<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Alpha Hospitality Corporation Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2000 </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000906780 <NAME> ALPHA HOSPITALITY CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-2000 <CASH> 1,263 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,959 <PP&E> 6,933 <DEPRECIATION> 4,622 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 13,533 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,104 <BONDS> 2,473 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 9 <COMMON> 207 <OTHER-SE> 3,360 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,576 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 872 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> (586) <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,513<F1> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 251 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> (412) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (412) <EPS-BASIC> (.35) <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Amount includes depreciation and amortization of $113 and development costs of $1,400 </FN>