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): July 28, 1997
COLORADO GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT CO.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-28068 84-1242693
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
12596 West Bayaud Avenue, Suite 450, Lakewood, CO 80228
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(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
(303) 716-5600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
One Norwest Center, 1700 Lincoln Street, 49th Floor, Denver, CO 80203
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On July 21, 1997, Colorado Gaming & Entertainment Co. (the
"Company") issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a
letter of intent to be acquired by a United States subsidiary of Ladbroke
Group, PLC. Under the proposed terms of the transaction, holders of the
Company's common stock will be entitled to receive $6.25 in cash for each
share held. The proposed transaction is subject to a number of conditions,
including completion of definitive documentation and due diligence and
receipt of various regulatory approvals, none of which can be assured. The
press release announcing the letter of intent is attached hereto as Exhibit
99 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS. See Index to Exhibits incorporated herein in its entirety by
this reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COLORADO GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT CO.
(Registrant)
DATED: July 29, 1997 /s/ Stephen J. Szapor, Jr.
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By: Stephen J. Szapor, Jr.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
99 Press Release of the Registrant dated July 21, 1997