Form 10-Q

                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C.  20549

        [X]        QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
        For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                          OR

        [ ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
        For the transition period from            to           

        Commission File No. 33-50733-02

                           Resorts International Hotel, Inc.             
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 New Jersey                                     21-0423320    
        (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer  
        incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

        1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey                 08401       
         (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)     

                                    (609) 344-6000        
                            (Registrant's telephone number,
                                 including area code)

        Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all
        reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange  Act  of  1934  during  the  preceding 12 months (or for such
        shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
        and  (2)  has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
        days.
                                                          Yes  X     No     

        Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents
        and  reports  required  to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the
        Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  subsequent to the distribution of
        securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
                                                          Yes  X     No     

        Number    of  shares  outstanding  of  registrant's  common  stock  as
        of  September  30,  1996:  1,000,000,  all  of  which are owned by one
        shareholder.    Accordingly there is no current market for any of such
        shares.

                         Exhibit Index is presented on page 14

                               Total number of pages 15



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                           RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC.
                                       FORM 10-Q
                                         INDEX


                                                                Page Number

        Part I.   Financial Information

            Item 1.      Financial Statements

                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                          at September 30, 1996 and
                          December 31, 1995                          3

                         Consolidated Statements of
                          Operations for the Quarters
                          and Three Quarters Ended
                          September 30, 1996 and 1995                4

                         Consolidated Statements of
                          Cash Flows for the Three
                          Quarters Ended September 30,
                          1996 and 1995                              5

                         Notes to Consolidated
                          Financial Statements                       6


            Item 2.      Management's Discussion and
                          Analysis of Financial
                          Condition and Results of
                          Operations                                 9


        Part II.  Other Information

            Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on
                          Form 8-K                                  12

















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        PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
        Item 1.   Financial Statements

                  RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (In Thousands of Dollars, except par value)

                                                  September 30,  December 31,
                                                      1996           1995    
                                                   (Unaudited)
        ASSETS
        Current assets:
          Cash (including cash equivalents
           of $25,251 and $22,334)                  $ 38,322       $ 38,027
          Restricted cash equivalents                    750            750
          Receivables, less allowance for
           doubtful accounts of $3,319
           and $3,570                                  7,498          6,933
          Inventories                                  2,064          2,447
          Prepaid expenses                             4,848          6,078
            Total current assets                      53,482         54,235

        Property and equipment, net of
         accumulated depreciation of
         $69,841 and $62,074                         153,090        157,340
        Deferred charges and other assets             15,917         12,822
                                                    $222,489       $224,397

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
        Current liabilities:
          Current maturities of long-term debt      $    626       $    589
          Accounts payable and accrued
           liabilities                                26,703         26,044
          Interest payable to affiliate                1,365          4,244
          Due to GGE                                     713          1,214
            Total current liabilities                 29,407         32,091

        Notes payable to affiliate, net of
         unamortized discounts                       127,845        126,761

        Other long-term debt                             447            919

        Deferred income taxes                         18,710         18,950

        Shareholder's equity:
          Common stock - $1 par value                  1,000          1,000
          Capital in excess of par                    21,366         21,366
          Retained earnings                           23,714         23,310
            Total shareholder's equity                46,080         45,676
                                                    $222,489       $224,397






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                  RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (In Thousands of Dollars)
                                      (Unaudited)


                                      Quarter Ended     Three Quarters Ended
                                      September 30,         September 30,   
                                      1996      1995      1996         1995  
        Revenues:
          Casino                    $71,770   $76,058   $198,551     $206,690
          Rooms                       1,800     2,113      5,023        5,180
          Food and beverage           3,782     3,811      9,908        9,708
          Other casino/hotel
           revenues                   1,486     1,474      3,921        4,118
                                     78,838    83,456    217,403      225,696
        Expenses:
          Casino                     43,892    42,035    123,149      118,021
          Rooms                         720       819      2,705        2,701
          Food and beverage           4,216     4,091     11,392       10,731
          Other casino/hotel
           operating expenses         8,797     8,737     25,647       25,858
          Selling, general and
           administrative             8,422     8,697     25,822       27,459
          GGE parent services fee     2,657     2,790      7,197        7,436
          Depreciation                3,092     3,340      9,276       10,284
                                     71,796    70,509    205,188      202,490

