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|SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549                                       
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|FORM 8-K                                                                                       
|CURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934           
|Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     April 19, 2005                            
|AZTAR CORPORATION(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                        
|Delaware(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)                                         
|2390 East Camelback Road, Suite 400,
Phoenix, Arizona 
(Address of principal executive offices)
|Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (602) 381-4100                             
|Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)                   
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|ITEM 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
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|           | On April 19, 2005, the Board of Directors of Aztar Corporation appointed Gordon M. Burns, a current Director, as the independent Lead Director.  In addition to his normal Board of Directors fees, Mr. Burns will be paid an additional fee of $10,000 per year for additional services as Lead Director.
The Lead Director shall have authority to call meetings of the independent directors, shall preside over scheduled meetings of the independent directors, and shall perform other functions as directed by the Board.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

| | AZTAR CORPORATIONNEIL A. CIARFALIA
Neil A. Ciarfalia
Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President and Treasurer
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Date:  April 19, 2005



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