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 3, 2007

Lakes Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	0-24993	41-1913991
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
130 Cheshire Lane, Suite 101, Minnetonka, Minnesota		55305
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(952) 449-9092
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 8.01. Other Events
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 4, 2007, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing that on January 3, 2007 it filed a Form S-3 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow the selling shareholder, who is an affiliate of Prentice Capital Management, LP, to sell from time to time up to 1,625,000 shares of common stock that Lakes may issue to the affiliate. The registration statement relating to these shares of common stock has not yet been declared effective. The shares of common stock covered by the registration statement may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these shares be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective, unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (a) Not Applicable

      (b) Not Applicable

      (c) Not Applicable

      (d) Exhibits

      99.1 Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Press Release dated January 4, 2007

      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 thereunto duly authorized.

	LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant)
Date: January 9, 2007	/s/Timothy J. Cope
	Name:	Timothy J. Cope
	Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Press Release dated January 4, 2007

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE
Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
130 Cheshire Lane, Suite 101
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-449-9092
952-449-9353 (fax)
www.lakesentertainment.com
(NASDAQ: LACO)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy J. Cope 952-449-7030 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, January 4, 2007

LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES
FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

MINNEAPOLIS, January 4, 2007 — Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: LACO) announced today that on January 3, 2007 it filed a Form S-3 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow the selling shareholder, who is an affiliate of Prentice Capital Management, LP (“Prentice”), to sell from time to time up to 1,625,000 shares of common stock that we may issue to the affiliate. The shares of common stock to be offered for resale by the selling shareholder are issuable upon either the conversion of outstanding shares of our series A convertible preferred stock or the exercise of our outstanding warrants, each of which were issued to the selling shareholder pursuant to a financing agreement with Prentice dated February 15, 2006. Lakes repaid all amounts borrowed under the facility on June 22, 2006.

Lakes will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling shareholder. Lakes may receive proceeds from the exercise of the warrants, and will use the proceeds from any such exercise for general working capital purposes.

The registration statement relating to these shares of common stock has not yet been declared effective. The shares of common stock covered by the registration statement may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these shares be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective, unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available. This press release is not intended to convey or communicate an offer to sell shares by or on behalf of Lakes.

About Lakes Entertainment

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. currently has development and management agreements with five separate Tribes for new casino operations in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma, a total of eight separate casino sites. In addition, Lakes has announced plans to develop a company owned casino resort project in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Company also owns approximately 61% of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE), a separate publicly held media and entertainment company principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of gaming themed televised programming including the World Poker Tour ^® television series, the licensing and sale of branded consumer products and the sale of corporate sponsorships.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Lakes Entertainment, Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to plans for future expansion and other business development activities as well as other capital spending, financing sources and the effects of regulation (including gaming and tax regulation) and competition. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, need for current financing to meet Lakes’ operational and development needs; those relating to the inability to complete or possible delays in completion of Lakes’ casino projects, including various regulatory approvals and numerous other conditions which must be satisfied before completion of these projects; possible termination or adverse modification of management or development contracts; Lakes operates in a highly competitive industry; possible changes in regulations; reliance on continued positive relationships with Indian tribes and repayment of amounts owed to Lakes by Indian tribes; continued contracts with the Pawnee Nation as a result of the change in its business council membership; possible need for future financing to meet Lakes’ expansion goals; risks of entry into new businesses; reliance on Lakes’ management; and the fact that the WPTE shares held by Lakes are currently not liquid assets, and there is no assurance that Lakes will be able to realize value from these holdings equal to the current or future market value of WPTE common stock. There are also risks and uncertainties relating to WPTE that may have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or the market value of the WPTE shares held by the Company, including WPTE’s significant dependence on the Travel Channel as a source of revenue; the potential that WPTE’s television programming will fail to maintain a sufficient audience; difficulty of predicting the growth of WPTE’s online casino business, which is a relatively new industry with an increasing number of market entrants; the increased time, cost and expense of developing and maintaining WPTE’s own online gaming software; the risk that WPTE may not be able to protect its entertainment concepts, current and future brands and other intellectual property rights; the risk that competitors with greater financial resources or marketplace presence might develop television programming that would directly compete with WPTE’s television programming; risks associated with future expansion into new or complementary businesses; the termination or impairment of WPTE’s relationships with key licensing and strategic partners; and WPTE’s dependence on its senior management team. For more information, review the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.