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                                                                     EXHIBIT B
                                 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                    BY AND BETWEEN
                             CASINO RESOURCE CORPORATION
                                         AND
                                    JOHN J. PILGER
                                           

    THIS AGREEMENT, entered into on May 20, 1996, is made by and between Casino
Resource Corporation ("CRC") and John J. Pilger ("Pilger").

    WHEREAS, CRC and Pilger have been parties to a written employment agreement
which has governed the parties' relationship; and

    WHEREAS, CRC desires the services of Pilger to assist CRC in its operations
as provided herein, and Pilger has agreed to provide such services;

    NOW, THEREFORE, CRC and Pilger, in consideration of the mutual promises and
covenants contained herein, agree as follows:

    I.     EMPLOYMENT.  CRC agrees to employ Pilger as its Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer.  Pilger hereby accepts such employment. 
Pilger will serve CRC under the direction of its Board of Directors.  During the
term of this Agreement, Pilger agrees to devote a majority of his business time,
skill, energy and attention to the services and business of CRC, and shall
perform such services in a diligent, trustworthy, loyal and business-like
manner, all for the purpose of advancing the business of CRC.

    II.    NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF SERVICES.  Pilger will devote his best efforts to
the performance of his duties hereunder.  Pilger will not, without the written
consent of the Board of Directors of CRC, engage in any activity which conflicts
with the performance of his duties hereunder during the term of this Employment
Agreement.  Pilger warrants that there exist no undisclosed written or oral
arrangements preventing his service to CRC, and that he has not made any
undisclosed commitment or performed any undisclosed act, and will not make any
commitment or perform any act, in conflict with his duties to CRC.

    III.   TERM.  This Employment Agreement shall have a term of three years
and two months ("Initial Term"), beginning on May 20, 1996 and expiring on July
19, 1999.  This Employment Agreement will, after expiration of the Initial Term,
automatically extend for consecutive additional one year terms ("Succeeding
Terms") absent sixty (60) days of written notice from either party to the other,
prior to the expiration of either the Initial Term or any Succeeding Term, of
the party's intent not to renew the

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Employment Agreement. Both the Initial Term and any Succeeding Terms shall be
subject to termination before expiration under Section VII hereof.

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    IV.    COMPENSATION.  In consideration of Pilger's acceptance of continued
employment and performance of duties under this Employment Agreement, including
but not limited to the provisions of Sections V and VI, CRC shall pay to Pilger
the following:

A.       Salary.  Pilger shall be paid a salary at an annual rate of Two
    Hundred Twenty-five Thousand and no/100 ($225,000.00) Dollars ("Base
    Salary"). Base Salary payments hereunder shall be made in the same manner
    and number as are the salary payments of other CRC employees. Pilger's base
    salary shall increase each year as determined by an increase in the
    consumer price index between January 1st of the prior year and January 1st
    of the current year.

B.       Bonus Compensation. In addition to Base Salary, Pilger shall be
    entitled to receive a cash bonus for each fiscal year in which CRC
    generates net income in excess of One Million and no/100 ($1,000,000.00)
    Dollars, as set forth in CRC's audited consolidated financial statements.
    The amount of such bonus, if payable, shall be Twenty-five Thousand and
    no/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars per One Million and no/100 ($1,000,000.00)
    Dollars in earnings per fiscal year, unless Pilger was not employed by CRC
    for the full fiscal year, in which case the bonus amount shall be prorated
    for that portion of the fiscal year Pilger was so employed. The foregoing
    bonus shall be in addition to any bonus which may be granted to Pilger by
    the compensation committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section
    VIII of the Agreement.

C.       BENEFITS.

1.            For such time as Pilger is employed under this Employment
    Agreement, CRC shall provide for Pilger, at its own expense, life insurance
    policies providing coverage in the amount of One Million and no/100
    ($1,000,000.00) Dollars, subject to availability of such coverage. Pilger
    may name the beneficiaries of these policies.

2.            For such time as Pilger is employed under this Employment
    Agreement, CRC shall provide for Pilger, at its own expense, a long-term
    disability policy providing replacement income coverage in the amount of at
    least One Hundred Thousand and no/100 ($100,000.00) Dollars per year,
    subject to availability of such coverage.

