UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported): May 9, 2018

~~Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2018~~ ______________________

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Charter)~~its charter)

Delaware	001-37666	47-4668380
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3980 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada		89169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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Delaware	001-37666	47-4668380
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



3980 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada	89169
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 541-7777

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of(17 ~~1933~~CFR (§ 230.405 ~~of this chapter~~) or Rule 12b-2 of the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act of(17 ~~1934~~CFR (§ 240.12b-2 ~~of this chapter~~).

Emerging growth company ☐ o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ o

Item 5 2.~~07.~~02 Results ~~Submission~~ of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition.

On May 1 9, 2018, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (“Pinnacle”), issued a ~~Delaware~~press ~~corporation~~release (announcing the “~~Company~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition”), ~~held~~for ~~its~~the ~~annual~~first ~~meeting~~quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of ~~stockholders~~this ~~(the~~press ~~“Annual~~release ~~Meeting”)~~is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

~~At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i)~~Item elected eight directors to serve for the coming year on the Company’s Board of Directors; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2018 fiscal year8.01 Other Events.

The ~~following~~disclosure ~~are~~set ~~the~~forth ~~final~~under ~~voting~~Item ~~results~~2.02 asof tothis ~~the~~Form ~~three~~8-K ~~proposals~~is ~~submitted~~incorporated atby ~~the Annual Meeting~~reference.

~~Proposal~~Item ~~One:~~9.01 Financial ~~Election~~Statements ofand ~~eight directors to serve for the coming year on the Company’s Board of Directors~~Exhibits. ~~The final vote tabulation for each of the individual directors was as follows:~~

Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Charles L. Atwood	44,349,047	1,025,405	18,917	5,946,676
Stephen C. Comer	43,879,487	1,494,449	19,433	5,946,676
Ron Huberman	44,241,067	1,133,087	19,215	5,946,676
James L. Martineau	45,354,239	19,817	19,313	5,946,676
Desirée Rogers	45,078,281	296,098	18,990	5,946,676
Carlos A. Ruisanchez	44,115,592	1,258,733	19,044	5,946,676
Anthony M. Sanfilippo	44,683,677	690,914	18,778	5,946,676
Jaynie M. Studenmund	44,915,105	459,286	18,978	5,946,676

(d) Exhibits.

Proposal Two: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final vote tabulation was as follows:



Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated May 9, 2018, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

For		Against		Abstain		BrokerNon-Votes
39,161,892		6,097,566		133,911		5,946,676

Important Additional Information

~~Proposal~~In ~~Three:~~connection ~~Ratification~~with ofthe proposed transaction, on February 8, 2018, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (“Penn”) filed with the ~~appointment~~Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that contains a joint proxy statement of ~~Ernst~~Penn and Pinnacle and also constitutes a prospectus of Penn (the “joint proxy statement/prospectus”). The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on February &28, ~~Young~~2018 ~~LLP~~and Penn and Pinnacle commenced mailing the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective shareholders and stockholders on February 28, 2018. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. SHAREHOLDERS OF PENN AND STOCKHOLDERS OF PINNACLE ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors may obtain a free copy of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Penn and Pinnacle, without charge, at the ~~Company~~SEC’s ~~independent~~ ~~auditors~~website ~~for~~at www.sec.gov. Copies of the ~~2018~~documents ~~fiscal~~filed ~~year~~with the SEC by Penn can be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Justin Sebastiano, Penn National Gaming, Inc., ~~The~~825 ~~final~~Berkshire ~~vote~~Boulevard, ~~tabulation~~Suite ~~was~~200, asWyomissing, ~~follows:~~Pennsylvania 19610, Tel. No. (610) 401-2029. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Pinnacle can be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Vincent Zahn, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 3980 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, Tel. No. (702) 541-7777.

For		Against		Abstain		BrokerNon-Votes
49,873,857		1,462,709		3,479		—

~~SIGNATURE~~ SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~hereunto~~thereunto duly authorized.

					PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant)
			PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.(Registrant)
Date: May 1, 2018				By:	/s/ Elliot D. Hoops
Date:	May 9, 2018	By:	/s/ Elliot D. Hoops
			Elliot D. Hoops,		~~Elliot D. Hoops,~~
			Vice President and Legal Counsel		~~Vice President and Legal Counsel~~

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