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):                   May 24, 2002


                               COAST RESORTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Nevada                           000-26922                  88-0345704
(State or other                 (Commission File             (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                  Number)                     Identification No.)
incorporation)

               4500 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 365-7000

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








Item 5.  Other Events

         On May 24, 2002, Coast Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), issued a press release announcing the filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission of a registration statement relating to a proposed initial
public offering of its common stock. The press release is filed as an exhibit to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     In the registration statement, the Company disclosed that, subject to
receiving required governmental approvals, the Company plans to commence an
approximately $65.0 million expansion of the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in the
first half of 2003. The project is expected to be completed in phases through
the second half of 2004. The expansion is expected to feature a 70,000 square
foot casino addition, including approximately 700 additional slot machines, a
poker room, a new sports book, a sports bar, additional table games, a new
casino, an approximately 1,600-car parking garage and four new restaurants.
Additionally the Company disclosed that, subject to market conditions and
receiving required governmental approvals, it currently plans to begin
construction of a new hotel-casino with amenities comparable to those at the
Suncoast on the approximately 55 acres the Company owns on Las Vegas Boulevard
six miles south of Tropicana Avenue adjacent to Interstate 15 in the latter half
of 2003.

Item 7.  Financial statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

    Exhibit No.                    Description
  ---------------        --------------------------------

       99.1              Press Release dated May 24, 2002


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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                         COAST RESORTS, INC.,
                         a Nevada corporation

                         By: /s/ Gage Parrish
                             --------------------------------------
                             Name: Gage Parrish
                             Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

May 24, 2002



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