SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



              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 5, 2001



                        COAST HOTELS AND CASINOS, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




          Nevada                  333-04356                 88-0345706
     (State or other           (Commission File          (I.R.S. Employer
     jurisdiction of               Number)             Identification No.)
      incorporation)

             4500 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
                                                                -

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 365-7000

                                 Not Applicable
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.  Other Events.

     On October 5, 2001,  Harlan Braaten,  President and Chief Operating Officer
of Coast Hotels and  Casinos,  Inc.,  presented a live audio  webcast to discuss
business  levels at the  Company's  four Las Vegas  hotel-casinos  in the period
following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  Mr. Braaten stated that, on
a  consolidated  basis,  revenues in the period from  September 11, 2001 through
September 30, 2001 were up approximately 3% compared to the same period in 2000.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,  depreciation,  amortization,  deferred
rent and certain  non-recurring items,  including pre-opening expenses) was down
approximately  4% in the period,  due  primarily  to reduced foot traffic at the
Barbary  Coast on the Las  Vegas  Strip.  Gaming  revenues  at each of our three
locals-oriented  hotel-casinos were flat or up slightly, despite lower hotel and
restaurant customer counts during the twenty days ended September 30, 2001.

     Prior to the incident,  our third quarter had been  relatively  strong.  We
estimate that EBITDA in the quarter ended  September 30, 2001 was  approximately
$29 to $30 million, compared to $21.3 million in the third quarter of 2000.

     Certain  expansion  projects  that had been  announced  or  started  at our
hotel-casinos  prior to  September  11,  2001 are still  continuing.  We have no
current plans to change the scope or timing of these  projects at this time, but
will continue to monitor  business  conditions to determine if changes should be
considered.







                                     SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned  hereunto duly
authorized.

                                    COAST HOTELS AND CASINOS, INC.,
                                    a Nevada corporation



                                    By:   /s/ Gage Parrish
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                    Name: Gage Parrish
                                    Title:      Vice President and Chief
                                    Financial Officer

October 5, 2001


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