swingline Lender.

        "First Priority Loans" shall mean, collectively, the Term D Facility Loans, the Incremental Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans.

        "First Priority Secured Parties" shall mean the Agents, the First Priority Lenders and each party to a Swap Contract relating to the First Priority Loans if at the date of entering into such Swap Contract such person was a First Priority Lender or an Affiliate of a First Priority Lender and such person executes and delivers to Collateral Agent a letter agreement in form and substance acceptable to Collateral Agent pursuant to which such person (x) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (y) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article IV hereof.

        "First Security Agreement" shall mean a First Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I among the Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, or such other agreements reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent as shall be necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law and effective to grant to Collateral Agent on behalf of the First Priority Secured Parties a first priority (subject only to the Liens permitted thereunder) perfected security interest in the Pledged Collateral covered thereby.

        "First Security Documents" shall mean the First Security Agreement, the First Mortgages, the First Ship Mortgages, the Perfection Certificate and each other security document or pledge agreement required by applicable local law to grant a valid, perfected security interest in any Property acquired or developed that is of the kind and nature that would constitute Collateral on the date hereof, and all UCC or other financing statements or instruments of perfection required by this Agreement, the First Security Agreement or any First Mortgage or First Ship Mortgage to be filed with respect to the

13



security interests in Property and fixtures created pursuant to the First Security Agreement or any First Mortgage or First Ship Mortgage and any other document or instrument utilized to pledge as collateral for the Obligations any Property of whatever kind or nature.

        "First Ship Mortgage" shall mean a First Ship Mortgage substantially in the form of Exhibit K among the applicable Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, or such other agreements reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent as shall be necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law and effective to grant to Collateral Agent on behalf of the First Priority Secured Parties a first preferred mortgage on the Vessel covered thereby (subject only to the Liens permitted thereunder).

        "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any Test Date, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ending on such Test Date minus Maintenance Capital Expenditures for such period to (y) Fixed Charges for the four fiscal quarters ending on such Test Date.

        "Fixed Charges" shall mean, for any period, the sum of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense (other than interest expense with respect to the $310,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 111/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2007 of Target and $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2006 of Target) for such period to the extent paid or mandatorily payable in cash during such period, (ii) the sum of all scheduled principal payments on any Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without duplication, any lease payments in respect of Capital Leases of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries but excluding any prepayment of a type contemplated by Section 2.10) and (iii) all cash income tax expense actually paid to any Governmental Authority by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (other than taxes related to Asset Sales not in the ordinary course of business). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the initial four Test Dates after the Closing Date, for the purposes of calculation of Fixed Charges, Consolidated Interest Expense shall equal the product of (x) Consolidated Interest Expense since the Closing Date to the date in question and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days since the Closing Date.

        "Foreign Lender Certificate" see Section 5.06(b).

        "Foreign Plan" shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, any Company with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

        "Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.

        "Funding Date" shall mean the date of the making of any extension of credit hereunder (including the Closing Date and the Effective Date).

        "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth as of the relevant date in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

        "Gaming Approval" shall mean any and all approvals, authorizations, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority (i) necessary to enable Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in the casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct its business as is contemplated on the Closing Date, (ii) required by any Gaming Authority or under any Gaming Law or (iii) necessary, as is contemplated on the Closing Date, to accomplish the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby.

14


        "Gaming Authority" shall mean any governmental agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise or any Gaming Facility (including, without limitation, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the Colorado Division of Gaming, the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, the Illinois Gaming Board, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Mississippi State Tax Commission, the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission, the West Virginia Racing Commission, the West Virginia Lottery Commission, the New Jersey Racing Commission and the New Jersey Casino Control Commission), or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned, managed or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

        "Gaming Facility" shall mean any gaming establishment and other property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment.

        "Gaming Laws" shall mean all applicable provisions of all: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming Facilities (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which, any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or Gaming Facility activities conducted by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction; (b) Gaming Approvals; and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority.

        "Governmental Authority" shall mean any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality thereof or therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political subdivision including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority.

        "Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements" shall mean any Requirement of Law requiring notification of the buyer, mortgagee or assignee of real property, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including, without limitation, any transfer of control) of any real property, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or release in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the real property, facility or business to be sold, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

        "Ground Leases" shall mean, collectively, (i) that certain Lease Agreement between Martha Peresich McDermott, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of June 2, 1995, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "McDermott Lease"), (ii) that certain Lease Agreement between Gary Gollott, Tommy Gollott and Tyrone Gollott, collectively, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of September 22, 1994, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Gollott Lease"), (iii) that certain Lease Agreement between Andrew Cvitanovich and Anthony C. Cvitanovich, together, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of March 3, 1994, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Cvitanovich Lease"), (iv) that certain Lease Agreement between Joseph A. Suarez, Jr. and Mary Ellen Suarez, together, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of May 9, 1994, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Suarez Lease"), (v) that certain Lease Agreement

15



between R.A. Fayard Seafood Co., Inc., as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of May 9, 1994, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Fayard Lease"), (vi) that certain Lease Agreement between James A. Desporte and Linda L. Desporte, together, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of June 25, 1998, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Desporte Lease"), (vii) that certain Lease Agreement between Marilyn C. Hille, as landlord, and BSL, Inc., successor in interest to Casino Advertising, Inc., as tenant, dated as of July 10, 1992, in connection with the Casino Magic (the "Hille Lease"), (viii) that certain Lease with Option to Purchase between L.D. Lang, Jr., as landlord, and BSL, Inc., successor in interest to Mardi Gras Casino Corp., as tenant, dated as of March 30, 1994, in connection with the Casino Magic (the "Lang Lease"), (ix) that certain Lease Agreement between Custom Pack, Inc., as landlord, and BTN, Inc., successor in interest to Mississippi Gaming, L.P., as tenant, dated as of March 1, 1996, in connection with the Boomtown Casino (the "Custom Pack Lease"), (x) that certain Lease Agreement between R.M. Leatherman & Hugh M. Magevney III, as landlord, and HWCC-Tunica, Inc., successor in interest to Summit Riverboat Casinos- Tunica, Inc., as tenant, dated as of October 11, 1993, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Tunica (the "Leatherman Lease"), (xi) that certain Lease between Edward E. Smith and Shirley J. Smith, as landlord, and Penn Bullpen, Inc., successor in interest to Wild Card Casino, Inc., as tenant, dated as of March 17, 1992, in connection with the Penn Bullpen Casino (the "Smith Lease"), (xii) that certain Lease between KDL, Inc., as landlord, and Penn Bullpen, Inc., successor in interest to Pioneer Associates Ltd. as tenant, dated as of March 16, 1994, in connection with the Penn Bullpen Casino (the "KDL Lease"), (xiii) that certain Lease between Elizabeth Branecki, as landlord, and Penn Bullpen, Inc., successor in interest to KDL, Inc. as tenant, dated as of July 10, 1991, in connection with the Penn Bullpen Casino (the "Branecki Lease"), (xiv) that certain Lease Agreement between Sharon and Eloy Perea, as landlord, and Penn Silver Hawk, Inc., successor in interest to Gold Mine Casino, Inc. as tenant, dated as of October 1, 1995, in connection with the Penn Silver Hawk Casino (the "Perea Lease"), (xv) that certain Lease Agreement between City of Aurora, Illinois, as landlord, and Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc., as tenant, dated as of June 4, 1991, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Aurora (the "Aurora Parking Lease"), (xvi) that certain Lease Agreement between Aurora Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as landlord, and Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc., as tenant, dated as of June 12, 1995, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Aurora (the "Aurora Metropolitan Exposition Lease"), (xvii) that certain Lease Agreement between City of Aurora, Illinois, as landlord, and Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc., as tenant, dated as of February 27, 2001, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Aurora (the "City of Aurora Lease I"), (xviii) that certain Lease Agreement between Aurora YWCA, as landlord, and Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc., as tenant, dated as of November 14, 2001, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Aurora (the "YWCA Lease"), and (xix) that certain Lease Agreement between City of Aurora, Illinois, as landlord, and Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc., as tenant, dated as of July 1, 2002, in connection with the Hollywood Casino Aurora (the "City of Aurora Lease II"), each as it may be or may have been amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

        "Guarantee" shall mean the guarantee of each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Article VI.

        "Guaranteed Obligations" see Section 6.01.

        "Hazardous Material" shall mean any material, substance, waste, constituent, compound, pollutant or contaminant including, without limitation, petroleum (including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof or any petroleum product or waste) subject to regulation or which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under Environmental Law.

        "Hollywood Acquisition" see Recitals.

        "Hollywood Shreveport" shall mean HWCC-Louisiana, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.

16


        "Immaterial Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary of Borrower having assets with a fair market value of less than $1.0 million.

        "Incremental Loan Activation Notice" shall mean a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

        "Incremental Loan Amount" shall mean, as to each Incremental Loan Lender, on and after the effectiveness of any Incremental Loan Activation Notice, the obligation of such Incremental Loan Lender to make Incremental Loans hereunder in a principal amount equal to the amount set forth under the heading "Incremental Loan Amount" opposite such Incremental Loan Lender's name on such Incremental Loan Activation Notice.

        "Incremental Loan Effective Date" shall mean each date, which shall be a Business Day on or before the Incremental Loan Maturity Date, on which any Lender shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Incremental Loan Activation Notice pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

        "Incremental Loan Facility" shall mean the credit facility comprising the Incremental Loans, if any.

        "Incremental Loan Facility Commitments" shall mean for each Incremental Loan Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make an Incremental Loan for the amount requested and agreed to in any Incremental Loan Activation Notice.

        "Incremental Loan Lenders" shall mean (a) on any Incremental Loan Effective Date, the Lenders (including Eligible Persons not previously Lenders) signatory to the Incremental Loan Activation Notice and (b) thereafter, each Lender that has made, or acquired pursuant to an assignment made pursuant to Section 13.06(b), an Incremental Loan.

        "Incremental Loan Maturity Date" shall mean, as to the Incremental Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental Loan Activation Notice, the maturity date specified in such Incremental Loan Activation Notice, which date shall be no earlier than the Term D Final Maturity Date then in effect in the case of Incremental Loans that are Term Loans, and no earlier than the R/C Maturity Date then in effect in the case of Incremental Loans that are revolving loans.

        "Incremental Loans" shall mean Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

        "Incremental Notes" shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4.

        "incur" shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation, or to grant or create a Lien upon any Property of such person to secure any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations of another person (and "incurrence," "incurred" and "incurring" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

        "Indebtedness" of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such person; (d) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business); (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed (provided that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured); (f) all Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations of such person; (g) all obligations of such person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or

17



other interest or exchange rate hedging arrangements; (h) all obligations of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers' acceptances, except obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness except to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within ten Business Days; and (i) all Contingent Obligations of such person in respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner unless recourse is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the limited amount. The amount of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (g) above of any person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness shall be terminated, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the then termination payment due thereunder by such person.

        "Indemnitee" see Section 13.03(b).

        "Insurance Requirements" shall mean all material terms of any insurance policy required pursuant to this Agreement or any Security Document and all material regulations and then current standards applicable to or affecting any Mortgaged Real Property or any part thereof or any use or condition thereof, which may, at any time, be recommended by the Board of Fire Underwriters, if any, having jurisdiction over any Mortgaged Real Property, or any other body exercising similar functions.

        "Intellectual Property" see Section 8.22.

        "Interest Period" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made or Converted from an ABR Loan or the last day of the next preceding Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan and (subject to the requirements of Section 2.09) ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, second, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as Borrower may select as provided in Section 4.05, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for any Revolving Loan would otherwise end after the R/C Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the R/C Maturity Date; (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day (or, if such next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, on the next preceding Business Day); and (iii) notwithstanding clause (i) above, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(f) no Interest Period shall have a duration of less than one month and, if the Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan would otherwise be a shorter period, such Loan shall not be available hereunder as a LIBOR Loan for such period.

        "Interest Rate Certificate" shall mean an Interest Rate Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(e), demonstrating in reasonable detail the calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as of any Test Date.

        "Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean, for any person, an interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such person and one or more financial institutions which has been designated as either a secured Interest Rate Protection Agreement or an unsecured Interest Rate Protection Agreement pursuant to a written notice from Borrower to Administrative Agent providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

        "internally generated funds" shall mean funds not generated from the proceeds of any Loan, Debt Issuance, Equity Issuance, Asset Sale, insurance recovery or Indebtedness (in each case without regard

18



to the exclusions from the definition thereof (other than transactions in the ordinary course of business)).

        "Investment" see Section 10.04.

        "Joinder Agreements" shall mean the Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P attached hereto and the Joinder Agreements to be entered into pursuant to the Security Agreement.

        "Lang Parcels" shall mean those certain parcels of real property identified in Exhibit "A" to that certain Lease with Option to Purchase, dated as of March 30, 1994, by and between L.D. Lang, Jr., as landlord, and BSL, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Mardi Gras Casino Corp., as tenant.

        "Laws" shall mean, collectively, all common law and all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, including without limitation the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement thereof.

        "L/C Commitments" shall mean the commitments of the L/C Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03.

        "L/C Disbursements" shall mean a payment or disbursement made by any L/C Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

        "L/C Documents" shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

        "L/C Exposure" shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean its R/C Percentage of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time.

        "L/C Interest" shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, such Lender's participation interest (or, in the case of L/C Lender, L/C Lender's retained interest) in L/C Lender's liability under Letters of Credit and such Lender's rights and interests in Reimbursement Obligations and fees, interest and other amounts payable in connection with Letters of Credit and Reimbursement Obligations.

        "L/C Lender" shall mean Wachovia Bank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, or such other Lender or Lenders selected by Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Borrower, as the issuer of Letters of Credit under Section 2.03, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

        "L/C Liability" shall mean, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, the sum of (a) the undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit, plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit.

        "Lead Arrangers" see the introduction hereto.

        "Lease" shall mean any lease, sublease, franchise agreement, license, occupancy or concession agreement.

        "Lenders" shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed under the caption "Lenders" on the signature pages hereto (other than any such financial institution that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to Section 13.06(b)), (b) any financial institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to Section 13.06(b), in each case as reflected in the Register (subject to Section 2.08) and (c) any

19



Incremental Loan Lenders. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term "Lenders" shall include the Swingline Lender.

        "Letter of Credit" see Section 2.03.

        "LIBO Base Rate" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annumdetermined by Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars with a term comparable to such Interest Period that appears on the Dow Jones Market Screen 3750 (as defined below) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, that (i) if no comparable term for an Interest Period is available, the LIBO Base Rate shall be determined using the weighted average of the offered rates for the two terms most nearly corresponding to such Interest Period and (ii) if there shall at any time no longer exist a Dow Jones Market Screen 3750, "LIBO Base Rate" shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to LIBOR Loans comprising part of the same borrowing, the rate per annum equal to the rate at which Administrative Agent is offered deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period in the London interbank market for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of such LIBOR Loan to be outstanding during such Interest Period. "Dow Jones Market Screen 3750" shall mean the display designated as Page 3750 on the Dow Jones Market Service (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which Dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit markets).

        "LIBO Rate" shall mean, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) determined by Administrative Agent to be equal to the LIBO Base Rate for such Loan for such Interest Period divided by 1 minus the Reserve Requirement (if any) for such Loan for such Interest Period.

        "LIBOR Loans" shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based on rates referred to in the definition of "LIBO Rate" in this Section 1.01.

        "License Revocation" shall mean the revocation, failure to renew or suspension of, or the appointment of a receiver, supervisor or similar official with respect to, any Gaming Approval or other casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming license issued by any Gaming Authority covering any Gaming Facility owned, leased, operated or used by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

        "Lien" shall mean, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, claim, charge, security interest, assignment, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind or any filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of lien under any similar notice or recording statute of any Government Authority (other than such financing statements or similar notices filed for informational purposes only), any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof and, to the extent not co-extensive with such definitions, the definition of "Lien" or "Liens" in the Security Documents.

        "Liquor Authorities" see Section 13.14.

        "Liquor Laws" see Section 13.14.

        "Loans" shall mean the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans, the Term Loans and the Incremental Loans, if any.

        "Losses" of any person shall mean the losses, liabilities, claims (including those based upon negligence, strict or absolute liability and liability in tort), damages, reasonable expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, encumbrances, liens, penalties, fines, suits, reasonable and documented costs or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable fees and expenses of

20



counsel in connection with any Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing, whether or not such person shall be designated a party thereto) at any time (including following the payment of the Obligations) incurred by, imposed on or asserted against such person.

