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 Majestic Investor Holdings,
LLC and Majestic Investor 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 Officer of Majestic Investor Holdings,
LLC and Majestic Investor 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
     Majestic Investor Holdings, LLC and
     Majestic Investor 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.