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3.            Pilger shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per
    calendar year, which vacation shall accrue on January 1st of each year. In
    lieu of any vacation time not taken, Pilger shall receive cash compensation
    for any vacation which is not used in the calendar year it is accrued.

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4.            Pilger shall, for each fiscal year this Employment Agreement
    remains effective, be entitled to benefits under health plans, pension
    plans, stock purchase plans, and any other benefit plans, on the same terms
    as such benefits are available generally to other senior executives of CRC,
    as well as any benefits which are expressly granted to Pilger by the Board
    of Directors of CRC.

5.            Pilger shall receive an automobile allowance not to exceed Seven
    Hundred Fifty and no/100 ($750.00) Dollars per month. 

D.       EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.

6.            CRC will pay or reimburse Pilger for all reasonable and necessary
    out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties
    under this Employment Agreement, subject to the presentation of appropriate
    vouchers in accordance with CRC's normal policies for expense verification.

7.            The parties acknowledge that under certain circumstances it shall
    be to CRC's advantage that Pilger's spouse or significant other accompany
    him to out-of-town meetings or functions which involve or affect the
    business of CRC.  Accordingly, the parties agree that Pilger's spouse or
    significant other shall be allowed to accompany him to up to four (4) such
    functions per year, and CRC shall reimburse Pilger for all reasonable and
    necessary expenses arising from her travel.

    V.     COVENANT NOT TO SOLICIT.  In partial consideration of the
compensation paid under this Employment Agreement, including but not limited to
the company-sponsored insurance policies set forth in Paragraph IV C above,
Pilger agrees that during the term of this Employment Agreement and for one year
following the termination of his employment, whether voluntary or involuntary,
provided that any involuntary termination is in compliance with this Employment
Agreement, including the provisions of Section VII B, he shall not, either
personally, or through an employer, firm, agent, servant, employee, partner,
shareholder, representative, affiliate, or any other entity:

    A.   Deliver products or services, or attempt to deliver products or
         services, which are of the same nature and type as those which Pilger
         provided or

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         offered during his employment under this Employment Agreement, to any
         customer of CRC, as of the date of Pilger's termination and the twelve
         (12) months immediately preceding such termination, without the prior
         written consent of CRC.

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E.       Employ or offer to employ any individual employed by CRC within the
    four (4) months preceding the termination of Pilger's employment, Of
    request, advise or entice any such individual to leave the employment of
    CRC, without the prior written consent of CRC, with the exception of
    Pilger's personal assistant.

    Pilger further agrees that in the event he breaches any of the covenants
contained in this Section V of this Employment Agreement, irreparable injury
will result to CRC, that CRC's remedy at law will be inadequate, and that CRC
will be entitled to an injunction to restrain the continuing breach of this
Employment Agreement by Pilger, his partners, agents, Servants, employees, or
representatives, or any other persons or entities acting for or with him. CRC
shall, without limitation, be entitled to damages, reasonable attorneys' fees,
and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of
this Section V, in addition to any other rights or remedies which CRC may have
at law or in equity.

    VI.    NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

F.       Pilger agrees that any information related to the business of CRC, or
    any of its clients or customers, which is acquired by Pilger during his
    employment by CRC shall be regarded as confidential and solely for the
    benefit of CRC. Pilger shall not, except as is necessary in the ordinary
    course of conducting business for CRC, use such information himself or
    disclose such information to any other person or entity, directly or
    indirectly, either during the term of this Employment Agreement or at any
    time thereafter, without the prior written consent of CRC.

G.       Pilger shall not remove any records or documents from the premises of
    CRC or its clients in original, duplicate, or copied form, except as is
    necessary in the ordinary course of conducting business for CRC and subject
    to the approval of the CRC management person with authority to act on such
    matters. Pilger shall immediate deliver to CRC, upon termination of
    employment with CRC, or at any other time upon CRC's request, any and all
    such records or documents in Pilger's possession or control.

