<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BOOMTOWN, INC. AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1996 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 20,105,495 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 1,080,541 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 1,896,039 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 30,649,926 <PP&E> 185,672,566 <DEPRECIATION> 38,555,018 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 207,288,528 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 31,593,258 <BONDS> 101,109,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 103,705,796 <OTHER-SE> (34,632,357) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 207,288,528 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 56,690,193 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 31,068,578 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 25,667,076 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,490,495 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,824,507) <INCOME-TAX> 1,457,564 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,366,943) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0