SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                               AMENDMENT NO. 5
                                      to

                                  FORM  S-4
                            Registration Statement
                                  Under the
                            Securities Act of 1933
                       CASINO MAGIC OF LOUISIANA, CORP.
            (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   Louisiana                          7999                      64-0878110
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(State or other juris-         (Primary Standard             (I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation     Industrial Classification    Identification No.)
or organization)                 Code Number)
                              and as Guarantor,
                         JEFFERSON CASINO CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   Louisiana                          7999                      72-1310739
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(State or other juris-         (Primary Standard             (I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation     Industrial Classification    Identification No.)
or organization)                   Code Number)
   1701 Old Minden Road, Bossier City, Louisiana 71111      (318)746-0711
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  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code of
                  Registrants' Principal Executive Offices)
             Robert A. Callaway, Vice President/General Counsel,
                       Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.
  711 Casino Magic Drive, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520   (601) 466-8000
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     (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
                       Area Code, of Agent for Service)
                                   copy to:
                               J. Patrick Ryan
                  Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
                            1500 NationsBank Plaza
                              300 Convent Street
                           San Antonio, Texas 78205
Approximate  date  of  commencement  of proposed sale of the securities to the
public:  As  soon  as practicable after the effective date of the Registration
Statement.
If  the  Securities  being  registered  on  this  form  are  being  offered in
connection  with  the  formation  of a holding company and there is compliance
with General Instruction G, check the following box.   |__|

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THE  REGISTRANTS  HEREBY  AMEND  THIS  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES  AS  MAY  BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL  FILE  A  FURTHER  AMENDMENT  WHICH  SPECIFICALLY  STATES  THAT  THIS
REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  SHALL  THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 20.     INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 83 of the Louisiana Business Corporation Law ("LBCL") provides in part
that  a  corporation may indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines
and  amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or was
a  party  or  is  threatened to be made a party (including any action, suit or
proceeding  to  which  he or she is or was party or is threatened to be made a
party  (including  any  action by or in the right of the corporation), if such
action  arises  out  of his or her acts in behalf of the corporation and he or
she  acted  in  good  faith  and  not  opposed  to  the  best interests of the
corporation,  and,  with  respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

The  indemnification  provisions  of  the  LBCL are not exclusive; however, no
corporation may indemnify any person for willful or intentional misconduct.  A
corporation  has  the  power  to obtain and maintain insurance, or to create a
form  of  self-insurance  on behalf of any person who is or was acting for the
corporation,  regardless of whether the corporation has the legal authority to
indemnify the insured person against such liability.


 The  Registrants'  Articles  of  Incorporation  and  By-laws  provide  for
indemnification  for  directors,  officers,  employees  and  agents  or former
directors,  officers,  employees  and  agents  of  the Registrants to the full
extent permitted by Louisiana law.


The  Registrants' may obtain an insurance policy covering the liability of its
directors and officers for actions taken in their official capacity.

Insofar  as  indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may  be  permitted  to  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons of the
Registrants  pursuant to the foregoing provision or otherwise, the Registrants
have  been  advised  that  in  the  opinion of the SEC such indemnification is
against  public  policy  as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
















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 ITEM 21.     EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION
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3.1*        Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Casino Magic
            of Louisiana, Corp.
3.2*        By-laws of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. (the "Company")
3.3*        Certificate of Incorporation of Jefferson Casino Corporation.
3.4*        By-laws of Jefferson Casino Corporation.
4.1*         Form of the Company's 13% Notes due 2003 with Contingent Interest
in the aggregate principal amount of $115,000,000.
4.2*           Form of Guarantee issued on August 22, 1996 by Jefferson Casino
Corporation.
4.3*           Indenture dated as of August 22, 1996 by and among the Company,
First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, and the Guarantors named therein,
for  the  Company's  $115,000,000  of  13%  First Mortgage Notes due 2003 with
contingent interest.
4.4*          Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 22, 1996 by and
among  the  company,  the  Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers
named therein.
4.5*       Cash Collateral and Disbursement Agreement dated August 22, 1996 by
and  among the Company, First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, and First
National Bank of Commerce, as disbursement agent.
4.6*       Security Agreement dated as of August 22, 1996 by and between First
Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, and the Company, as Guarantor.
4.7*        Stock Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of August 22, 1996 by
and  between First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, and Jefferson Casino
Corporation, as Pledgor.
4.8*            Security Agreements dated as of August 22, 1996 by and between
First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, and Jefferson Casino Corporation.
4.9*        First Preferred Ship Mortgage dated as of August 22, 1996 executed
in favor of First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, by the Company.
4.10*       First Preferred Ship Mortgage dated as of August 22, 1996 executed
in favor of First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee, by the Company.
4.11*          Mortgage of the Company dated as of August 22, 1996 executed in
favor of First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee.
4.12*      Form of Accounts Pledge Agreement.
4.13*      Note Purchase Agreement dated August 16, 1996.
4.14*      Collateral Assignment dated August 22, 1996.
4.15*      First Supplement to the Indenture
4.16*      First Supplement to the Security Agreement
5.1**      Legal Opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
5.2*       Legal Opinion of Hoffman Sutterfield Ensenant
8.1**      Tax Opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.(included  
in Exhibit 5.1)
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10.1*      Management Agreement
10.2*      Tax-Sharing Agreement
10.3*      Credit Agreement with First National Bank of Commerce dated
             March 27, 1997.
10.4*      Agreement for the sale of the Crescent City Queen Riverboat.
21*        List of Subsidiaries
23.1*      Consent of Arthur Andersen, L.L.P
23.2**     Consent of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (included in
           Exhibit 5.1)
23.3*      Consent of Hoffman Sutterfield Ensenant (included in Exhibit 5.2)
24*        Powers of Attorney of certain directors
25.1*         Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 under the
Trust  Indenture  Act  of  1939 of First Union Bank of Connecticut, as Trustee
under  the  Indenture  relating  to the 13% First Mortgage Notes due 2003 with
contingent interest.
25.2*      Report of Financial Condition of Trustee (Exhibit 7 to T-1)
27*        Financial Data Schedule (filed electronically only)
99.1*      Form of Letter of Transmittal
99.2*      Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
99.3*      Form of Letter to Securities Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
           Companies and Other Nominees
99.4*      Form of Letter to Clients
99.5*      Guidelines of Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
           Form W-9


