Exhibit 10.79
10

                       PURCHASE AGREEMENT

      This Purchase Agreement is made as of March 1, 1999, by and
between:

      KARL  E.  BOELLERT,  a person of the age  of  majority  and
domiciled  in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, whose mailing  address
is  P.O.  Box  4385,  Lake  Charles,  Louisiana  70606-4385  (the
"Individual"); and

     PLAYERS  LAKE CHARLES, LLC (successor in interest to Players
Lake  Charles,  Inc.),  a  Louisiana  limited  liability  company
("Players"),   herein   represented  by  Players   Lake   Charles
Riverboat,  Inc.,  its  duly authorized  managing  member,  which
appears  herein  by  and  through Howard A.  Goldberg,  its  duly
authorized president, whose mailing address is 2333 Broad Street,
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601.

BACKGROUND

      A.    The  Individual is the holder of a  Payment  Interest
under the terms of that certain Settlement Agreement dated as  of
the  27th day of July, 1995 (the "Settlement Agreement"), by  and
among  Players  Lake Charles, Inc. (predecessor  in  interest  to
Players),  The  Beeber Corporation ("Beeber") and  certain  other
parties, pursuant to which Settlement Agreement, Players  agreed,
among other things, to pay to Beeber the sum of $1.425 per Gaming
Patron included in the Coast Guard Count in any Rental Year  (the
"Payment  Interest"; each capitalized term is used as defined  in
the Settlement Agreement).

     B.   On or after July 28, 1995, with the consent of Players,
Beeber assigned a portion of the Payment Interest, consisting  of
$0.25 per Gaming Patron included in the Coast Guard Count in  any
Rental Year (the "Boellert Payment Interest"), to the Individual.
Each  month,  the Individual receives payment from  Players  (the
"Monthly  Payments") in an amount determined by  multiplying  the
Boellert  Payment  Interest  by  the  number  of  Gaming  Patrons
included   in  the  Coast  Guard  Count  during  the  immediately
preceding month.

       C.    On  or  about  February  8,  1999,  Players'  parent
corporation, Players International, Inc. ("PII"), entered into  a
merger  agreement  with  Jackpot  Enterprises,  Inc.  ("Jackpot")
pursuant to which, among other things, a subsidiary of Jackpot is
to merge with and into PII (the "Merger Transactions").

      D.    Players  has  offered to purchase from  Boellert  and
Boellert  has  agreed to sell and convey to Players the  Boellert
Payment Interest, all subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of  the  foregoing,  the
mutual  promises  contained herein, and other good  and  valuable
consideration,  the receipt and legal sufficiency  of  which  are
hereby  acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:

     1.   Incorporation of Background.  The Background provisions
above  are incorporated herein by this reference as if set  forth
at  length.   Players and the Individual hereby  acknowledge  the
truth and accuracy of the Background provisions.

     2.   Purchase and Sale of Boellert Payment Interest.  On the
third  business  day of the month next following the  receipt  of
Regulatory  Approval  (as  hereinafter  defined)  (the   "Closing
Date"),  Players  shall  purchase from the  Individual,  and  the
Individual  shall sell to Players the Boellert Payment  Interest.
If  the Closing Date does not occur on or before January 5, 2000,
this  Agreement  and the rights and obligations  of  the  parties
hereunder shall terminate; provided, however, that if any of  the
parties  shall  have  acted in bad faith  in  seeking  Regulatory
Approval,  then  this Agreement shall be deemed breached  by  any
such party and the other party hereto shall have such rights  and
remedies as may be available at law.

      3.    Purchase Price.  In consideration of the purchase  of
the Boellert Payment Interest, on the Closing Date, Players shall
(i)  pay  to  the Individual the sum of One Hundred Thousand  and
No/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) in immediately available funds  (the
"Cash  Obligation"), and (ii) purchase a fixed  annuity  contract
for  the benefit of the Individual (the "Annuity"), which Annuity
shall  provide  for monthly payments in the amounts  and  at  the
times provided below:

           (a)   monthly payments in the gross amount  of  Twenty
Five  Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) each, for a period
of  one hundred twenty (120) consecutive months commencing on the
first  day  of  the month immediately following the Closing  Date
(the "First Tier Payments");

