EXHIBIT 3.35 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Office of the Secretary of State Dick Molpus, Secretary of State Jackson, Mississippi MISSISSIPPI CORPORATION INFORMATION SYSTEM Corporation Name CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. Corp. ID: 0600353 Filed: 09/03/1993 AT 8:00 A.M. Dick Molpus Secretary of State Filing Fee Receipt: $50.00 Secretary of State P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 359-1333 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (Attach conformed copy) [X]PROFIT [_]NONPROFIT (Mark Appropriate Box) The undersigned persons, pursuant to Section 79-4-2.02 (if a profit corporation) or Section 79-11-137 (if a nonprofit corporation) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, hereby execute the following document and set forth. 1. The name of the corporation is: CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. _______________________________________________________________ 2. Domicile address is: 1719 BEACH BOULEVARD-SUITE 306 _______________________________________________________________ Street BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39531 _______________________________________________________________ City/State/County/Zip 3. The period of 99 YEARS duration is (NONPROFIT ONLY may be perpetual) 4. (a) The number (and classes, if any) of shares the corporation is is(are)as authorized to issue follows (THIS IS FOR PROFIT ONLY) Class(es) No. of Shares Authorized --------- ------------------------ Common 10,000 ______________ ________________________ ______________ ________________________ ______________ ________________________ 4. (b) If more than one (1) class of shares is authorized, the preferences, limitations, and relative rights class are as follows: 5. The street address of its initial registered office is: 1719 BEACH BOULEVARD SUITE 306 _____________________________________________________________ Street BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39531 _____________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is: VIRGIL G. GILLESPIE 6. The name and complete address of each incorporator is as follows (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) VIRGIL G. GILLESPIE ____________________________________________________________ 1719 BEACH BOULEVARD SUITE 306 BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39531 7. Other provisions: Shareholders have preemptive right to acquire a proportionate share of any additional stock issued or sale of treasury stock, based upon the pro rata share of stock of any given stockholder, as his shares bear to the total of stock issued. /s/ Virgil G. Gillespie ------------------------------ VIRGIL G. GILLESPIE __________________________ Incorporators Signatures DATE Secretary of State P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205-0136 RE: ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. Dear Sir: I enclose herewith duplicate originals of Articles of Incorporation for CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP., which I would thank you to file and return to me. Also enclosed is a check for $50.00 as a filing fee. Thanking you for your attention to this matter, I am, Yours very truly, GILLESPIE & BLESSEY /s/ Virgil G. Gillespie VIRGIL G. GILLESPIE VGG/jpc Enclosures: