CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report  of Coast  Casinos,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  June 30,  2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael
J. Gaughan,  in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly represents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

                                       /s/ Michael J. Gaughan
                                       -----------------------
                                       Michael J. Gaughan
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                       August 14, 2002