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UNITED STATES
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): June 16, 2010
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Nevada   000-22494   880304799
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490S,
Las Vegas, Nevada 		  89169
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (702) 567-7000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
SIGNATURES

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  (a)   The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 16, 2010.
 
  (b)   The following table shows the tabulation of votes for all matters put to vote at the Annual Meeting.
                                 
                            Broker
Matters Put to Vote   For   Against/Withheld   Abstentions   Non-Votes
 
Election of Carl Brooks as a Class C Director
     54,196,349       263,364       0       2,060,926  
Election of Gordon R. Kanofsky as a Class C Director
     46,923,619       7,536,094       0       2,060,926  
Election of J. William Richardson as a Class C Director
     54,198,375       261,338       0       2,060,926  
Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010
     56,437,983       38,378       44,278       0  

 

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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.
         
  Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
 		  
June 18, 2010  By:   /s/ Peter C. Walsh    
    Name:   Peter C. Walsh   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
 

 

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