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 The Majestic Star Casino Capital Corp. (collectively, the "Registrant")
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Don H. Barden,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Executive Officer of The Majestic Star
Casino, LLC and The Majestic Star Casino Capital Corp., certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 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
         ___________________________________________
         Don H. Barden, Member, Chairman, President
         and Chief Executive Officer
         The Majestic Star Casino, LLC and
         The Majestic Star Casino Capital Corp.
         May 15, 2003


         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.