UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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

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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

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.