        "Maintenance Cap Ex Basket" see Section 10.08(d)(i).

        "Maintenance Capital Expenditures" shall mean any Capital Expenditures by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are made to maintain, restore, refurbish or replace in the ordinary course of business the condition or usefulness of property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or otherwise to support the continuation of such person's day-to-day operations as then conducted, but that are not properly chargeable to repairs and maintenance in accordance with GAAP.

        "Majority Lenders" shall mean Lenders holding at least a majority of the sum of (without duplication) (a) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Loans, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus (c) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments.

        "Majority Pro Rata Lenders" see Section 13.04(i)(m).

        "Majority Revolving Lenders" shall mean Lenders holding at least a majority of the sum of (without duplication) (a) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus (c) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments then in effect.

        "Margin Stock" shall mean margin stock within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X.

        "Material Adverse Change" shall mean, with respect to any person, a material adverse change, or any condition or event that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), Properties or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of such person, together with its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

        "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean an event, circumstance, occurrence, or condition which has caused as of any date of determination any of (a) a material adverse effect, or any condition or event that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect, on the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), Properties or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of Borrower, together with the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties to consummate in a timely manner the Transactions or to perform any of their material obligations under any Credit Document or (c) a material adverse effect on the legality, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit Document or any of the material rights and remedies of any Creditor thereunder or the legality, priority or enforceability of the Lien on a material portion of the Collateral.

        "Material Indebtedness" see Section 10.09.

        "MGC Loan Report" shall mean the report required to be filed with the Mississippi Gaming Commission within 30 days after the Closing Date pursuant to MGC Reg. II.I Section 11.

        "Moody's" shall mean Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

        "Mortgage" shall mean with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property a First Mortgage.

        "Mortgaged Real Property" shall mean (i) each Real Property identified on Schedule 1.01(a) to the Original Credit Agreement and (ii) each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.09.

        "Multiemployer Plan" shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (i) to which any ERISA Entity is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, (ii) to which any ERISA Entity has within the preceding five plan years made

21



contributions, including any person which ceased to be an ERISA Entity during such five year period, or (iii) with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability.

        "NAIC" shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

        "Net Available Proceeds" shall mean:

        "New Fee Letter" shall mean that certain Fee Letter dated as of the Effective Date between the New Lead Arranger and Borrower.

        "New Jersey Joint Venture" shall mean the joint venture between Greenwood Racing, Inc. (and its successors and assigns) and Penn National Holding Company (and its successors and assigns) comprising Pennwood pursuant to an agreement dated October 30, 1998 and as amended on January 28, 1999.

        "New Lead Arranger" see the introduction hereto.

        "New Subordinated Notes" shall mean the 67/8% Senior Subordinated Notes of Borrower due 2011 in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 (including any exchange notes issued in exchange therefor contemplated by the registration rights agreement related thereto) and the Indebtedness represented thereby, together with the associated guarantees.

22



        "New Subordinated Notes Documents" shall mean the New Subordinated Notes, the indenture under which the New Subordinated Notes are issued and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the New Subordinated Notes.

        "New Transactions" shall mean (a) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor of the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement and the conversion of Term B Facility Loans into Term D Facility Loans) to which it is or is to become a party, the borrowing of Term D Facility Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof, in each case to occur on the Effective Date, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of the New Subordinated Notes Documents by each party thereto, the issuance of the New Subordinated Notes and the use of the proceeds thereof, (c) the Term A Prepayment and (d) the other transactions contemplated hereby to occur on or immediately following the Effective Date.

        "Non-U.S. Lender" see Section 5.06(b).

        "Notes" shall mean the Revolving Notes, the Swingline Notes and the Term Loan Notes.

        "Notice of Assignment" shall mean a notice of assignment pursuant to Section 13.06 substantially in the form of Exhibit O.

        "Notice of Borrowing" shall mean a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

        "Notice of Continuation/Conversion" shall mean a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

        "Obligations" shall mean all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by any Credit Party to any Creditor or any of its Agent Related Parties or their respective successors, transferees or assignees pursuant to the terms of any Credit Document or any Swap Contract relating to the Loans or secured by any of the Security Documents, whether or not the right of such person to payment in respect of such obligations and liabilities is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any bankruptcy case or insolvency or liquidation proceeding.

        "OECD" see the definition of Eligible Person.

        "Officer's Certificate" shall mean, as applied to any corporation, a certificate executed on behalf of such corporation by its Chairman of the Board of Directors (if an officer), its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Financial Officer or its Treasurer (in each case, or an equivalent officer) in their official (and not individual) capacities.

        "Option Parcel" see Section 8.26(m).

        "Organic Document" shall mean, relative to any person, its certificate of incorporation, its by-laws, its partnership agreement, its memorandum and articles of association, share designations or similar organization documents and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized Equity Interests.

        "Original Credit Agreement" see introduction hereto.

        "Original Fee Letter" shall mean the Credit Facilities Fee Letter dated as of August 5, 2002, among Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation and Borrower.

        "Original Lead Arranger" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

        "Original Transactions" shall mean the financings and transactions that occured on the Closing Date, including the Hollywood Acquisition, the tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to not

23



less than 85% of the Target Non-Callable Bonds (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) or a discharge or defeasance of the Target Non-Callable Bonds, the discharge of Target's $50.0 million of Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due May 1, 2007, the refinancing of Borrower's then existing revolving credit facility, the payment of Target's severance and pension cost in an amount not to exceed $29.4 million, the initial borrowings under the Original Credit Agreement and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection with foregoing.

        "Other Taxes" see Section 5.06(c).

        "Participant" see Section 13.06(d).

        "Payor" see Section 4.06.

        "PBGC" shall mean the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

        "Pennwood" shall mean, collectively, Pennwood Racing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, GS Park Services, L.P., FR Park Services, L.P., GS Park Racing, L.P. and FR Park Racing, L.P.

        "Pension Plan" shall mean an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity or with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability.

        "Perfection Certificate" shall mean a Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

        "Permits" see Section 8.16.

        "Permitted Acquisitions" shall mean any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests in, a person or business of a person so long as (a) such acquisition shall not have been preceded by a tender offer that has not been approved by the Board of Directors of such person, (b) such assets are to be used in, or such person so acquired is engaged in, as the case may be, a business of the type conducted by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or activities related or ancillary thereto and (c) immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) all transactions related thereto are consummated in all material respects in accordance with applicable laws, (iii) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition, with the covenants contained in Section 10.08 computed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Borrower for which financial statements are available, as if such acquisition (and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness) had occurred on the first day of such relevant Test Period (provided that any acquisition that occurs prior to the first Test Period under such Section 10.08 shall be deemed to have occurred during such first Test Period) and (iv) Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent an Officer's Certificate to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c)(i) through (iii) above, together with all relevant financial information for the person or assets to be acquired.

        "Permitted Liens" see Section 10.02.

        "Permitted Mortgage Liens" see Section 9.09.

        "Permitted Refinancing" shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation, any refinancing thereof, provided, however, that:

24


        "Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness" shall mean unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) that contains subordination provisions that are reasonably satisfactory to Lead Arrangers (it being understood that subordination provisions providing that such Indebtedness is at least as subordinated in all material respects to the Obligations then outstanding as the obligations under the indenture governing the New Subordinated Notes, as in effect on the date hereof, to the Obligations are reasonably satisfactory to Lead Arrangers), (b) that shall not have any principal payments due prior to the date that is twelve months after the Term D Final Maturity Date then in effect, whether at maturity or otherwise, except upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or similar event (including Asset Sales), in each case as long as the provisions relating to Change of Control or similar events (including Asset Sales) included in the governing instrument of such Indebtedness are substantially similar to such provisions in the New Subordinated Notes, and (c) that bears interest at a fixed rate, which rate shall be, in the good faith judgment of Borrower's Board of Directors, consistent with the market at the time of issuance for similar Indebtedness for comparable issuers or borrowers; provided, however, that subject to Section 9.11, such Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness may be swapped for variable rate Indebtedness, which rate shall be, in the good faith judgment of Borrower's Board of Directors, consistent with the market at the time of issuance for similar Indebtedness for comparable issuers or borrowers.

        "Permitted Vessel Liens" shall mean maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a person listed in 46 U.S.C. Section 31341, crew's wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

        "person" shall mean any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government (or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof).

        "Pledged Collateral" has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

25



        "Pre-Opening Expenses" shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (other than Consolidated Interest Expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are classified as "pre-opening expenses" on the applicable financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

        "Principal" shall mean Peter M. Carlino.

        "Principal Office" shall mean the principal office of Administrative Agent, located on the Closing Date at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, or such other office as may be designated by Administrative Agent.

        "Principal Payment Date" shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan, each Quarterly Date or other date set forth on Annex C on which a payment of principal is due with respect to such Term Loan.

        "Proceeding" shall mean any claim, counterclaim, action, judgment, suit, hearing, governmental investigation, arbitration or proceeding, including by or before any Governmental Authority and whether judicial or administrative.

        "Property" shall mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any person.

        "Purchase Money Obligation" shall mean, for any person, the obligations of such person in respect of Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any Property (including Equity Interests of any person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property or assets and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is incurred within 180 days after such acquisition of such Property by such person.

        "Qualified Capital Stock" shall mean with respect to any person any Equity Interests of such person which is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

        "Quarter" shall mean each three month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

        "Quarterly Dates" shall mean the last Business Day of each Quarter in each year, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full Quarter after the Closing Date; provided, however, that solely for purposes of Section 2.05, the Quarterly Dates shall commence with the last Business Day of the first full Quarter after the Closing Date.

        "R/C Maturity Date" shall mean September 1, 2007; provided, however, that if Borrower's outstanding 111/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 are refinanced in full to a date that is at least seven years and 181 days after the Closing Date, "R/C Maturity Date" shall mean the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

        "R/C Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the ratio of (a) the amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender to (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders.

        "Real Property" shall mean all right, title and interest of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any leasehold estate) in and to a parcel of real property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by lease, license or other use or occupancy agreement, together with, in each case, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures, easements and other real property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof or thereon.

26



        "redeem" shall mean redeem, repurchase, repay, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value; and "redemption" and "redeemed" have correlative meanings.

        "refinance" shall mean refinance, renew, extend, replace, defease or refund, in whole or in part, including successively; and "refinancing" and "refinanced" have correlative meanings.

        "Register" see Section 2.08.

        "Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D (12 C.F.R. Part 204) of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.

        "Regulations T, U and X" shall mean, respectively, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) and Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as the same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

        "Reimbursement Obligations" shall mean, at any time, the obligations of Borrower then outstanding, or that may thereafter arise in respect of all Letters of Credit then outstanding, to reimburse amounts paid by L/C Lender in respect of any drawings under a Letter of Credit.

        "Related Party" shall mean:

        "Release" shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the Environment.

        "Replaced Lender" see Section 2.11.

        "Replacement Lender" see Section 2.11.

        "Replacement Vessel" shall mean the replacement, in any manner, of any Vessel existing on the Closing Date including, without limitation, any replacement of such Vessel with a vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement on real property, whether such vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement is acquired or constructed and whether or not such vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement is temporarily or permanently moored or affixed to any real property.

        "Required Payment" see Section 4.06.

        "Requirement of Law" shall mean as to any person, the Organic Documents of such person, and any Law or determination of an arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such person or any of its Property or to which such person or any of its Property is subject.

        "Requisite Tranche Lenders" shall mean (i) with respect to Lenders having Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans, Lenders having at least a majority of the aggregate sum of the Unutilized R/C Commitments, Revolving Loans and L/C Liabilities then outstanding, (ii) with respect to Lenders having Term D Facility Loans or Term D Facility Commitments, Lenders having at least a majority of the aggregate sum of the Term D Facility Loans and Term D Facility Commitments then outstanding and (iii) if applicable, with respect to Lenders having Incremental Loans, Lenders having at least a majority of the aggregate sum of the Incremental Loans then outstanding.

        "Reserve Requirement" shall mean, for any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, the average maximum rate at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are

27



required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by member banks of the United States Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding one billion Dollars against "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as such term is used in Regulation D).

        "Response Action" shall mean (a) "response" as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the Environment, (ii) prevent the Release or threatened Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

        "Responsible Officer" shall mean the chief executive officer of Borrower, the president of Borrower (if not the chief executive officer) and, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer of Borrower.

        "Restricted Subsidiaries" shall mean all existing and future Subsidiaries of Borrower other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

        "Revolving Availability Period" shall mean the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

        "Revolving Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

        "Revolving Commitment" shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount set opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A under the caption "Revolving Commitment" (as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or changed pursuant to Section 13.06(b)). The initial aggregate principal amount of the sum of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders is $100.0 million.

        "Revolving Exposure" shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender's L/C Exposure, plus the aggregate amount at such of such Lender's Swingline Exposure.

        "Revolving Facility" shall mean the credit facility comprising the Revolving Commitments.

        "Revolving Lenders" shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having a Revolving Commitment on Annex A hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Loans and a Revolving Commitment after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.06(b).

        "Revolving Loans" see Section 2.01 (a).

        "Revolving Notes" shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

        "S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

        "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

        "Secured Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean a secured interest rate swap or other similar agreement between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and one or more Lenders or Affiliates thereof (including any guarantees thereof by any Restricted Subsidiaries) which has been designated as a Secured Interest Rate Protection Agreement pursuant to a written notice from Borrower to Administrative Agent providing for interest rate swaps or other similar agreements with respect to a notional amount of indebtedness not to exceed the amount of Permitted Subordinated

28



Indebtedness, the net proceeds of which have been used to permanently reduce Borrower's Obligations under this Agreement.

        "Secured Parties" shall mean, collectively, the First Priority Secured Parties.

        "Securities Act" shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

        "Security Agreement" shall mean the First Security Agreement.

        "Security Documents" shall mean the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Ship Mortgages, the Perfection Certificate and each other security document or pledge agreement required by applicable local law to grant a valid, perfected security interest in any Property acquired or developed that is of the kind and nature that would constitute Collateral on the date hereof, and all UCC or other financing statements or instruments of perfection required by this Agreement, the Security Agreement, any Mortgage or Ship Mortgage to be filed with respect to the security interests in Property and fixtures created pursuant to the Security Agreement, any Mortgage or Ship Mortgage and any other document or instrument utilized to pledge as collateral for the Obligations any Property of whatever kind or nature.

        "Ship Mortgage" shall mean with respect to each Vessel, a First Ship Mortgage.

        "Shreveport" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "Hollywood Casino Shreveport" located in Hollywood, Louisiana.

        "Shreveport EBITDA" shall mean the net income of Hollywood Shreveport, plus, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such net income, (1) income tax expense, (2) interest expense, (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) any extraordinary non-cash items, (5) any non-recurring or extraordinary items of income or expense and net tax consequences thereof, (6) non-cash valuation adjustments, and (7) other non-cash items of expense, other than to the extent such non-cash items require an accrual or reserve for future cash expenses (provided that if such accrual or reserve is for contingent items, the outcome of which is subject to uncertainty, such non-cash items of expense will be added to net income and deducted when and to the extent actually paid in cash), in each case on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

        "Solvent" and "Solvency" shall mean, for any person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities beyond such person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (d) such person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such person's Property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such person is able to pay its debts as they become due and payable. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability, without duplication.

        "Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any person (the "parent") at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent's consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled

29



or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

        "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean each of the persons listed on Schedule 1.01(b) to the Original Credit Agreement and each person which has executed or may execute after the Closing Date a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 9.12, together with their successors and permitted assigns, and "Subsidiary Guarantor" shall mean any one of them. Schedule 1.01(b) is hereby updated to include each person listed as a Subsidiary Guarantor on the signature pages hereto.

        "Survey" shall mean a survey of any Mortgaged Real Property (and all improvements thereon): (i) prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in the state, province or country where such Mortgaged Real Property is located at the time such survey was prepared, (ii) dated (or redated) not earlier than 6 months prior to the date of delivery to Administrative Agent thereof unless there shall have occurred after the date of such survey any exterior construction on the site of such Mortgaged Real Property, in which event such survey shall be dated (or redated) after the completion of such construction or, if such construction shall not have been completed as of such date of delivery, not earlier than 20 days prior to such date of delivery or if such survey is dated more than 6 months prior to the date of delivery to Administrative Agent, then accompanied by an affidavit or certification to the Title Company from the applicable Credit Party that since the date of such survey there has been no exterior construction on the improvements depicted on such survey (to the extent such affidavit or certification can factually be made), (iii) certified by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent) to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and (iv) complying in all material respects with the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM surveys by the American Land Title Association at the time such survey was prepared.