           (b)   monthly payments in the gross amount of  Fifteen
Thousand  and No/100 Dollars ($15,000.00) each, for a  period  of
one  hundred  twenty (120) consecutive months commencing  on  the
first day of the month immediately following the date of the last
First  Tier  Payment  (the  "Second  Tier  Payments");  provided,
however,  that  the  Second Tier Payments  shall  be  reduced  in
accordance with the following calculation:

                (1)   For  the  purposes of this  provision,  the
principal balance of Players' obligations to the Individual as of
the  date  of this Agreement shall be deemed to be Three  Million
Two  Hundred  Sixty  Thousand and No/100 Dollars  ($3,260,000.00)
(the  "Principal Balance").  Interest shall accrue on the  unpaid
portion of the Principal Balance from and after the date of  this
Agreement  at  the rate of five and sixty one-hundredths  percent
(5.60%) per annum (the "Applicable Rate").

                (2)   Each Monthly Payment accrued from and after
the date of this Agreement shall be applied first to pay interest
accrued  on  the  Principal  Balance,  and  then  to  reduce  the
Principal Balance (such reduced Principal Balance referred to  as
the  "Adjusted Principal Balance").  Provided that Closing occurs
on the Closing Date, Players shall have no obligation to make any
Monthly  Payment  or  any  pro  rated  portion  thereof  to   the
Individual for any portion of the month in which Closing occurs.

                (3)   On the Closing Date, the Adjusted Principal
Balance  shall be subtracted from the Principal Balance, and  the
resultant sum shall be referred to as the "Amortized Principal".

               (4)  The present value of the Second Tier Payments
shall be determined using a discount rate equal to the Applicable
Rate.

                (5)   Second  Tier Payments shall  be  eliminated
until the present value of all Second Tier Payments so eliminated
is equal to the Amortized Principal.

As  a  condition  to  the  Individual's obligation  to  sell  the
Boellert Payment Interest hereunder, Players must provide to  the
Individual  the opinion of a tax advisor reasonably  satisfactory
to  the  Individual  to  the  effect  that,  notwithstanding  the
purchase  of the Annuity, the Individual shall not be  deemed  to
have  realized, as income, the principal amount of  the  Annuity.
The terms of the Annuity shall be acceptable to the Individual in
his reasonable discretion; provided, however, that there shall be
no  increase in the cost of the Annuity to Players as a result of
any such terms.

     4.   Release and Non-Compete Agreement.  In consideration of
the  receipt  of  the  Cash Obligation and the  purchase  of  the
Annuity,  the Individual shall execute and deliver to  Players  a
Release  and  Non-Compete  Agreement in  substantially  the  form
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit "A" (the "Release  and  Non-Compete
Agreement").

     5.   Conditions Precedent.

           (a)   Players'  obligation to  purchase  the  Boellert
Payment  Interest shall be contingent upon the earlier  to  occur
of:

                 (i)    Players'  receipt  of  approval  of   the
transactions  contemplated by this Agreement from  the  Louisiana
Gaming  Control  Board or any other Louisiana  gaming  regulatory
authorities  having jurisdiction over the operations  of  Players
(the "Louisiana Regulators"); and

                (ii)      the failure of the Louisiana Regulators
to  respond  within sixty (60) days after Players' submission  to
the  Louisiana  Regulators of a request for  a  determination  of
whether  the transactions contemplated by this Agreement  require
the approval of the Louisiana Regulators; and

                 (iii)       Players'  receipt   of   a   written
determination  from the Louisiana Regulators to the  effect  that
approval  of  the transactions contemplated by this Agreement  is
not   required   (the  happening  of  any   event  described   in
subparagraph  (i),  (ii)  or  (iii)  shall  be  referred  to   as
"Regulatory Approval").

            (b)    Players  shall  diligently  pursue  Regulatory
Approval  in  conjunction with its efforts to obtain approval  of
the  Merger  Transactions.  However, if the  Merger  Transactions
(and   consequently,  the  transactions  contemplated   by   this
Agreement) have not been approved by the Louisiana Regulators  on
or  before  September 30, 1999, then Players, with the assistance
and   cooperation  of  the  Individual,  as  needed,  shall  make
independent  application for Regulatory Approval.  Players  shall
diligently pursue all such approvals.

