10-Q/A

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                           UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, DC  20549

                           FORM 10-Q/A-1

   [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED  JUNE 30, 2000

                                OR

  [  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           For the transition period from             to


                 Commission file number:  0-22494

                    AMERISTAR CASINOS, INC.
      (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                     NEVADA                   88-0304799
    (State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. employer
     incorporation or organization)   identification no.)


                    3773 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
                          SUITE 490 SOUTH
                     LAS VEGAS, NEVADA  89109
             (Address of principal executive offices)


                          (702) 567-7000
       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Indicate  by  check mark whether the registrant (1) has  filed  all
reports  required  to  be  filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months  (or
for  such shorter period that the registrant was required  to  file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.    Yes [X]    No [  ]

As  of  August 12, 2000, 20,400,934 shares of Common Stock  of  the
registrant were issued and outstanding.

This 10-Q/A-1 is being filed because the Financial Data
Schedule (Item 6, Exhibit 27) was inadvertently omitted from
the 10-Q filing.

EX-27

 

<ARTICLE> 5
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This data should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and
and notes included in the 10-Q filing.

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