        Earnings from operations      7,042    12,947     12,215       23,206
           
        Other income (deductions):
          Interest income               612       574      1,776        1,750
          Interest expense           (4,198)   (4,204)   (12,503)     (12,540)
          Amortization of debt 
           discounts                   (371)     (318)    (1,084)      (1,083)

        Net earnings                $ 3,085   $ 8,999   $    404     $ 11,333

                                           

















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                  RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               (In Thousands of Dollars)
                                      (Unaudited)


                                                    Three Quarters Ended
                                                        September 30,     
                                                     1996           1995  

        Cash flows from operating activities:
          Cash received from customers            $ 215,915      $ 224,429
          Cash paid to suppliers and employees     (193,589)      (187,078)
            Cash flow from operations before
             interest and income taxes               22,326         37,351
          Interest received                           1,723          1,681
          Interest paid                             (15,382)       (15,288)
          Income taxes paid to GGE                     (240)              
            Net cash provided by operating
             activities                               8,427         23,744

        Cash flows from investing activities:
          Payments for property and equipment        (5,026)       (10,791)
          CRDA deposits and bond purchases           (2,170)        (2,234)
            Net cash used in investing
             activities                              (7,196)       (13,025)

        Cash flows from financing activities:
          Proceeds from borrowing                                    1,815
          Repayments to GGE                            (501)        (2,777)
          Debt repayments                              (435)          (181)
            Net cash used in financing
             activities                                (936)        (1,143)

        Net increase in cash and cash
         equivalents                                    295          9,576
        Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
         of period                                   38,777         26,876
        Cash and cash equivalents at end of
         period                                   $  39,072      $  36,452
















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                  RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


        A.   General:

             The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements, which
        are  unaudited, include the operations of Resorts International Hotel,
        Inc.  ("RIH")  and  its  subsidiaries.    RIH  owns  and operates Merv
        Griffin's  Resorts  Casino  Hotel  (the  "Resorts  Casino  Hotel"),  a
        casino/hotel  complex  located in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  RIH is a
        wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  GGRI,  Inc. ("GGRI"), which is a wholly
        owned subsidiary of Griffin Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. ("GGE").

             While   the   accompanying   interim   financial  information  is
        unaudited,  management  of RIH believes that all adjustments necessary
        for  a  fair  presentation of these interim results have been made and
        all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

             The  notes  presented herein are intended to provide supplemental
        disclosure  of  items of significance occurring subsequent to December
        31,  1995  and  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Notes to
        Consolidated  Financial Statements contained in pages 29 through 43 of
        RIH's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

        B.   Agreement and Plan of Merger of GGE:

             On  August  19,  1996,  GGE entered into an Agreement and Plan of
        Merger,  which  was  subsequently  amended  on  October  10, 1996, (as
        amended, the "Merger Agreement") with Sun International Hotels Limited
        ("SIHL"), a Bahamian corporation, and Sun Merger Corp., a wholly owned
        subsidiary  of  SIHL.    Under  the  Merger  Agreement, a wholly owned
        subsidiary  of  SIHL  will be merged with and into GGE (the "Merger"),
        with  GGE  surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SIHL.  The Merger
        is  subject  to  certain customary conditions.  Management can give no
        assurance as to whether or when the Merger will be effected.

        C.   Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

             Cash   equivalents   at   September  30,  1996  included  reverse
        repurchase  agreements  (federal government securities purchased under
        agreements to resell those securities) with the institutions listed in
        the  following  table  under  which  RIH had not taken delivery of the
        underlying securities.  These agreements matured during the first week
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        (In Thousands of Dollars)

             Prudential Securities, Inc.                    $16,345

             National Westminster Bank NJ                   $ 8,906


        D.   Complimentary Services:

             The  Consolidated  Statements of Operations reflect each category
        of  operating  revenues  excluding  the  retail value of complimentary
        services  provided to casino patrons without charge.  The retail value
        of  such  complimentary  services  excluded  from revenues amounted to
        $9,775,000  and  $9,554,000  for  the  third quarter of 1996 and 1995,
        respectively,  and  $22,557,000  and  $22,193,000  for the first three
        quarters  of  1996  and  1995,  respectively.    The  rooms,  food and
        beverage,  and  other  casino/hotel  operations departments allocate a
        percentage  of their total operating expenses to the casino department
        for   complimentary  services  provided  to  casino  patrons.    These
        allocations  do  not  necessarily  represent  the  incremental cost of
        providing  such  complimentary  services  to  casino patrons.  Amounts
        allocated   to   the   casino  department  from  the  other  operating
        departments were as follows:

                                      Quarter Ended     Three Quarters Ended
                                      September 30,         September 30,   
        (In Thousands of Dollars)    1996      1995       1996         1995

        Rooms                       $1,588    $1,438    $ 3,922      $ 3,737
        Food and beverage            4,723     4,653     12,591       12,802
        Other casino/hotel
         operations                  1,920     2,185      4,765        4,900

        Total allocated to casino   $8,231    $8,276    $21,278      $21,439






















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        E.   Statements of Cash Flows:

             Supplemental  disclosures  required  by  Statement  of  Financial
        Accounting  Standards  No.  95 "Statement of Cash Flows" are presented
        below.
                                                     Three Quarters Ended
                                                         September 30,   
        (In Thousands of Dollars)                      1996        1995

        Reconciliation of net earnings to net
         cash provided by operating activities:
          Net earnings                               $   404     $11,333
          Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
           to net cash provided by
           operating activities:
            Depreciation                               9,276      10,284
            Provision for doubtful receivables           501         887
            Provision for discount on CRDA
             obligations, net of amortization          1,150       1,175
            Deferred tax benefit                        (240)
            Amortization of debt discounts             1,084       1,083
            Net increase in receivables               (1,066)     (2,001)
            Net decrease in inventories and
             prepaid expenses                          1,613         570
            Net (increase) decrease in deferred
             charges and other assets                 (1,939)        525
            Net increase in accounts payable
             and accrued liabilities                     523       2,636
            Net decrease in interest payable
             to affiliate                             (2,879)     (2,748)

        Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 8,427     $23,744

        Non-cash investing and financing
         activities:
          Increase in liabilities for
           additions to other assets                    $136        $179


        F.   Commitments and Contingencies:

             Land Lease/Option

             RIH  and  GGE  entered  into  a  five year lease effective August
         1, 1996 (the "Lease  Agreement"),  pursuant  to which RIH is  leasing
         approximately 3 acres to the north  of Resorts  Casino Hotel and  GGE
         is leasing an additional .6 acres  nearby  (the  "Leased  Property").
         In   accordance   with   the   Lease   Agreement   (i)  RIH  and  GGE
         (collectively,  the  "Lessees")  are  required   to   pay   rent   of
         $825,000 per year plus related  real  estate  taxes, (ii) the Lessees
         have an option to purchase the Leased  Property  for  $12,000,000  on
         July 31, 1997 and every consecutive July 31 until  and  including the
         expiration date of the lease, July 31, 2001, and (iii) the





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         lessor has  an  option to  require the Lessees to purchase the Leased
         Property for $12,000,000 upon the expiration date of the lease.

              Casino Reinvestment Development Authority ("CRDA")

             As  previously  reported,  certain issues have been raised by the
        CRDA    and  the  State  of New Jersey Department of the Treasury (the
        "Treasury")  concerning the satisfaction of investment obligations for
        the years 1979 through 1983 by RIH.  These matters were dormant for an
        extensive period of time until late 1995 when RIH was contacted by the
        CRDA.    CRDA  legal    representatives  have  recently indicated that
        Treasury  may  take  a  position  that  RIH owes additional investment
        alternative  taxes  including    interest  and possibly penalties.  If
        these  issues  are  determined adversely, RIH could be required to pay
        the  relevant  amount  in  cash.  Management of RIH intends to contest
        these   issues   and   believes   a   negotiated  settlement  with  an
        insignificant monetary cost to RIH is possible.

             Litigation

             RIH  is  a  defendant  in  certain litigation.  In the opinion of
        management, based upon the advice of counsel, the aggregate liability,
        if  any, arising from such litigation will not have a material adverse
        effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.


        Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                 and Results of Operations

        GENERAL

             See  Note  B  of  Notes  to Consolidated Financial Statements for
        discussion  of  the Merger Agreement to which GGE is a party.  Because
        consummation   of   the  Merger  is  subject  to  various  conditions,
        management    can  make no representations as to whether, or when, the
        Merger  will be consummated or as to the possible impact of the Merger
        on  RIH's  financial  condition  and  results of operations should the
        Merger be consummated.