        "Swap Contract" shall mean any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business (as a bona fide hedge and not for speculative purposes) (including any master agreement and any schedule or agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, swaption, currency option or any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) and is designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, or similar risks (including any Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 9.11).

        "Swingline Commitment" shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.01(g), as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04.

        "Swingline Exposure" shall mean at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its R/C Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

        "Swingline Lender" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

        "Swingline Loan" shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(g).

        "Swingline Notes" shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-5.

        "Taking" shall mean a taking or voluntary conveyance during the term of this Agreement of all or part of any Mortgaged Real Property or Vessel, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto or use thereof, as the result of, or in settlement of, any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding by any Governmental Authority affecting any Mortgaged Real Property or Vessel or any portion thereof, whether or not the same shall have actually been commenced.

        "Target" see Recitals.

30



        "Target Subsidiary Bonds" shall mean the Hollywood Casino Shreveport and Shreveport Capital Corporation First Mortgage Notes due 2006 and the Hollywood Casino Shreveport and Shreveport Capital Corporation 13% Senior Secured Notes due 2006 and, in each case, the indenture related thereto.

        "Tax Benefit" see Section 5.06(e).

        "Tax Returns" see Section 8.08.

        "Taxes" shall mean (i) any and all taxes, imposts, duties, charges, fees, levies or other charges or assessments of whatever nature, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment, occupation, use, service, license, net worth, payroll, franchise, and transfer and recording, imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign, including any federal, state, U.S. possession, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof) including interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax attributable to or imposed on or with respect to any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments and (ii) all transferee, successor, joint and several or contractual liability (including, without limitation, liability pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any similar state, local or foreign provisions)) in respect of any items described in clause (i).

        "Term A Prepayment" shall mean an optional prepayment by Borrower of all outstanding Obligations in respect of Term A Facility Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Original Credit Agreement.

        "Term A Facility Notes" shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Original Credit Agreement.

        "Term B Facility" shall mean, from and after the Effective Date for all purposes of the Security Documents and Section 13.04(i)(o) and (iv) only, the credit facility comprising the Term D Facility Commitments and Term D Facility Loans.

        "Term B Facility Lenders" shall mean, from and after the Effective Date for all purposes of the Security Documents and Section 13.04(i)(o) and (iv) only, the Lenders from time to time holding Term D Facility Loans and Term D Facility Commitments, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.06(b); all such Lenders also being First Priority Lenders for such purposes.

        "Term B Facility Loans" shall mean, from and after the Effective Date for all purposes of the Security Documents and Section 13.04(i)(o) and (iv) only, the Term D Facility Loans; all such Loans also being First Priority Loans for such purposes.

        "Term D Facility" shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term D Facility Commitments and the Term D Facility Loans.

        "Term D Facility Commitment" shall mean, for each Term D Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term D Facility Loan in an amount up to but not exceeding the amount set opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A under the caption "Term D Facility Commitment" (as the same may be reflected in the Register, subject to Section 2.08, or be changed pursuant to Section 13.06(b)). The initial aggregate amount of the sum of the Term D Facility Commitments of all Lenders is $399,700,000.

        "Term D Facility Lenders" shall mean (a) on the Effective Date, the Lenders having Term D Facility Commitments on Annex A, and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Term D Facility Loans and Term D Facility Commitments after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.06(b).

        "Term D Facility Loans" see Section 2.01(b).

31



        "Term D Facility Notes" shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

        "Term D Final Maturity Date" shall mean September 1, 2007; provided, however, that if Borrower's outstanding 111/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 are refinanced in full to a date that is at least seven years and 181 days after the Closing Date, the Term D Final Maturity Date shall mean the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.

        "Term Facilities" shall mean the credit facilities comprising the Term D Facility and the Incremental Loan Facility, if any, collectively.

        "Term Loan Commitments" shall mean the Term D Facility Commitments and the Incremental Loan Facility Commitments, once drawn.

        "Term Loan Lenders" shall mean the Term D Facility Lenders and the Incremental Loan Lenders, if any, collectively.

        "Term Loan Notes" shall mean the Term D Facility Notes and the Incremental Notes, if any, collectively.

        "Term Loans" shall mean the Term D Facility Loans and any Incremental Loans that are term loans, collectively.

        "Test Date" shall mean, for any Financial Maintenance Covenant, the last day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower included within any period set forth in the table for such Financial Maintenance Covenant.

        "Test Period" shall mean for any date of determination the period of the four most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of the Consolidated Companies.

        "Tidelands Lease" shall mean that certain Public Trust Tidelands Lease, dated August 15, 1994, by and between the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Governor, for and on behalf of the State of Mississippi, as landlord, and BTN, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., as has been amended from time to time.

        "Title Company" shall mean either First American Title Insurance Company or Penn Title Company or such other title insurance or abstract company as shall be designated by Collateral Agent (in consultation with Borrower).

        "Title Insurance Bring Down and Endorsements" see Section 9.13.

        "Tranche" shall mean (i) with respect to Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, (b) Lenders having Term D Facility Loans or Term D Facility Commitments, and (c) Lenders having Incremental Loans, and (ii) with respect to Loans, each of the following classes of Loans: (a) Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, (b) Term D Facility Loans or Term D Facility Commitments and (c) Incremental Loans.

        "Transaction Documents" shall mean the Acquisition Agreement, this Agreement (including the Original Credit Agreement and this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement), the Original Fee Letter, the New Fee Letter, the Engagement Letter, the Security Documents and in each case all documents related thereto and all exhibits, appendices, schedules and annexes to any thereof.

        "Tunica Casino" shall mean the Gaming Facility known as "The Hollywood Casino Tunica" located in Tunica, Mississippi.

        "Type" see Section 1.03.

        "UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable state or other jurisdiction.

32


        "Unrestricted Subsidiaries" shall mean HWCC-Louisiana, Inc., HWCC-Shreveport, Inc., HCS I, Inc., HCS II, Inc., HCS-Golf Course, L.L.C., Hollywood Casino Shreveport and Shreveport Capital Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries; provided that if 85% or more of each series of the Target Subsidiary Bonds have been tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offers or the Alternate Target Subsidiary Bond Offers, or repurchased or redeemed, then following consummation of such offers, repurchases or redemptions pursuant to which at least 85% of each series of Target Subsidiary Bonds have been tendered, repurchased or redeemed, Hollywood Casino Shreveport, Shreveport Capital Corporation, HWCC-Shreveport, Inc., HWCC-Louisiana, Inc., HCS I, Inc., HCS II, Inc., HCS-Golf Course, L.L.C. shall cease to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided, that, immediately prior to becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, such entities shall deliver an Officer's Certificate certifying as to such entities', compliance with Sections 8.10 and 8.11.

        "Unutilized R/C Commitment" shall mean, for any Revolving Lender, at any time, the excess of such Lender's Revolving Commitment at such time over the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans made by such Lender and (ii) such Lender's R/C Percentage of the aggregate amount of L/C Liabilities at such time.

        "Vessel" shall mean the gaming vessels and barges listed on Schedule 8.14(b) to the Original Credit Agreement and the fixtures and equipment located thereon or any Replacement Vessel.

        "Vessel Certificate of Ownership" see Section 9.13.

        "Voting Stock" shall mean, with respect to any person, the capital stock (including any and all shares, interests (including partnership, membership and other equity interests), participations, rights in, or other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of, such capital stock, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock) of such person that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person, whether at all times or only as long as no senior class of Equity Interests has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

        "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" shall mean, on any date and with respect to the Revolving Commitments, or the Term Loans, an amount equal to (i) the sum, for each scheduled repayment of Term Loans to be made after such date, or each scheduled reduction of Revolving Commitments to be made after such date, of the amount of such scheduled repayment or reduction multiplied by the number of days from such date to the date of such scheduled prepayment or reduction divided by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans or such Revolving Commitments, as the case may be.

        "Wholly Owned Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors' qualifying shares or nominee shares required under applicable law) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such person. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

        "Withdrawal Liability" shall mean liability by an ERISA Entity to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

        "Working Capital" shall mean an amount determined for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries equal to the sum of all current assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) less the sum of all current liabilities (other than the current portion of long-term Indebtedness).

        SECTION 1.02.    Accounting Terms and Determinations.    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters (including

33



financial covenants) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date consistently applied for all applicable periods, and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower notifies Administrative Agent that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower, Administrative Agent or Majority Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of Majority Lenders, not to be unreasonably withheld).

        SECTION 1.03.    Classes and Types of Loans.    Loans hereunder are distinguished by "Class" and by "Type." The "Class" of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make a Loan) refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan, Term D Facility Loan, Incremental Loan or Swingline Loan, each of which constitutes a Class. The "Type" of a Loan refers to whether such Loan is an ABR Loan or a LIBOR Loan, each of which constitutes a Type. Loans may be identified by both Class and Type.

        SECTION 1.04.    Rules of Construction.    (a) In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), references to (i) the plural include the singular, the singular include the plural and the part include the whole; (ii) persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental persons, persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such persons; (iii) agreements (including this Agreement), promissory notes and other contractual instruments include subsequent amendments, assignments, and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments, assignments or other modifications thereto are not prohibited by their terms or the terms of any Credit Document; (iv) statutes and related regulations include any amendments of the same and any successor statutes and regulations; (v) unless otherwise expressly provided, any reference to any action of any Creditor by way of consent, approval or waiver shall be deemed modified by the phrase "in its/their sole reasonable discretion"; and (vi) time shall be a reference to New York City time. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any person, or which such person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such person.

        (b)   In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), (i) "amend" shall mean "amend, restate, amend and restate, supplement or modify"; and "amended," "amending" and "amendment" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing; (ii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, "from" shall mean "from and including"; "to" and "until" shall mean "to but excluding"; and "through" shall mean "to and including"; (iii) "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" (and similar terms) in any Credit Document refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such Credit Document; (iv) "including" (and similar terms) shall mean "including without limitation" (and similarly for similar terms); (v) "or" has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or"; (vi) "satisfactory to" any Creditor shall mean in form, scope and substance and on terms and conditions satisfactory to such Creditor; (vii) references to "the date hereof" shall mean the Effective Date; (viii) "asset" and "Property" shall have the same meaning and effect and refer to all tangible and intangible assets and property, whether real, personal or mixed and

34



of every type and description; and (ix) a "fiscal year" or a "fiscal quarter" is a reference to a fiscal year or fiscal quarter of Borrower.

        (c)   In this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any reference to (i) an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, as the case may be, attached to this Agreement and constituting a part hereof, and (ii) a Section or other subdivision is to a Section or such other subdivision of this Agreement.

        (d)   This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agents, Borrower and the other parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Lenders or Agents merely because of Agents' or Lenders' involvement in their preparation.

        SECTION 1.05.    Effectiveness of Amendment and Restatement of Original Credit Agreement.    (a) This amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement contemplated hereby shall become effective on the Effective Date, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the parties to the Original Credit Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Until this Agreement becomes effective, the Original Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected hereby. After the Effective Date, all Obligations of Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Original Credit Agreement shall become Obligations of Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder, continuously secured by the Liens granted under the Security Documents, and the provisions of the Original Credit Agreement shall be superseded by the provisions hereof. Except as otherwise expressly stated hereunder, the term of this Agreement is for all purposes deemed to have commenced on the Effective Date. Unless omitted or modified in connection with this Agreement, all schedules and exhibits, as amended prior to the Effective Date, shall not be amended or omitted and shall remain as annexed to the Original Credit Agreement.

        (b)   Each Term B Facility Lender (as defined under the Original Credit Agreement) (an "Existing Term B Lender") that executes and delivers a signature page to this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement will be deemed to have agreed to have committed pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement to convert its Term B Facility Loans (as defined under the Original Credit Agreement), after giving effect to the optional prepayment of Term B Facility Loans contemplated by Section 7.01(f) (such Term B Facility Loans, after giving effect to all such optional prepayments thereof, the "Existing Term B Loans") into Term D Facility Loans on the Effective Date in a like principal amount. By electing to so convert, each Existing Term B Lender agrees to all other provisions of this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement and that the conversion of its Term B Facility Loan into a Term D Facility Loan is merely a mechanic to effectuate a reduction in the Applicable Margin applicable to its Loans.

        (c)   All accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Term B Loans to be converted as contemplated by Section 1.05(b) as of the Effective Date shall accrue on the Term D Facility Loans following the Effective Date and be paid when interest is first due on the Term D Facility Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the conversion of Existing Term B Loans into Term D Facility Loans shall not be deemed to be a prepayment or conversion of Loans for purposes of Article V.

ARTICLE II

CREDITS

        SECTION 2.01.    Loans.    

35


36


37


        SECTION 2.02.    Borrowings.    Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each borrowing hereunder as provided in Section 4.05 in the form of a Notice of Borrowing. Not later than 12:00 noon New York City time on the date specified for each borrowing hereunder, each Lender shall make available the amount of the Loan or Loans to be made by it on such date to Administrative Agent, at an account specified by Administrative Agent maintained at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, for the account of Borrower, except to the extent such Lender elects to convert Existing Term B Loans into Term D Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b). Each borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be made by each Revolving Lender pro rata based on its R/C Percentage. The amounts so received by Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to Borrower by depositing the same, in immediately available funds, in an account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent at the Principal Office designated by Borrower.

        SECTION 2.03.    Letters of Credit.    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Commitment may be utilized, upon the request of Borrower, in addition to the Revolving Loans provided for by Section 2.01(a), for standby and commercial documentary letters of credit (herein collectively called "Letters of Credit") issued by L/C Lender for the account of any Credit Party (provided that Borrower shall be a co-applicant (and jointly and severally liable) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued for the account of any Subsidiary); provided, however, that in no event shall (i) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, exceed at any time the Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time, (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans then outstanding made by any Revolving Lender, plus such Lender's R/C Percentage of the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities exceed such Lender's Revolving Commitment as in effect at such time, (iii) the outstanding aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities exceed $20.0 million, (iv) the face amount of any Letter of Credit be less than $100,000, (v) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the earlier of (x) the fifth Business Day preceding the R/C Maturity Date and (y) the date twelve months following the date of such issuance for standby Letters of Credit or 180 days after the date of such issuance for commercial documentary Letters of Credit, unless the Majority Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date in writing (but never beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the R/C Maturity Date); provided further, however, that any standby Letter of Credit may be automatically extendible for periods of up to one year (but never beyond the fifth Business Day preceding the R/C

38



Maturity Date), (vi) L/C Lender issue any Letter of Credit after it has received notice from Borrower or the Majority Revolving Lenders stating that a Default exists until such time as L/C Lender shall have received written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the Majority Revolving Lenders, (y) waiver or cure of such Default in accordance with this Agreement or (z) Administrative Agent's good faith determination that such Default has ceased to exist, or (vii) any letter of credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars nor at a tenor other than sight. The following additional provisions shall apply to Letters of Credit:

39


40


41


        Reference is made to the L/C Lender's letter of credit number SM418794P dated October 23, 2001, issued for the account of Borrower and Charles Town Gaming LLC and for the benefit of County Commission of Jefferson County and having a current face amount of $645,547 ("Existing Letter of Credit"). Borrower, Administrative Agent and Revolving Lenders hereby agree that as of Closing Date such Existing Letter of Credit shall be Letter of Credit as if originally issued under this Agreement, and that the fees and other provisions set forth in this Section 2.03 shall be applicable to such Existing Letter of Credit as of the Closing Date. Any letter of credit annual fees or commissions previously paid to L/C Lender by Borrower on account of the Existing Letter of Credit for the period after the Closing Date shall be credited to the issuance fee payable only to L/C Lender described in clause (g) above.

        SECTION 2.04.    Termination and Reductions of Commitment.    

42


        SECTION 2.05.    Fees.    (a) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee on the daily average amount of such Lender's Unutilized R/C Commitments, for the period from and including the Closing Date to but not including the earlier of the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires and the R/C Maturity Date (for purposes of computing commitment fees with respect to Revolving Commitments, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and L/C Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose)) at a rate equal to the Applicable Fee Percentage. Any accrued commitment fee under this Section 2.05(a) shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the earlier of the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or expire and the R/C Maturity Date.

        SECTION 2.06.    Lending Offices.    The Loans of each Type made by each Lender shall be made and maintained at such Lender's Applicable Lending Office for Loans of such Type.

