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UNITED STATES | OMB APPROVAL |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION --------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB Number: |
| 3235-0058 |
FORM 12b-25 | Expires: |
| May 31, 1997 |
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING | Estimated |
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(Check One): [_] Form 10-K [_] Form 20-F [_] Form 11-K | response....2.50 |
[X] Form 10-Q [_] Form N-SAR --------------------
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For Period Ended: September 30, 1998 | SEC FILE NUMBER |
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[_] Transition Report on Form 10-K --------------------
[_] Transition Report on Form 20-F --------------------
[_] Transition Report on Form 11-K | CUSIP NUMBER |
[_] Transition Report on Form 10-Q | |
[_] Transition Report on Form N-SAR --------------------
For the Transition Period Ended:
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSION HAS
VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
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PART I--REGISTRANT INFORMATION
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Full Name of Registrant
Greate Bay Casino Corporation
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Former Name if Applicable
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
c/o Advanced Casino Systems Corporation, 200 Decadon Drive, Suite 100
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City, State and Zip Code
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersy 08234
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PART II--RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following
should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
(a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
| could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
| (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
| on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will
[X] | be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the
| prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition
| report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before
| the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
| (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by
Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III--NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.
(ATTACH EXTRA SHEETS IF NEEDED)
SEC 1344 (6-94)
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PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
John C. Hull 609 441-0704
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter) period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) been filed?
If the answer is no, identify report(s). [X] Yes [_] No
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(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last
fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to
be included in the subject report or portion thereof? [X] Yes [_] No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.
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Greate Bay Casino Corporation
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date November 16, 1998 By /s/ John C. Hull
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John C. Hull, Chief Executive Officer
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant
or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the
person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
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| INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT |
| CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). |
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240,12b-25) of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and amendments
thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in
or filed with the form will be made a matter of public record in the
Commission files.
3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed
with each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of
the registrant is registered.
4. Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on form 12b-25 but need
not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The form shall
be clearly identified as an amended notification.
5. Electronic Filers. This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable
to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties. Filers
unable to submit a report within the time period prescribed due to
difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or
Rule 202 of Regulation S-T or apply for an adjustment in filing date
pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T.
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GREATE BAY CASINO CORPORATION
ATTACHMENT TO FORM 12b-25
PART III
The Registrant's quarterly report on From 10-Q will be filed as soon as is
reasonably practicable following the prescribed due date. Additional time is
necessary in order to provide a complete and accurate report.
PART IV
(3) The Registrant expects to report a significant change in its
consolidated results of operations from the corresponding periods of the prior
year. On January 5, 1998, three of the Registrant's subsidiaries, including
Greate Bay Hotel and Casino, Inc., the Registrant's most significant operating
subsidiary, filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code in the United State Bankruptcy Court for the District of New
Jersy. As a result of the Chapter 11 filings, the Registrant's control over the
filing subsidiaries is subject to the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court and
the Registrant does not expect to be in control of such subsidiaires after
reorganization. Accordingly, the operations of the filing subsidiaries are
presently accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Also, the accrual
of interest on the first mortgage indebtedness of the filing subsidiaries has
been suspended.
Primarily for the reasons cited above, the Registrant expects to report
significant changes in its consolidated operating results compared to the
corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year. The following table summarizes
such changes:
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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Net revenues $1,556,000 $69,777,000 $6,187,000 $206,215,000
Income from operations 131,000 4,952,000 2,673,000 17,099,000
