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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                                       of
                              John W. Bittner, Jr.
                             Chief Financial Officer

     I, John W. Bittner, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of MTR Gaming Group, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

     1.   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ending
          June 30, 2002 (the "Periodic Report") fully complies with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d) and

     2.   The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly represents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company.


Dated:  August 12, 2002

                                                   /s/ John W. Bittner, Jr.
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                                                    John W. Bittner, Jr.
                                                    Chief Financial Officer