*   Previously filed as an exhibit to this Registration No 333-14535
**  Filed herewith



















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(b) Financial Statement Schedules

None.

All  schedules  are omitted because the required information is not present in
amounts  sufficient  to  require  submission  of  the  schedule or because the
information required is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

ITEM 22.     UNDERTAKINGS

A.    Insofar  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act  of  1933,  as  amended,  may  be  permitted  to  directors,  officers and
controlling  persons  of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
or  otherwise,  the  Registrants  have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification is against public
policy  as  expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. 
In  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than  the  payment  by  the  Registrants  of  expenses  incurred  or paid by a
director,  officer  or controlling person of the Registrants in the successful
defense  of  any  action,  suit  or  proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer  or  controlling  person  in  connection  with  the  securities  being
registered,  the  Registrants  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter  has  been  settled  by  controlling  precedent,  submit  to a court of
appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question whether such indemnification by it is
against  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.

B.  The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:


 (1)To  file,  during  any  period  in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a) (3) of the Securities
Act of 1993;
(ii)To  reflect  in  the  prospectus  any  facts  or  events arising after the
effective  date  of  the  registration  statement  (or  the  most  recent
post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,  individually or in the aggregate,
represent  a  fundamental  change  in  the  information  set  forth  in  the
registration  statement.    Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  any  increase or
decrease  in  volume  of  securities  offered  (if  the  total dollar value of
securities  offered  would  not  exceed  that  which  was  registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be  reflected  in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more  than  a  20  percent  change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth  in  the  "Calculation  of  Registration  Fee"  table  in  the effective
registration statement.
(iii)To  include  any  material  information  with  respect  to  the  plan  of
distribution  not  previously  disclosed  in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement.




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(2)That  for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of  1933,  as  amended,  each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus  shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities  offered  therein  and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.



(3)To  remove  from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the  securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

 C.(1)  The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake as follows: that prior to
any  public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a
prospectus  which  is  a part of this registration statement, by any person or
party  who  is  deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c),
the  issuer  undertakes  that  such  reoffering  prospectus  will  contain the
information  called  for  by  the applicable registration form with respect to
reofferings  by  persons  who  may  be deemed underwriters, in addition to the
information called for by the other items of the applicable form.

(2)  The  Registrants  undertake  that  every  prospectus:  (i)  that is filed
pursuant to paragraph (1) immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet
the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Act and is used in connection with
an  offering  of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an
amendment  to  the  registration  statement  and  will  not be used until such
amendment  is  effective,  and that, for purposes of determining any liability
under  the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed  to  be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein,  and  the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof."






















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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
Registrants  certify  that each of them has reasonable grounds to believe that
it  meets  all  of the requirements for filing on Form S-4 and has duly caused
this  Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by  the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized , in the City of Bay St. Louis,
State of Mississippi on the 21 day of July, 1997.



                                CASINO MAGIC OF LOUISIANA, CORP.


                                By   :/s/James E. Ernst
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


                                JEFFERSON CASINO CORP.

                                By  : /s/James E. Ernst
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer



     Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933, this
Amendment  No.  5  to  the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated.






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         SIGNATURE                      TITLE                    DATE
                             Applicable in each case to both
                             Jefferson Casino Corp. and
                             Casino Magic of Louisiana Corp.
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:/s/ Marlin F. Torguson         Chairman of the Board           July 21, 1997


:/s/ James E. Ernst            President and Chief              July 21, 1997
                               Executive Office (principal
                               executive officer)

:/s/ Jay S. Osman             Chief Financial Officer,          July 21, 1997
                              Executive Vice President
                              and Treasurer (principal
                              financial and accounting
                              officer)

/s/ Roger H. Frommelt*          Director                        July 217, 1997
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/s/ E. Thomas Welch*            Director                        July 21, 1997
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* By:/s/ James E. Ernst
James E. Ernst, as Attorney in fact




















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