EXHIBIT 10.18

                              TRUMP INDIANA, INC
                         6012 West Industrial Highway
                                 Gary IN 46404

                               February 24, 1998


THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO, LLC
One Buffington Harbor Drive
Gary IN 46406-3000

         Re:     Ground Leases between Buffington Harbor Riverboats,
                 L.L.C. ("BHR") and Trump Indiana Realty, LLC
                 ("Trump Realty"); and BHR and The Majestic Star
                 Casino, LLC ("Majestic")

Gentlemen:

         This letter is to confirm certain understandings by and among Trump
Indiana, Inc. ("Trump Indiana"), BHR and Majestic regarding (i) the Ground
Lease between BHR, as lessor, and Trump Realty, as lessee, dated as of
August 29, 1997 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Trump
Ground Lease"), and (ii) Majestic's unconditional right to enter into a
similar ground lease.

         1.      The parties acknowledge that the land subject to the Trump
Ground Lease (the "Trump Land") is situated in an area currently being used
for parking for the gaming operations of BHR's members (the "Gaming
Operations"), and that the contemplated use of the Trump Land as a hotel
will result in the reduction of the number of parking spaces available to
the Gaming Operations.  Trump Indiana agrees to pay to Majestic, within ten
(10) days of the date hereof, the sum of Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand
Five Hundred ($313,500.00) Dollars as compensation to Majestic for the loss
to BHR of the use of 330 parking spaces, valued at One Thousand Nine Hundred
($1,900.00) Dollars per space.  The resultant sum is divided in half,
representing Majestic's one-half interest in BHR.

         2.      Trump Indiana agrees to pay to Majestic within ten (10) days
of the opening of the hotel to be located on the Trump Land, compensation to
Majestic for the loss to BHR of the use of 200 additional parking spaces
(representing two-thirds of the code requirement for such hotel), less the
number of parking spaces constructed on the Trump Land, if any.  Said
compensation shall be at a rate of One Thousand Nine Hundred ($1,900.00)
Dollars per space, and the resultant sum shall be divided in half,
representing Majestic's one-half interest in BHR.

         3.      Majestic shall have the right, at its election, to enter
into a ground lease with BHR (or to have an Affiliate, as such term is
defined in the Trump Ground Lease, enter into a ground lease with BHR),
which ground lease shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the
"Majestic Ground Lease").  Unless otherwise requested by Majestic, the
property subject to the Majestic Ground Lease (the "Majestic Land") shall be
the approximately 2.9 acres of land located immediately to the west of the
Trump Land and abutting the driveway which runs along the nor-them border of
BHR's so-called Parcel 2.  Majestic may request that the premises subject to
the Majestic Ground Lease be a different parcel, in which event the terms of
the Operating Agreement for BHR shall apply as if no parcel had been
designated in this Paragraph.  The permitted uses" therein shall be (a)
hotel, convention, entertainment, shopping (retail and food) and any other
use now or hereafter permitted under the Trump Ground Lease, provided the
same will not materially detract from the Gaming Operations in terms of
physical appearance, clientele or nature of the business conducted, and (b)
such other uses as have been consented to by Trump Indiana in writing, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed so long as (i) the
"permitted use" proposed by Majestic is complementary to the Gaming
Operations (as such term is defined in the Trump Ground Lease), and (ii) the
proposed use will not materially detract from the Gaming Operations in terms
of physical appearance, clientele or nature of the business conducted.  The
parties acknowledge that the Majestic Land may be situated in an area being
used for parking for the Gaming Operations, and that the use of the Majestic
Land may result in the reduction of the number of parking spaces available
to the Gaming Operations.  In connection with the Majestic Ground Lease,
Majestic shall pay to Trump Indiana compensation for the loss to BHR of the
use of parking spaces.  The number of parking spaces lost on account of any
use tinder the Majestic Ground Lease shall be deemed to be (i) the number of
parking spaces that are located on the Majestic Land prior to the date of
the Majestic Ground Lease plus (ii) two-thirds of the number of parking
spaces required by applicable law to support the use on the Majestic Land
less the number of parking spaces that are thereafter constructed on the
Majestic Land.  The rate of compensation shall be $1,900.00 for each such
space, divided by one-half to represent Trump Indiana's one-half interest in
BHR.  The compensation for the parking spaces on the Majestic Land pursuant
to Subparagraph (i) above shall be paid within ten (10) days of the
execution of the Majestic Ground Lease, and the compensation for parking
spaces on BHR property pursuant to Subparagraph (ii) above shall be paid
within ten (10) days of the opening of the use on the Majestic Land.