     6.   Obligation to Renegotiate.  If, at 5:00 p.m. EST on the
first  day  of the month in which the Closing Date is  to  occur,
there  is  a difference of greater than 100 basis points  between
the  rate  on  the 30-year United States Treasury  Bond  then  in
effect  and  the  Applicable Rate, then at the option  of  either
party,  this  Agreement  and the rights and  obligations  of  the
parties hereunder shall terminate; provided, however, that for  a
period of thirty (30) days thereafter, the parties shall have  an
obligation  to  negotiate in good faith toward an agreement  that
would  provide  the  parties  with  the  relative  benefits   and
obligations  described  herein,  while  minimizing  the  economic
impact of the change in interest rates.

      7.    Time of Closing; Closing Deliveries.  Closing of  the
purchase  and  sale of the Boellert Payment Interest  ("Closing")
shall  take  place  on the Closing Date at a  time  and  a  place
mutually  convenient to the parties.  At Closing,  Players  shall
deliver  to the Individual the Cash Obligation, evidence  of  the
purchase  of  the  Annuity and the opinion of a  tax  adviser  as
referenced  in  paragraph  3, above,  and  the  Individual  shall
deliver to Players the Release and Non-Compete Agreement.

      8.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to  the  subject
matter contained herein.

     9.   Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or
more  counterparts, all of which taken together shall  constitute
one instrument.

      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed  this
Purchase  Agreement before the undersigned, competent  witnesses,
and the notaries shown below, as of the date first above written.


WITNESSES:

____________________________  __________________________________
                              Karl E. Boellert

____________________________


___________________________
Notary Public


ATTEST:                       PLAYERS LAKE CHARLES, LLC
                              By:Players Lake Charles Riverboat,
                              Inc., Managing Member


____________________________  By:__________________________
                              Howard A. Goldberg, President

____________________________


____________________________
Notary Public
                           EXHIBIT "A"

RELEASE AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

      This Release and Non-compete Agreement is made on the _____
day  of  __________, _____, by and between KARL E.  BOELLERT,  an
individual  (the  "Individual") and  PLAYERS  LAKE  CHARLES,  LLC
(successor  in  interest  to  Players  Lake  Charles,  Inc.),   a
Louisiana limited liability company ("Players").

BACKGROUND

      A.    Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  that  certain  Purchase
Agreement dated as of the first (1st) day of March, 1999, by  and
between  Players  and the Individual (the "Purchase  Agreement"),
Players   offered  to  purchase  from  the  Individual  and   the
Individual  agreed to sell and convey to Players,  the  "Boellert
Payment  Interest"  (as  that term is  defined  in  the  Purchase
Agreement) arising under that certain Settlement Agreement  dated
as  of  the  27th  day of July, 1995, by and among  Players  Lake
Charles,  Inc. (predecessor in interest to Players)  and  certain
other  parties (the "Settlement Agreement"), all subject  to  the
terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.

      B.    The  Individual is entering into this Agreement  with
Players  in  consideration of its receipt  of  the  consideration
stated in the Purchase Agreement.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of  the  foregoing,  the
mutual  promises  contained herein, and other good  and  valuable
consideration,  the  receipt and legal sufficiency  of  which  is
hereby  acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:

     1.   Incorporation of Background.  The Background provisions
above  are incorporated herein by this reference as if set  forth
at  length.   Players and the Individual hereby  acknowledge  the
truth and accuracy of the Background provisions.

      2.    Acknowledgment of Receipt of Funds.   The  Individual
acknowledges that on even date herewith, the Individual  received
from Players (i) the Cash Obligation (as that term is defined  in
the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) evidence of Players' purchase of
the  Annuity (as that term is defined in the Purchase Agreement),
in  full and complete satisfaction of Players' obligations  under
the Purchase Agreement.

