EXHIBIT 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Majestic Star Casino, LLC and
Majestic Star Casino Capital Corp. (collectively, the "Registrant") on Form 10-Q
for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Don H. Barden, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Majestic Star Casino, LLC and
Majestic Star Casino Capital Corp., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.


 By:  /s/ Don H. Barden
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      Don H. Barden, Chairman, President
      and Chief Executive Officer of The
      Majestic Star Casino, LLC and Majestic
      Star Casino Capital Corp.
      August 14, 2002