RIO HOTEL & CASINO INC
10-Q, 1997-08-14
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                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                
                            FORM 10-Q
                                

(Mark One)
( X )     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
          THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
     For the quarterly period ended:            June 30, 1997

                               OR

(   )     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
          THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
     For the transition period from:                 to  

Commission file number          1-11569

                    RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
            NEVADA                                  95-3671082
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)
                                
     3700 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada        89103
     (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                         (702) 252-7733
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                         Not Applicable
 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                       since last report)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

YES [X]  NO  [ ]

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
                                
21,320,141 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value as of August 4, 1997


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                            FORM 10-Q
                                
                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                 PAGE
                                                                NUMBER

PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Financial Statements                                 3
              Consolidated Balance Sheets                          3
              Consolidated Statements of Income                    4
              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                5
              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements           7

     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations        9

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                   14

     Item 2.  Changes in Securities                               14

     Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities                     14

     Item 5.  Other Information                                   14

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                    15

SIGNATURES                                                        16

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                     17


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                       RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                               CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                                   June 30,              December 31,
                                                                     1997                    1996
                                                                  (Unaudited)
                           ASSETS
<S>                                                              <C>                       <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                      $     14,371,452          $   10,623,094
  Accounts receivable, net                                             17,664,931               8,690,105
  Federal income taxes receivable                                               -               1,147,106
  Inventories                                                           4,468,592               3,871,345
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                             9,933,127               5,534,895
    Total current assets                                               46,438,102              29,866,545

Property and equipment:
  Land and improvements                                                64,756,598              51,311,851
  Building and improvements                                           401,541,177             196,918,053
  Equipment, furniture and improvements                                80,889,436              72,052,458
  Less: accumulated depreciation                                      (71,963,560)            (60,501,211)
                                                                      475,223,651             259,781,151
  Construction in progress                                              3,353,271             190,210,277
    Net property and equipment                                        478,576,922             449,991,428

Other assets, net                                                      22,479,467              14,691,613

                                                                 $    547,494,491          $  494,549,586


            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current maturities of long-term debt                           $        356,527          $      352,239
  Accounts payable                                                      9,773,323               5,854,830
  Accrued expenses                                                     21,241,188              11,967,407
  Accounts payable - related party                                      6,676,759              19,604,470
  Accrued interest                                                      8,551,281               7,072,067
    Total current liabilities                                          46,599,078              44,851,013

Non-current liabilities:
  Long-term debt, less current maturities                             300,355,323             253,949,283
  Deferred income taxes                                                13,259,165              13,874,060
    Total non-current liabilities                                     313,614,488             267,823,343

    Total liabilities                                                 360,213,566             312,674,356

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $0.01 par value;
   100,000,000 shares authorized;
   21,319,741 and 21,170,441 shares
   issued and outstanding                                                 213,198                 211,705
  Additional paid-in capital                                          114,332,473             113,140,798
  Retained earnings                                                    72,735,254              68,522,727
    Total stockholders' equity                                        187,280,925             181,875,230

                                                                 $    547,494,491          $  494,549,586


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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              RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              (Unaudited)

                                                    Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                            June 30, 1997      June 30, 1996     June 30, 1997     June 30, 1996

<S>                                        <C>               <C>                <C>               <C>
Revenues:
  Casino                                   $   51,047,606    $   27,636,470     $  84,059,965     $  56,228,444
  Room                                         17,734,494         9,874,962        32,730,419        20,322,540
  Food and beverage                            28,906,726        18,086,410        52,160,330        35,273,807
  Other                                         6,484,200         3,960,027        11,688,178         7,570,295
  Casino promotional allowances                (6,982,455)       (4,785,806)      (13,520,736)       (9,534,146)

                                               97,190,571        54,772,063       167,118,156       109,860,940

Expenses:
  Casino                                       25,518,216        12,871,360        43,748,328        25,894,149
  Room                                          5,457,093         3,320,238         9,648,583         6,639,692
  Food and beverage                            21,958,407        13,532,231        39,913,263        26,955,737
  Other                                         4,235,529         2,035,734         7,098,783         3,902,409
  Selling, general and administrative          15,517,913         7,896,189        24,532,109        15,886,585
  Depreciation and amortization                 6,869,787         4,189,947        12,237,400         8,254,397
  Preopening expense                                    -                 -        11,200,000                 -

                                               79,556,945        43,845,699       148,378,466        87,532,969

Operating profit                               17,633,626        10,926,364        18,739,690        22,327,971

Interest expense                                7,178,008         2,478,686        12,097,413         5,355,182

Income before income tax                       10,455,618         8,447,678         6,642,277        16,972,789

Income tax provision                           (3,825,768)       (2,972,402)       (2,429,750)       (6,171,679)

Net income                                 $    6,629,850    $    5,475,276     $   4,212,527     $  10,801,110

Earnings per common share:
    Net income                             $         0.31    $         0.25     $        0.20     $        0.50
    Weighted average number of common
     shares outstanding                        21,520,348        21,671,769        21,468,088        21,564,566

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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<CAPTION>
               RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)

                                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                                         June 30,
                                                                1997                1996

<S>                                                          <C>               <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                                 $   4,212,527     $   10,801,110
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
     Compensation expense recognized from
       stock option grant                                           57,740             50,147
     Depreciation and amortization                              12,237,400          8,254,397
     Provision for uncollectible accounts                        5,402,942            450,499
     Deferred income taxes                                      (2,540,925)         1,752,448
     (Increase) decrease in assets:
       Accounts receivable                                     (14,377,768)          (832,268)
       Inventories                                                (597,247)          (500,254)
       Prepaid expenses and other current assets                (2,379,124)          (602,991)
       Other, net                                                  826,156             90,478
     Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
       Accounts payable                                          3,918,492            809,796
       Accrued federal income tax                                2,281,192                  -
       Accrued expenses                                          6,992,588          4,616,280
       Accrued interest                                          1,479,214            452,698

Net cash provided by operating activities                       17,513,187         25,342,340

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of land and improvements                             (5,641,807)        (8,130,804)
  Purchase of equipment, furniture and
    improvements                                               (47,333,747)       (56,820,594)
  Funds advanced for purchase of golf course                    (7,792,655)                 -

Net cash used in investing activities                          (60,768,209)       (64,951,398)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from borrowings                                      55,000,000         32,000,000
  Net proceeds from issuance of senior
    subordinated notes                                         121,562,500                  -
  Net proceeds from common stock issuance                          593,050            838,485
  Payments on notes and loans payable                         (130,152,170)           (12,629)
  Repurchase of common stock                                             -         (1,209,850)

Net cash provided by financing activities                       47,003,380         31,616,006

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents             3,748,358         (7,993,052)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                  10,623,094         19,992,695

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                     $  14,371,452     $   11,999,643

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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<CAPTION>
             RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


         SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                            (Unaudited)

                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                         1997                1996

<S>                                               <C>                <C>
Cash payments made for interest, net of
  capitalized interest                            $   11,190,781     $    5,924,186

Cash payments made for income taxes               $    1,000,000     $    4,600,000

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1997

Purchase of property and equipment financed through payables
 totaled $6,676,759

Tax benefit arising from the exercise of stock options under
 the Company's Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan totaled $542,378.


1996

Purchase of property and equipment financed through payables
 totaled $18,724,842.

Tax benefit arising from the exercise of stock options under
 the Company's Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan totaled $501,893.

Purchase of land financed through payables totaled $10,000.


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            RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Unaudited)
                                
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
      
      The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
      of Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc. and its wholly owned
      subsidiaries Rio Properties, Inc. ("Rio Properties" which
      owns and operates the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino [the "Rio"]
      in Las Vegas, Nevada), Rio Development Company, Inc., Rio
      Resort Properties, Inc., Rio Leasing, Inc. and Rio
      Properties' wholly owned subsidiaries, HLG, Inc. and
      Cinderlane, Inc. (collectively the "Company").

      All significant intercompany balances and transactions
      have been eliminated in consolidation.

      The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 1997 and the
      related consolidated statements of income for the three
      and six month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 and
      consolidated statement of cash flows for the six month
      periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996  are unaudited and,
      in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments
      necessary for a fair presentation of results for such
      periods.  The results of operations for an interim period
      are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full
      year.  The consolidated financial statements should be
      read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
      statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's
      annual report for the year ended December 31, 1996.

NOTE 2 - PREOPENING EXPENSE

      On February 7, 1997 the Company opened the Masquerade
      Village casino, retail, dining and entertainment complex
      and approximately 1,000 new suites.  Operating expenses
      for the first quarter and the first six months of 1997
      include $11.2 million in one-time preopening expenses,
      consisting primarily of direct incremental personnel costs
      and advertising and marketing expenses, associated with
      this expansion.

NOTE 3 - LONG-TERM DEBT

      On February 4, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement
      with Salomon Brothers Inc and BancAmerica Securities, Inc.
      for the sale by the Company of $125 million in principal
      amount of the Company's 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes
      Due 2007.  The net proceeds from the sale of the notes,
      which were received on February 11, 1997 net of an
      original issue discount of 2.75%, were $121,562,500.


NOTE 4 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

      The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued
      Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 -
      "Earnings Per Share" ("SFAS 128").  SFAS 128 is effective
      for financial statements issued for periods after December
      15, 1997 and replaces currently reported earnings per
      share with "basic", or undiluted, earnings per share and
      "diluted" earnings per share.  Basic earnings per share is
      computed by dividing net income by the weighted average
      number of shares outstanding during the period, while
      diluted earnings per share reflects the additional
      dilution for all potentially dilutive securities, such as
      stock options.  Earlier application of SFAS 128 is not
      permitted, and the Company will adopt the provisions of
      SFAS 128 for 1998 financial statements, including the
      required restating of all previously reported earnings per
      share.
      
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     The following table reflects the Company's pro-forma
     earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended
     June 30, 1997 and 1996 as determined in accordance with SFAS
     128:
     
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                                Three Months      Six Months Ended
                                   Ended              June 30,
                                  June 30,
                               1997      1996      1997      1996
     <S>                      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     Earnings per share:                                       
               As reported    $ 0.31    $ 0.25    $ 0.20    $ 0.50
               Basic          $ 0.31    $ 0.25    $ 0.20    $ 0.50
               Diluted        $ 0.31    $ 0.25    $ 0.20    $ 0.50
     
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain information included herein contains statements that may
be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as
statements relating to plans for future expansion, capital
spending and financing sources.  Such forward-looking information
involves important risks and uncertainties that could
significantly affect anticipated results in the future and,
accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made herein.  These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to
construction activities, dependence on existing management,
gaming regulations (including actions affecting licensing),
leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations
in interest rates), domestic or global economic conditions and
changes in federal or state tax laws or the administration of
such laws.

MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  OVERVIEW
  
  During the first six months of 1997, the Masquerade Village
  and Tower expansion project was phased into operation.  The
  Masquerade Village and Tower expansion consisted of (i) the
  Masquerade Village opening on February 7, 1997, including five
  new restaurants, 21 retail shops, approximately 30,000 square
  feet of gaming area, the "Masquerade Show in the Sky", an
  interactive entertainment attraction featuring parade floats
  with live entertainers suspended from the Masquerade Village's
  ceiling, and approximately 1,000 new suites placed into
  service in phases through mid-March 1997 (including 447 which
  were available as of December 31, 1996) and (ii) in mid-May
  1997, the opening of 31 new suites on the upper floors of the
  41-story Masquerade Tower, and the VooDoo Restaurant and
  Lounge on the 40th and 41st floors offering panoramic views of
  the Las Vegas valley.
  
  In addition, during the first quarter of 1997, the Company
  entered into an agreement to purchase a 60% equity interest in
  the Seven Hills Golf Course ("the Golf Course") located
  approximately 15 minutes south of the Rio.  On August 5, 1997,
  the Company agreed to purchase 100% of the Golf Course.  The
  Company presently expects that closing of escrow should occur
  during the third quarter of 1997, and the Golf Course, which
  will be renamed Rio Secco Golf Club and operated primarily as
  an amenity for the Rio's local and tourist customers, is
  scheduled to open in early October 1997.
     
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996
  
  REVENUES
  
  The Company's net revenues increased to $97.2 million in the
  second quarter of 1997 from $54.8 million in the same period
  in the prior year, an increase of $42.4 million or 77%.
  Casino revenues increased $23.4 million, or 85%, to $51.0
  million for the three months ended June 30, 1997 compared to
  $27.6 million in the second quarter of 1996.  With the opening
  of the Masquerade Village casino area on February 7, 1997, the
  average number of slot machines and table games available
  increased from 1,899 and 76, respectively, in the second
  quarter of 1996 to 2,533 and 106, respectively, in the current
  year period.  Table game revenues were $26.8 million for the
  three months ended June 30, 1997, an increase of $16.4
  million, or 156%,  from the $10.5 million reported in the same
  period in the prior year.  When comparing the current year's
  three month period ended June 30, 1997 and the same period in
  the prior year, the table game hold percentage was 21.4% and
  17.3%, respectively, and table game handle increased to $125.3
  million, or 107%, from $60.6 million.  Increased customer
  traffic associated with the Masquerade Village and Tower, and
  an increased emphasis by management on marketing to table game
  customers with higher credit limits and higher average wagers
  are considered by management to be the primary contributors to
  the increased table game revenues.  Slot machine revenues were
  $22.5 million in the second quarter of 1997, an increase of
  $6.7 million, or 42%, from 1996 second quarter revenues of
  $15.8 million.  The increase in the average number of slot
  machines available and the increase in customer traffic
  associated with the Masquerade Village and Tower expansion are
  considered by management to be the primary reasons for the
  increase in slot machine revenues.  Other casino revenues,
  consisting of the race and sports books, keno and poker
  increased from $1.3 million in the period ended June 30, 1996
  to $1.7 million in the current year's second quarter.
  
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 (continued)

  
  Room revenues increased by $7.9  million, or 80%, to $17.7
  million in the second quarter of 1997 from $9.9 million in the
  same period in the prior year.  Management believes that the
  primary reasons for the increase in room revenues were the
  additional availability of the new suites in the Masquerade
  Tower and an increase in the average room rate from $73 in the
  second quarter of 1996 to $89 in the current year's quarter.
  The occupancy rate was 88.6% during the quarter ended June 30,
  1997 compared to 96.2% for the same quarter in the prior year,
  with 83,601 and 63,341 more rooms being available and
  occupied, respectively, in the 1997 three month period.
  
  Food and beverage revenues increased $10.8  million, or 60%,
  to $28.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 1997
  compared to $18.1 million in the second quarter of 1996.
  Management believes that the opening of Masquerade Village,
  including the initial five new restaurants and bars on
  February 7, 1997 and the VooDoo Restaurant and Lounge on May
  24, 1997 and increased customers generated through the
  additional rooms, were the primary reasons for the increase.
  An increase in the average food check also contributed to the
  increase in food and beverage revenues.
  
  Other revenues increased by $2.5 million to $6.5  million in
  the current year's second quarter from $4.0 million in the
  prior year period.  The primary reasons for this increase were
  an increase in gift shop and other retail sales, increased
  telephone revenues due to the increase in rooms occupied, and
  shop rentals received from the retail outlets leased to third
  parties in the Masquerade Village.
  
  OPERATING MARGINS
  
  Operating profit as a percentage of net revenue was 18% and
  20% for the quarters ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,
  respectively.  The casino operating margin was 50% in the
  three months ended June 30, 1997 compared to 53% in the same
  period in the prior year.  Payroll and other volume related
  expenses, including casino marketing and promotional costs,
  together with an increase in reserves for uncollectibility of
  casino receivables of $5.4 million in the current year's
  quarter compared to $0.1 million in the prior year's period,
  which is directly related to the Company's increased emphasis
  on marketing to table game customers with higher credit
  limits, are considered to be the primary contributors to the
  decrease in the casino operating profit margin.  For the three
  months ended  June 30, 1997 and 1996, hotel operating profits
  were 69% and 66%, respectively, food and beverage operating
  profits were 24% and 25%, respectively, and other operating
  department profit margins were 35% and 49%, respectively.  The
  decrease in the operating profit margin for other departments
  is primarily due to the increase in retail sales and the
  correspondingly higher costs of sales, payroll and other
  expenses associated with retail sales and expenses associated
  with the operation of the "Masquerade Show in the Sky" which
  commenced operations on February 7, 1997.  Selling, general
  and administrative expenses increased from 14% to 16% of net
  revenues, primarily due to a $2.2 million increase in
  advertising expenses and a $2.6 million increase in payroll
  and payroll related expenses.
  
  PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES
  
  Promotional allowances, which represent the retail value of
  rooms, food, beverage and other services provided to customers
  without charge,  were 7% and 9% of total revenues for the
  quarters ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.  The
  decrease in promotional allowances as a percentage of total
  revenues is primarily due to the increase in total revenues.
  
  DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
  
  Depreciation and amortization increased by $2.7 million, or
  64%, to $6.9 million in the second quarter of 1997 compared to
  $4.2 million in the prior year's second quarter.  This
  increase is primarily attributable to depreciation and
  amortization expense associated with the opening of the
  Masquerade Village and Tower.
  
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 (continued)

  
  OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

   Interest expense increased by $4.7 million to $7.2 million in
   the second quarter of 1997 from $2.5 million in the same
   period in 1996.  Interest expense was reduced by $0.5 million
   and $1.1 million for the three month periods ended June 30,
   1997 and 1996, respectively, due to interest being
   capitalized on the Masquerade Village expansion in 1996 and
   1997 on the cost of the acreage adjacent to the Rio that has
   been acquired for possible future expansion of the Rio's
   complex.  In addition, interest expense was higher in the
   current year's quarter due to the issuance on February 11,
   1997 of $125 million in principal amount of 9 1/2% Senior
   Subordinated Notes Due 2007.
  
  NET INCOME

  Net income for the second quarter of 1997 was $6.6 million, or
  $0.31 per common share, compared to $5.5 million or $.25 per
  common share in the prior year period.
  
  
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996
  
  REVENUES
  
  The Company's net revenues increased to $167.1 million for the
  six month period ended June 30, 1997 from $109.9 million in
  the same period in the prior year, an increase of $57.2
  million or 52%.  Casino revenues increased $27.8 million, or
  49%, to $84.1 million for the first half of 1997 compared to
  $56.2 million in the first six months of  1996.  With the
  opening of the Masquerade Village casino area on February 7,
  1997, the average number of slot machines and table games
  available increased from 1,949 and 76 in the six months ended
  June 30, 1996 to 2,408 and 101 in the current year period.
  Table game revenues were $40.5 million for the six months
  ended June 30, 1997, an increase of $19.7 million, or 94%,
  from the $20.8 million reported in the same period in the
  prior year.  When comparing the current year's six month
  period and the same period in the prior year, the table game
  hold percentages were 17.1% and 16.1%, respectively, and table
  game handle increased to $237.0 million, or 83%, from $129.7
  million.  The increase in table game handle is considered to
  be primarily due to the increased number of table games
  available and the increased foot traffic associated with the
  Masquerade Village and Tower expansion, and an increased
  emphasis by management on marketing to customers with higher
  credit limits and average wagers.  Slot machine revenues were
  $40.5 million in the first six months of 1997, an increase of
  $8.1 million, or 25%, from $32.4 million in the same period in
  1996.  The increase in the average number of slot machines
  available and the increase in customer traffic associated with
  the Masquerade Village and Tower expansion are considered to
  be the primary reasons for the increase in slot machine
  revenues.  Other casino revenues, consisting of the race and
  sports books, keno and poker, were $3.0 million for each of
  the periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.
  
  Room revenues increased by $12.4  million, or 61%, to $32.7
  million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 from $20.3
  million in the same period in the prior year.  Management
  believes that the primary reasons for the increase in room
  revenues were the additional availability of the new suites in
  the Masquerade Tower and an increase in the average room rate
  from $75 in the first half of 1996 to $89 in the current
  year's six month period.  The occupancy rate was 90.6% during
  the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to 96.5% for the
  same period in the prior year, with 122,262 and 94,150 more
  rooms being available and occupied, respectively, in the 1997
  six month period.
  
