EXHIBIT 10.1

THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this "Amendment") dated as of May 18, 2006, is entered into with reference to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2004, (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), among Aztar Corporation ("Borrower"), the Lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used with the meanings set forth for those terms in the Credit Agreement.  Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting with the consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, agree as follows:

1.        Amendment to Maximum Maintenance Capital Expenditures.  Section 7.15(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

| | (a)      Maintenance Capital Expenditures in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $90,000,000 for the 2006 Fiscal Year, and $50,000,000 (or, after completion of the Las Vegas North Project or any Alternative Project, $75,000,000) for any Fiscal Year thereafter, provided, however, that up to $50,000,000 of the permitted Maintenance Capital Expenditures for any Fiscal Year may, if not expended in that Fiscal Year, be carried over for expenditure in the next Fiscal Year; | 
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2.        Conditions Precedent.  The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be conditioned upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of all of the following:

| | (i)         Counterparts of this Amendment executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; and
                        (ii)        Written consent of the Required Lenders as required under Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement in the form of Exhibit A to this Amendment.
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3.        Representation and Warranty.  The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the date hereof that:

| | (i)         The Borrower has all necessary power and has taken all corporate action necessary to enter into this Amendment and to make this Amendment, and all other agreements and instruments to which it is a party executed in connection herewith, the valid and enforceable obligations they purport to be.
                        (ii)         No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and remains continuing.
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4.        Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts in accordance with Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement.
                         5.        Confirmation.  In all other respects, the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and the Administrative Agent have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above by their duly authorized representatives.

|AZTAR CORPORATION
By:     NEIL CIARFALIA
           Neil Ciarfalia
Title:  CFO, VP & Treasurer
           [Printed Name and Title] | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:    CHRIS M. LEVINE
          Chris M. Levine
Title: Assistant Vice President
          [Printed Name and Title]
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Exhibit A to AmendmentCONSENT OF LENDER

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2004 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), among Aztar Corporation ("Borrower"), the Lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
                         The undersigned Lender hereby consents to the execution and delivery of the Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by the Administrative Agent on its behalf, substantially in the form of the most recent draft thereof presented to the undersigned Lender.
                         Date: May 16, 2006

| | Bank of America, N.A.                                      [Name of Institution]
By:BRIAN D. CORUM
       Brian D. Corum
       Senior Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 16, 2006

| | Bank of Nova Scotia                                           [Name of Institution]
By:MARK SPARROW
       Mark Sparrow
       Director       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 15, 2006

| | Bank of Scotland                                                [Name of Institution]
By:KAREN WEICH
       Karen Weich
       Assistant Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 17, 2006

| | Calyon New York Branch                                  [Name of Institution]
By:F. FRANK HERRERA
       F. Frank Herrera       Director       [Printed Name and Title]
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| | By:GILL REALON
       Gill Realon       Director       [Printed Name and Title]                                                                                        

Date: May 17, 2006

| | Capital One, N.A., f/k/a Hibernia National Bank     [Name of Institution]
By:CHRIS HASKEW
       Chris Haskew
       Senior Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 17, 2006

| | The Cit Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.          [Name of Institution]
By:SCOTT PLOSHAY
       Scott Ploshay
       VP       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 17, 2006

| | E.Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch    [Name of Institution]
By:BENJAMIN LIN
       Benjamin Lin
       EVP & General Manager       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 17, 2006

| | National City Bank of Indiana                          [Name of Institution]
By:JEFF DYSERT
       Jeff Dysert
       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 16, 2006

| | BNP Paribas                                                      
[Name of Institution]
By:JANICE S.H. HO
      Janice S.H. Ho
      Managing Director
       [Printed Name and Title]
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| | By:MALINA LUI
       Malina Lui
       Vice President
       [Printed Name and Title]                                                                                                 

Date: May 9, 2006

| | Eaton Vance Institutional Senior Loan FundBy: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor[Name of Institution]
By:MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF
       Michael B. Botthof
       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 10, 2006

| | Citicorp North America, Inc.                           [Name of Institution]
By:JOHN JUDGE
       John Judge
       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 10, 2006

| | Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand CaymanBranches[Name of Institution]
By:CHRISTIAN JAGENBERG
       Christian Jagenberg
       SVP and Manager       [Printed Name and Title]
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| | By:KARLA WIRTH
       Karla Wirth
       AVP
       [Printed Name and Title]                                                                                                  

Date: May 10, 2006

| | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas           [Name of Institution]
By:BRENDA CASEY
       Brenda Casey       Director       [Printed Name and Title]
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| | By:JOANNA SOLIMAN
       Joanna Soliman       Assistant Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]                                                 

Date: May 9, 2006

| | Grayson & Co.                                                      
By: Boston Management and Research as Investment Advisor[Name of Institution]
By:MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF
       Michael B. Botthof
       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 9, 2006

| | The Norinchukin Bank, New York Branch
through State Street Bank and Trust Company N.A. as Fiduciary CustodianBy: Eaton Vance Management, Attorney-in-fact[Name of Institution]
By:MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF
       Michael B. Botthof
       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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Date: May 16, 2006

| | U.S. Bank National Association                             [Name of Institution]
By:DALE PARSHALL
       Dale Parshall       Vice President       [Printed Name and Title]
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