SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blatt, Robert     A. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 25 Ocean Avenue (Street) Larchmont, NY     10538 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) United States	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MTR Gaming Group, Inc.   MNTG		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director                           10% Owner            X          Officer                             Other           Vice President 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person       Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year     April 17, 2003 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date     (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed       Execution       Date, if any       (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary     Code     (Instr. 8) Code  |  V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      |         A/D         |         Price	5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported Transaction(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct(D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/15/2003		S |	10000   |           D           |   $6.5000	935584	D
Common Stock					3000	I	By Spouse

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SEC 1474 (9-02)

Blatt, Robert A. - April 17, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction     Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)	3A. Deemed       Execution       Date, if       any       (Month/       Day/       Year)	4. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary (V)     Code     (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transactions     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Common Stock Options/1999 Employee Incentive Plan	$2.0000					02/24/1999 | 02/23/2004	Common Stock - 150,000		150,000	D
Common Stock Options/2000 Employee Incentive Plan	$2.5000					03/13/2000 | 03/12/2010	Common Stock - 150,000		150,000	D

Explanation of Responses : The sales reported in this filing were made under a non-discretionary plan under Rule 10b5-1(C)(1) pursuant to which the filer intends to sell 10,000 shares each month between March 2003 and February 2004.

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /s/ Robert A. Blatt                   04-17-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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