Full House Resorts begins construction of new hotel at Rising Star Casino Resort

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Full House Resorts (NYSE MKT: FLL) announced today that Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. (RSOCF) and the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, Inc. (RSRF) have begun construction on a new hotel with 104 rooms on land previously owned by the Company at its Rising Star Casino Resort. Construction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

“The additional hotel rooms will also aid in protecting the future revenue stream of the city and Foundation from an increasingly competitive marketplace.”

“With the Rising Star Casino Resort Hotel operating at or near capacity the majority of the time, the addition of a new 104-room hotel in the community will allow the Rising Star team to have access to accommodations for those customers that would like, but were unable, to stay overnight,” said Andre Hilliou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Full House Resorts. “The additional hotel rooms will also aid in protecting the future revenue stream of the city and Foundation from an increasingly competitive marketplace.”

About Full House Resorts, Inc.

Full House owns, develops and manages gaming facilities. The Company owns the Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana. The Rising Star Riverboat Casino has 40,000 square feet of gaming space with almost 1,300 slot and video poker machines and 37 table games.