     3.   Release.

          (a)  In full and complete settlement of (i) any and all
obligations of Players to the Individual (and any party  claiming
under  the  Individual) arising under or out  of  the  Settlement
Agreement  and  (ii)  any  claims that the  Individual  may  have
against Players, and for and in consideration of the undertakings
of  Players  described  herein and  in  the  Purchase  Agreement,
including the payment of the Cash Obligation and the purchase  of
the  Annuity,  the  Individual does hereby  REMISE,  RELEASE  AND
FOREVER DISCHARGE Players, its affiliates and assigns, directors,
shareholders,   partners,  employees  and   agents,   and   their
respective   successors  and  assigns,   heirs,   executors   and
administrators (hereinafter all included within the term "Players
Parties"),  of and from any and all manner of actions and  causes
of actions, suits, debts, claims and demands whatsoever at law or
in  equity, which it ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, or
which   its  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  successors   or
permitted  assigns hereafter may have, by reason of  any  action,
matter,  cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time  to
the  date  of  execution  hereof; and particularly,  but  without
limitation  of  the foregoing general terms, any  claims  arising
from  or relating in any way to the Settlement Agreement and  the
Purchase  Agreement,  including but not limited  to,  any  claims
which  have been asserted, could have been asserted, or could  be
asserted  now or in the future under any federal, state or  local
laws,  and any common law claims now or hereafter recognized  and
all claims for counsel fees and costs, and any claims relating in
any  way  to  the Settlement Agreement or the Purchase Agreement.
Notwithstanding   the  foregoing,  nothing  contained   in   this
Paragraph 3(a) shall be deemed to limit the enforceability of any
provision of this Agreement.

          (b)  In full and complete settlement of (i) any and all
obligations of the Individual to Players (and any party  claiming
under  Players) arising under or out of the Settlement  Agreement
and (ii) any claims that Players may have against the Individual,
and   for  and  in  consideration  of  the  undertakings  of  the
Individual  described  herein  and  in  the  Purchase  Agreement,
Players  does  hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER  DISCHARGE  the
Individual,  its heirs, executors and administrators (hereinafter
all  included within the term "the Individual Parties"),  of  and
from  any and all manner of actions and causes of actions, suits,
debts,  claims and demands whatsoever at law or in equity,  which
it  ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, or which its heirs,
executors,   administrators,  successors  or  permitted   assigns
hereafter  may  have, by reason of any action, matter,  cause  or
thing  whatsoever  from the beginning of  time  to  the  date  of
execution hereof; and particularly, but without limitation of the
foregoing  general terms, any claims arising from or relating  in
any  way  to the Settlement Agreement and the Purchase Agreement,
including  but  not  limited  to,  any  claims  which  have  been
asserted, could have been asserted, or could be asserted  now  or
in  the  future under any federal, state or local laws,  and  any
common law claims now or hereafter recognized and all claims  for
counsel fees and costs, and any claims relating in any way to the
Settlement  Agreement or the Purchase Agreement.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing contained in this Paragraph 3(b) shall  be
deemed  to  limit  the enforceability of any  provision  of  this
Agreement.

      4.    Covenant  Not  to  Sue.  The Individual  and  Players
further  agree and covenant that, except as may be  necessary  to
enforce their respective rights hereunder, neither will, directly
or  indirectly, file, charge, claim, sue or cause or permit to be
filed,  charged  or  claimed, any action for  damages,  including
injunctive,  declaratory, monetary or other  relief  against  the
other, involving any matter occurring at any time in the past  up
to  the date hereof in connection with the Individual or Players,
as  the  case may be, or involving any continuing effects of  any
actions  or practices which may have arisen or occurred prior  to
the  date  hereof.  The Individual and Players further agree  and
covenant  that  should  either of them, directly  or  indirectly,
file,  charge, claim, sue or cause or permit to be filed, charged
or   claimed,  any  action  for  damages,  including  injunctive,
declaratory, monetary or other relief, in each case as prohibited
by  the preceding sentence, despite such party's agreement not to
do  so  hereunder, then such breaching party will  repay  to  the
other all amounts (or the value of benefits) paid hereunder,  and
pay  all  of  the  costs and expenses of the  nonbreaching  party
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in the defense of
any such action or undertaking.

