Lakes Entertainment to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: LACO) announced it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern). The Company will issue financial results prior to the call.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Lyle Berman, and President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Cope, will recap the fourth quarter and full year 2012 results and provide a business update.

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Conference Call: 1:00 p.m. Central Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
Dial-in Number: 866-510-0705
Passcode: 38719896
WEBCAST: To listen to a live webcast of the conference call, go to Lakes' web site, www.lakesentertainment.com, and click on "Conference Call."

The webcast replay will be available from 3:00 p.m. Central Time, March 12, 2013, until March 26, 2013, on the Lakes Entertainment website at www.lakesentertainment.com. Listening to the webcast requires speakers and Windows Media Player. If you do not have Media Player, download the free software at www.windowsmedia.com.

If you do not have Internet access and want to listen to an audio replay, call 888-286-8010 and enter conference call code 15236172. The audio replay will be available beginning at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, March 12, 2013, until 12:00 p.m. Central Time, March 26, 2013.

About Lakes Entertainment

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. currently owns the Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort near Cumberland, Maryland. Lakes has a management agreement with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians to manage the Red Hawk Casino. Lakes has an investment in Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC casino developments in Ohio.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Lakes Entertainment, Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to plans for future expansion and other business development activities as well as other capital spending, financing sources and the effects of regulation (including gaming and tax regulation) and competition. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, need for potential future financing to meet Lakes’ development needs; those relating to the inability to complete or possible delays in completion of Lakes' casino projects, including various regulatory approvals and numerous other conditions which must be satisfied before completion of these projects; possible termination or adverse modification of management or development contracts; Lakes operates in a highly competitive industry; possible changes in regulations; reliance on continued positive relationships with Indian tribes and repayment of amounts owed to Lakes by Indian tribes; possible need for future financing to meet Lakes' expansion goals; risks of entry into new businesses; reliance on Lakes' management and litigation costs. For more information, review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.