  Food and beverage revenues increased $16.9  million, or 48%,
  to $52.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 1997
  compared to $35.3 million in the first half  of 1996.
  Management believes that the opening of Masquerade Village,
  including the initial five new restaurants and bars on
  February 7, 1997 and the VooDoo
  
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 (continued)

  
  Restaurant and Lounge on May 24, 1997 and increased customers
  generated through the additional rooms and expanded casino and
  entertainment areas, were the primary reasons for the
  increase.  An increase in the average food check also
  contributed to the increase in food and beverage revenues.
  
  Other revenues increased by $4.1 million to $11.7  million in
  the first six months of 1997 from $7.6 million in the prior
  year period.  The primary reasons for this increase were an
  increase in gift shop and other retail sales, increased
  telephone revenues due to the increase in rooms occupied, and
  shop rentals received from the retail outlets leased to third
  parties in the Masquerade Village.
  
  OPERATING MARGINS
  
  Before preopening expense, operating profit as a percentage of
  net revenue was 18% and 20% for the six months ended June 30,
  1997 and 1996, respectively.  The one-time preopening
  expenses, which consisted primarily of direct incremental
  personnel costs and advertising and marketing expenses
  associated with the opening of the Masquerade Village and
  Tower on February 7, 1997, totaled approximately $11.2
  million.  The casino operating margin was 48% in the six
  months ended June 30, 1997 compared to 54% in the same period
  in the prior year.  Payroll and other volume related expenses,
  increased casino marketing and promotional costs and an
  increase in reserves for uncollectibility of casino
  receivables of $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30,
  1997 compared to $0.4 million in the same period in the prior
  year, which is directly related to the Company's increased
  emphasis on marketing to table game customers with higher
  credit limits, are the primary contributors to the decrease in
  the casino operating profit margin.  For the six months ended
  June 30, 1997 and 1996, hotel operating profits were 71% and
  67%, respectively, food and beverage operating profits were
  23% and 24%, respectively, and other operating department
  profit margins were 39% and 48%, respectively.  The decrease
  in the operating profit margin for other departments is
  primarily due to the increase in retail sales and the
  correspondingly higher costs of sales, payroll and other
  expenses associated with retail sales and expenses associated
  with the operation of the "Masquerade Show in the Sky" which
  opened on February 7, 1997.  Selling, general and
  administrative expenses increased from 14% to 15% of net
  revenues, primarily due to a $2.6 million increase in
  advertising expenses and a $3.3 million increase in payroll
  and payroll related expenses.
  
  PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES
  
  Promotional allowances, which represent the retail value of
  rooms, food, beverage and other services provided to customers
  without charge,  were 8% and 9% of total revenues for the six
  month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.  The
  decrease in promotional allowances as a percentage of total
  revenues is primarily due to the increase in total revenues.
  
  DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
  
  Depreciation and amortization increased by $4.0 million, or
  48%, to $12.2 million in the first six months of 1997 compared
  to $8.3 million in the prior year period.  This increase is
  primarily attributable to depreciation and amortization
  expense associated with the opening of the Masquerade Village
  and Tower.
  
  OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  
  Interest expense increased by $6.7 million to $12.1 million
  for the six months ended June 30, 1997 from $5.4 million in
  the same period in 1996.  Interest expense was reduced by $2.8
  million and $1.5 million for the six month periods ended June
  30, 1997 and 1996, respectively, due to interest being
  capitalized on the Masquerade Village expansion in 1996 and
  for the period prior to its opening in 1997, and, during the
  first six months of 1997, on the cost of the acreage adjacent
  to the Rio that has been acquired for possible future
  expansion of the Rio's complex.  In addition, interest expense
  was higher in the current year's six month period due to the
  issuance on February 11, 1997 of $125 million in principal
  amount of 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007.
  
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996 (continued)


  NET INCOME
  
  Net income for the six month period ended June 30, 1997, after
  deducting $11.2 million of preopening expenses associated with
  the opening of the Masquerade Village and Tower, was $4.2
  million.  Adjusted on a pro forma basis for the one-time
  charge of $11.2 million for preopening expense, net income for
  the first half of 1997 would have been $11.3 million.  This
  compares to net income in the first six months of 1996 of
  $10.8 million.

IMPACT OF INFLATION

  Absent changes in competitive and economic conditions or in
  specific prices affecting the industry, the Company believes
  that the hotel-casino industry may be able to maintain its
  operating profit margins in periods of general inflation by
  increasing minimum wagering limits for its games and
  increasing the prices of its hotel rooms, food and beverage
  and other items, and by taking action designed to increase the
  number of patrons.  The industry may be able to maintain
  growth in gaming revenues by the tendency of customer gaming
  budgets to increase with inflation.  Changes in specific
  prices (such as fuel and transportation prices) relative to
  the general rate of inflation may have a material effect on
  the hotel-casino industry.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

  On February 4, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement
  with Salomon Brothers Inc and BancAmerica Securities, Inc. for
  the sale of $125.0 million in principal amount of the
  Company's 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007.
  Approximately $112.0 of the net proceeds of $121.6 million
  were utilized to reduce the principal amount that had been
  drawn under the Company's $200.0 line of credit with Bank of
  America, thereby increasing the amount available to the
  Company under the line of credit by a corresponding amount.
  
  During the first six months of 1997, net cash provided by
  operating activities was $17.5 million.  Net cash used in
  investing activities was $60.8 million, including
  approximately $43.1 million related to  the construction of
  the Masquerade Village and Tower expansion, $5.6 million in
  land acquisitions adjacent to the Rio and $7.8 million for the
  investment in the Rio Secco Golf Club.  The Company arranged
  for an $8.0 million loan from Bank of America that was funded
  in May 1997 as partial funding of its estimated $27.0 million
  investment in the Rio Secco Golf Club, which includes a $4.5
  million club house scheduled to open in the spring of 1998.
  
  Based upon cash on hand, cash available through borrowings
  under the $200.0 million line of credit, $130.0 million of
  which was available as of June 30, 1997,  and cash provided by
  operations, the Company believes that it has adequate cash
  available to fund  real estate purchase commitments,
  investment commitments associated with the acquisition of the
  golf course and operations.
  
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                   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  On March 27, 1996, a complaint in a purported class action
  lawsuit (TOM PAYNE, ET AL. V. AZTAR CORPORATION, ET AL., Case
  No. 698592) was filed in the Superior Court of California,
  County of San Diego, against a number of gaming entities,
  including the Company.  The complaint, which is primarily a
  narrower version of the other class action suits filed against
  the gaming industry, alleges that the defendants have engaged
  in a course of conduct intended to induce persons to play
  gaming devices based on a false belief concerning how the
  gaming machines operate, as well as the extent to which there
  is an opportunity to win on a given play.  The Company joined
  in an attempt to remove the case to federal court which was
  not successful.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss the
  complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction.  The motion is
  pending.  In the interim, several defendants which did not
  have jurisdiction motions filed a motion to demur, arguing
  that the action should not be considered by  the California
  court because the matter is relegated to the Nevada regulatory
  system pursuant to the Commerce Clause of the U.S.
  Constitution.  After a hearing conducted on July 11, 1997, the
  court sustained the demur without leave to amend.  Although
  the Company is still technically a defendant in the case,
  management believes that the court's ruling will be applied to
  all defendants and the Company will be dismissed from the
  action.  In addition, management believes that the substance
  of the complaint is without merit and the Company intends
  vigorously to  defend the allegations if the action is not
  dismissed against the Company pursuant to the demur.
  
  For additional information on litigation in which the Company
  is a party, see the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year
  ended December 31, 1996, Part I, Item 3, and the Company's
  report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, Part
  II, Item 1.
  
ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES

  During the first quarter of 1997, certain options granted
  pursuant to the Company's Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan were
  exercised, resulting in the issuance of 115,200 shares of the
  Company's Common Stock.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

  NONE
  
ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

  The Company has entered into an agreement with Paradise
  Valley, L.L.C., to submit a bid for one of the three gaming
  licenses to be issued by the City of Detroit, Michigan.
  Paradise Valley, L.L.C. is a Michigan limited liability
  company whose members are primarily comprised of residents of
  Detroit, including former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.  The
  Company and Paradise Valley, L.L.C. have formed Paradise
  Valley Rio, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company, as
  the formal entity seeking one of the three gaming licenses.
  Plans for a Detroit project are in the conceptual bidding
  phase, and are contingent upon licensing and financing issues.
  
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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

  (a)  EXHIBITS
  
  
     EXHIBIT   
     NUMBER                          DESCRIPTION
               
      4.01     Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
               August 8, 1997 among Rio Properties, Inc. and Rio
               Leasing, Inc., as Borrowers, Bank of America National
               Trust and Savings Association, as Agent and as a Bank,
               and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, First
               Security Bank, N.A., NBA Bank, Societe Generale, U.S.
               Bank of Nevada, Bank of Scotland, PNC Bank, National
               Association, Successor By Merger to Midlantic Bank,
               N.A., and Bank of Hawaii, as Banks
               
      10.01    Purchase Agreement dated as of June 1, 1997 among Rio
               Development Company, Inc. and Seven Hills Golf Limited
               Partnership
               
      11.01    Computation of Earnings Per Common Share
               
      27.01    Financial Data Schedule

  
  (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
  
     NONE
     
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                           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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                          Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc.
                                                (Registrant)
                                        
                                        
                                        
      August 12, 1997                      /S/ RONALD J. RADCLIFFE
           (Date)                          RONALD J. RADCLIFFE
                                           Vice President, Treasurer and
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Duly Authorized Officer and
                                            Principal Financial Officer)
                                
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                          EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                           SEQUENTIAL PAGE
EXHIBIT                     DESCRIPTION                         NUMBER
                                                                   
  4.01    Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated          18
          as of August 8, 1997 among Rio Properties, Inc.
          and Rio Leasing, Inc., as Borrowers, Bank of
          America National Trust and Savings Association,
          as Agent and as a Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank
          National Association, First Security Bank,
          N.A., NBA Bank, Societe Generale, U.S. Bank of
          Nevada, Bank of Scotland, PNC Bank, National
          Association, Successor By Merger to Midlantic
          Bank, N.A., and Bank of Hawaii, as Banks
                                                                   
 10.01    Purchase Agreement dated as of June 1, 1997             31
          among Rio Development Company, Inc. and Seven
          Hills Golf Limited Partnership
                                                                   
 11.01    Computation of Earnings per Common Share                47
                                                                   
 27.01    Financial Data Schedule                                 49

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                          EXHIBIT 4.01

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                     THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO
                        CREDIT AGREEMENT
          
          THIS  THIRTEENTH  AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT,  (this
"Thirteenth  Amendment") is made and dated as of August  8,  1997
among Rio Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
Rio  Leasing,  Inc. ("Rio Leasing"; the Company and Rio  Leasing,
each a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), the several
financial  institutions  party  hereto  ("Banks"),  and  Bank  of
America National Trust and Savings Association, as agent for  the
Banks  (the "Agent") and amends the Credit Agreement dated as  of
July  15,  1993 among the Borrowers, the Banks and the Agent,  as
amended  by  a First Amendment to Credit Agreement  dated  as  of
October 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as
of  November 8, 1993, a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated
as  of  April  15,  1994, a Fourth Amendment to Credit  Agreement
dated  as  of  December  16, 1994, a Fifth  Amendment  to  Credit
Agreement dated as of March 20, 1995, a Sixth Amendment to Credit
Agreement  dated  as  of July 31, 1995, a  Seventh  Amendment  to
Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  January  17,  1996,  an  Eighth
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 17, 1996, a  Ninth
Amendment  to Credit Agreement and Notes dated as of January  13,
1997,  a Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February
3,  1997, an Eleventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated  as  of
May  13,  1997  and a Twelfth Amendment to Credit  Agreement  and
Waiver dated as of May 13, 1997 (as so amended, the "Agreement").