        SECTION 2.07.    Several Obligations of Lenders.    The failure of any Lender to make any Loan to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Loan on such date, but neither any Lender nor Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan to be made by such other Lender, and no Lender shall have any obligation to Administrative Agent or any other Lender for the failure by such Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such Lender. No Revolving Lender will be responsible for failure of any other Lender to fund its participation in Letters of Credit.

        SECTION 2.08.    Notes; Register.    (a) At the request of any Lender, its Loans of a particular Class shall be evidenced by a promissory note, dated the Closing Date or the Effective Date, as applicable, payable to such Lender (or its nominee) and otherwise duly completed, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 and A-4 for such Lender's Revolving Loans, Term D Facility Loans, and Incremental Loans, respectively.

43


        SECTION 2.09.    Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans.    (a) Subject to Section 4.04, Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans, or to Convert Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type or to Continue Loans of one Type as Loans of the same Type, at any time or from time to time. Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each such prepayment, Conversion or Continuation as provided in Section 4.05 (and, upon the date specified in any such notice of prepayment, the amount to be prepaid shall become due and payable hereunder). Each notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit D. If LIBOR Loans are prepaid or Converted other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor, Borrower shall at such time pay all expenses and costs required by Section 5.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the rights and remedies of the Lenders under Article XI, in the event that any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent may (and at the request of the Majority Lenders shall) suspend the right of Borrower to Convert any Loan into a LIBOR Loan, or to Continue any Loan as a LIBOR Loan, in which event all Loans shall be Converted (on the last day(s) of the respective Interest Periods therefor) or Continued, as the case may be, as ABR Loans. Swingline Loans may not be converted or continued.

44


        SECTION 2.10.    Mandatory Prepayment and Commitment Reductions.    (a) Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and/or reduce Commitments) as follows (each such prepayment (and/or Commitment reduction) to be effected in each case in the manner, order and to the extent specified in subsection (b) below of this Section 2.10):

45


46


47


        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of any prepayment of Loans required under this Section 2.10 shall be in excess of the amount of the ABR Loans at the time outstanding, only the portion of the amount of such prepayment as is equal to the amount of such outstanding ABR Loans shall be immediately prepaid and, at the election of Borrower, the balance of such required prepayment shall be either (i) deposited in the Collateral Account and applied to the prepayment of LIBOR Loans on the last day of the then next-expiring Interest Period for LIBOR Loans (with all interest accruing thereon for the account of Borrower) or (ii) prepaid immediately, together with any amounts owing to the Lenders under Section 5.05. Notwithstanding any such deposit in the Collateral Account, interest shall continue to accrue on such Loans until prepayment.

        SECTION 2.11.    Replacement of Lenders.    (a) Borrower shall have the right, if no Default then exists, to replace any Lender (the "Replaced Lender") with one or more other Eligible Persons reasonably acceptable to Lead Arrangers (collectively, the "Replacement Lender") if (x) such Lender is charging Borrower increased costs pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.06 or such Lender becomes incapable of making LIBOR Loans as provided in Section 5.03 when other Lenders are generally able to do so and/or (y) as provided in Section 13.04(ii), such Lender refuses to consent to certain proposed amendments, waivers or modifications with respect to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.11, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more assignment agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.06 to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests by, the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to (x) the Replaced Lender, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Replaced Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 2.05, and (y) L/C Lender an amount equal to such Replaced Lender's R/C Percentage of any Reimbursement Obligations (which at such time remains a Reimbursement Obligation) to the extent such amount was not theretofore funded by such Replaced Lender, and (ii) all obligations of Borrower owing to the Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a LIBOR Loan) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective assignment agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of Notes executed by Borrower, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the

48


Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to the Replaced Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.

        (b)   If Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that a Lender is not qualified to make Loans to Borrower or to hold the securities of a casino licensee under applicable Gaming Laws (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Lead Arrangers in writing of such disqualification), Borrower shall have the right to replace such Lender with a Replacement Lender or prepay the Loans held by such Lender, even if a Default exists. Any such prepayment shall be deemed an optional prepayment, as set forth in Section 2.09 and shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis with respect to Loans of the same Tranche as the Loans held by such Lender. Notice to such Lender shall be given at least ten (10) days before the required date of transfer or prepayment (unless a shorter period is required under applicable law), as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that such transfer or redemption is required pursuant to Gaming Laws. Upon receipt of a notice in accordance with the foregoing, the Replaced Lender shall cooperate with Borrower in effectuating the required transfer or prepayment within the time period set forth in such notice, not to be less than the minimum notice period set forth in the foregoing sentence (unless a shorter period is required under applicable law). Further, if the transfer or prepayment is triggered by notice from the Gaming Authority that the Lender is disqualified, commencing on the date the Gaming Authority serves the disqualification notice upon Borrower: (i) such Lender shall no longer receive any interest on the Loans; (ii) such Lender shall no longer exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any right conferred by the Loans; and (iii) such Lender shall not receive any remuneration in any form from Borrower for services or otherwise in respect of the Loans.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

        SECTION 3.01.    Repayment of Loans.    

        (a)    Revolving Credit Loans.    Borrower hereby promises to pay (i) to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the entire outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender's Revolving Loans made to Borrower, and each Revolving Loan shall mature, on the R/C Maturity Date and (ii) to Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the R/C Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

        (b)    Term D Facility Loans.    Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in repayment of the principal of the Term Loans specified in Annex C, the amount of the respective Term Loan specified in Annex C under the column entitled "Term D Facility Loans" on the dates set forth on Annex C (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 to the extent actually made).

        (c)    Incremental Loans.    The Incremental Loans, if any, of each Incremental Lender shall mature in installments as specified in the Incremental Loan Activation Notice pursuant to which such Incremental Loans were made; provided that, in the event that any Incremental Loan is a Term Loan, prior to the date that is six months prior to the Term D Final Maturity Date then in effect, the amounts of such installments for any twelve consecutive months shall not exceed 1% of the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Loans on the date such Loans were first made.

49



        SECTION 3.02.    Interest.    (a)    Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made or maintained by such Lender to Borrower for the period from and including the date of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full at the following rates per annum:

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

        SECTION 4.01.    Payments.    (a)    All payments of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and other amounts to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, and, except to the extent otherwise provided therein, all payments to be made by the Credit Parties under any other Credit Document, shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to Administrative Agent at its account at the Principal Office, not later than

50


12:00 p.m. New York City time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).

        SECTION 4.02.    Pro Rata Treatment.    Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing of Loans of a particular Class from the Lenders under Section 2.01 shall be made from the relevant Lenders, each payment of commitment fees under Section 2.05 in respect of Commitments of a particular Class shall be made for account of the relevant Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments of a particular Class under Section 2.04 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of such Class of the relevant Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (b) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04, LIBOR Loans of any Class having the same Interest Period shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective Revolving Loans and Term Loans (in the case of Conversions and Continuations of Loans); (c) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans or of any particular Class of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid outstanding principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; and (d) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), each payment of interest on Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be made for account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

        SECTION 4.03.    Computations.    Interest on LIBOR Loans, commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the

51



first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable and interest on ABR Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each day that the Alternate Base Rate is calculated by reference to the Federal Funds Rate, interest on ABR Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

        SECTION 4.04.    Minimum Amounts.    Except for mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.10 and Conversions or prepayments made pursuant to Section 5.04, each Borrowing, Conversion and partial prepayment of principal of Loans shall be in an amount at least equal to $1.0 million with respect to ABR Loans and $1.0 million with respect to LIBOR Loans and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (borrowings, Conversions or prepayments of or into Loans of different Types or, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having different Interest Periods at the same time hereunder to be deemed separate borrowings, Conversions and prepayments for purposes of the foregoing, one for each Type or Interest Period). Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the aggregate principal amount of LIBOR Loans having the same Interest Period shall be in an amount at least equal to $250,000 and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and, if any LIBOR Loans or portions thereof would otherwise be in a lesser principal amount for any period, such Loans or portions, as the case may be, shall be ABR Loans during such period.

        SECTION 4.05.    Certain Notices.    Notices by Borrower to Administrative Agent (or, in the case of repayment of Swingline Loans, to Swingline Lender) of terminations or reductions of the Commitments, of Borrowings, Conversions, Continuations and optional prepayments of Loans and of Classes of Loans, of Types of Loans and of the duration of Interest Periods shall be irrevocable and shall be effective only if received by Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, Swingline Lender) by telephone not later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time (promptly followed by written notice via telecopier) on at least the number of Business Days prior to the date of the relevant termination, reduction, Borrowing, Conversion, Continuation or prepayment or the first day of such Interest Period specified in the table below.

NOTICE PERIODS


Notice


 

Number of
Business Days Prior

Termination or reduction of Commitments   2
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, or Conversions into, ABR Loans   1
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, Conversions into, Continuations as, or duration of Interest Periods for, LIBOR Loans   3
Borrowing or Repayment of Swingline Loans   same day

        Each such notice of termination or reduction shall specify the amount and the Class of the Commitments to be terminated or reduced. Each such notice of Borrowing, Conversion, Continuation or prepayment shall specify the Class of Loans to be borrowed, Converted, Continued or prepaid and the amount (subject to Section 4.04) and Type of each Loan to be borrowed, Converted, Continued or prepaid and the date of borrowing, Conversion, Continuation or prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice of the duration of an Interest Period shall specify the Loans to which such Interest Period is to relate. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the contents of each such notice. In the event that Borrower fails to select the Type of Loan, or the duration of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such Loan (if outstanding as a LIBOR Loan) will be automatically Converted into an

52



ABR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan or (if outstanding as an ABR Loan) will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, an ABR Loan.

        SECTION 4.06.    Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent.    Unless Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower (the "Payor") prior to the date on which the Payor is to make payment to Administrative Agent of (in the case of a Lender) the proceeds of a Loan to be made by such Lender hereunder or a payment to Administrative Agent for the account of one or more of the Lenders hereunder (such payment being herein called the "Required Payment"), which notice shall be effective upon receipt, that the Payor does not intend to make the Required Payment to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may assume that the Required Payment has been made and may, in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make the amount thereof available to the intended recipient(s) on such date; and, if the Payor has not in fact made the Required Payment to Administrative Agent, the recipient(s) of such payment shall, on demand, repay to Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date (the "Advance Date") such amount was so made available by Administrative Agent until the date Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate for such day and, if such recipient(s) shall fail promptly to make such payment, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount, on demand, from the Payor, together with interest as aforesaid; provided, however, that if neither the recipient(s) nor the Payor shall return the Required Payment to Administrative Agent within three Business Days of the date such demand was made, then, retroactively to the Advance Date, the Payor and the recipient(s) shall each be obligated to pay interest on the Required Payment as follows (without double recovery):

        SECTION 4.07.    Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.    (a)    If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim a Lender may otherwise have, each Lender shall be entitled, at its option (to the fullest extent permitted by law), to set off and apply any deposit (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), or other indebtedness, held by it for the credit or account of such Credit Party at any of its offices, in Dollars or in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any of such Lender's Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such deposit or other indebtedness is then due to such Credit Party), in which case it shall promptly notify such Credit Party and Administrative Agent thereof; provided, however, that such Lender's failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof.

53


ARTICLE V

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

        SECTION 5.01.    Additional Costs.    (a)    If the adoption of, or any change in, in each case after the Closing Date, any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority or the NAIC made subsequent to the Closing Date (other than such adoptions or changes as may relate to the certain Lenders' indirect ownership of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries):

54


and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Lender, by an amount which such Lender or L/C Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining LIBOR Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, then, in any such case, Borrower shall, within 10 days of written demand therefor, pay such Lender or L/C Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Lender on a net after-tax basis (taking into account any additional tax costs or tax benefits) for such increased cost. If any Lender or L/C Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, it shall promptly notify Borrower, through Administrative Agent, of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled. A certificate as to any additional amounts setting forth the calculation of such additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.01 submitted by such Lender or L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of clearly demonstrable error. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this Section 5.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other Obligations payable hereunder.

        SECTION 5.02.    Inability To Determine Interest Rate.    If prior to the first day of any Interest Period: (a) Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Base Rate for such Interest Period, or (b) Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Majority Lenders that Dollar deposits are not available in the relevant amount and for the relevant Interest Period available to the Majority Lenders in their relevant market, Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any LIBOR Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans,

55


(y) any Loans that were to have been Converted on the first day of such Interest Period to LIBOR Loans shall be Converted to or Continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding LIBOR Loans shall be Converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by Administrative Agent, no further LIBOR Loans shall be made or Continued as such, nor shall Borrower have the right to Convert Loans to, LIBOR Loans.

        SECTION 5.03.    Illegality.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any change after the Closing Date in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender or L/C Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder (and, in the sole opinion of such Lender or L/C Lender, the designation of a different Applicable Lending Office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender or L/C Lender), then such Lender or L/C Lender shall promptly notify Borrower thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) and such Lender's or L/C Lender's obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit shall be suspended until such time as such Lender or L/C Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit (in which case the provisions of Section 5.04 shall be applicable).

        SECTION 5.04.    Treatment of Affected Loans.    If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert ABR Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.03, such Lender's LIBOR Loans shall be automatically Converted into ABR Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such LIBOR Loans (or on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent as is required by law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:

If such Lender gives notice to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender's LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.04 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans are outstanding, such Lender's ABR Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

        SECTION 5.05.    Compensation.    (a)    Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (1) default by Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan, (2) default by Borrower in making a borrowing of, Conversion into or Continuation of LIBOR Loans after Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (3) default by Borrower or in making any prepayment after Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or (4) the Conversion or the making of a payment or a prepayment of LIBOR Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including in each case, any such loss (but excluding any lost profit or loss of margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

56


        SECTION 5.06.    Net Payments.    (a)    Except as provided in Section 5.06(b), all payments made by any Credit Party hereunder or under any Note or any Guarantee will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as provided in Section 5.06(b), all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding any Excluded Tax) (all such Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) being referred to collectively as "Covered Taxes"). If any Covered Taxes are so levied or imposed, each Credit Party agrees on a joint and several basis to pay the full amount of such Covered Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, the Guarantees or under any Note, after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Covered Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note; provided that no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Lender under this Section 5.06 to the extent such additional amount relates to a portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any Note or Guarantee with respect to which such Lender does not act for its own account unless the beneficial owner would otherwise be entitled to such additional amount. Each Credit Party will furnish to Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Covered Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law documentation reasonably satisfactory to such Lender evidencing such payment by such Credit Party. The Credit Parties agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Covered Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender.

57


58


ARTICLE VI

GUARANTEES

        SECTION 6.01.    The Guarantees.    The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee as primary obligors and not as sureties to each Creditor and their respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and all other Obligations from time to time owing to the Creditors by any Credit Party under any Credit Document or Swap Contract entered into with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and relating to the Loans, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof but in the case of Swap Contracts not if such Lender or Affiliate provides notice to Borrower that it does not want such Swap Contract to be secured (such obligations being herein collectively called the "Guaranteed Obligations"). The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if Borrower or other Subsidiary Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Subsidiary Guarantors will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

        SECTION 6.02.    Obligations Unconditional.    The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 6.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment and are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Subsidiary Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

59


        The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Creditor thereof exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Subsidiary Guarantors waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Creditor thereof upon this guarantee or acceptance of this guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this guarantee, and all dealings between Borrower and the Creditors shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this guarantee. This guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by the Creditors, and the obligations and liabilities of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Creditors or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Subsidiary Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

        SECTION 6.03.    Reinstatement.    The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Article VI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or other Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree that they will indemnify each Creditor on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Creditor in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, other than any costs or expenses resulting from the gross negligence or bad faith of such Creditor.

        SECTION 6.04.    Subrogation; Subordination.    Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 6.01,

60



whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor now or hereafter owing to any Subsidiary Guarantor or Borrower by reason of any payment by such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee in this Article VI is hereby subordinated to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such indebtedness of Borrower to such Subsidiary Guarantor until the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, any Subsidiary Guarantor shall prior to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for Creditors and be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the other provisions of the guaranty contained herein.

        SECTION 6.05.    Remedies.    The Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article XI (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article XI) for purposes of Section 6.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for purposes of Section 6.01.