    VII.   TERMINATION.

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H.       Pilger's employment shall be terminated under any of the following
    circumstances:

8.            By mutual agreement of Pilger and CRC;

9.            Immediately, upon the death of Pilger;
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10.           CRC may terminate Pilger's employment hereunder, for Cause, at
    any time upon written notice to Pilger. For the purposes of this Agreement,
    CRC shall have "Cause" to terminate Pilger's employment hereunder in cases
    of gross dereliction of duty or other grave misconduct on the part of
    Pilger, which is substantially injurious to CRC; or

11.           Voluntary termination by Pilger other than for Good Reason or
    upon change of control.

I.       In the event that Pilger's employment is terminated under this
    Paragraph A1 or A2, Pilger's entitlement to compensation under Section IV
    hereof shall immediately cease. In termination under A3 Pilger's right to
    compensation under the terms of the Agreement shall continue until (i) both
    parties agree to cease payments under this Agreement, or (ii) a Court of
    competent jurisdiction renders a decision as to the Company's
    determinations.

J.       In the event that Pilger's employment is terminated by CRC other than
    for Cause or by Pilger for Good Reason, Pilger shall be entitled to receive
    from CRC a lump-sum payment equal to all compensation payable to him under
    Section IV hereof through the end of the Initial Term, or if the Initial
    Term has expired, the end of the current one-year term. The foregoing lump-
    sum payment shall be made within 10 days of termination. For purposes of 
    this Agreement, "Good Reason" means (i) the assignment of Pilger of any 
    duties or responsibilities which in the reasonable judgment of Pilger are 
    inconsistent in any respect with Pilger's position (including status, 
    offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or 
    responsibilities, or any other action by the Company which in the reasonable
    judgment of Pilger results in a substantial diminishment in such position,
    authority, duties or responsibilities; (ii) the Company's requiring 
    relocation of Pilger, without his prior written consent, to a place of 
    employment other than Biloxi, Mississippi, except for travel reasonably 
    required in the performance of Pilger's responsibilities; or (iii) the 
    Company's failure to comply substantially with the provisions of Section IV 
    of this Agreement. 

K.       In the event of a Change of Control of CRC, Pilger may elect to
    terminate his employment hereunder and receive from CRC the lump-sum

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    payment set forth in Paragraph C. For purposes of this Agreement, "Change
    of Control" shall mean the dissolution or liquidation of CRC, the
    reorganization, merger or consolidation of CRC with one or more
    corporations as a result of which CRC is not the surviving corporation, the
    sale of substantially all the assets of CRC to another corporation or
    entity, or the acquisition by any person or entity of more than (25%) or
    the total voting power of CRC's outstanding capital stock.

         VIII.   BONUS.  The compensation committee of the Board of Directors
    will determine whether Pilger will receive a bonus in any given year, aside
    from the bonus discussed in section IV.

         IX.     CONSENT TO VENUE AND JURISDICTION.  Pilger consents to venue
    and jurisdiction in the District Court of Hennepin County, State of
    Minnesota, and in the United States District Court for the District of
    Minnesota, and to service of process under Minnesota law, in any action
    commenced to enforce this Employment Agreement.

         X.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Employment Agreement constitutes the
    entire agreement between the parties, and may not be amended or modified
    except by mutual written agreement of CRC and Pilger.

         XI.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to the provisions herein, the
    benefits and obligations of this Employment Agreement shall be binding upon
    and inure to the Successors and assigns of CRC.

         XII.    GOVERNING LAW. This Employment Agreement shall be construed
    under, and governed by, the laws of the State of Minnesota.

         XIII.   NOTICE.  Any notice or other communications required or
    permitted to be given to the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been
    given on the third (3rd) day following deposit in the United States mail,
    postage prepaid, and addressed to the appropriate party at the address of
    such party as may be, from time to time, provided in writing to the other.

         XIV.    SEVERABILITY. If any provisions of this Employment Agreement
    shall, for any reason, be adjudged to be void, invalid or unenforceable by
    a court of law, the remainder of this Employment Agreement shall
    nonetheless continue and remain in full force and effect.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment
Agreement.


                                            CASINO RESOURCE CORPORATION

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Dated:                            By
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                                  Its
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Dated:
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                                  John J. Pilger