Board of Directors
John Farahi
Co-Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer

John Farahi has been Co-Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since its inception, and of Golden Road since June 1993. From 1973 until June 1993, Mr. Farahi was President, Director, and General Manager of Golden Road. Mr. Farahi is a partner in Farahi Investment Company ("FIC") which is engaged in real estate investment and development. Mr. Farahi served on the Washoe County Airport Authority as a Trustee from July 1997 until June 2005. Mr. Farahi is a former member of the Nevada Commission on Tourism and is presently a Board Member of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors' Authority. Mr. Farahi holds a political science degree from the California State University, Hayward.
Bob Farahi
Co-Chairman of the Board and President

Bob Farahi has been Co-Chairman of the Board and President of the Company since its inception, and of Golden Road since 1993. From 1973 until June 1993, Mr. Farahi was Vice President and a Director of Golden Road. Mr. Farahi divides his working time between the Company and the other companies with which he is involved. Mr. Farahi is a partner in FIC. Mr. Farahi holds a biochemistry degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Ronald R. Zideck
Retired Managing Partner, Grant Thornton LLP

Ronald R. Zideck has been a member of the Board since March 2000. From August 1981 to August 1997, he was Managing Partner for the Reno office of the national accounting firm of Grant Thornton, LLP and served on that firm's National Executive Committee. He also served as a director at Harveys Casino Resorts from May 1997 to February 1999 and as a director of planned giving for the University of Nevada, Reno from March 2003 to March 2006. On March 1, 2006, Mr. Zideck became Vice President of Business Development for The Whittier Trust Company of Nevada. Mr. Zideck is a certified public accountant with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nevada.
Craig F. Sullivan
President, Sullivan & Associates

Craig F. Sullivan has been a member of the Board since September 1998. Since March 1998, Mr. Sullivan has been President of Sullivan & Associates, a strategic and financial consulting firm geared to companies in the gaming industry. From April 1995 to March 1998, Mr. Sullivan served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Primadonna Resorts, Inc., and from February 1989 to April 1995, Mr. Sullivan served as Treasurer of Aztar Corporation. Mr. Sullivan also served on the Board of New York-New York Hotel & Casino from March 1996 to June 1998. Mr. Sullivan holds a degree in economics from The George Washington University and holds a master's degree in finance and international management from the American Graduate School of International Management.
Charles W. Scharer
Retired President & CEO, Harveys Casino Resorts

Charles W. Scharer has been a member of the Board since July 2001. Mr. Scharer ended an eighteen-year career with Harveys Casino Resorts in January 2001, serving as Harveys' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until his retirement in January 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer from 1988 to 1995. Mr. Scharer is serving his third term as a commissioner of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, having been appointed by Governor Kenny C. Guinn in November 1999. Mr. Scharer also is a member of the Board of Directors of Barton Healthcare System of South Lake Tahoe, California and is a member of the Board of Advisors of InfomaCorp, LLC, a provider of High Speed Internet Access and related products primarily to the lodging industry. Mr. Scharer, a certified public accountant, graduated from San Jose State University in 1979.
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