        SECTION 6.06.    Instrument for the Payment of Money.    Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article VI, as set forth in Section 6.01, constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

        SECTION 6.07.    Continuing Guarantee.    The guarantee in this Article VI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

        SECTION 6.08.    General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.    In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 6.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 6.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Creditor or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

        SECTION 7.01.    Effective Date.    The amendments to the Original Credit Agreement effected hereby and the obligations of the applicable Term Loan Lenders to make the conversions contemplated hereby shall not become effective until the date (the "Effective Date") on which each of the following

61


conditions and the conditions in Section 7.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with the terms hereof):

62


        SECTION 7.02.    Conditions to Effective Date and Subsequent Extensions of Credit.    The occurrence of the Effective Date and the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loan or otherwise extend any credit to Borrower upon the occasion of each Borrowing or other extension of credit (whether by making a Loan or issuing a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the initial borrowing) is subject to the further conditions precedent that:

63


        Each Notice of Borrowing or request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit delivered by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a certification by Borrower to the effect set forth in clauses (i)-(ii) above as of the date of such borrowing or issuance. Each notice submitted by Borrower hereunder for an extension of credit hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower, as of the date of such notice and as of the relevant borrowing date or date of issuance of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, that the applicable conditions in Section 7.01 and this Section 7.02 have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof.

        SECTION 7.03.    [Reserved].    

        SECTION 7.04.    Conditions to Incremental Loan Facility Borrowings.    In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 7.02, the obligation of any Incremental Loan Lender to make any Loan in respect of the Incremental Loan Facility upon the execution of an Incremental Loan Activation Notice is subject to the further conditions precedent that Borrower has either received or anticipates upon use of the funds from the Incremental Loan Facility to receive gaming licenses from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to operate slot machines or video lottery terminals at any of its gaming facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; provided, however, that Borrower uses the funds drawn under the Incremental Loan Facility solely to build out such slot and video lottery operations and/or related racing operations and to finance the cost of acquiring such gaming licenses from a Governmental Authority in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

        SECTION 7.05.    Determinations Under Article VII.    For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 7.01, 7.02, and 7.04, each applicable Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date that Borrower, by notice to the Lenders, designates as the proposed date of the extension of credit, specifying its objection thereto.

ARTICLE VIII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

        Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Creditors that at and as of the Effective Date and at and as of each Funding Date (in each case immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the transactions to occur on such date (including, with respect to the Effective Date, the New Transactions)):

        SECTION 8.01.    Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.    (a)    Each Company: (i) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

64


        SECTION 8.02.    Financial Condition; Etc.    (a)    Borrower has delivered to the Lenders (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002, and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on date, together with reports thereon by BDO Seidman LLP, certified public accountants, and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each fiscal quarter ended after December 31, 2002. All of said financial statements, including in each case the related schedules and notes, are true, complete and correct in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of said balance sheets and the results of their operations for the respective periods covered thereby, subject (in the case of interim statements) to normal period-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

        SECTION 8.03.    Litigation.    There is no Proceeding (other than any (a) qui tam Proceeding, to which this Section is limited to the best of Borrower's knowledge, and (b) normal overseeing reviews of the Gaming Authorities) pending against, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting, Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its respective Properties before any Governmental Authority or private arbitrator that (i) has a reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and that, if determined or resolved adversely to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, would have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents or (iii) under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act or any similar federal or state statute, in each case where such person is a defendant in a criminal indictment, provide for forfeiture of assets to any Governmental Authority as a criminal penalty.

        SECTION 8.04.    No Breach; No Default.    (a)    None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of any Credit Document or Transaction Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated (including the Original Transactions or the New Transactions) do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under, any Organic Document of any Credit Party or any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law) or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Credit Party, or tortuously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Credit Party pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to each of the foregoing which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.05.    Action.    Each Company has all necessary corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Credit Document and Transaction Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions herein and therein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by each Company of each Credit Document and Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein

65


contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, etc. action on its part; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and constitutes, and each of the Notes and the other Credit Documents and Transaction Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Credit Party (in the case of the Notes, for value) will constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

        SECTION 8.06.    Approvals.    No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by any Company of the Credit Documents and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof or for the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated, except for: (i) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (ii) the filing of the MGC Loan Report with the Mississippi Gaming Commission within 30 days after the Closing Date, (iii) the filings referred to in Section 8.15, (iv) waiver by the Gaming Authorities of any qualification requirement on the part of the Lenders who do not otherwise qualify or are not banks or licensed lending institutions, (v) prior approval of the Original Transactions and the New Transactions by the Gaming Authorities (in each case to the extent required), and (vi) consents, authorizations and filings that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or the failure of which to obtain would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.07.    ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters.    No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, no member of the ERISA Group maintains or contributes to any Pension Plan. Each ERISA Entity is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as disclosed on Schedule 8.07 to the Original Credit Agreement, using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of any ERISA Entity to all Multiemployer Plans in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan that precedes the Closing Date, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        Each Foreign Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect). The aggregate of the liabilities to provide all of the accrued benefits under any funded Foreign Plan (based on reasonable assumptions used by such Plan) does not as of the most recent valuation report (or as of the end of the most recent plan year if there is no recent valuation report) exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trust or other funding vehicle for such Foreign Plan by an amount that would have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than to the extent such failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any unfunded Foreign Plan, reasonable reserves have been established in accordance with prudent business practice or where required by ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Plan is maintained. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to Borrower's knowledge, threatened against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Entity with respect to any Foreign Plan that would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

66


        SECTION 8.08.    Taxes.    Except as set forth on Schedule 8.08 to the Original Credit Agreement or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all tax returns, statements, reports and forms or other documents (including estimated Tax or information returns and including any required, related or supporting information) (collectively, the "Tax Returns") required to be filed with any taxing authority by, or with respect to, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been timely filed in accordance with all applicable laws; (ii) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely paid or made provision for payment of all Taxes shown as due and payable on Tax Returns that have been so filed or that are otherwise due and payable (other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are reflected on other financial statements subsequently delivered hereunder; provided, however, that any contest of any Taxes relating to Collateral shall also satisfy the Contested Collateral Lien Conditions) and each Tax Return is complete in all material respects; and (iii) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes payable by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary for which no Tax Return has yet been filed. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice of any proposed or pending tax assessment, audit or deficiency against Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that would in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

        No extension of a statute of limitations relating to material Taxes is in effect with respect to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and there are no material Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements (including Tax indemnity arrangements) with respect to or involving Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than between or among Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

        All deficiencies which have been asserted against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any Tax examination for each taxable year in respect of which an examination has been conducted have been fully paid or finally settled or are being contested in good faith, and no issue has been raised in any such examination which, by application of similar principles, reasonably can be expected to result in assertion of a material deficiency for any other year not so examined which has not been reserved for in the consolidated financial statements heretofore delivered to Administrative Agent to the extent, if any, required by GAAP.

        SECTION 8.09.    Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act; Other Restrictions.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an "investment company," or a company "controlled" by an "investment company," within the meaning of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the United States Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under any law or regulation which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness, other than Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Gaming Reserve System and the Gaming Law.

        SECTION 8.10.    Environmental Matters.    Except as set forth on Schedule 8.10 to the Original Credit Agreement or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their businesses, operations and Real Property is and in the last five years has been in material compliance with, and each has no liability under Environmental Law; (ii) each of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has obtained all Permits material to, and required for, the conduct of their businesses and operations, and the ownership, operation and use of their assets, all as currently conducted, under Environmental Law, all such Permits are valid and in good standing and, under the currently effective business plans of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, no material expenditures or operational adjustments could reasonably be expected to be required during the next five years in order to renew or modify such Permits; (iii) there has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material on, at, under or

67



from any real property or facility presently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors in interest that could reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under Environmental Law; (iv) there is no Environmental Action pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened, against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or, relating to real property currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal, by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or relating to the operations of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) none of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is obligated to perform any action or otherwise incur any expense under Environmental Law pursuant to any legally binding order, decree, judgment or agreement by which it is bound or has assumed by contract or agreement, and none of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is conducting or financing any Response Action pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any location; and (vi) no circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to (a) form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their Real Property, facilities or assets or (b) cause any such Real Property, facilities or assets to be subject to any restriction on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law; (vii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, operated or leased by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility presently or formerly used for waste disposal by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or owned, leased, operated or used for waste disposal by any of their respective predecessors in interests is (a) listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (b) included on any similar list maintained by any Governmental Authority including, without limitation, any such list relating to petroleum; (viii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, or presently leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility formerly leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System promulgated pursuant to CERCLA as potentially requiring future Response Action; (ix) no Lien has been recorded or, to the knowledge of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened under any Environmental Law with respect to any Real Property or other assets of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (x) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not affect the validity or require the transfer of any Permit held by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under Environmental Law, and will not require any notification, registration, filing, reporting, disclosure, investigation, remediation or cleanup pursuant to any Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements with respect to each of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors in interest.

        SECTION 8.11.    Environmental Investigations.    As of the Closing Date, all material environmental audits or assessments in the possession, or custody of or prepared for or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date relating (i) to the current or prior business or operations of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors in interest or (ii) to any Property or real property now or previously owned, operated, leased or used for waste disposal by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors in interest, have been made available to the Creditors.

        SECTION 8.12.    Use of Proceeds.    (a)    Borrower will use the proceeds of (i) Revolving Loans for general corporate purposes and (ii) Incremental Loans to fund the buildout of slot machine or video lottery operations and/or related racing operations (including the costs to acquire related licenses) at Borrower's facilities in the State of Pennsylvania upon receipt by Borrower of the requisite gaming licenses from the State of Pennsylvania to operate such slot machine operations.

68


        SECTION 8.13.    Subsidiaries.    (a)    The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.13(a) to the Original Credit Agreement constitute all the Subsidiaries of Borrower as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Hollywood Acquisition. Schedule 8.13(a) to the Original Credit Agreement sets forth as of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Hollywood Acquisition the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Subsidiary and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage and number of each class of Equity Interests owned by Borrower and its Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, each of Onward Development, LLC, Tennessee Downs, Inc. and HWCC-Argentina, Inc. are Immaterial Subsidiaries.

        (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.13(b) to the Original Credit Agreement, as of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors' qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, none of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has issued, or authorized the issuance of, any Disqualified Capital Stock.

        SECTION 8.14.    Ownership of Property; Liens.    (a)    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or a validly subsisting, marketable and insurable (with respect to Real Property) leasehold interest in, all material assets and Property (including Mortgaged Real Property) (tangible and intangible) owned by it (except insofar as marketability may be limited by any laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority affecting such assets), and all such assets and Property are free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens and, with respect to Mortgaged Real Property, Prior Liens (as defined in the applicable Mortgage). Except as may be disclosed to the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent prior to the date of the applicable Borrowing) substantially all of the assets and Property owned by, leased to or used by Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in its respective businesses are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects, ordinary wear and tear excepted, are free and clear of any known material defects except such defects as do not substantially interfere with the continued use thereof in the conduct of normal operations, and are reasonably able to serve the function for which they are currently being used, except in each case where the failure of such asset to meet such requirements would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Credit Document, nor any transaction contemplated under any such document, will affect any right, title or interest of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in or to any of such assets in a manner that would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or, with respect to any Real Property leased by any Credit Party as tenant, the fee owner of such Real Property) holds all material licenses, certificates of occupancy or operation and similar certificates and clearances of municipal and other authorities necessary to own, lease and operate its properties in the manner and for the purposes currently operated by such party, except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Mortgaged Real Property is suitable for its intended purposes and is served by such utilities as are necessary for the operation thereof, except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Borrower, there are no actual, threatened or alleged defaults of a material nature with respect to any leases of Real Property under which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is lessor or lessee.

69



        (b) Schedule 8.14(b) to the Original Credit Agreement sets for a true, complete and correct list of each of the Vessels owned, used or occupied by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as of the Closing Date, including the owner of the Vessel, the name of the Vessel, the official number of the Vessel and the location where such Vessel is docked or stored. Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owns all right, title and interest in and to each of the Vessels free of all Liens, except for Liens permitted pursuant to the applicable Ship Mortgage. Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary is a U.S. citizen entitled to own and operate the applicable Vessel in the U.S. coastwise trade under the laws of the United States of America.

        SECTION 8.15.    Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc.    (a)    The Security Documents create, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, a valid and enforceable, and upon filing or recording of the filings listed in Schedule 7 of the Perfection Certificate with the appropriate Governmental Authorities (including payment of applicable filing and recording taxes) and delivery of the applicable documents to Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (and the proceeds thereof), superior to and prior to the rights of all third persons and subject to no other Liens except such Liens as are expressly permitted by the applicable Security Document. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings required in connection with any such Security Document which shall have been made prior to, contemporaneously with or promptly after the execution and delivery thereof (unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent).

        (b) The provisions of each Ship Mortgage are effective to create, and will create upon filing and/or recording of such Ship Mortgage with the appropriate Governmental Authorities (including payment of applicable filing and recording taxes), in favor of Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable preferred mortgage over the whole of the applicable Vessel as collateral security for the payment and performance of the Loans and the other Obligations, and each Ship Mortgage, upon filing and recording in the National Vessel Documentation Center of the United States Coast Guard, creates on behalf of the Secured Parties a preferred mortgage upon the applicable Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code, free of all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to the applicable Ship Mortgage.

        (c) Except for Permitted Liens, and, with respect to Mortgaged Real Property, Prior Liens (as defined in the applicable Mortgage), there is no currently effective financing statement, security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or other document filed or recorded with any filing records, registry, or other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any Lien on, or security interest in, any Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or rights thereunder, other than Liens to secure the Obligations.

        SECTION 8.16.    Licenses and Permits.    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries hold all material governmental permits, licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to own, lease, and operate their respective Properties and to operate their respective businesses as now being conducted (collectively, the "Permits"), except for Permits the failure of which to obtain would not have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Permits has been modified in any way that would have a Material Adverse Effect. All Permits are in full force and effect except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice that any Gaming

70


Authority has commenced proceedings to suspend, revoke or not renew any such Permits where such suspensions, revocations or failure to renew would have a Material Adverse Effect. No Gaming Authority currently has any grounds under any Gaming Law to revoke any such Permits where such revocation would have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.17.    True and Complete Disclosure.    The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Creditor in connection with the Original Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or included or delivered pursuant thereto, but in each case excluding all projections, whether prior to or after the date of the Original Credit Agreement, when taken as a whole, do not, as of the date such information was furnished, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information furnished at any time by any Credit Party to any Creditor pursuant to this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and no Credit Party, however, makes any representation as to the ability of any Company to achieve the results set forth in any such projections. There is no fact known to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Credit Documents, in the Confidential Information Memorandum or in any other documents, certificates and written statements furnished to Lead Arrangers, the Agents and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents. Each Credit Party understands that all such statements, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Lenders as a material inducement to make each extension of credit hereunder.

        SECTION 8.18.    Contracts.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in default under any material contract or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, nor, to Borrower's knowledge, does any condition exist that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, excluding in any case such defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.19.    Solvency.    As of the Effective Date and each Funding Date immediately prior to and immediately following the consummation of the New Transactions and the extensions of credit to occur on such date Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries) are and will be Solvent (after giving effect to Section 6.08).

        SECTION 8.20.    Labor Matters.    There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against any Credit Party or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened against any Credit Party, before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Authority, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against any Credit Party or, to the best knowledge of Borrower after due inquiry, threatened against any Credit Party, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against any Credit Party or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened against any Credit Party and (iii) to the best knowledge of Borrower, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Credit Party and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, no union organizing activities are taking place, except such as would not, with respect to any matter specified in clause (i), (h) or (iii) above, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.21.    Subordinated Debt.    The Obligations are senior debt with respect to all Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary and entitled

71



to the full benefits of all subordination provisions therein and such subordination provisions are in full force and effect.

        SECTION 8.22.    Intellectual Property.    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate licenses or otherwise has the right to use all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and processes (collectively, "Intellectual Property") that are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted except where failure to own or have such right would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened to the effect that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes or conflicts with the asserted rights of any other person under any material Intellectual Property and, as of the Closing Date, to the best knowledge of Borrower, there is no reasonable basis for any such claim (whether or not pending or threatened) except for such claims that would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened to the effect that any such material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise has the right to use is invalid or unenforceable except for such claims that would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

        As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party owns or has the right to use all Intellectual Property listed in Schedules 11(a), 11(b) and 11(c) to the Perfection Certificate and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any such rights. All Intellectual Property owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens.

        SECTION 8.23.    Existing Indebtedness.    Schedule 8.23(a) to the Original Credit Agreement sets forth a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Original Transactions).

