SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)*
Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01-2/3 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
172909 10 3
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following if a fee is being paid with this statement___.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following page(s))
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CUSIP No. 172909 10 3 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person
WILLIAM G. BENNETT
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
6,000,000
6. Shared Voting Power
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power
6,000,000
8. Shared Dispositive Power
0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,000,000
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares*
Not applicable.
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
7.0%
12. Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
The name of the company which is the issuer of the
securities to which this report relates is CIRCUS
CIRCUS ENTERPRISES, INC. (herein the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
The Company's principal executive offices are
located at 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89109.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.
The name of the person (herein "Reporting Person")
filing this report is WILLIAM G. BENNETT.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence.
The address of the Reporting Person's principal
business office is c/o Circus Circus Enterprises,
Inc., 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89109.
Item 2(c). Citizenship.
The Reporting Person is a citizen of the United
States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.
The title of the class of the Company's securities
to which this report relates is Common Stock, $.01-
2/3 par value.
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
The CUSIP number for the Company's Common Stock is
172909 10 3.
Item 3. Not Captioned.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
The number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on
December 31, 1993 was as follows:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,000,000
(b) Percent of Class: 7.0%
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(c) Number of Shares as to which the Reporting
Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
6,000,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
6,000,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Aquired the Security being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not applicable.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 1994
Signature: /s/ William G. Bennett
Name and Title: William G. Bennett, Chairman of the Board
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