         4.      Trump Indiana and Majestic agree that each shall have the
right to install and maintain upon BHR property (or, in the case of Trump
Indiana, upon the Trump Land), at locations to be mutually agreed upon, a
message center sign of up to 100 square feet, at their respective sole cost
and expense, but without compensation to BHR for the use of its property. 
Majestic and Trump Indiana will not unreasonably withhold, delay or
condition their agreement on the locations of such message center signs, and
shall use their best efforts to reach such agreement by March 31, 1998.

         5.      a.      Trump Indiana acknowledges and agrees that: (i) all
decisions to be made on behalf of BHR pertaining to the Trump Ground Lease,
including decisions relative to the exercise of rights and remedies of BHR
thereunder, may be made on behalf of BHR by Majestic acting alone; (ii) no
knowledge of Trump Indiana shall be imputed to BHR; (iii) Trump Indiana has
no right or authority to make decisions or otherwise act on behalf of BHR
with regard to any matter pertaining to the Trump Ground Lease; and (iv) in
no event shall BHR have any obligation or liability to Trump Indiana for any
purported breach or violation of the Trump Ground Lease on account of the
action or inaction of Trump Indiana, or for any purported amendment,
cancellation or waiver of or under the Trump Ground Lease by Trump Indiana. 
Trump Indiana further acknowledges and agrees that its covenants and
agreements set forth in Paragraph 5 of its Ground Sublease with Trump Realty
for the Trump Land: (i) are intended to benefit BHR (and, to the extent
applicable by virtue of Paragraph 32 of the Trump Ground Lease, Majestic,
Majestic's Affiliates and the tenant under the Majestic Ground Lease), (ii)
are enforceable against Trump Indiana by BHR;(and, to the extent applicable
by virtue of Paragraph 32 of the Trump Ground Lease, by Majestic, Majestic's
Affiliates and the tenant under the Majestic Ground Lease), and (iii) cannot
be amended, modified, reduced or waived without the prior written consent of
BHR (provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
prohibit Trump Indiana and Trump Realty from terminating the Ground Sublease
prior to the expiration thereof).

         b.      Majestic acknowledges and agrees that: (i) all decisions to
be made on behalf of BHR pertaining to the Majestic Ground Lease, including
decisions relative to the exercise of rights and remedies of BHR thereunder,
may be made on behalf of BHR by Trump Indiana acting alone; (ii) no
knowledge of Majestic shall be imputed to BHR; (iii) Majestic has no right
or authority to make decisions or otherwise act on behalf of BHR with regard
to any matters pertaining to the Majestic Ground Lease; and (iv) in no event
shall BHR have any obligation or liability to Majestic for any purported
breach or violation of the Majestic Ground Lease on account of the action or
inaction of Majestic, or for any purported amendment, cancellation or waiver
of or under the Majestic Ground Lease by Majestic.

         6.      The parties acknowledge that certain terms defined in the
Trump Ground Lease are also terms defined in the Trump Berthing Agreement
made as of April 23, 1996 by Trump Indiana and BHR.  Trump and Majestic
agree that in the event of any conflict between the definition of such
terms, the definition of such terms as set forth in the Trump Berthing
Agreement shall control.

         Please execute this letter where indicated below to signify your
agreement with the foregoing.

Very truly yours,

TRUMP INDIANA, INC.

By: /S/ ROBERT M. PICKUS
Robert M. Pickus, Vice President

Agreed to and Accepted:
THE MAJESTIC STAR CASINO, LLC

By: BARDEN DEVELOPMENT, INC., Member

By: /S/ KENNETH L. KRAMER
Kenneth L. Kramer, Vice President

Buffington Harbor Riverboats, L.L.C. executes this letter agreement to
evidence its agreement to the provisions of Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6.

BUFFINGTON HARBOR RIVERBOATS, L.L.C.

By: The Majestic Star Casino, LLC, Member

By: /S/ KENNETH L. KRAMER, V.P. of Manager

By: Trump Indiana, Inc., Member

By: /S/ ROBERT M. PICKUS