        SECTION 8.24.    Regulation H.    Except for (i) Real Estate located in Biloxi, Mississippi and demised pursuant to the Tidelands Lease, doing business as Boomtown Casino, as amended, (ii) Real Property located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and described as the B, FI, FII, FIV, FV BSL and Lang Parcels in the title policy delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(xi) of the Original Credit Agreement, (iii) Real Property located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and doing business as Casino Rouge, and (iv) Real Property located in Tunica, Mississippi and doing business as Tunica Casino, as of the Closing Date, no Mortgage encumbers improved real property which is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

        SECTION 8.25.    Insurance.    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged; and, as of the Closing Date, none of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements or other material expenditures will have to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 8.26.    Real Estate.    (a)    Schedule 8.26(a) to the Original Credit Agreement sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Real Property used or occupied by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, including a brief description thereof, including, in the case of leases, the street address (to the extent available) and landlord name. Borrower has delivered to Collateral Agent true, complete and correct copies of all such leases.

72



73


        SECTION 8.27.    Leases.    (a)    Both before and after giving effect to the Hollywood Acquisition, each of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has paid all material payments required to be made by it under leases of Real Property where any of the Collateral is or may be located from time to time including, without limitation, the Ground Leases (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any amounts that are due but not yet delinquent); no landlord Lien has been filed as of the Closing Date, and, to the knowledge of Borrower, as of the Closing Date, no claim is being or threatened to be asserted, with respect to any such payments.

74


        SECTION 8.28.    New Jersey Joint Venture.    (a)    The ownership structure of the New Jersey Joint Venture as of the Closing Date is as set forth on Schedule 8.28(a) to the Original Credit Agreement.

        (b) There have been no amendments or other modifications of the Debt Service Maintenance Agreement as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, the Credit Parties have made aggregate payments under the Debt Service Maintenance Agreement totaling $0 and the Credit Parties' total Debt Service Maintenance Obligations under and as defined in the Debt Service Maintenance Agreement equal to approximately $9,600,000.

        SECTION 8.29.    Mortgaged Real Property.    Except as set forth on Schedule 8.29 to the Original Credit Agreement, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, (a) there has been issued a valid and proper certificate of occupancy or other local equivalent, if any, for the use then being made of such Mortgaged Real Property and that there is no outstanding citation, notice of violation or similar notice indicating that the Mortgaged Real Property contains conditions which are not in compliance with local codes or ordinances relating to building or fire safety or structural soundness, (b) except as set forth on Schedule 8.26(c) to the Original Credit Agreement, as of the Closing Date, there has not occurred any

75



"Taking or Destruction" (as such terms are defined in the applicable Mortgage) of any Mortgaged Real Property and (c) except as set forth on Schedule 8.26(j) to the Original Credit Agreement, as of the Closing Date, there are no material disputes regarding boundary lines, location, encroachment or possession of such Mortgaged Real Property and Borrower has no knowledge of any state of facts existing which could give rise to any such claim; provided, however, that with respect to any Mortgaged Real Property in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has a leasehold estate, the foregoing certificates shall be to Borrower's knowledge only.

ARTICLE IX

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

        Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with the Creditors that, so long as any Commitment, Loan or L/C Liability is outstanding and until payment in full of all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

        SECTION 9.01.    Existence; Business Properties.    (a)    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 10.05 or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, where the failure to perform such obligations, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        (b) Borrower shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) maintain financial statements, accounting records and other corporate records and other documents separate from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (ii) maintain its own bank accounts in its own name, separate from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii) not pay or become liable for the Indebtedness of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

        (c) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; comply with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any and all Gaming Laws and any and all zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; pay and perform its obligations under all material Leases, except where the failure to comply would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and at all times maintain and preserve all property material to the conduct of such business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements (including those necessary as a result of a Casualty Event) thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.01(c) shall prevent (i) sales of assets, consolidations or mergers by or involving any Company in accordance with Section 10.05; (ii) the withdrawal by any Company of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the abandonment by any Company of any rights, permits, authorizations, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, licenses and patents that such Company reasonably determines are not useful to its business.

76



        (d) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall keep itself fully licensed with all licenses required to operate such person's business under applicable law, maintain such person's qualification to participate in the gaming industry in the manner in existence on the Closing Date, except to the extent that the loss or relinquishment of such qualification, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to Collateral Agent copies of all reports and correspondence it or any Restricted Subsidiary sends or receives relating to any loss or revocation (or threatened loss or revocation) of any qualification described in this paragraph.

        SECTION 9.02.    Insurance.    (a)    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its Property (including, without limitation, all inventory, equipment and vehicles) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business; and furnish to Administrative Agent with copies for each Secured Party, upon written request, full information as to the insurance carried; provided that in any event Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms and subject to policy limitations and deductibles (i) property and casualty insurance on all Property on an all risks basis (including the perils of flood and quake, loss by fire, explosion and theft and such other risks and hazards as are covered by a standard extended coverage insurance policy), covering the repair or replacement cost of all such Property and consequential loss coverage for business interruption and extra expense (which shall include construction expenses and such other business interruption expenses as are otherwise generally available to similar businesses), (ii) public liability insurance, and (iii) building law and ordinance coverage in such amount as to address to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent any increased cost of construction, debris removal and/or demolition expenses incurred as a result of the application of any building law and/or ordinance. All such insurance with respect to Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be provided by insurers or reinsurers which (x) in the case of United States insurers and reinsurers, have an A.M. Best policyholders rating of not less than A- with respect to primary insurance and B+ with respect to excess insurance and (y) in the case of non-United States insurers or reinsurers, the providers of at least 80% of such insurance have either an ISI policyholders rating of not less than A, an A.M. Best policyholders rating of not less than A- or a surplus of not less than $500,000,000 with respect to primary insurance, and an ISI policyholders rating of not less than BBB with respect to excess insurance, or, if the relevant insurance is not available from such insurers, such other insurers as Administrative Agent may approve in writing. All insurance shall (i) provide that no cancellation thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by Administrative Agent of written notice thereof, (ii) if reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, include a breach of warranty clause, (iii) contain a "Replacement Cost Endorsement" with a waiver of depreciation and a waiver of subrogation against any Secured Party, (iv) contain a standard noncontributory mortgagee clause naming Administrative Agent (and/or such other party as may be designated by Administrative Agent) as the party to which all payments made by such insurance company shall be paid, and (v) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects to Administrative Agent. Collateral Agent shall be named as an additional insured on all liability insurance policies of Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Collateral Agent shall be named as loss payee on all property insurance policies of each such person.

        (b) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall deliver to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on the Closing Date, a certificate dated such date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) promptly following receipt of notice from any insurer, a copy of any notice of cancellation or material change in coverage from that existing on the Closing Date, (iii) forthwith, notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iv) promptly after such information is available to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, full information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $500,000

77



with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

        (c) In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid after Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default such proceeds shall be paid to Collateral Agent to satisfy any deficiency remaining after such foreclosure. Collateral Agent shall retain its interest in the policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Section 9.02 during any redemption period.

        SECTION 9.03.    Taxes.    Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed by it (which Tax Returns shall be accurate in all material respects) and pay and discharge promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested obligation, tax, assessment or charge and enforcement of a Lien and, in the case of Collateral, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have otherwise complied with the provisions of the applicable Security Document in connection with such nonpayment.

        SECTION 9.04.    Financial Statements, Etc.    Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders (and in the case of clause (f) only, the West Virginia Lottery Commission and the West Virginia Racing Commission):

78


79


80


        SECTION 9.05.    Litigation, Etc.    Borrower shall promptly give to Administrative Agent and each Lender notice of the institution of all Proceedings, and (except to the extent that any such notice would, in the reasonable opinion of Borrower, waive attorney client privilege) periodic updates (on at least a quarterly basis) as to any material development thereof, affecting Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in each case, Proceedings that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 9.06.    Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.    Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in material conformity with GAAP and all material Requirements of Law are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, subject to applicable Gaming Laws, permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the property of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice and as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of such Restricted Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor; provided that, in the absence of a continuing Default or Event of Default, only one such inspection by the Lenders (in their capacity as Lenders) shall be permitted in any fiscal year (at the Lenders' expense).

        SECTION 9.07.    Use of Proceeds.    Use the proceeds of the Loans and request the issuance of Letters of Credit only for the purposes set forth in Section 8.12.

        SECTION 9.08.    Compliance with Environmental Law.    Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall (a) comply with Environmental Law, and will keep or cause all Real Property to be kept free of any Liens under Environmental Law, unless, in each case, failure to do so would not have a Material

81


Adverse Effect; (b) in the event of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or emanating from any Real Property which could result in liability under or a violation of any Environmental Law, in each case which would have a Material Adverse Effect, undertake, and/or cause any of their respective tenants or occupants to undertake, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent or any Creditor, any action required pursuant to Environmental Law to mitigate and eliminate such condition; provided, however, that no Company shall be required to comply with any order or directive which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings so long as it has maintained adequate reserves with respect to such compliance to the extent required in accordance with GAAP; (c) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any event specified in clause (b) of this Section 9.08 and periodically thereafter keep Administrative Agent informed of any material actions taken in response to such event and the results thereof, and (d) at the written request of Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, provide, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent or any Creditor, an environmental site assessment (including, without limitation, the results of any soil or groundwater or other testing conducted at Administrative Agent's request) concerning any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, conducted by an environmental consulting firm proposed by such Credit Party and approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Material and the potential cost of any required action in connection with any Hazardous Material on, at, under or emanating from such Real Property; provided, however, that such request may be made only if (i) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default, or (ii) circumstances exist that reasonably could be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Action against such Company or any such Real Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect; if Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to provide the same within 60 days after such request was made (or in such longer period as may be approved by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion), Administrative Agent may but is under no obligation to conduct the same, and Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary shall grant and hereby grants to Administrative Agent and its agents access at reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to Borrower, to such Real Property and specifically grants Administrative Agent an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment, all at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent or any Creditor. Administrative Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from the firm conducting any such assessment usual and customary agreements to secure liability insurance and to treat its work as confidential and shall promptly provide Borrower with all documents relating to such assessment.

        SECTION 9.09.    Equal Security for Loans and Notes; Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property; Landlord Consents.    (a)    Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, if any Credit Party shall acquire any Property after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition (other than any Property described in clause (b) or (c) of this Section 9.09 below), as to which Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien and as to which the Security Documents are intended to cover, such Credit Party shall promptly (i) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to the Security Documents or such other documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of First Priority Secured Parties, security interests in such Property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties, a perfected security interest, subject to Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, in such Property, including without limitation, the filing of UCC financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Security Documents or by applicable law or as may be requested by Collateral Agent.

82


83


        SECTION 9.10.    Security Interests; Further Assurances.    Each Credit Party shall, promptly, upon the reasonable request of Collateral Agent, and assuming the request does not violate any Gaming Law or, if necessary, is approved by the Gaming Authority, at Borrower's expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents or otherwise deemed by

84


Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or desirable for the continued validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered thereby subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted by the applicable Security Documents, or use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents, including, without limitation, landlord or similar lien waivers and consents, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith. Each Credit Party shall deliver or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent from time to time such other documentation, consents, authorizations, approvals and orders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary to perfect or maintain the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents. Upon the exercise by Collateral Agent or the Lenders of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Credit Document which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that Collateral Agent or the Lenders may be so required to obtain. If Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable law or regulation to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Credit Party constituting Collateral, Borrower shall provide to Collateral Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA and are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

        SECTION 9.11.    Interest Rate Protection Agreements.    On or within 90 days after the Closing Date, not less than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Consolidated Indebtedness shall be either (x) fixed rate debt or (y) debt subject to Interest Rate Protection Agreements having terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and with one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Interest Rate Protection Agreement listed on Schedule 9.11 to the Original Credit Agreement or (z) any combination of (x) and (y) above.

        SECTION 9.12.    Additional Credit Parties.    Upon (x) any Credit Party creating or acquiring any Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 10.13, (y) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party ceasing to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or (z) any Unrestricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, such Credit Party shall, assuming and to the extent that it does not violate any Gaming Law or, if necessary, assuming it obtains the approval of the Gaming Authority, (i) cause each such Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) to execute and deliver all such agreements, guarantees, documents and certificates (including a Joinder Agreement and any amendments to the Credit Documents) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request and do such other acts and things as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to have such Restricted Subsidiary become a Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) promptly (I) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to or additional Security Documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the Equity Interests and debt securities of such new Subsidiary which are owned by any Credit Party and required to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, (II) deliver to Collateral Agent the certificates representing such Equity Interests and debt securities, together with (A) in the case of such Equity Interests, undated stock powers endorsed in blank, and (B) in the case of such debt securities, endorsed in blank, in each case executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, (III) cause such new Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions necessary or advisable (including executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement) to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the collateral described in the Security Agreement and all other Property of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.09 hereof with respect to such new Restricted Subsidiary, including the filing of UCC financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Security Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by Collateral Agent, and (IV) deliver to Collateral Agent all legal

85



opinions reasonably requested relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

        SECTION 9.13.    Post Effective Date Obligations.    Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (unless extended by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) to deliver to Administrative Agent (I) bring downs of the title insurance policies delivered in respect of First Mortgages and endorsements thereto disclosing no Liens other than Prior Liens (as defined in the applicable First Mortgage) and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent (the items described in this clause (I), the "Title Insurance Bring Down and Endorsements") and (II) certificates of ownership issued by the National Vessel Documentation Center of the U.S. Coast Guard disclosing no Liens on any Vessel other than Liens permitted pursuant to the applicable Ship Mortgage (the items described in this clause (II), the "Vessel Certificates of Ownership")); provided that Administrative Agent shall have discretion to waive delivery of Title Insurance Bring Down and Endorsements and Vessel Certificates of Ownership to the extent it determines that the risks being addressed thereby are outweighed by the costs, such discretion being binding upon all Lenders. In the event that (i) the Title Insurance Bring Downs and Endorsements disclose any Liens on any Mortgaged Real Property other than Liens permitted by the applicable Mortgage or (ii) the Vessel Certificates of Ownership disclose any Liens on any Vessel other than Liens permitted by the applicable Ship Mortgage or (iii) any Lien searches raise a material question as to the relative priority of the Liens securing the Obligations, Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, as expeditiously as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (unless extended by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) cause such Liens to be released, terminated or satisfied pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE X

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

        Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with the Creditors that, so long as any Commitment, Loan or L/C Liability is outstanding and until payment in full of all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

        SECTION 10.01.    Indebtedness.    Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not incur, create, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, except:

86


        SECTION 10.02.    Liens.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter

87


acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except (the "Permitted Liens"):

88


89


provided, however, that (except as provided in clause (p) above) no Liens shall be permitted to exist, directly or indirectly, on any Securities Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement).

        SECTION 10.03.    Sale and Leaseback Transactions.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred unless (i) the sale of such property is permitted by Section 10.05 and (ii) any Liens arising in connection with its use of such property are permitted by Section 10.02.

        SECTION 10.04.    Investment, Loan and Advances.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will directly or indirectly lend money or credit or make advances to any person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other person, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract (all of the foregoing, collectively, "Investments"), except that the following shall be permitted:

90


        SECTION 10.05.    Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation (other than solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation (to the extent done in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement)), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of (or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time) all or any part of its business, property or assets, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all the business, property or fixed assets of, or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any person or any division or line of business of any person (or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time), except for:

91


To the extent the Majority Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 10.05 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 10.05, such Collateral (unless sold to Borrower or its Subsidiaries) shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate in order to effect the foregoing at the sole cost and expense of Borrower and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC-3 termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release).

92


        SECTION 10.06.    Dividends.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Dividend Payment at any time, except, without duplication, (x) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make Dividend Payments to Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower which is a Restricted Subsidiary, (y) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, may declare and make Dividend Payments to its equityholders generally so long as Borrower or its respective Restricted Subsidiary that owns the equity interest or interests in the Subsidiary making such Dividend Payments receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative equity interests in the Restricted Subsidiary making such Dividend Payment), and (z) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transaction in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents.

        SECTION 10.07.    Transactions with Affiliates.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement at the time entered into, (b) in the ordinary course of business of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (c) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) may enter into indemnification and employment agreements and arrangements with directors, officers and employees and the transactions discussed in Borrower's SEC filings prior to the Closing Date and (ii) make Investments and Dividend Payments permitted hereunder.

        SECTION 10.08.    Financial Covenants.    