      5.   Covenant Not to Compete.  The Individual hereby agrees
that  for  a  term  of two (2) years, it shall not,  directly  or
indirectly  (individually  or for,  with  or  through  any  other
person, firm, joint venture, corporation or other entity),  carry
on  or  engage  in  any casino gaming business  within  Calcasieu
Parish,  or solicit customers of Players within Calcasieu Parish;
provided, however, that subject to the terms of this Paragraph 5,
nothing  contained  herein  shall  limit  the  ability   of   the
Individual to distribute, own or operate, or to provide  services
to  any  manufacturer, distributor, or operator of,  "Video  Draw
Poker   Devices"   as   that   term   is   defined   in   La.R.S.
33:4862.1(B)(15) ("VDPDs").  The phrase "carry on  or  engage  in
any  casino  gaming business within Calcasieu Parish" shall  mean
being  or  acting, in any capacity (whether legal or beneficial),
as  an  owner, landlord of, broker of or for, operator, employee,
agent,  consultant, lobbyist, spokesperson or  representative  of
the interests of any person, firm, joint venture, corporation  or
other  entity  engaged  in, or preparing  to  engage  in,  gaming
operations   or  other  casino  gaming  enterprises  within   the
geographical  boundaries of Calcasieu Parish  (any  such  person,
firm,  joint venture, corporation or other entity being  referred
to  as  a  "Calcasieu  Gaming  Operator").   Notwithstanding  the
provisions of the first sentence of this Paragraph 5,  and  as  a
limited  specific exception thereto, any party  may  (i)  own  or
operate  VDPDs,  so long as the subject VDPDs are  not  owned  or
operated, directly or indirectly, with, for or on behalf  of  any
Calcasieu Gaming Operator, and (ii) distribute VDPDs, or  provide
services  to  any person or entity who manufactures, distributes,
or  operates  VDPDs, so long as such distributee or recipient  of
such  services  is not, now or in the future, a Calcasieu  Parish
Operator.   If, after the execution of this Agreement, any  party
hereto  is  engaged in the distribution of VDPDs or the provision
of   services   to   any  person  or  entity  who   manufactures,
distributes, or operates VDPDs, and such distributee or recipient
of  services becomes a Calcasieu Parish Operator, such party(ies)
shall   immediately  cease  its(their)  association   with   such
Calcasieu Parish Operator to the extent of such Calcasieu  Parish
Operator's activities in Calcasieu Parish.

     6.   Indemnification.

           (a)  The Individual agrees to indemnify, hold harmless
and defend Players, and the Players Parties, from and against any
losses,   liabilities,   damages,   charges,   expenses,    costs
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, court costs  and
other  legal  costs and expenses), penalties, fines, injunctions,
suits,  claims, judgments, or demands suffered by or made against
or  imposed at any time upon any of the Players Parties, directly
or  indirectly, arising as a result of or in connection with  its
breach of any term of this Agreement, including its violation  of
any  of  the terms and conditions of Paragraphs 4 or  5  of  this
Agreement.  If Players shall incur any fees, costs, expenses,  or
charges  (including, without limitation, attorneys'  fees,  court
costs and other legal costs or expenses) in order to enforce  the
terms  of  this Agreement, the Individual agrees to pay directly,
or at Players' option to reimburse Players for, such fees, costs,
and  expenses  no  later than thirty (30)  days  after  receiving
written notice of said fees, costs, expenses, or charges.

           (b)   Players  agrees to indemnify, hold harmless  and
defend  the  Individual,  and the Individual  Parties,  from  and
against  any  losses,  liabilities, damages,  charges,  expenses,
costs  (including,  without limitation,  attorneys'  fees,  court
costs  and  other  legal costs and expenses),  penalties,  fines,
injunctions, suits, claims, judgments, or demands suffered by  or
made  against  or imposed at any time upon any of the  Individual
Parties,  directly or indirectly, arising as a result  of  or  in
connection  with  its  breach  of any  term  of  this  Agreement,
including  its  violation of any of the terms and  conditions  of
Paragraph 4 of this Agreement.  If the Individual shall incur any
fees, costs, expenses, or charges (including, without limitation,
attorneys'  fees, court costs and other legal costs or  expenses)
in  order to enforce the terms of this Agreement, Players  agrees
to  pay directly, or at the Individual's option to reimburse  the
Individual  for,  such fees, costs, and expenses  no  later  than
thirty  (30)  days after receiving written notice of  said  fees,
costs, expenses, or charges.

      7.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to  the  subject
matter contained herein.

     8.   Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or
more  counterparts, all of which taken together shall  constitute
one instrument.

      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed  this
Release  and  Non-compete Agreement as of the  date  first  above
written.

WITNESSES:


____________________________  __________________________________
                              Karl E. Boellert

____________________________


____________________________
Notary Public


ATTEST:                       PLAYERS LAKE CHARLES, LLC
                              By:Players Lake Charles Riverboat,
                              Inc., Managing Member


____________________________  By:_______________________________
                              Howard A. Goldberg, President

____________________________


____________________________
Notary Public