                            RECITALS
                                
          A.    The Company had previously notified the Agent and
the  Banks  that  it  intended to form a limited  partnership  to
acquire an approximate 60% ownership interest in the Seven  Hills
Golf Course.  The Company now desires to have Rio Development,  a
wholly-owned  Unrestricted Subsidiary of  the  Parent  Guarantor,
directly  acquire  100%  of the Seven  Hills  Golf  Course.   The
purchase  price for the Seven Hills Golf Course is  approximately
$17,000,000,  plus the assumption of approximately $6,000,000  in
existing  indebtedness secured by the Seven  Hills  Golf  Course.
Bank  of America National Trust and Savings Association has  also
made  a  $8,000,000 term loan to Rio Development and Rio  Resorts
for use in connection with the Seven Hills Golf Course.

          B.    In  connection with the Seven Hills Golf  Course,
the  Company has requested that the Agreement be amended  to  (i)
increase  the  permitted  investment  basket  (the  "SEVEN  HILLS
INVESTMENT  BASKET")  from $12,000,000 to $28,000,000  to  permit
such  acquisition and for additional improvements in Seven  Hills
Golf Course clubhouse and (ii) create a second basket (the "SEVEN
HILLS OPERATING EXPENDITURE BASKET") to enable the Parent

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Guarantor and its Subsidiaries to pay up to $5,000,000  per  year
in operating expenses related to the Seven Hills Golf Course.

          C.    Separately,  the Company has also requested  that
the  Agreement  be  amended to: (i) increase the  annual  Capital
Expenditures basket from $7,500,000 to $10,000,000, (ii) increase
the  amount  of  Real Property acquisitions permitted  thereunder
from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000, and (iii) permit expending up to
$1,900,000   in  additional  Capital  Expenditures  towards   the
extension  of  Twain Avenue near the Property  and  for  planning
relating to the development of property no. 2.

          D.    The Agent and the Banks are willing to consent to
the foregoing and to so amend the Agreement, all on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

          NOW,  THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,
the  receipt  and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,  the
parties hereby agree as follows:

          1.    TERMS.  All terms used herein shall have the same
meanings  as  in  the Agreement unless otherwise defined  herein.
All  references to the Agreement herein shall mean the  Agreement
as hereby amended.

          2.   AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.  The Borrowers, the Banks
and  the  Agent  hereby agree that the Agreement  is  amended  as
follows:

          2.1  All references to the Seven Hills Venture L.P. are
deleted.

          2.2   The  following new definitions  are  inserted  in
proper  alphabetical order in Section 1.01 of  the  Agreement  as
follows:

               "'SEVEN   HILLS   OPERATING  EXPENDITURES'   means
          (without  duplication)  the aggregate  of  all  amounts
          directly or indirectly paid by the Parent Guarantor and
          its Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, whether
          by   direct  payment,  dividend,  intercompany  charge,
          investment,  in  the  Ordinary Course  of  Business  or
          otherwise, for net operating expenses relating  to  the
          Seven Hills Golf Course."
          
               "'SEVEN HILLS OPERATING EXPENDITURE BASKET'  means
          $5,000,000  in  any calendar year; PROVIDED,  that  the
          Seven  Hills Operating Expenditure Basket for  calendar
          year 1997 shall be $2,500,000."
          
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          2.3   The  definitions of "Seven Hills Venture  Basket"
and  "Seven  Hills Venture Basket Expenditures"  are  renamed  to
"Seven  Hills  Investment  Basket" and  "Seven  Hills  Investment
Expenditures,"  respectively, and are  amended  and  restated  in
their entirety as follows:

               "'SEVEN   HILLS  INVESTMENT  EXPENDITURES'   means
          (without  duplication) the aggregate of all investments
          directly or indirectly made by the Parent Guarantor and
          its  Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in  the
          Seven  Hills Golf Course, including without  limitation
          for  the  acquisition thereof, all Capital Expenditures
          related   thereto  and  all  Indebtedness  assumed   or
          incurred in connection therewith."
          
               "'SEVEN    HILLS    INVESTMENT    BASKET'    means
          $28,000,000."
          
          2.4   The  definition is amended and  restated  in  its
entirety as follows:

               "'UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES' means Rio Development
          and Rio Resorts."
          
          2.5   Section  6.02(g) of the Agreement is amended  and
restated in its entirety as follows:

               "(g)   Concurrently  with  the  delivery  of   the
          financial  statements referred to in  Sections  6.01(a)
          and   (b),  a  written  report,  in  form  and   detail
          reasonably acceptable to the Agent, describing (i)  the
          status of the acquisition, development and operation of
          the  Seven  Hills Golf Course and (ii)  the  amount  of
          Seven  Hills  Investment Expenditures and  Seven  Hills
          Operating  Expenditures  made to  date  and  reasonably
          anticipated to be made."
          
          2.6   Section  7.01(m) of the Agreement (Limitation  on
Liens) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

               "(m) Liens on the Seven Hills Golf Course securing
          Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.05(i)."
          
          2.7   Section  7.04(d)  of  the  Agreement  (Loans  and
Investments) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

               "(d)  investments and operating expenses  relating
          to  the Seven Hills Golf Course; PROVIDED, that,  after
          giving  effect  thereto,  (i)  Seven  Hills  Investment
          Expenditures   shall  not  exceed   the   Seven   Hills
          Investment Basket, (ii) Seven Hills Operating
          
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          Expenditures shall not exceed the Seven Hills Operating
          Expenditure  Basket and (iii) no Default  or  Event  of
          Default shall then exist or result therefrom; PROVIDED,
          FURTHER,  that no Loan Party shall cause or permit  Rio
          Development  to  own any assets other  than  the  Seven
          Hills  Golf Course or any other Unrestricted Subsidiary
          to own any assets."
          
          2.8   Section  7.05(i) of the Agreement (Limitation  on
Indebtedness)  is  amended and restated in its  entirety  as  two
subsections as follows:

               "(i) Indebtedness not exceeding $6,000,000 in  the
          aggregate  secured by a Lien on the  Seven  Hills  Golf
          Course  existing  at the time Rio Development  acquired
          the  Seven  Hills  Golf Course; PROVIDED,  that,  after
          giving   effect   thereto,   Seven   Hills   Investment
          Expenditures   shall  not  exceed   the   Seven   Hills
          Investment  Basket and no Default or Event  of  Default
          shall then exist or result therefrom; and
          
               "(j)  Additional  unsecured  Indebtedness  of  Rio
          Development and/or Rio Resorts not exceeding $8,000,000
          in  the  aggregate, the proceeds of which are  used  to
          acquire  or develop the Seven Hills Golf Course  or  to
          reimburse the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for
          acquiring  or  developing the Seven Hills Golf  Course;
          PROVIDED,  that,  after  giving effect  thereto,  Seven
          Hills  Investment  Expenditures shall  not  exceed  the
          Seven  Hills Investment Basket and no Default or  Event
          of Default shall then exist or result therefrom."
          
          2.9  Section 7.06 (Transactions With Affiliates) of the
Agreement  (Transactions With Affiliates) is amended by inserting
the following proviso at the end thereof before the period:

          "PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Parent Guarantor  and  its
          Subsidiaries   may   make   Seven   Hills    Investment
          Expenditures  and  Seven  Hills Operating  Expenditures
          PROVIDED  that, after giving effect thereto, (i)  Seven
          Hills  Investment  Expenditures shall  not  exceed  the
          Seven   Hills  Investment  Basket,  (ii)  Seven   Hills
          Operating Expenditures shall not exceed the Seven Hills
          Operating  Expenditure Basket and (iii) no  Default  or
          Event of Default shall then exist or result therefrom."
          
          2.10 Section 7.08(g) of the Agreement is deleted in its
entirety.

          2.11   Section   7.13   of   the   Agreement   (Capital
Expenditures) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

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               "7.13  CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.  The Loan Parties and
          their    respective   Subsidiaries   and   Unrestricted
          Subsidiaries   shall  not  make,  or   become   legally
          obligated to make, and Capital Expenditures EXCEPT:
          
               "(a) Capital Expenditures in an fiscal year not in
          excess  of  the  SUM OF (i) $10,000,000 PLUS  (ii)  the
          amount,  if  any, by which $10,000,000 exceeds  Capital
          Expenditures  made  by  the  Loan  Parties  and   their
          combined  Subsidiaries  in  the  immediately  preceding
          fiscal    year;   PROVIDED,   HOWEVER,   that   Capital
          Expenditures shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal
          year;
          
               "(b)  acquisition  costs  of  Real  Property   not
          exceeding $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
          
               "(c)    Capital    Expenditures   not    exceeding
          $225,000,000  in  the  aggregate  for   the   Phase   5
          Expansion;
          
               "(d)  Capital Expenditures in connection with  the
          Seven  Hills Golf Course; PROVIDED, that, after  giving
          effect  thereto,  Seven  Hills Investment  Expenditures
          shall not exceed the Seven Hills Investment Basket  and
          no  Default  or  Event of Default shall then  exist  or
          result therefrom; and
          
               "(e) Capital Expenditures not exceeding $1,900,000
          in  the aggregate for the extension of Twain Avenue and
          for  planning relating to the development  of  property
          number 2."
          
