Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. has appointed Jerome Klint to the position of Vice
President of Construction, effective September 1, 2006. Reporting to Alan
Rose, Senior Vice President of Construction, Klint will be responsible for
construction of Ameristar projects, including department administration and
coordination of pre-planning, budgeting, contracting, purchasing and on-site
observation of construction. Klint brings 20 years of senior management
experience in construction to the position. Most recently, he served as
director of development for MEC Development, Inc., where he oversaw all
aspects of the company's engineering, architecture and construction projects
in Florida, including Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center and Palm
Meadows Estates, the Gulfstream Park renovation, and development of The
Villages of Gulfstream Park. Previously, he was President of CORE Program
Development, specializing in owner representation for municipalities and
private/public joint ventures. CORE's projects included Branson Landing in
Branson, Mo.; the City of Donaldsonville, La.; as well as NextStage Theater
and Concert Hall and Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Klint also
worked with Koll Development Company supervising design, construction and
program management of nearly one million square feet of office space; and
Precept Builders, where he was Vice President of Construction Management,
overseeing construction at Lone Star Park thoroughbred racetrack at Grand
Prairie, Texas. He began his career with M.W. Builders, where he was senior
project manager for a number of hospitality, entertainment and retail
projects nationwide.
Klint attended Gustavus Adolphus College and received a project management
professional certification from the University of Texas at Dallas School of
Management. He served on the board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North
Texas.

"We are delighted to welcome Jerry to Ameristar," said Alan Rose, Senior
Vice President of Construction. "We have an exceptionally talented
construction team that is instrumental in executing our key business
strategy of creating the best facility in each market. Jerry's two decades
of experience in building premier hospitality and entertainment facilities
will only strengthen our capabilities in this area."

Klint joins Ameristar during one of the most dynamic construction periods in
the history of the company. At Ameristar St. Charles, construction is
currently underway on a new 400-suite luxury hotel with outstanding in-suite
amenities, an indoor/outdoor pool, an upscale full-service spa, and a new
parking garage. At Ameristar Black Hawk, groundbreaking recently took place
for a 536-room, 33-story four-diamond quality hotel. The hotel, which will
be the highest building between Denver and Salt Lake City, will feature a
Meeting Center, a full service day spa, and a rooftop indoor/outdoor pool --
the only pool in the city of Black Hawk.