SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
                                          
                                      FORM 15
                                          
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under
         Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                          
                             Commission File No. 1-7123
                                          
                                    Showboat, Inc.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                          
                                  1023 Cherry Road
                              Memphis, Tennessee 38117
                                   (901) 762-8600
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            (Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
              area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
                                          
                      Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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              (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
                                          
                                        None
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            (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty
               to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

     Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)     / /       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)     / /
     Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)    / /       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)      / /
     Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)     / /       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)     / /
     Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)    / /       Rule 12h-3(b)(3)         / /
     Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)     /X/       Rule 15d-6               / /

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:

                                                        
     Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share:                1
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Showboat, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.


Dated:  July 20, 1998                  By:  /s/  E.O. ROBINSON, JR.
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                                        Name:     E.O. Robinson, Jr.
                                        Title:    Senior Vice President and
                                                  Secretary