8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2004

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 033-80655 (Commission File Number) 06-1436334 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT	06382
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(860) 862-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

99.1 Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Slot Machine Statistical Report for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 20, 2004, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (the “Authority”) posted on its website its Slot Machine Statistical Report containing statistics relating to slot handle, gross slot win, gross slot hold percentage, slot win contributions and weighted average number of slot machines. The Slot Machine Statistical Report includes these statistics on a monthly basis for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the Slot Machine Statistical Report is furnished as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K. This information may also be found on the Authority’s website at www.mohegansun.com, under “About Us/Investor Relations/MTGA Slot Report”. The Slot Machine Statistical Report is updated on a monthly basis on the Authority’s website.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY
Date: January 20, 2004	By:	/s/    Mark F. Brown
		Mark F. Brown Chairman, Management Board

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Slot Machine Statistical Report for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

Slot Machine Statistical Report

	Slot Handle (1)		Gross Slot Win (2)		Gross Slot Hold Percentage (3)		Slot Win Contributions (4)		Weighted Average Number of Slot Machines (5)
October-03	$	812,478,659	$	68,301,160	8.41	%	$	17,075,290	6039
November-03	$	831,655,142	$	66,729,665	8.02	%	$	16,682,416	6182
December-03	$	817,805,454	$	66,080,831	8.08	%	$	16,520,208	6220
Fiscal Year 2004	$	2,461,939,255	$	201,111,656	8.17	%	$	50,277,914
October-02	$	755,336,012	$	59,917,595	7.93	%	$	14,979,399	6201
November-02		790,469,893		61,769,045	7.81	%		15,442,261	6201
December-02		799,064,535		62,112,276	7.77	%		15,528,069	6201
January-03		755,983,685		56,914,049	7.53	%		14,228,512	6201
February-03		704,911,367		56,260,649	7.98	%		14,065,162	6201
March-03		820,155,889		67,485,001	8.23	%		16,871,250	6164
April-03		768,893,246		63,787,752	8.30	%		15,946,938	6125
May-03		845,057,812		70,125,219	8.30	%		17,531,305	6117
June-03		823,576,764		65,616,941	7.97	%		16,404,235	6073
July-03		863,751,158		72,768,856	8.42	%		18,192,214	6039
August-03		925,318,977		75,807,891	8.19	%		18,951,973	6039
September-03		801,846,779		64,076,444	7.99	%		16,019,111	6039
Fiscal Year 2003	$	9,654,366,117	$	776,641,718	8.04	%	$	194,160,429

(1) “Slot Handle” is defined as the total amount of coins, tokens, credits or currency placed into slot machines by patrons to play slot machines.

(2) “Gross Slot Win,” sometimes referred to by the Authority as gross slot revenues, is defined as all amounts played in slot machines reduced by both (a) the winnings paid out and (b) all amounts deposited by the Authority into the slot machines to ensure sufficient coins in each machine to pay out the winnings.

(3) “Gross Slot Hold Percentage” is defined as the percentage of Slot Handle that is held by the slot machines played by patrons. Slot Hold Percentage is derived by dividing Gross Slot Win by Slot Handle.

(4) “Slot Win Contributions” is defined as the portion of Gross Slot Win that must be paid to the State of Connecticut on a monthly basis. For each 12-month period commencing July 1, 1995, the contribution is the lesser of (a) 30% of Gross Slot Win, or (b) the greater of (i) 25% of Gross Slot Win or (ii) $80.0 million.

(5) “Weighted Average Number of Slot Machines” is defined as the weighted average number of slot machines on the casino gaming floor during the monthly period.