        FINANCIAL CONDITION

        Liquidity

             At  September  30,  1996  RIH  had working capital of $24,075,000
        including  $38,322,000 of unrestricted cash and equivalents.  The day-
        to-day operations of RIH require approximately $10,000,000 of currency
        and coin on hand which amount varies by days of the week, holidays and
        seasons.    Additional  cash  balances  are  necessary to meet current
        working capital needs.

             RIH   is   the  principal  source  of  funds  for  servicing  the
        $125,000,000  principal  amount  11%  Mortgage  Notes  due  2003  (the
        "Mortgage Notes") and



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        the  $35,000,000  principal  amount  11.375% Junior Mortgage Notes due
        2004  (the  "Junior  Mortgage  Notes") issued by Resorts International
        Hotel  Financing,  Inc.  ("RIHF"),  a  subsidiary  of  GGE.   RIH owns
        $12,899,000  principal  amount  of  the Junior Mortgage Notes.  Annual
        interest  expense  on  the  Mortgage  Notes and Junior Mortgage Notes,
        after  reduction  for  interest on the $12,899,000 principal amount of
        Junior Mortgage Notes owned by RIH, totals approximately $16,500,000.

             RIHF  will  satisfy the interest payment due December 16, 1996 on
        its  Junior  Mortgage  Notes by cash payment.  Therefore, on that date
        RIH  will  pay  interest due on its affiliated note payable to RIHF in
        cash.  Also on December 16, 1996, RIH will receive interest due on the
        $12,899,000 principal amount of Junior Mortgage Notes owned by RIH.

        Capital Expenditures and Resources

             As  previously  disclosed  GGE planned to construct up to 700 new
        hotel  rooms,  70,000  square  feet  of casino space and a 2,000 space
        parking  garage and transportation center on the 4.4 acre tract on the
        Boardwalk  (the  "Chalfonte  Site")  adjacent  to Resorts Casino Hotel
        which  GGE  purchased  in  1995.    Subject  to  receipt of regulatory
        approvals,  GGE  planned  to  break  ground in the fall of 1996 on the
        infrastructure  necessary  to  support  the full expansion.  The first
        phase  of construction was expected to consist of 500 new hotel rooms,
        50,000  square  feet  of  casino  floor  space  and  the  new  garage.
        Construction  costs  for  this  phase  were estimated at approximately
        $200,000,000.    RIH also recently entered into a five year lease with
        an  option  to  purchase  approximately  3  acres  to the north of the
        Resorts  Casino Hotel, purchased an adjacent parcel and was successful
        in vacating the portion of North Carolina Avenue that lies between the
        Chalfonte  Site and Resorts Casino Hotel.  These parcels together with
        the  Chalfonte Site total more than 9 acres, all of which would play a
        role  in  GGE's expansion plans.  Although the Merger Agreement limits
        the  amount  of capital expenditures that GGE can make on this project
        prior  to  consummation  of  the  Merger  or termination of the Merger
        Agreement, GGE is continuing with the process of obtaining permits and
        limited  design activities.  SIHL has advised GGE that if and when the
        Merger is consummated, SIHL expects to proceed with development of the
        Chalfonte Site, although it expects to reconsider the type of facility
        to be developed and significantly increase the amount to be invested.

             During   the   first   three   quarters  of  1996  RIH's  capital
        expenditures  of  $5,026,000  included  computer  system upgrades, the
        purchase of 81 slot machines (replacements for older models), corridor
        carpeting and other maintenance projects.

        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

             RIH  operates in one business segment.  Following is a discussion
        of  the  results  of  operations for the third quarter and first three
        quarters   of 1996 compared to 1995.  The discussion should be read in
        conjunction   with  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  included
        herein.



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        Revenues

             Casino  revenues  were  down $4,288,000 for the third quarter and
        $8,139,000  for  the  first  three  quarters  of  1996.  For the third
        quarter  slot  win  was  down  $3,140,000  and table game win was down
        $1,008,000.   The decrease in slot win was primarily due to a decrease
        in  hold  percentage  (ratio of casino win to total amount wagered for
        slots  or total amount of chips purchased for table games), though the
        amount wagered by patrons also decreased.  Table game win was down due
        to  both a decrease in amounts wagered by patrons and the effects of a
        decreased hold percentage.

