UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): MAY 4, 2004

                          THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO, LLC
                     THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO CAPITAL CORP.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         INDIANA                       333-06489                 43-1664986
         INDIANA                                                 35-2100872
(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)

                         301 FREMONT STREET, 12TH FLOOR
                             LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89101
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 388-2224

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



ITEM  7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c)   EXHIBITS.



Exhibit No.       Description
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99                Earnings Press Release for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, issued May 4, 2004


ITEM  12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

      On May 4, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release setting forth its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. This press release
is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K. The full text of the press
release is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference. The press release is also available on the Registrant's website which
is www.majesticstar.com.



                                   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.

May 4, 2004                        THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO, LLC

                                   By: /s/ Jon S. Bennett
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                                       Jon S. Bennett, Vice President and Chief
                                       Financial Officer

                                   THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO CAPITAL CORP.

                                   By: /s/ Jon S. Bennett
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                                       Jon S. Bennett, Vice President and Chief
                                       Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.       Description
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99                Earnings Press Release for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, issued May 4, 2004