          2.12   Schedule  5.19 is amended and  restated  in  its
entirety in the form of Schedule 5.19 hereto.

          2.13   Schedule 5.28 is amended by adding the  property
descriptions set forth in the form of Schedule 5.28 hereto.

          3.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.   The  Borrowers
jointly  and  severally represent and warrant to  the  Banks  and
Agent:

          3.1    AUTHORITY.   The  Borrowers have  all  necessary
power and have taken all corporate action necessary to make  this
Thirteenth Amendment, the Agreement, and all other agreements and
instruments  to  which  they are a party executed  in  connection
herewith  and  therewith,  the valid and enforceable  obligations
they purport to be.

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          3.2     NO  LEGAL  OBSTACLE  TO  THIRTEENTH  AMENDMENT.
Neither the execution of this Thirteenth Amendment, the making by
any  Borrower  of  any borrowings under the  Agreement,  nor  the
performance  of the Agreement by any Borrower has constituted  or
resulted  in  or  will constitute or result in a  breach  of  the
provisions of any contract to which any Borrower is a  party,  or
the violation of any law, judgment, decree or governmental order,
rule  or regulation applicable to any Borrower, or result in  the
creation  under  any  agreement or  instrument  of  any  security
interest, lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any of the assets  of
any  Borrower, except as permitted in the Agreement.  No approval
or  authorization of any governmental authority  is  required  to
permit the execution, delivery or performance by any Borrower  of
this  Thirteenth  Amendment, the Agreement, or  the  transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, or the making of any borrowing by
any Borrower under the Agreement.

          3.3    INCORPORATION  OF CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS.   The
representations  and warranties set forth in  Article  V  of  the
Agreement are true and correct in all respects on and as  of  the
date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof.

          3.4    DEFAULT.  Except as waived hereby, no  Event  of
Default under the Agreement has occurred and is continuing.

          4.     CONDITIONS, EFFECTIVENESS.  The effectiveness of
this  Thirteenth Amendment shall be subject to the compliance  by
the  Borrowers with their agreements herein contained, and to the
delivery  of  the  following to the Agent in form  and  substance
satisfactory to the Agent:

          4.1   CORPORATE RESOLUTIONS.  A copy of a resolution or
resolutions  passed by the Board of Directors of  each  Borrower,
certified  by  the  Secretary or an Assistant Secretary  of  each
Borrower  as  being in full force and effect on the date  hereof,
authorizing  the  amendments  to  the  Agreement,  and  the  Loan
Documents  to which each is a party, and the execution,  delivery
and performance of this Thirteenth Amendment.

          4.2  AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES.  A certificate, signed  by
the  Secretary  or an Assistant Secretary of each Borrower  dated
the  date  hereof, as to the incumbency of the person or  persons
authorized  to execute and deliver this Thirteenth Amendment  and
any  instrument or agreement required hereunder on behalf of  the
Borrowers.

          4.3   OTHER EVIDENCE.  Such other evidence with respect
to  the Loan Parties or any other person as the Agent or any Bank
may  reasonably  request  to establish the  consummation  of  the
transactions  contemplated hereby, the taking  of  all  corporate
action in connection with this Thirteenth Amendment, the

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Agreement  and  the Notes and the compliance with the  conditions
set forth herein.

          5.   MISCELLANEOUS.

          5.1   NO WAIVER.  This Thirteenth Amendment is specific
in  time and in intent and does not constitute, nor should it  be
construed  as,  a waiver of any other right, power  or  privilege
under  the  Loan  Documents, or under  any  agreement,  contract,
indenture,   document  or  instrument  mentioned  in   the   Loan
Documents;  nor  does  it preclude any exercise  thereof  or  the
exercise  of any other right, power or privilege, nor  shall  any
future   waiver  of  any  right,  power,  privilege  or   default
hereunder, or under any agreement, contract, indenture,  document
or  instrument  mentioned  in the Loan  Documents,  constitute  a
waiver  of any other default of the same or of any other term  or
provision.

          5.2   EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AGREEMENT.  Except as hereby
expressly  amended,  the  Agreement remains  in  full  force  and
effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respect.

          5.3   COUNTERPARTS.  This Thirteenth Amendment  may  be
executed  in  any  number  of  counterparts  and  all   of   such
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and
the  same instrument.  This Thirteenth Amendment shall not become
effective until the Borrowers, the Banks and the Agent shall have
signed  a  copy  hereof,  and  the Parent  Guarantor  shall  have
consented  hereto, whether the same instrument  or  counterparts,
and the same shall have been delivered to the Agent.

          5.4   JURISDICTION.  This Thirteenth Amendment, and any
instrument or agreement required hereunder, shall be governed  by
and construed under the laws of the State of Nevada; provide that
the  Agent  and  the Banks shall retain all rights arising  under
Federal law.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Thirteenth Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of  the
date first written above.

                                 
                                 RIO PROPERTIES, INC.
                                 RIO LEASING, INC.
                                                   
                                                   
                                 By:    /s/ Ronald J. Radcliffe
                                          Ronald J. Radcliffe
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                  
                                  
(Signatures continue)

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                              BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                              SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Agent
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                                           Janice Hammond
                                           Vice President
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                              SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as a Bank
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                                            Scott Faber
                                           Vice President
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
                              ASSOCIATION
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              FIRST SECURITY BANK, N.A.
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              NBD BANK
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              SOCIETE GENERALE
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                
                                
(Signatures Continue)

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                              U.S. BANK OF NEVADA
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              BANK OF SCOTLAND
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                   
                                                   
                              
                              PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                              SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDLANTIC
                              BANK, N.A.
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                                  
                                                  
                              
                              BANK OF HAWAII
                                                  
                                                  
                              By:  
                              Title:               
                                
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                   CONSENT OF PARENT GUARANTOR
                    AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
                                
                                
          The  undersigned  Parent Guarantor,  as  party  to  the
Parent  Guaranty dated July 15, 1993, Cinderlane, Inc., as  party
to  a  Subsidiary Guaranty dated January 13, 1997, and HLG, Inc.,
Inc.,  as  party  to a Subsidiary Guaranty dated  May  13,  1997,
hereby  consent to the foregoing Thirteenth Amendment  to  Credit
Agreement dated as of August 8, 1997 and confirm that the  Parent
Guaranty  and each Subsidiary Guaranty remain in full  force  and
effect after giving effect thereto and represent and warrant that
there is no defense, counterclaim or offset of any type or nature
under the Parent Guaranty or either Subsidiary Guaranty.

Dated as of August 8, 1997


                                 
                                 RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC.
                                 CINDERLANE, INC.
                                 HLG, INC.
                                                   
                                                   
                                 By:    /s/ Ronald J. Radcliffe
                                          Ronald J. Radcliffe
                                        Chief Financial Officer

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                                                    SCHEDULE 5.19
                                              TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
                                                                 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
                                
PARENT:   RIO HOTEL AND CASINO, INC.


                        Jurisdiction                       Percentage
                          in Which           Direct            of
       PERSON            Organized           Owner         Ownership
                                  
                            SUBSIDIARIES
                                                             
<S>                    <C>               <C>                 <C>
                                                                 
Rio Properties, Inc.   Nevada            Parent Guarantor      100%
                                                                 
Rio Leasing, Inc.      Nevada            Parent Guarantor      100%
                                                                 
Cinderlane, Inc.       Nevada            Rio Properties        100%
                                                                 
HLG, Inc.              Nevada            Parent Guarantor      100%
                                  
                                  
                      UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                 
Rio Development                                                  
Company, Inc.          Nevada            Parent Guarantor      100%
                                                                 
Rio Resort                                                       
Properties, Inc.       Nevada            Parent Guarantor      100%

</TABLE>
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                                                    SCHEDULE 5.28
                                              TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
                                                                 
                                                                 
           CINDERLANE PROPERTIES NOT PLEDGED TO BANKS
                                
                                
The following paragraph is added to Schedule 5.28:

  "In  addition to the real property listed above, real  property
  not  exceeding  $5,000,000  in  aggregate  value,  acquired  by
  Cinderlane pursuant to Section 7.13(b) of the Agreement  (which
  real  property  is  contiguous to, and/or to  be  developed  in
  conjunction  with, existing real property owned  by  Cinderlane
  or  the  Company)  will not be required to be  pledged  to  the
  Agent and the Banks."
  
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                          EXHIBIT 10.01

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                       PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                                
          THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT  (this "Agreement") is executed
as  of   the 5th day of August 1997, is effective, retroactively,
as of June 1, 1997, and is among Rio Development Company, Inc., a
Nevada  corporation ("Purchaser"), and Seven Hills  Golf  Limited
Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership ("Seller").

                         R E C I T A L S
                                
          WHEREAS,   Seller   owns  certain  real  property   and
improvements  thereon  within  the  Seven  Hills  Master  Planned
Community, located in the City of Henderson, State of Nevada  and
particularly  described on Exhibit "A" hereto  (the  "Property"),
which Property is anticipated to be developed and operated as  an
18-hole golf course with related improvements (the "Project");

          WHEREAS,  in  connection with the Project, Seller  also
owns  the Related Assets (as hereinafter defined), which  Related
Assets, together with the Property, are collectively referred  to
herein as the "Assets"; and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth
herein,  Seller  desires  to  sell  and  assign  the  Assets   to
Purchaser,  and  Purchaser desires to purchase and  acquire  same
from Seller.

