FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Negrotto Donna S 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. [ PNK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Sec. and General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/15/2018
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89169
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   10/15/2018     D (1)    158043   D   (2) 0   D    
Common Stock   10/15/2018     D (1)    1280   D   (2) 0   I   By 401(k) Plan  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $10.19   10/15/2018     D   (1)       8000      (3) 5/23/2023   Common Stock   8000     (4) 0   D    
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $11.51   10/15/2018     D   (1)       3750      (5) 4/28/2023   Common Stock   3750     (4) 0   D    
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $10.55   10/15/2018     D   (1)       3715      (6) 10/5/2022   Common Stock   3715     (4) 0   D    
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $6.97   10/15/2018     D   (1)       1123      (7) 5/20/2021   Common Stock   1123     (4) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 17, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement," and the merger contemplated thereby, the "Merger"), by and among Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Penn National Gaming, Inc. ("Penn") and Franchise Merger Sub, Inc.
(2)  Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, whereby at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") each share of Issuer common stock was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $20 in cash, and 0.42 shares of Penn common stock (together, the "Merger Consideration"), with the fractional shares being paid in cash as provided in the Merger Agreement.
(3)  The stock options were originally scheduled to vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 23, 2017. The stock options vested and became exercisable as to 8,000 shares of common stock on May 23, 2017. The Compensation Committee of the Issuer accelerated vesting of 16,000 stock options to December 17, 2017, which were originally scheduled to vest and become exercisable as to 8,000 stock options on May 23, 2018 and on May 23, 2019, respectively. The stock options vest and become exercisable as to the remaining 8,000 shares of common stock on May 23, 2020.
(4)  Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, whereby at the Effective Time each outstanding and vested Issuer stock option other than any vested Issuer stock option that had an exercise price equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration (each such stock option, an "Underwater Option"), was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, less the exercise price applicable to such stock option (which exercise price was deducted first ratably from the stock and cash portions of the Merger Consideration to reduce the number of shares delivered to the Reporting Person).
(5)  The stock options vest and become exercisable in four annual installments on April 28, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(6)  The stock options vest and become exercisable in four annual installments on October 5, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(7)  The stock options vested and became exercisable in four annual installments beginning on May 20, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Negrotto Donna S
C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
LAS VEGAS, NV 89169

EVP, Sec. and General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Elliot D. Hoops, Attorney-In-Fact for Donna S. Negrotto 10/16/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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