Period

  Ratio
January 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003   5.25x
April 1, 2003 - June 30, 2003   5.25x
July 1, 2003 - September 30, 2003   5.25x
October 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003   5.00x
January 1, 2004 - March 31, 2004   5.00x
April 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004   5.00x
July 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004   5.00x
October 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004   4.75x
January 1, 2005 - March 31, 2005   4.75x
April 1, 2005 - June 30, 2005   4.75x
July 1, 2005 - September 30, 2005   4.75x
October 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005   4.50x
January 1, 2006 - March 31, 2006   4.50x
April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006   4.50x
July 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006   4.50x
October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006   4.25x
January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007   4.25x
April 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007   4.25x
July 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007   4.25x
October 1, 2007 and thereafter   4.00x

93


Period

  Ratio
January 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003   3.50x
April 1, 2003 - June 30, 2003   3.50x
July 1, 2003 - September 30, 2003   3.50x
October 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003   3.25x
January 1, 2004 - March 31, 2004   3.25x
April 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004   3.25x
July 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004   3.25x
October 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004   2.75x
January 1, 2005 - March 31, 2005   2.75x
April 1, 2005 - June 30, 2005   2.75x
July 1, 2005 - September 30, 2005   2.75x
October 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005   2.50x
January 1, 2006 - March 31, 2006   2.50x
April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006   2.50x
July 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006   2.50x
October 1, 2006 and thereafter   2.00x

        (c)    Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.    The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not, as of any Test Date (commencing with the first complete fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date) during any period set forth in the table below, be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below:

Period

  Ratio
January 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003   1.20x
April 1, 2003 - June 30, 2002   1.20x
July 1, 2003 - September 30, 2003   1.20x
October 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003   1.20x
January 1, 2004 - March 31, 2004   1.20x
April 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004   1.20x
July 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004   1.20x
October 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004   1.25x
January 1, 2005 - March 31, 2005   1.25x
April 1, 2005 - June 30, 2005   1.25x
July 1, 2005 - September 30, 2005   1.25x
October 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005   1.35x
January 1, 2006 - March 31, 2006   1.35x
April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006   1.35x
July 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006   1.35x
October 1, 2006 and thereafter   1.50x

        (d)    Limitation on Capital Expenditures.    Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not make or incur Capital Expenditures, except:

94


        SECTION 10.09.    Limitation on Modification of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation and Certain Other Agreements, Etc.    Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of material Indebtedness ("Material Indebtedness") or of any agreement (including any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security agreement) relating thereto other than any amendments or modifications to Indebtedness that do not in any way materially adversely affect the interests of the Lenders and are otherwise permitted under Section 10.01(b); (ii) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any other Transaction Document, in each case except for amendments or modifications which are not in any way adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders; or (iii) amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation) or bylaws, or any agreement entered into by it, with respect to its capital stock (including any shareholders' agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to its capital stock, other than any amendments, modifications, agreements or changes pursuant to this clause (iii) or any such new agreements pursuant to this clause (iii) which do not in any way materially adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Lenders.

        SECTION 10.10.    Certain Payments of Indebtedness.    (a) None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Indebtedness, except with respect to:

95


        SECTION 10.11.    Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.    None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on such Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or any other obligation owed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) make Investments in or to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) transfer any of its Property to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except that each of the following shall be permitted (i) any such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (x) applicable Law (including any Gaming Law and any regulations, order or decrees of any Gaming Authority) or (y) the Credit Documents, (ii) restrictions on the transfer of Property subject to a Permitted Lien permitted under Section 10.02, (iii) customary restrictions on subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Company, (iv) restrictions on the transfer of any Property subject to an Asset Sale permitted under this Agreement, (v) restrictions contained in existing Indebtedness, (vi) restrictions contained in Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancings and other Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.01, and (vii) customary restrictions in joint venture arrangements.

        SECTION 10.12.    Limitation on the Issuance of Equity Interests.    No Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower will issue any Equity Interest (including by way of sales of treasury stock) or any options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, Equity Interests, except (i) for stock splits, stock dividends and additional Equity Interest issuances which do not decrease the percentage ownership of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any class of the Equity Interest of such Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower formed after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 10.13 may issue Equity Interests to Borrower or the respective Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower which is to own such stock; and (iii) the Restricted Subsidiaries may issue to Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower common stock that is Qualified Capital Stock. All Equity Interests issued to any Credit Party in accordance with this Section 10.12 shall, to the extent required by the Security Agreement, be delivered to Administrative Agent for pledge pursuant to the Security Agreement.

        SECTION 10.13.    Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries.    Except as permitted by Section 10.04(g) and in connection with Acquisitions permitted hereunder, neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall establish, create or acquire any additional Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent; provided that Borrower may establish or create one or more Subsidiaries of Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries without such consent so long as (i) 100% of the Equity Interest of any new Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) is upon the creation or

96



establishment of any such new Subsidiary pledged and delivered to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) under the Security Agreement and (ii) upon the creation or establishment of any such new Subsidiary such Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a party to the applicable Security Documents in accordance with Section 9.12 and the other Credit Documents.

        SECTION 10.14.    Limitation on Lines of Business.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly engage to any material extent in any line or lines of business activity other than the business of the type conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Companies as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) and any other businesses reasonably related or incidental thereto.

        SECTION 10.15.    Limitation on Accounting Changes; Limitation on Investment Company Status.    Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) make or permit any change in accounting policies or reporting practices from those in effect for Borrower on the date hereof, except changes that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, those required by the SEC or as required or permitted by GAAP, or (ii) change its fiscal year end (December 31 of each year). No Credit Party shall be or become an investment company subject to the registration requirements under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

ARTICLE XI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

        SECTION 11.01.    Events of Default.    If one or more of the following events (herein called "Events of Default") shall occur and be continuing:

97


98


then, and in every such event (other than an event described in paragraph (g) or (h) above with respect to Borrower), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Administrative Agent, at the request of the Majority Lenders, shall, by notice to Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event described in paragraph (g) or (h) above with respect to Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

ARTICLE XII

AGENTS

        SECTION 12.01.    General Provisions.    Each of the Lenders, Agents, Swingline Lender and L/C Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and the Security Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Administrative Agent agrees to give promptly to each Lender a copy of

99


each notice or other document received by it pursuant to any Credit Document (other than any that are required to be delivered to the Lenders by any Credit Party). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Majority Lenders may replace Administrative Agent at any time in the event of willful misconduct or gross negligence by Administrative Agent in the administration of the duties and obligations expressly authorized herein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

        The Lender or other financial institution serving as any Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not such Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with any Company or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not such Agent hereunder.

        No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by Section 13.04), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Company that is communicated to or obtained by the financial institution serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by Section 13.04) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to Administrative Agent and such Agent by Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent or (vi) making a determination that any condition precedent set forth in Article VII that is to be to such Agent's satisfaction is satisfied.

        Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. Each Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Credit Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Majority Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by Section 13.04) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action (it being understood that this provision shall not release Administrative Agent from performing any action with respect to Borrower expressly required to be

100



performed by it pursuant to the terms hereof) under this Agreement. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under any Credit Document in accordance with a request of the Majority Lenders provided, however, that any Agent shall be required to act or refrain from acting at the request of all of the Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

        Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent and reasonably acceptable to Borrower. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors ("Agent Related Parties"). The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Agent Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities of such Agent.

        Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, any Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, L/C Lender (with respect to Administrative Agent only) and Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor which, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, shall be reasonably acceptable to Borrower. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and L/C Lender, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank which, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, shall be reasonably acceptable to Borrower. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After Agent's resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as such Agent.

        Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, Lead Arrangers may replace Collateral Agent at any time for any reason with another institution with the consent of Borrower (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall not be required during the continuance of an Event of Default). The appointment of any successor Collateral Agent shall be effective upon the acceptance of such appointment.

        The Lenders identified in this Agreement as the Sole Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agents shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Sole Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agents shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the Sole Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agents as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in this Article XII.

        Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or

101



any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. No Agent shall be deemed a trustee or other fiduciary on behalf of any party.

        SECTION 12.02.    Indemnification.    Each Lender agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent (to the extent not reimbursed under Section 13.03, but without limiting the obligations of any Credit Party under Section 13.03), ratably in accordance with the aggregate principal amount of the respective Commitments of and/or Loans and Reimbursement Obligations held by the Lenders (or, if all of the Commitments shall have been terminated or expired, ratably in accordance with the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations held by the Lenders), for any and all liabilities (including pursuant to any Environmental Law), obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, deficiencies, suits, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent (including by any Lender) arising out of or by reason of any investigation in or in any way relating to or arising out of any Credit Document or any other documents contemplated by or referred to therein for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Agent under or in respect of any of the Credit Documents or other such documents or the transactions contemplated thereby (including the costs and expenses that the Credit Parties are obligated to pay under Section 13.03, and including also any payments under any indemnity granted pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Security Agreement, unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, normal administrative costs and expenses incident to the performance of its agency duties hereunder) or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified. The agreements set forth in this Section 12.02 shall survive the payment of all Loans and other obligations hereunder and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other indemnification agreements contained in any other Credit Document.

        SECTION 12.03.    Consents Under Other Credit Documents.    Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Documents including, without limiting Section 13.04 hereof Administrative Agent may, with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders (but not otherwise), consent to any modification, supplement or waiver under any of the other Credit Documents.

        SECTION 12.04.    Collateral Sub-Agents.    Each Lender by its execution and delivery of this Agreement agrees, as contemplated by Article VIII of the Security Agreement, that, in the event it shall hold any Cash Equivalents referred to therein, upon the written request of Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default and the execution and delivery by Administrative Agent, such Lender and the applicable Credit Party of a mutually acceptable control agreement with respect to such Cash Equivalent (it being understood that no Lender is obligated to enter into any such control agreement), such Cash Equivalents shall be held in the name and under the control of such Lender, and such Lender shall hold such Cash Equivalents as a collateral sub-agent for Administrative Agent thereunder. Each Credit Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing. In such event, such Lender acting in the capacity of a sub-agent shall be afforded all protections set forth in this Article XII as if acting as Administrative Agent with respect to such holdings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, except as set forth in Section 4.07 hereof, no Lender (other than Administrative Agent acting in such capacity) which is acting as a Financial Intermediary (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to any Securities Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) shall have any duty or obligation (whether express or implied) to the other Lenders in respect of such Securities Collateral or the disposition thereof unless such Lender, Administrative Agent and the applicable Credit Party have entered into a Financial Account Consent Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) or other control or similar agreement with respect to such Securities Collateral (it being understood that no Lender shall have any obligation to enter into any such agreement).

102



        SECTION 12.05.    Post Effective Date Authority.    Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized (and Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall cooperate therewith) to take any and all actions to effectuate the intent and purposes of this amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement to occur on the Effective Date (including, without limitation, to provide for all matters contemplated by Sections 7.01(i) and 9.13).

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

        SECTION 13.01.    Waiver.    No failure on the part of any Creditor to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

        SECTION 13.02.    Notices.    All notices, requests and other communications provided for herein and under the Security Documents (including any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including by facsimile) delivered to the intended recipient at the "Address for Notices" specified below its name on the signature pages hereof (or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as so specified for Borrower) or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to each other party. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by facsimile or personally delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid. Any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be deemed to have been received when actually received.

        SECTION 13.03.    Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.    (a) The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, agree to pay or reimburse:

103


Without limiting the rights of any Lender under this Section 13.03(a), each Lender, upon request of Borrower from time to time, will advise Borrower of an estimate of any amount anticipated to be recovered under this Section 13.03(a).

        (b)   The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify each Creditor and their respective Affiliates, directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents (each, an "Indemnitee") from, and hold each of them harmless against, and that no Indemnitee will have any liability for, any and all Losses incurred by any of them (including any and all Losses incurred by any Agent, Swingline Lender or L/C Lender to any Lender, whether or not any Creditor is a party thereto) directly or indirectly arising out of or by reason of or relating to the negotiation, execution, delivery, performance, administration or enforcement of any Credit Document, any of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Transactions), any breach by any Company of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in any Credit Document in connection with any of the Transactions, the use or proposed use of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, the issuance of or performance under any Letter of Credit or the use of any collateral security for the Loans (including the exercise by any Creditor of the rights and remedies or any power of attorney with respect thereto and any action or inaction in respect thereof), including all amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to Section 12.02, but excluding any such Losses to the extent finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee.

        Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, will indemnify each Creditor and each other Indemnitee from, and hold each Creditor and each other Indemnitee harmless against, any Losses described in the preceding sentence arising under any Environmental Law as a result of (i) the past, present or future operations of any Company (or any predecessor in interest to any Company), (ii) the past, present or future condition of any site or facility owned, operated, leased or used at any time by any Company (or any such predecessor in interest) to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties relationship under the Credit Documents or to any Company's (or such predecessor in interest's) (A) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of such parties, and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, or (iii) any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any such site or facility to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties relationship under the Credit Documents or to any Company's (or such predecessor in interest's) (A) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of such parties, and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, including any such Release or threatened Release that shall occur during any period when any Creditor shall be in possession of any such site or facility following the exercise by such Creditor of any of its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents; provided, however, that the indemnity hereunder shall be subject to the exclusions from indemnification set forth in the preceding sentence.

        To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 13.03 or any other provision of any Credit Document providing for indemnification is unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy or otherwise, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, shall contribute the maximum portion that each of them is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by any of the persons indemnified hereunder.

        The Credit Parties also agree that no Indemnitee shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) for any Losses to any Credit Party or any Credit Party's security holders or creditors resulting from, arising out of, in any way related to or by reason of any matter referred to in any indemnification or expense reimbursement provisions set forth in any Credit

104



Document, except to the extent that any Loss is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

        The Credit Parties agree that, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and the Majority Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, no Credit Party will settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is reasonably likely to be sought under the indemnification provisions of this Section 13.03 (whether or not any Indemnitee is an actual or potential party to such Proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional written release of each Indemnitee from all liability arising out of such Proceeding and does not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee and does not involve any payment of money or other value by any Indemnitee or any injunctive relief or factual findings or stipulations binding on any Indemnitee.

        SECTION 13.04.    Amendments, Etc.    (i) No provision of any Credit Document may be amended, modified or supplemented except by an instrument in writing signed by the Credit Parties party thereto and the Majority Lenders, or by the Credit Parties party thereto and Administrative Agent acting with the written consent of the Majority Lenders, and no provision of any Credit Document may be waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Credit Parties party thereto and the Majority Lenders, or by the Credit Parties party thereto and Administrative Agent acting with the written consent of the Majority Lenders; provided, however, that:

105


106


        (ii)   If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 13.04(i)(a), the consent of the Majority Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then Borrower shall have the right to replace one or more of such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.11 so long as at the time of such replacement each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination.

        (iii)  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) with the consent of the Majority Lenders, other additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Majority Lenders, Majority Revolving Lenders and Requisite Tranche Lenders without notice to or consent of any other Lender or Agent on substantially the same basis as the Commitments (and related extensions of credit) are included on the Closing Date, and (B) it is agreed and understood that, subject to clauses (f), (m) and (n) of Section 13.04(i), any prepayment required by

107



Section 2.10 (and any corresponding reduction of the Revolving Commitments) may be modified, supplemented or waived by the Majority Lenders.

        (iv)  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon any additional extensions of credit under this Agreement being approved by the written consent of the Majority Lenders, Lead Arrangers, Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties are hereby authorized to effect amendments (without notice to or the consent of any other Lender or Agent) to (i) Sections 1.01 and 1.03 for the purpose of including such appropriate defined terms as may be necessary and apply to such additional extensions of credit being incorporated into this Agreement to identify it as a separate Class of Loans (and within the definition of "Commitments," "Loans," etc.) hereunder (if necessary), and to include it in the various defined terms relating to required percentages of outstanding extensions of credit hereunder for purposes of amendments and waivers to the Credit Documents (e.g., "Majority Lenders," "Requisite Tranche Lenders") so long as treated on substantially the same terms as other Classes of Loans are then treated; (ii) Section 2.08 to effect conforming changes to reflect such new Class; (iii) Section 2.09 to treat any such new Class that is a term extension of credit on substantially the same terms as the Term Facilities are then treated (including, for any new Class held by lenders similar to the Lenders of the Term B Loan Facility and Incremental Loan Facilities having the terms thereof, the provisions of Section 2.09(b)) (it being understood that the order of application of optional prepayments to amortization payments for such new Class shall be as agreed between the Credit Parties and the lenders extending such new credit in their sole discretion) and to treat any such new Class that is a revolving facility on substantially the same terms as the Revolving Facility is then treated; (iv) Section 2.10(b) to treat any such new Class that is a term extension of credit on substantially the same terms as the Term Facilities are then treated (including, for any new Class held by lenders similar to the Lenders of the Term B Loan Facility and Incremental Loan Facilities having the terms thereof, the provisions of the last sentence of Section 2.10(b)(i)) (it being understood that the order of application of mandatory prepayments to amortization payments for such new Class shall be as agreed between the Credit Parties and the lenders extending such new credit in their sole discretion) and to treat any such new Class that is a revolving facility on substantially the same terms as the Revolving Facility is then treated; and (v) Section 3.01(b) to provide for the amortization for such new Class of Loans as provided for by the lenders thereof and the Credit Parties in their sole discretion so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any new term extension of credit is not less than that of the then existing Term B Facility Loans and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any revolving extension of credit is not less than that of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.