             For the first three quarters of 1996 slot win was down $6,588,000
        and  table game win was down $1,347,000.  The decrease in slot win was
        almost  totally  attributable  to  a decrease in hold percentage.  The
        decrease in table game win resulted as the decrease in amounts wagered
        by  patrons  more  than  offset  the  effects  of  an  increased  hold
        percentage.

             Two  factors  negatively  affected RIH's performance in the first
        three  quarters  -  heightened competition in the Atlantic City market
        for  patrons and severe weather conditions during the first quarter of
        1996.

             As   competition   for  patrons  has  intensified,  promotions  -
        complimentary  services  (rooms, food and beverage provided to patrons
        without  charge),  cash    giveaways  and events - have increased.  In
        recent quarters certain competitors have increased complimentaries and
        cash giveaways dramatically.  Although RIH did increase its promotions
        somewhat  during  the  first quarter and more significantly during the
        second  and third quarters, it still has elected not to keep pace with
        the  industry's  increased  promotions  due  to  the  belief  that the
        resulting  increase  in  gaming win would not be sufficient to justify
        the  incremental  costs incurred.  (In this regard, see "Earnings from
        Operations"  below  for  a  discussion  of  RIH's  increased  costs of
        promotions.)    Consequently,  RIH's  market  share  of  revenues  has
        suffered.  Adding  to  the  competition for patrons, expansions at two
        competing Atlantic City properties opened in May 1996 which, combined,
        added  approximately 1,100 hotel rooms and approximately 60,000 square
        feet of gaming space.  Several other companies have announced plans to
        expand  existing  or  construct  new  casino/hotels  in Atlantic City.
        Management  can give no assurance that the increased cost of obtaining
        gaming revenues will not continue in future periods.

             As  noted  above, the severe weather experienced during the first
        quarter  of  1996  adversely affected operations in that period as the
        principal means of transportation to Atlantic City is by automobile or
        bus.    The  impact of inclement weather is more severe on the Resorts
        Casino  Hotel  than  on competing properties which are more accessible
        from  main thoroughfares and which currently have more covered parking
        and covered terminals for bus patrons.





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        Earnings from Operations

             For  the  third  quarter and first three quarters of 1996 casino,
        hotel  and  related  operating  results  decreased  by  $5,905,000 and
        $10,991,000,  respectively, due to a combination of decreased revenues
        discussed  above  and  a  net increase in operating expenses.  For the
        third  quarter the most significant variance in operating expenses was
        an  increase  in  casino  promotional  costs  ($2,400,000).   This was
        primarily  due  to  an increase in the amount of cash giveaways to bus
        patrons as the cash giveaway per person increased, though RIH's number
        of bus passengers was down slightly.

             For  the  first  three quarters the most significant variances in
        operating   expenses   were  increases  in  casino  promotional  costs
        ($6,200,000)   and  payroll  and  related  expenses  ($1,100,000)  and
        decreases   in   the   accrual   for   performance  incentive  bonuses
        ($1,600,000)   and   depreciation   expense   ($1,000,000).     Casino
        promotional  costs  increased  primarily due to bus cash giveaways for
        the  reasons  noted  above.  The increase in payroll and related costs
        was  due  to increased salary and wage rates, while the average number
        of  employees  was  down  slightly  for  the  period, and, to a lesser
        extent, increased costs of union and other benefits.


        PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


        Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        a.   Exhibits

             The following Part I exhibit is filed herewith:

             Exhibit
             Number                             Exhibit                      

              (27)       Financial data schedule.

        b.   Reports on Form 8-K

             No  Current Report on Form 8-K was filed by RIH covering an event
        during  the  third quarter of 1996.  No amendments to previously filed
        Forms 8-K were filed during the third quarter of 1996.













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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 thereunto duly authorized.
          

                                            RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC.
                                                       (Registrant)




                                             /s/ Matthew B. Kearney          
                                            Matthew B. Kearney
                                            Executive Vice President 
                                            (Authorized Officer of
                                            Registrant and Chief
                                            Financial Officer)


        Date:  November 12, 1996

































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                           RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC.

                          Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
                               ended September 30, 1996


                                     EXHIBIT INDEX


           Exhibit                               Reference to Previous Filing
           Number            Exhibit             or Page Number in Form 10-Q 

            (27)     Financial data schedule     Page 15.











































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