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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)     October 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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                         
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|           | This Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished to disclose the press release issued by the registrant on October 19, 2005.  The purpose of the press release, which is furnished as Exhibit 99, was to announce the results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|           | The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit included herewith, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
|ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|           | (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Exhibits:                                                                                               
|           | 99                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Press release dated October 19, 2005, announcing results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2005.



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:  October 19, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

|ExhibitNumber | Description                                                                                             
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|99            | Press release dated October 19, 2005, announcing results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2005.



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