Exhibit 2.24
APNS: 162-28-101-002 and
162-28-102-001
PREPARED BY AND UPON
RECORDATION RETURN TO:
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
LLP
515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: John F.
Hilson, Esq.
SUBORDINATION AND ATTORNMENT
AGREEMENT AND ESTOPPEL
CERTIFICATE
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
in its capacity as the arranger and
administrative agent, its successors and assigns, as its
interests
may appear;
and
EASTERN & WESTERN HOTEL CORPORATION, as
tenant,
and
155 EAST TROPICANA, LLC, as landlord
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Dated:
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March 29, 2005
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Location:
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115 & 155 East Tropicana
Avenue
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County:
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Clark
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State:
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Nevada
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SUBORDINATION AND
ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT AND ESTOPPEL
CERTIFICATE
THIS SUBORDINATION AND ATTORNMENT
AGREEMENT AND ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE (this “ Agreement
”), made this 29th day of March, 2005, by and among WELLS
FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. , a California corporation, in its
capacity as the arranger and administrative agent, its successors
and assigns, as its interests may appear (“ Agent
”), EASTERN & WESTERN HOTEL CORPORATION , a
Nevada corporation (“ Tenant ”), and 155 EAST
TROPICANA, LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (“
Landlord ”).
W I T N E S
S E T H :
WHEREAS, Landlord owns certain real
and personal property located in the County of Clark, State of
Nevada. Landlord and Tenant have entered into that certain
(i) Amended and Restated Hotel Lease dated as of March 9,
2005 (the “ Hotel Lease ”) relating to the real
property, as more particularly described in Exhibit A-1
, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof and all
improvements located thereon (“ Hotel Property
”), and (ii) Amended and Restated Casino Lease dated as
of March 9, 2005 (the “ Casino Lease ”, and
together with the Hotel Lease, collectively, the “
Leases ”) relating to the real property, as more
particularly described in Exhibit A-2 , attached hereto
and by this reference made a part hereof and all improvements
located thereon (“ Casino Property ” and
together with the Hotel Property, collectively, the “
Property ”). The Tenant’s right, title and
interest in and to the Property, irrespective of whether pursuant
to the Leases, by contract, as a possessory interest, at law, in
equity or otherwise, together with any and all rights, title,
interests, estates, remedies, options, liens and charges created
under the Leases or otherwise in favor of Tenant with respect to
the Property is referred to herein as the “ Junior Tenancy
Interest ”;
WHEREAS , pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among Landlord, each
of Landlord’s subsidiaries identified on the signature
pages thereof (and together with Landlord, collectively, the
“ Borrowers ”), the lenders signatory thereto,
and Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
heretofore or hereinafter from time to time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), Agent and the Lender Group (as defined in
the Credit Agreement) have agreed to make a $15,000,000.00
revolving mortgage loan to Borrowers (the “ Loan
”). The Loan is secured, in part, by (i) a first
priority Fee Deed of Trust, Fixture Filing with Assignment of Rents
and Leases, and Security Agreement, and (ii) a first priority
Leasehold Deed of Trust, Fixture Filing with Assignment of Rents
and Leases, and Security Agreement (collectively, the “
Security Instruments ”). The Credit Agreement,
the Security Instruments and all other instruments, agreements and
documents given or to be given by Borrowers to Agent or the Lender
Group (or for the benefit of Lender Group) securing, guarantying or
otherwise evidencing the Loan, as the same may be hereafter
amended, renewed, modified, consolidated, replaced, refinanced,
substituted and extended, from time to time whether by the same or
a different Agent or Lender Group, are
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hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“ Loan Documents ”. The right, title and
interest of the Agent, on behalf of itself and/or the Lender Group,
together with the right, title and interest of any successor,
assignee, replacement or refinancing Agent or lender, or other
transferee of Agent or the Lender Group, in and to the Property,
whether under the Credit Agreement, the Security Instruments, the
other Loan Documents, by other contract, at law, in equity or
otherwise is referred to herein as the “ Senior Secured
Interest ” and such Senior Secured Interest includes any
and all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements,
extensions, transfers and assignments thereof (collectively,
“ Modifications ” and, each individually, a
“ Modification ”) with the same force and effect
as if the Security Instruments and all Modifications had been
executed, delivered and recorded prior to the execution and
delivery of the Leases or the possession of the Property by the
Tenant;
WHEREAS , Landlord is a Borrower and Tenant, as an
affiliate of Landlord, will benefit from the making of the Loan;
and
WHEREAS , as a condition precedent to making the Loan,
Agent has required that the Landlord and Tenant execute and deliver
this Agreement.
All capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the sum of
Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable
considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and notwithstanding anything in the Leases to the
contrary, subject to compliance with applicable Nevada gaming laws,
the parties hereby agree as follows:
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Notwithstanding the order, time or
manner of grant, attachment, possession, perfection, filing or
recordation of any document or instrument, or other method of
obtaining or perfecting any right, title or interest in favor of
either Agent or Tenant in all or any portion of the Property, and
notwithstanding any conflicting terms or conditions which may be
contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Tenant and the Agent
hereby agree that (a) the Junior Tenancy Interest has been and
hereby is subordinated and made junior in ranking and priority and
subject to the Senior Secured Interest; and (b) the Senior
Secured Interest shall be and hereby is made senior in ranking and
priority and superior to the Junior Tenancy Interest. The
Tenant acknowledges and agrees, for and on behalf of itself, its
affiliates, successors, assigns, agents and transferees, that the
Loan Documents may be amended, waived, terminated, assigned,
restated, or modified in any and every respect whatsoever
(including, without limitation, increasing the amount of the
Commitments, the interest rate, the fees or other amounts due
thereunder) at any time and from time to time without notice to or
the consent of Tenant, all without affecting the priorities and
privileges afforded to the Agent and the Lender Group
hereunder. The Tenant hereby covenants and agrees that the
Leases, together with all rights, options, purchase options, liens
or charges now or hereafter created thereby,
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are and will continue to be junior, subject and
subordinate in all respects to the Senior Secured
Interest