          NOW,  THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,
the  receipt  and  sufficiency of which are hereby  acknowledged,
Purchaser and Seller hereby covenant and agree as follows:

          1.    SALE  OF THE ASSETS.   Subject to the  terms  and
conditions  set  forth  herein, at the  Closing  (as  hereinafter
defined)  Seller  shall  sell, transfer, assign  and  deliver  to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from  Seller,
all  of Seller's existing assets and business with respect to the
Project,  including,  without limitation, the  assets  set  forth
below.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
Purchaser  agrees that upon the Closing, Purchaser  shall  assume
all  liabilities and obligations to which Seller was subject,  as
of the Closing, in connection with the Related Assets.

                a.    THE  PROPERTY. The Property,  free  of  all
liens, exceptions and encumbrances except for those set forth  as
exceptions nos. 1, 2 (to the extent these cannot be determined at
Closing),  3  (to  the  extent  these  cannot  be  determined  at
Closing), 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (subject to Purchaser review)
13   and   14  (the  "Permitted  Exceptions")  on  that   certain
preliminary  title report (the "Title Report")  no.  97-06-0963LM
prepared  by Nevada Title Company ("Escrow Agent") at  7:30  A.M.
dated June 10, 1997, and any and all improvements thereon.  It is
agreed  that  any potential liens or actual liens recorded  by/on
behalf  of/because of Marnell Corrao Associates, Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation ("MCA"), whether revealed on the Title Report or not,
shall be deemed Permitted Exceptions.

                b.    PERSONAL  PROPERTY:  The Personal  Property
listed  on Schedule 1 b., attached hereto and made a part  hereof
as if fully set forth;

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                c.    MARKS, DESIGNS.  All of Seller's rights and
entitlements to use the "Seven Hills" marks, insignia and designs
(the "Marks");

                d.    CONTRACTS.  All rights and interests in and
to   all   contracts,  agreements,  rights,  easements,   orders,
commitments, understandings and arrangements with respect to  the
Project,  including, without limitation, the contracts listed  on
Exhibit  "B" attached hereto (the "Contracts").  With respect  to
Seller's  Contract  with First Security Leasing  Company  ("First
Security")  for  the  lease  of certain  equipment  used  at  the
Property,  Purchaser agrees that at the Closing, Purchaser  shall
replace  Seller's  deposit to First Security  in  the  amount  of
$51,396,  and  that it shall execute and deliver  (or  cause  the
execution  and delivery) to First Security all such documents  as
may  be  necessary to replace Terry Johnston and Terry Taylor  as
guarantors under such First Security Contract;

                e.   PERMITS.  All permits owned by or issued  to
Seller  relating  to  the  Project and all  pending  applications
therefor (the "Permits");

                f.   BOOKS, RECORDS.  All originals or copies  of
all  books,  records, files and papers, whether in hard  copy  or
computer  format, used in connection with the Project, including,
without limitation, engineering information, manuals, data, sales
and  advertising materials and sales and purchase  correspondence
(but  excluding original documentation with respect  to  Seller's
construction  contract with Kajima Engineering and  Construction,
Inc., a California corporation ("Kajima")) (the "Records");

                g.   TECHNOLOGY, KNOW-HOW.  All technology, know-
how,  trade  secrets,  proprietary data, formulae,  research  and
development data, computer software programs and other intangible
property,  and any applications for the same, used by  Seller  in
connection with the Project (the "Know-how");

                h.    GOODWILL.   All  of  Seller's  goodwill  in
connection with the Project (the "Goodwill");

                i.    EASEMENTS.   All of Seller's  rights  under
easement agreements, or rights to obtain easements, with the City
of  Henderson  with  respect  to  golf-cart  underpasses  on  the
Property (the "Easements");

                j.   WARRANTIES.  All of Seller's rights, if any,
to  warranties from vendors, contractors and subcontractors  with
respect to the Property (the "Warranties");

                k.   BOARD POSITIONS.  All of Seller's rights  to
appoint  a  member to the Board of Trustees to  the  Seven  Hills
Master Association (the "Association") and all of Seller's rights
to  appoint a member to the architectural review committee of the
Association (collectively, the "Board Positions"); and

                l.    SILVER CANYON PARTNERSHIP.  All of Seller's
rights  to receive any property or performance from Silver Canyon
Partnership  with  respect to the Property as set  forth  in  the
Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement dated May 28,  1996  and
the Declaration of Easements, Covenants and Restrictions recorded
July 19, 1996 in Book 960719 as Document No.

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<PAGE>

00118  in  the  official records of the Recorder of Clark County,
Nevada (the "Silver Canyon Rights").

The  Personal Property, Marks, Contracts, Permits, Records, Know-
how,  Goodwill, Easements, Warranties, Board Positions and Silver
Canyon Rights are collectively referred to herein as the "Related
Assets."    All  of  the  Related Assets  shall  be  conveyed  to
Purchaser   at   the   Closing  free   and  clear  of  all  liens
and  encumbrances except liens and encumbrances created under the
Orix Agreement or the Contracts.

          2.   CONSIDERATION.  The consideration for the transfer
of the Assets by Seller to Purchaser shall be:

                a.   CASH PURCHASE PRICE.  Cash payment to Seller
in  the  amount of $6,250,000 (the "Cash Purchase Price") {see  7
(a) for the Initial Payment as therein defined};

                b.    CANCELLATION  OF CERTAIN  PROMISSORY  NOTE.
Cancellation  of  that  certain Promissory  Note  made  by  Terry
Johnston payable to the order of Purchaser dated March 4, 1997 in
the  original principal amount of $3,750,000.00 (the "Note") with
an outstanding principal balance at June 1, 1997 of $5,299,654.72
of    which    $1,200,000.00   was   credited   to   the   stated
outstanding  principal  balance on June  30,  1997  and  will  be
redisbursed  at  the  Closing so the full  outstanding  principal
balance   on   the   Closing  Date  will  be  the   $5,299,654.72
as stated above; and

                c.   ASSUMPTION  OF  CERTAIN  LIABILITIES.    The
assumption of the liabilities as expressly provided in Section  3
hereof.

          3.   ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES.

          From  and   after  the  Closing Date,  Purchaser  shall
assume,  pay, perform and discharge the liabilities  incurred  in
connection  with  the  following obligations,  as  set  forth  in
Section 3(a) through 3(e) hereof:

                a.    ORIX LOAN.  That certain Construction  Loan
Agreement (the "Orix Agreement") dated July 2, 1996 among  Seller
and Orix USA Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Orix") and the
Loan  Documents  (as such term is defined in the Orix  Agreement)
(the  loan balance under the Orix Agreement, as of June 1,  1997,
is approximately $3,708,777.00).

                b.   MCA PROJECT NO. 838-97. The amended contract
to  complete the golf course at the Project among Seller and MCA,
commonly  known  as MCA Project No. 838-97 (with  an  outstanding
obligation of approximately $4,500,000 as of June 1, 1997).

                c.    MCA PROJECT NO. 848-97.  The contract among
Seller and MCA, commonly known as MCA Project No. 848-97 (with an
outstanding obligation of approximately $1,000,000 as of June  1,
1997).

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                d.    MCA PROJECT NO. 878-97.  The contract among
Seller  and  MCA  to  construct the club house  at  the  Project,
commonly  known  as MCA Project No. 878-97 (with  an  outstanding
obligation of approximately $4,500,000 as of June 1, 1997).

                e.   ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.  Except
as  expressly excluded in Section 3(f) below, all other  expenses
associated with the Project, the Property and the Related Assets,
commencing  as  of  June 1, 1997, including, without  limitation,
payroll   obligations,  obligations  under  the  First   Security
Contracts,  and  obligations  in  connection  with  fencing   and
portable  toilets at the Project, taxes and insurance, as  it  is
the  intent of the parties that the Purchaser is responsible  for
costs  incurred  on  and after June 1, 1997  and  the  Seller  is
responsible for costs incurred prior to June 1, 1997 which, as of
the date of Closing, have not been paid either through the use of
the  proceeds advanced under the Promissory Note (see Section 2b)
or  payments  made  by MCA or costs incurred by  MCA  under,  MCA
Project  Nos.  838-97, 848-97 and 878-97 whether  MCA  made  such
payments or incurred such costs prior to or after June 1, 1997.

                f.    LIABILITIES NOT ASSUMED. In no event  shall
Purchaser  assume or incur any liability under this Agreement  or
otherwise  in  respect of (i) any federal, state or local  income
tax,  business, occupation, withholding or similar tax  or  other
tax  payable in connection with the Project or the Assets arising
prior  to  the  Closing Date or as a result of the Closing;  (ii)
the  agreement   between  Seller  and  Rees   Jones,  Inc.   with
respect to certain design and construction of the golf course  at
the   Project,  provided  that  Seller  will  execute  a  Partial
Assignment of this contract, assigning to Purchaser the  benefits
of  the  contract, but not the obligations of the contact; and/or
(iii)  that  certain mechanics' lien recorded by Kajima on  April
10, 1997, as amended on April 11, 1997 in the Official Records of
Clark County, Nevada, with respect to the Property.
     
     In  addition,  Purchaser shall not be  responsible  for  the
breach  by Seller of any provision set forth in any agreement  or
other  instrument described in Section 3(a) through  3(e)  hereof
which  occurred before the date hereof and Seller  hereby  agrees
that  it  shall indemnify and forever hold Purchaser harmless  in
connection with any such breach.
     
          4.   REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER.   Seller represents and
warrants  that the following are true and correct in all respects
as  of  June  1,  1997 and shall be true and correct  as  of  the
Closing:

                a.    PARTNERSHIP  ORGANIZATION.    Seller  is  a
limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in  good
standing  under  the  laws of the State of Nevada,  and  has  all
necessary limited partnership powers to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now owned and operated by it.

                b.    AUTHORITY.   As  of the  Closing,  Seller's
partners  (both  general and limited) shall have duly  authorized
and  approved the execution of this Agreement and the sale of the
Assets  as contemplated herein, as required under Nevada law  and
Seller's  Amended  and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership
[undated] (the "Partnership Agreement").

