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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 1998
SANTA FE GAMING CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEVADA 1-9481 88-0304348
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
4949 NORTH RANCHO DRIVE
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 658-4300
NONE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Reference is made to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 23,
1998, filed by Santa Fe Gaming Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 12, 1999 (the "February 8-K"),
which is amended by this amendment to the February 8-K. The Company filed with
the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 23, 1998, on October 27,
1998 (the "October 8-K"). The text of the October 8-K was exactly the same as
that of the February 8-K. However, the Company recently discovered that the
October 8-K was inadvertently filed under the Edgar codes of Pioneer Finance
Corp., a subsidiary of the Company. The Company is filing this amendment to the
February 8-K to explain the delay between the October 23, 1998 event date and
February 12, 1999 filing date of the February 8-K.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
SANTA FE GAMING CORPORATION
Date: February 26, 1999
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By: /s/ THOMAS K. LAND
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Thomas K. Land
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
