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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140223-06-000131
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061013
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061013
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061013

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DEEPHAVEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001140223
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24993
		FILM NUMBER:		061144603

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 CHESHIRE LANE SUITE 102
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55305
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9522495500

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAKES ENTERTAINMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990]
		IRS NUMBER:				411913991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 CHESHIERE LANE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55305
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6124499092

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 CHESHIRE LANE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55305

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES GAMING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980929
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        <issuerName>LAKES ENTERTAINMENT INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LACO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001140223</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DEEPHAVEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Lakes Entertainment Inc.</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-10-13</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate>
                <value>2006-10-13</value>
            </deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>280000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>10.51</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2484961</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Deephaven Capital Management LLC (&quot;Deephaven&quot;) is the investment manager to one or more private funds and/or separately
 managed accounts (collectively, the &quot;Funds&quot;). As investment manager to the Funds, Deephaven has full voting and dispositive
 power with respect to the 2,484,961 shares of the common stock of the Issuer (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) held by the Funds. Deephaven
 disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock except to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Thomas Wagner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-10-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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