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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<CIK> 0000888245
<NAME> HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1999 JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 SEP-30-1999
<CASH> 141,634 141,634
<SECURITIES> 0 0
<RECEIVABLES> 5,510 5,510
<ALLOWANCES> 1,926 1,926
<INVENTORY> 1,319 1,319
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 200,940 200,940
<PP&E> 277,040 277,040
<DEPRECIATION> 90,301 90,301
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 580,494 580,494
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 53,007 53,007
<BONDS> 535,474 535,474
0 0
0 0
<COMMON> 2 2
<OTHER-SE> (19,189) (19,189)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 535,474 535,474
<SALES> 0 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 82,948 228,872
<CGS> 0 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 58,586 164,581
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 11,852 32,824
<LOSS-PROVISION> 333 657
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 10,501 26,028
<INCOME-PRETAX> 1,676 4,782
<INCOME-TAX> 574 1,128
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,102 3,654
<DISCONTINUED> 0 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 (30,353)
<CHANGES> 0 0
<NET-INCOME> 1,102 (26,699)
<EPS-BASIC> .05 (1.07)
<EPS-DILUTED> .04 (1.06)
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