        SECTION 13.05.    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

        SECTION 13.06.    Assignments and Participations.    (a) No Credit Party may assign its respective rights or obligations hereunder or under the Notes or any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders.

        (b)   Each Lender may assign (which may be non-pro rata among Loans and Commitments) to any Eligible Person any of its Loans, its Notes, its L/C Interests and its Commitments, provided that (i) no such assignment to any such Eligible Person (other than any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Approved Fund) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of less than $1.0 million other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender's interests under this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of Revolving Commitments (other than to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender) the consent of Borrower and Administrative Agent shall be required, (iii) no consent shall be required for any assignment by Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (iv) in the case of any assignment of Term Loans the consent of Administrative Agent shall be required, (v) no consent of Borrower shall be required for an assignment by the Swingline Lender of the Swingline Loans, (vi) each assignment, other than to a Lender or any Lender's Affiliate or an Approved Fund of any Lender and other than any assignment effected by Lead

108



Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and/or Loans or otherwise, shall not reduce the assignor's Loans and Commitments to less than $1.0 million (unless reduced to $0 or otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent and, in the case of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, Borrower) and (vii) in no event may any such assignment be made to any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates without consent of all Lenders unless the Assignee agrees in writing that its Loans or Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for any matter under Section 13.04 or any other vote or consent of the Lenders under the Credit Documents; and provided, further that any consent of Borrower otherwise required under this clause (b) shall not be required if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Any assignment of a Loan shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of a Loan shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan (if a Note was issued in respect thereof), accompanied by a Notice of Assignment, and upon consent thereto by Borrower and Administrative Agent to the extent required above (none of which consents to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), one or more new Notes (if requested by the new Lender) in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee (or its nominee) and the old Notes shall be returned by Administrative Agent to Borrower marked "canceled". Upon execution and delivery by the assignee to Borrower and Lead Arrangers of a Notice of Assignment, and upon consent thereto by Borrower, Lead Arrangers and L/C Lender to the extent required above (none of which consents to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and in the case of a Loan, upon appropriate entries being made in the Register the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided in such assignment with the consent of Administrative Agent), the obligations, rights and benefits of a Lender hereunder holding the Commitment(s), Loans (or portions thereof) and L/C Interests assigned to it (in addition to the Commitment(s), L/C Interests and Loans, if any, theretofore held by such assignee) and the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of such assignment, be released from the Commitment(s) (or portion(s) thereof) so assigned. Upon any such assignment, certain rights and obligations of the assigning Lender shall survive as set forth in Section 13.07. Each assignment shall be made pursuant to an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

        (c)   Within 45 days after the effective date of any assignment of Loans, Notes, L/C Interests or Commitments that required the consent of Borrower, Borrower shall give notice of such assignment to the West Virginia Lottery Commission and the West Virginia Racing Commission.

        (d)   A Lender (other than Swingline Lender) may sell or agree to sell without notice to or consent of Borrower and Administrative Agent to one or more other persons a participation in all or any part of any Loans and L/C Interests held by it, or in its Commitments, in which event each purchaser of a participation (a "Participant") shall be entitled to the rights and benefits of the provisions of Article V (provided, however, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Article V than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the participation effected by such transferor Lender had no participation occurred) with respect to its participation in such Loans, L/C Interests and Commitments as if such Participant were a "Lender" for purposes of said Section, but, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.07(c), shall not have any other rights or benefits under any Credit Document (the Participant's rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreements executed by such Lender in favor of the Participant). All amounts payable by Borrower to any Lender under Article V in respect of Loans, L/C Interests and its Commitments shall be no greater than the amount that would have applied if such Lender had not sold or agreed to sell any participation in such Loans, L/C Interests and Commitments, and as if such Lender were funding each of such Loan, L/C Interests and Commitments in the same way that it is funding the portion of such Loan, L/C Interests and Commitments in which no participations have been sold. In no event shall a Lender that sells a participation agree with the Participant to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document,

109


except that such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any modification or amendment set forth in subclauses (I), (II), (III) or (VIII) of clause (a) of the proviso to Section 13.04(i) to the extent such Lender's consent is required therefor.

        (e)   In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.06, any Lender may assign and pledge all or any portion of its Loans and its Notes to any United States Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any Operating Circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank and, in the case of a Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any such Lender may assign or pledge all or any portion of its Loans and its Notes to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such fund, as security for such obligations or securities, or to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, in each case, without notice to or consent of Borrower, Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers or L/C Lender. Any transfer as a result of the foreclosure on such pledge shall be subject to Section 13.06(b). No such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.

        (f)    A Lender may furnish any information concerning any Company in the possession of such Lender from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and participants) subject, however, to and so long as the recipient agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 13.11. In addition, each Agent may furnish any information concerning any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates in such Agent's possession to any Affiliate of such Agent, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 13.11. To the extent the Loans are not fully syndicated prior to the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall assist Lead Arrangers in the granting participations in, or selling assignments of all or a portion of, the commitments or the loans under the Credit Facilities pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Lead Arrangers.

        SECTION 13.07.    Survival.    The obligations of the Credit Parties under Sections 5.01, 5.05, 5.06 and 13.03, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 6.03, and the obligations of the Lenders under Sections 5.06 and 12.02, shall survive the repayment of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and the termination of the Commitments and, in the case of any Lender that may assign any interest in its Commitments, Loans or L/C Interest hereunder, shall (to the extent relating to such time as it was a Lender) survive the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that such assigning Lender may cease to be a "Lender" hereunder. In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a notice of any extension of credit, herein or pursuant hereto shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of any extension of credit hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty.

        SECTION 13.08.    Captions.    The table of contents and captions and Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

        SECTION 13.09.    Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the Original Fee Letter, the New Fee Letter and the Administrative Agent's Fee Letter constitute the entire contract among the parties thereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, other than the Original Fee Letter and the provisions of Section 2 of the Commitment Letter, which are not superseded and survive solely as to the parties thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

110



Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

        SECTION 13.10.    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.    (a) Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Laws of the State of New York, each Credit Document shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York (except in the case of the other Credit Documents, to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein). Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (I) submits for itself and its Property in any Proceeding relating to any Credit Document to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts thereof; (II) consents that any such Proceeding may be brought in any such court; (III) agrees that service of process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to Borrower at its address set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address of which Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and (IV) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction.

        (b)   EACH CREDIT PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

        SECTION 13.11.    Confidentiality.    Each Lender agrees to keep information obtained by it pursuant to the Credit Documents confidential in accordance with such Lender's customary practices and agrees that it will only use such information in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and not disclose any of such information other than (a) to such Lender's employees, representatives, directors, attorneys, auditors, agents, professional advisors, trustees or affiliates who are advised of the confidential nature thereof or to any direct or indirect creditor or contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such creditor, contractual counterparty's professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provision of this Section 13.11, such Lender being liable for any breach of confidentiality by any person described in this clause (a) and with respect to disclosures to Affiliates to the extent disclosed by such Lender to such Affiliate), (b) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes available to such Lender on a non-confidential basis from a person not an Affiliate of such Lender not known to such Lender to be violating a confidentiality obligation by such disclosure, (c) to the extent disclosure is required by any Law, subpoena or judicial order or process (provided that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to Borrower unless such notice is legally prohibited) or requested or required by bank, securities, insurance or investment company regulations or auditors or any administrative body or commission (including the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC) to whose jurisdiction such Lender is subject, (d) to any rating agency to the extent required in connection with any rating to be assigned to such Lender, provided that notice thereof is promptly furnished to Borrower, (e) to assignees or participants or prospective assignees or participants who agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.11, (f) to the extent required in connection with any litigation between any Credit Party and any Creditor with respect to the Loans or any Credit Document or (g) with Borrower's prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto (and each employee, representative, or other agent of the parties hereto) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and any facts that may be relevant to the tax structure of the transaction, provided, however, that no party (and no employee,

111



representative, or other agent thereof) shall disclose any other information that is not relevant to understanding the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction (including the identity of any party and any information that could lead another to determine the identity of any party), or any other information to the extent that such disclosure could result in a violation of any federal or state securities law.

        SECTION 13.12.    Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.    The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall be independent of each other and no exception to any representation, warranty or covenant shall be deemed to be an exception to any other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein unless expressly provided, nor shall any such exception be deemed to permit any action or omission that would be in contravention of applicable law.

        SECTION 13.13.    Severability.    Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

        SECTION 13.14.    Gaming Laws.    (a)This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are subject to the Gaming Laws and the laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages (the "Liquor Laws"). Without limiting the foregoing, each of Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents, Lenders and Participants acknowledges that (i) it is the subject of being called forward by the Gaming Authority or Governmental Authority enforcing the Liquor Laws (the "Liquor Authorities"), in their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including with respect to the entry into and ownership and operation of the Gaming Facilities, and the possession or control of gaming equipment, alcoholic beverages or a gaming or liquor license, may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the requisite Governmental Authorities.

        (b)   Each of Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent and Documentation Agents and Lenders agrees to cooperate with the Gaming Authority (or to be subject to Section 2.11) in connection with the provisions of such documents or other information as may be requested by such Gaming Authority or Liquor Authorities relating to Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the Credit Documents.

[Signature Pages Follow]

112


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the Effective Date.

  PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
WILLIAM J. CLIFFORD      
   
  Name: William J. Clifford
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance

 

Address for Notices:

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
825 Berkshire Boulevard
Suite 200
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610

 

Contact person: Robert S. Ippolito
Telecopier No.: (610) 376-2842
Telephone No.: (610) 378-8384

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

 

BACKSIDE, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
RICHARD E. ORBANN      
   
    Name: Richard E. Orbann
    Title: President

 

HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
KEVIN DESANCTIS      
   
    Name: Kevin DeSanctis
    Title: President

 

PNGI CHARLES TOWN GAMING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

 

By:

PENN NATIONAL GAMING OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.,
Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT S. IPPOLITO      
     
    Name: Robert S. Ippolito
    Title: Secretary and Treasurer
       

S-1



 

PNGI CHARLES TOWN FOOD & BEVERAGE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

 

By:

/s/  
RICHARD MOORE      
   
    Name: Richard Moore
    Title: Manager

 

PENN NATIONAL GSFR, LLC

 

By:

PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.,
Sole Member and Manager

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT S. IPPOLITO      
     
    Name: Robert S. Ippolito
    Title: Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

 

PENN NATIONAL SPEEDWAY, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
RICHARD J. CARLINO      
   
    Name: Richard J. Carlino
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

W-B DOWNS, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
WILLIAM J. CLIFFORD      
   
    Name: William J. Clifford
    Title: President

 

WILKES BARRE DOWNS, INC.

 

By:

/s/  
WILLIAM J. CLIFFORD      
   
    Name: William J. Clifford
    Title: President

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT S. IPPOLITO      
   
    Name: Robert S. Ippolito
    Title: Treasurer
       

S-2



 

On behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors listed below:

 

BSL, INC.
BTN, INC.
CHC CASINOS CORP.
CRC HOLDINGS, INC.
THE DOWNS RACING, INC.
EBETUSA.COM, INC.
HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION
HOLLYWOOD MANAGEMENT, INC.
HWCC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
HWCC-HOLDINGS, INC.
HWCC-GOLF COURSE PARTNERS, INC.
HWCC-TRANSPORTATION, INC.
HWCC-TUNICA, INC.
LOUISIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC.
MILL CREEK LAND, INC.
MOUNTAINVIEW THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION
NORTHEAST CONCESSIONS, INC.
PNGI POCONO, INC.
PENN BULLPEN, INC.
PENN BULLWHACKERS, INC.
PENN MILLSITE, INC.
PENN NATIONAL GAMING OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.
PENN NATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY
PENN SILVER HAWK, INC.
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL TURF CLUB, INC.
STERLING AVIATION, INC.

 

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
as Original Joint Lead Arranger and Original Joint Bookrunner

 

By:

/s/  
KEITH C. BARNISH      
   
    Name: Keith C. Barnish
    Title: Senior Managing Director

 

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner for the Term D Loan Facility and the Amendment and Restatement

 

By:

/s/  
KEITH C. BARNISH      
   
    Name: Keith C. Barnish
    Title: Senior Managing Director
       

S-3



 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                                  INCORPORATED,
as Original Joint Lead Arranger, Original Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent

 

By:

/s/  
STEPHEN B. PARAS      
   
    Name: Stephen B. Paras
    Title: Managing Director

 

Address for Notices:

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith
                        Incorporated

4 World Financial Center
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10080
Attention: Michael O'Brien

 

Telecopier No.: (212) 449-4877
Telephone No.: (212) 449-0948

 

BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC.,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, and Collateral Agent

 

By:

/s/  
KEITH C. BARNISH      
   
    Name: Keith C. Barnish
    Title: Executive Vice President

 

Address for Notices:

 

Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc.
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Stephen O'Keefe

 

Telecopier No.: (212) 272-9184
Telephone No.: (212) 272-9430

 

SOCIETE GENERALE,
as Joint Documentation Agent

 

By:

/s/  
CARINA T. HUYNH      
   
    Name: Carina T. Huynh
    Title: Vice President

 

CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Documentation Agent

 

By:

/s/  
F. FRANK HERRERA      
   
    Name: F. Frank Herrera
    Title: Vice President

S-4


Annex A

COMMITMENTS

**ON FILE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT**

Allocation

Institution

  Revolving
Commitments

  Term D Facility
Commitments

  Total

Total

 

$

100,000,000

 

$

399,700,000

 

$

499,700,000

Annex B

Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Percentage

 
   
   
  Term D
Facility Loans

   
 
 
  Revolving Loans
   
 
Consolidated
Total Leverage Ratio

  Applicable
Fee
Percentage(1)

 
  LIBOR+
  ABR+
  LIBOR+
  ABR+
 
Level I   3.50 % 2.50 % 2.50 % 1.50 % 0.750 %
>5.00x                      

Level II

 

3.25

%

2.25

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.625

%
>4.50x                      

Level III

 

3.25

%

2.25

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.500

%
>4.00x                      

Level IV

 

3.00

%

2.00

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.500

%
>3.50x                      

Level V

 

2.75

%

1.75

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.375

%
>3.00x                      

Level VI

 

2.50

%

1.50

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.375

%
>2.50x                      

Level VII

 

2.25

%

1.25

%

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.375

%
<2.50x                      

(1)
Applies to Revolving Facility.

        Each change in the Applicable Margin or Applicable Fee Percentage resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective with respect to all Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding on and after the date of delivery to Administrative Agent of the Interest Rate Certificate required by Section 9.04(e); provided that in the event Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issues Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, any change in the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio resulting therefrom shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin immediately upon delivery of an Interest Rate Certificate evidencing such change (which may be delivered upon of after giving effect to such issuance notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary), indicating such change until the date immediately preceding the next date of delivery of such Certificate indicating another such change. Any change in the Applicable Margin triggered by the occurrence of the conditions set forth in the second sentence of the definition of Applicable Margin shall be immediately effective with respect to all Loans and Letters of Credit then outstanding.


Annex C

AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS*

DATE**

  TERM A FACILITY LOANS***
  TERM D FACILITY LOANS***
June 2003   $ 5,000,000   $ N/A
September 2003     5,000,000     N/A
December 2003     5,000,000     N/A
March 2004     5,000,000     999,250
June 2004     5,000,000     999,250
September 2004     5,000,000     999,250
December 2004     5,000,000     999,250
March 2005     5,000,000     999,250
June 2005     5,000,000     999,250
September 2005     5,000,000     999,250
December 2005     5,000,000     999,250
March 2006     5,000,000     999,250
June 2006     5,000,000     999,250
September 2006     5,000,000     999,250
December 2006     5,000,000     999,250
March 2007     5,000,000     999,250
June 2007     5,000,000     999,250
September 2007     15,000,000     385,710,500
   
 
Total   $ 100,000,000   $ 399,700,000

*
Does not give effect to payment of Term B Facility Loans prior to Effective Date.

**
Unless otherwise indicated, such date is the first Business Day of the specified month.

***
Assumes that the maturity date is September 1, 2007.



QuickLinks

TABLE OF CONTENTS