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                c.   MARKETABLE  TITLE.    To  the  best  of  its
knowledge,  Seller has good and marketable title to  the  Related
Assets.   The  Assets  constitute  all  of  Seller's  assets   in
connection with the Project.  None of the Assets are the  subject
of,  or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, are targeted for, any
proceeding in eminent domain.

                d.   TRANSACTION  NOT  A  BREACH.    Neither  the
execution  of  this  Agreement nor the transactions  contemplated
hereby  will  result  in  or constitute  a  breach  or  violation
(whether with notice or lapse of time or both) of the Partnership
Agreement or any lease, contract, mortgage or other agreement  by
which  Seller  is bound, except as to any consents  or  approvals
required and specified herein.

                e.   LITIGATION.      To  the  best  of  Seller's
knowledge,  except with respect to the mechanics liens  reflected
as   items  15  and  16  on  the  Title  Report,  there  are   no
investigations,  actions,  suits, charges,  complaints  or  other
proceedings of any character pending, or, to the best  of  Seller
knowledge, threatened or otherwise asserted against or  involving
the Seller which could reasonably be expected to affect the title
of  the  Property,  at  law or in equity or before  any  federal,
state,  or other governmental division, agency or instrumentality
and  no  circumstances are known by Seller to exist  which  would
give rise to any such action, suit or proceeding.

                f.   MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT.  Other than  that
certain  Management Agreement dated January 1, 1996 among  Seller
and  Mulligan Management Company, LLC (the "Mulligan Agreement"),
there  are  no agreements to which Seller is party  or  by  which
Seller is bound with respect to supervising and/or operating  the
Project.

                g.   COMPLIANCE  WITH CC&RS.    To  the  best  of
Seller's  knowledge,  Seller  is in compliance  in  all  material
respects with the terms and provisions of (i) that certain Master
Declaration   of  Covenants,  Conditions  and  Restrictions   and
Reservation  of  Easements  for Seven Hills  executed  by  Silver
Canyon  Partnership  and  dated  October  9,  1995  (the  "Master
Declaration"),  including  without  limitation,  compliance  with
Article  IX  thereof  relating  to  architectural  and  landscape
matters;   and  (ii)  that  certain  Declaration  of   Easements,
Covenants and Restrictions (Golf Course Dedication) dated May 28,
1996   among   Silver   Canyon   Partnership   and   the   Seller
(collectively, the "CC&Rs").  Purchaser and Seller agree that the
existing landscaping of the "Golfscape" (as such term is  defined
in Section 1.30 of the Master Declaration) shall, for purposes of
this  Agreement,  be deemed to be in compliance in  all  material
respects with the CC&Rs.

                h.     EMPLOYEES.    To  the  best  of   Seller's
knowledge, as of the date of the execution of this Agreement  and
the  Closing  Date, Seller is not delinquent in any fashion  with
respect to payroll taxes, industrial insurance premiums, FICA and
any  other  matter or matters with respect to its  employees  and
employment and labor-related obligations.

                i.   ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.   To the  best  of
Seller's knowledge and without independent inquiry on the part of
Seller, and except for any violations caused by MCA, Seller is in
compliance  with  all Environmental and Safety  Requirements  (as
hereinafter defined) and possesses all required permits, licenses
and  certificates,  and  has filed all  notices  or  applications
required  by  the Environmental and Safety Requirements;  EXCEPT,
HOWEVER, where

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such noncompliance with Environmental and Safety Requirements  or
failure  to  possess required permits, licenses and  certificates
would  not,  individually or in the aggregate,  have  a  material
adverse  effect upon the Property.   In addition, Seller has  not
been subject to, and has not received any notice of, any private,
administrative  or  judicial action, or notice  of  any  intended
private,  administrative, or judicial  action,  relating  to  the
presence   or   alleged  presence  of  Hazardous  Materials   (as
hereinafter  defined)  in, under or upon  the  Property,  and  to
Seller's  knowledge, Seller does not have any material basis  for
any such notice or action.

     Without independent inquiry on the part of Seller, there are
no pending, or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened actions or
proceedings (or notices of potential actions or proceedings) from
any  governmental  authority or any other  entity  regarding  any
matter   relating  to  health,  safety  or  protection   of   the
environment with respect  to the Property.  In addition,  to  the
knowledge  of Seller and without independent inquiry  by  Seller,
there  are  no,  and there have been no, past or present  events,
conditions,  circumstances, activities, practices,  incidents  or
actions  which could reasonably be expected to interfere with  or
prevent  continued compliance with any Environmental  and  Safety
Requirements, give rise to any legal obligation or liability,  or
otherwise  form  the material basis of any claim,  action,  suit,
proceeding,  hearing or investigation against  or  involving  the
Property, under any Environmental and Safety Requirements.

     For  purposes of this Agreement, "Environmental  and  Safety
Requirements" means all applicable federal, state and local laws,
rules,  regulations,  ordinances  and  requirements  relating  to
public health and safety, worker health and safety, and pollution
and  protection  of the environment, as the same may  be  amended
from  time  to  time;  and  "Hazardous Material"  means,  without
limitation,   (i)  hazardous  materials,  hazardous   substances,
extremely  hazardous substances and hazardous  wastes,  as  those
terms  are  defined by the Comprehensive Environmental  Response,
Compensation and Liability  Act, 42  U.S.C.  Sec. 9601  et   seq.
("CERCLA"), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.
Sec.  6901  et  seq. ("RCRA"),  and  any  other Environmental and
Safety   Requirements;   (ii)   petroleum,   including,   without
limitation,  crude   oil  or any fraction thereof which is liquid
at  standard  conditions  of temperature and pressure (60 degrees
Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per  square inch absolute); (iii)  any
radioactive material, including, without limitation, any  source,
special nuclear,  or  by-product material as defined in 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 2011 et seq.; and (iv) asbestos.

     Seller's  representations and warranties set forth  in  this
Section  4(j)  shall survive the termination  of  this  Agreement
until such time as all appropriate Certificates of Occupancy have
been issued in connection with the clubhouse at the Project.

          5.   REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER. Purchaser represents
and  warrants  that  the following are true and  correct  in  all
respects  on the date hereof and will be true and correct  as  of
the Closing:

                a.    CORPORATE  ORGANIZATION.   Purchaser  is  a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under  the  laws  of the State of Nevada, and has  all  necessary
corporate  powers  to  own its properties and  to  carry  on  its
business as now owned and operated by it.

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<PAGE>

                b.  AUTHORITY. Purchaser's Board of Directors has
duly authorized and approved the execution of this Agreement  and
the  acquisition  by  Purchaser of  the  Assets  as  contemplated
herein, as required under Nevada law and Purchaser's Articles  of
Incorporation and Bylaws.

                c.   QUALIFICATION.   Purchaser is duly qualified
to do business in the State of Nevada.

          6.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.   In addition to the  other
terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement,
and  the  rights,  entitlements and obligations  of  the  parties
hereto,  is  subject to, and is expressly conditioned  upon,  the
occurrence, on or before the Closing, of the following:

                a.   PARTNER CONSENTS.  The  receipt by Seller of
the consent of all of the partners (both general and limited)  of
Seller,  to  the sale of the Assets, in accordance  with  Section
9.3(e) of the Partnership Agreement.

                b.   MECHANICS' LIEN.  The release or bonding  of
that  certain  mechanics' lien recorded by Kajima  on  April  10,
1997,  as  amended on April 11, 1997 in the Official  Records  of
Clark County, Nevada, with respect to the Property.

                c.    ADDITIONAL CONSENTS.  The receipt by Seller
of all necessary consents and/or approvals required in connection
with  the sale and transfer of the Assets as contemplated by this
Agreement.

                d.    TERMINATION OF MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT.   The
termination by Seller of the Mulligan Agreement.

                e.     REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES  TRUE  AT
CLOSING.   All representations and warranties of Seller shall  be
true  on  the  Closing  Date, as though such representations  and
warranties were made on such date.

                f.    RISK OF LOSS. Risk of loss with respect  to
any  and  all  of the Assets prior to the Closing shall  be  upon
Purchaser;  PROVIDED HOWEVER, that in the event of a casualty  as
to  the  Assets (or any of them), Purchaser shall be entitled  to
any  available insurance proceeds with respect thereto  from  any
applicable  policy  of insurance covering the  same  wherein  the
Seller is the insured.

                g.   KAJIMA PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS. Seller's shall
have  obtained all of  the  limited partnership interests held by
Kajima in Seller.

                h.    ORIX LOAN.  Seller shall have obtained from
Orix  all  necessary documents to allow Purchaser to  assume  the
Orix  Loan  evidenced  by the  Orix Agreement.

                i.   SURVEY OF GOLF COURSE. An ALTA survey of the
Golf Course, acceptable as to encroachments by Purchaser, if any.

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          7.   THE CLOSING. The date on which the purchase of the
Assets as contemplated by this Agreement shall be consummated  is
referred to herein as the "Closing Date," and the transaction  by
which Purchaser so acquires title to the Assets is referred to as
the  "Closing."  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Closing
shall   occur   by   the   earlier   of   August   29,  1997   or
two  (2) business days after the later of the satisfaction of the
either Kajima contingency set forth in Section 6(g) above or Orix
contingency set forth in Section 6(h) above;, unless extended  in
a writing executed by the Purchaser, provided that such extension
or  extensions,  in  the  aggregate do  not  exceed  thirty  (30)
calendar  days   or extended because the contingency  related  to
either  (or both) Kajima set forth in Section 6(g) above or  Orix
set  forth  in Section 6(h) above has (have) not been  met.   The
Closing shall take place at 9:00 a.m. on the Closing Date at  the
office  of  the Escrow Agent. 

                a.    CERTAIN PAYMENT PRIOR TO CLOSING.  On  June
30, 1997, Purchaser provided Seller with the sum of $2,000,000 of
the Cash Purchase Price (the "Initial Payment").

                b.    SELLER'S CLOSING ITEMS.  Not less than  one
(1)  business day prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver
to  Escrow  Agent the following: (i)  a Grant, Bargain  and  Sale
Deed  (the  "Deed") conveying title to the Property to  Purchaser
subject  only  to  the Permitted Exceptions;   (ii)  real  estate
transfer  declarations for state, county and  local  authorities;
(iii)  a  commitment  for ALTA coverage title  insurance  in  the
amount   of  $21,250,000.00  and  issued  through  Escrow  Agent,
covering the Property and showing title in Seller subject only to
the  Permitted  Exceptions (iv) appropriate  assignments  of  the
Related  Assets (which may include, without limitation, bills  of
sale,   assignments  of  the  Silver  Canyon  Rights,  the  Board
Positions,  the  Marks and the Contracts,  and  delivery  of  the
original  Permits or copies thereof, the Warranties, the  Records
and  the  Know-how) all as set forth on Schedule  7  b.  attached
hereto  and  made  a  part  hereof as if  fully  set  forth;  (v)
personnel  records of Seller's employees who shall be  terminated
by  Seller prior to the Closing and who will become employees  of
Purchaser;  and,  (vi)  such  other customary  documents  as  may
reasonably  be  required by Purchaser in order to consummate  the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.   It is agreed  that
the real property transfer tax with respect to the Property shall
be  based upon the agreed-upon net sales price of the Property of
$6,250,000  and  the Seller will execute a Clark  County,  Nevada
Declaration of Value stating same.

                c.    PURCHASER'S CLOSING ITEMS.  Purchaser shall
deliver  to  the Escrow Agent not less than one (1) business  day
prior  to  the Closing Date the following: (i) cash in an  amount
equal  to the Cash Purchase Price less the amount of the  Initial
Payment;  (ii)  the original Note, which Note,  at  the  Closing,
shall  each  be marked "canceled;" (iii) the original  promissory
note  evidencing Seller's obligations with respect to the Initial
Payment,  which note, at the Closing, shall be marked "canceled;"
(iv)  all  Closing  escrow costs; (v) an  express  assumption  by
Purchaser  of Seller's rights, obligations and liabilities  under
both  the  CC&Rs  and Golf Course Declaration;  (vi)  an  express
assumption  by  Purchaser  of Seller's  rights,  obligations  and
liabilities  under  the Orix Agreement and,  in  the  event  Orix
refuses  to provide Seller with a release of Seller's obligations
under  the  Orix  Agreement  at  such  time,  an  indemnity  from
Purchaser in favor of Seller with respect thereto; (vii)  payment
of  the  closing costs (escrow fees, transfer taxes, title costs,
filing  fees); and (viii) such other customary documents  as  may
reasonably  be  required  by Seller in order  to  consummate  the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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<PAGE>

          8.    FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Seller hereby agrees that it
shall  execute and deliver all deeds, bills of sale, conveyances,
and  other  instruments as may be necessary or appropriate  under
the  circumstances  in order to vest title in  Purchaser  to  the
Assets.  Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in the preparation
and  filing  of  documents  of  transfer  and/or  assignment   of
licenses,  permits  and  applications  in  connection  with   the
Project.

          9.   PROPERTY-LINE ADJUSTMENT DISCLOSURE.  Purchaser is
aware that as of the Closing, there are on-going adjustments with
respect  to  the property line between the Property  and  certain
residential  lots adjacent thereto.  Purchaser hereby  agrees  to
indemnify  and  hold  Seller  harmless  in  the  event  any  such
adjustments  cause  the  Property  to  differ  from   the   legal
description thereof set forth on Exhibit "A" hereto.

          10.  MISCELLANEOUS.

                a.    GOVERNING  LAW.   This Agreement  shall  be
construed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws  of  the
State of Nevada.

                b.    BINDING  EFFECT.  This Agreement  shall  be
binding  upon, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties  and
their respective heirs, successors and assigns.

                c.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed
in  any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed  an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and  the
same instrument.

                d.  NOTICES.  All notices, requests, demands, and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing, and be deemed
to  have  been  duly  given if delivered or mailed,  first  class
postage prepaid, to the address of the appropriate party as shown
on the signature pages hereof, or such other address as any party
may designate from time to time.

                e.    NON-WAIVER.  No delay or failure by  either
party  to exercise any right hereunder, and no partial or  single
exercise of any such right, shall constitute a waiver of that  or
any other right, unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

                f.  HEADINGS.  Headings in this Agreement are for
reference and convenience only and shall not be used to interpret
or construe the provisions of this Agreement.

                g.  TIME OF ESSENCE.  Time is of the essence with
respect to every provision of this Agreement.

                h.      ENTIRE  AGREEMENT;  MODIFICATION.    This
Agreement  supersedes all prior agreements of the parties  hereto
with  respect  to  the subject matter hereof, including,  without
limitation,  that certain Letter of Intent dated March  4,  1997,
and  constitutes the entire agreement between the parties  hereto
with  respect  to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement  may
not  be amended or modified except by an instrument duly executed
by the parties hereto.

                                9
<PAGE>

                i.   BROKER'S FEES.  Neither Purchaser nor seller
has engaged any party, including a licensed real-estate broker to
represent the Purchaser in its purchase or the Seller in its sale
as  contemplated  under this Agreement and each party  represents
and  warrants  that no other advisor, broker or finder  has  been
engaged  or  retained by it for the purpose of  assisting  in  or
arranging the purchase and sale contemplated under this Agreement
(or  any  part  thereof) or is entitled to a  fee  in  connection
therewith  and  each  party,  based on  the  representations  and
warranties contained in this item (i) agrees to indemnify  defend
and  hold  harmless  the other party for any such  claims,  which
indemnity shall survive the Closing under this Agreement.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, Purchaser and Seller have  signed  ten
(10)  originals of this Agreement on the day and year  first  set
forth above.

"PURCHASER"                          "SELLER"

Rio  Development  Company, Inc., a    Seven Hills Golf Limited Partnership,
Nevada corporation                    a Nevada limited partnership

By: /s/ James A. Barrett, Jr.               By: Three Putt, Inc., a
                                                Nevada corporation, its
James A. Barrett, Jr. Its, President            general partner

                                                By: /s/ Terry G. Taylor

                                                Terry G. Taylor, Its Secretary:

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<PAGE> 

                            EXHIBIT A
                                
                Legal Description of the Property
                                
Parcel One (1):

Golf Course Parcels Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5) of Lot AA of
Seven  Hills Formerly Silver Canyon, as Shown by Map  Thereof  on
File  in  Book 73 of Plats, Page 95, in the Office of the  County
Recorder of Clark County, Nevada.

Parcel Two (2):

Golf  Course Parcels One (1), Two (2), Six (6) and Seven  (7)  of
Lot  BB  of Seven Hills Formerly Silver Canyon, as Shown  by  Map
Thereof  of File in Book 73 of Plats, Page 96, in the  Office  of
the County Recorder of Clark County, Nevada.

Parcel Three (3):

An  easement  for ingress and egress over, upon  and  across  the
private  streets  and  walkways  and  use  of  the  common   area
facilities  for all owners, families and guests as  described  in
the Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and
Reservation  of Easements for Seven Hills, recorded  October  12,
1995, in Book 951012 as Document No. 00849 of Official Records.

                               11
<PAGE>

                            EXHIBIT B
                                
                        List of Contracts
                                
     1.   Agreement for Use of Reclaimed Water dated  October 28,
1992, by and between  City of Henderson, Nevada and  Cosmo  World
of Nevada, Inc.

     2.   Sewer  Access  and Maintenance Agreement dated June 13,
1995, by  and  between  City  of  Henderson  and  Silver   Canyon
Partnership, d.b.a. Seven Hills.

     3.   Water  Service  Contract  dated February 6, 1996 by and
between Silver Canyon Partnership and City of Henderson.

     4.   Effluent  Reuse  Management  Plan,  dated  February 10,
1995,  as  included  in  the  Reclaimed  Water   Management  Plan
prepared  for  Seven Hills and approved by letter dated March 31,
1995 from  the  Nevada  Department  of  Conservation  and Natural
Resources Division of Environmental Protection.

     5.   Stormwater     General     Discharge     Permit     No.
GNV0022241-30533 Seven Hills.

     6.   Declaration  of  Easements, Covenants, and Restrictions
(Golf Course  Declaration) recorded July 19, 1996 in Book  960719
as  Document  No.  00118 in the official records of the  Recorder
of Clark County, Nevada.

     7.    Agreement  dated _________________ by an between First
Security Leasing Company ("First Security") and SHGLP.

     8.    Agreement  dated _________________ by an between First
Security Leasing Company ("First Security") and SHGLP.

     9.    Agreement  dated _________________ by an between First
Security Leasing Company ("First Security") and SHGLP.

     10.   Construction Loan Agreement dated July 2,  1996  among
SHGLP  and Orix USA Corporation, a Delaware corporation  and  the
Loan Documents (as such term is defined in the Orix Agreement).

     11.  The amended contract to complete the golf course at the
Project  among SHGLP and Marnell Corrao Associates, Inc. commonly
known as MCA Project No. 838-97.

     12.  The contract among SHGLP and MCA, commonly known as MCA
Project No. 848-97.

     13.   The contract among SHGLP and MCA to construct the club
house at the Project, commonly known as MCA Project No. 878-97.

                               12
<PAGE>

     14.   Agreement dated _________________ among SHGLP and  Las
Vegas Fertilizer for grow-in materials at the Project.

     15.   Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement dated May 28,
1996   among   Silver  Canyon  Partnership,  a   Nevada   general
partnership, and Seven Hills Golf Limited Partnership,  a  Nevada
limited partnerships ("SHGLP").

     16.   Agreement dated ________________ among First  Security
Bank and SHGLP.

    TO BE SUBSTITUTED AT CLOSING WITH A REPLACEMENT EXHIBIT,
                COMPLETED AS TO ALL BLANK ENTRIES
                                
                               13
<PAGE>

                          SCHEDULE 1.b.
                                
                        PERSONAL PROPERTY
                                
        TO BE SUBSTITUTED AT CLOSING WITH THE FULL LISTING
                                
                               14
                                
<PAGE>

                         SCHEDULE  7 (b)
                                
                           LISTING OF
          APPROPRIATE ASSIGNMENTS OF THE RELATED ASSETS
                                
 TO BE REPLACED AT CLOSING WITH A COMPLETED SCHEDULE LISTING ALL
ASSIGNMENTS TO BE EXECUTED AT CLOSING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
    TO THOSE RELATED TO ITEMS 1 - 16 SET FORTH ON EXHIBIT "B"


                           EXHIBIT 11.01

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<PAGE>

                           EXHIBIT 11.01
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             RIO HOTEL & CASINO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
                             (Unaudited)

                                                      Three Months Ended                  Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,                          June 30,
                                                       1997            1996             1997             1996
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    Net income                                    $    6,629,850   $   5,475,276    $   4,212,527    $  10,801,110

  Shares:
    Weighted average number of common shares
      and equivalents outstanding                     21,283,776      21,237,707       21,238,207       21,202,588
    Stock options                                        236,572         434,062          229,881          361,978

    Weighted average number of common shares
      outstanding, as adjusted                        21,520,348      21,671,769       21,468,088       21,564,566

  Earnings per common share:
    Net income per common share                   $         0.31   $        0.25    $        0.20    $        0.50

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