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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-05-018929
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051006
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051007
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051007

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAKES ENTERTAINMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990]
		IRS NUMBER:				411913991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24993
		FILM NUMBER:		051129813

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 CHESHIERE LANE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55305
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6124499092

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 CHESHIRE LANE
		CITY:			MINNETONKA
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55305

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES GAMING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980929
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;6, 2005
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Lakes Entertainment, Inc.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On October&nbsp;6, 2005, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit scheduled December&nbsp;8, 2005 as the date
for oral arguments in the Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos (&#147;TOMAC&#148;) versus the U. S.
Department of the Interior matter currently pending in federal court. The oral argument pertains
to TOMAC&#146;s appeal of a federal judge&#146;s decision to dismiss TOMAC&#146;s lawsuit seeking to block the
construction of a casino in New Buffalo Township, Michigan by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians (&#147;Pokagon Band&#148;). Lakes has an agreement with the Pokagon Band to develop and manage the
casino.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">A copy of the press release is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; background: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1 Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Press Release dated October&nbsp;6, 2005
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; background: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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(Registrant)<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: October 7, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/Timothy J. Cope
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Lakes Entertainment, Inc.<BR>
130 Cheshire Lane<BR>
Minnetonka, MN 55305<BR>
952-449-9092<BR>
952-449-9353 (fax)<BR>
www.lakesentertainment.com<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Timothy J. Cope 952-449-7030</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; background: #ffffff;"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<BR>
Thursday, October&nbsp;6, 2005</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES<BR>
ORAL ARGUMENT DATE IN TOMAC APPEAL</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Minneapolis, October&nbsp;6, 2005 &#151; Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (LACO) </B>announced today that the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit scheduled December&nbsp;8, 2005 as
the date for oral arguments in the Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos (&#147;TOMAC&#148;) versus the U. S.
Department of the Interior matter currently pending in federal court. The oral argument pertains
to TOMAC&#146;s appeal of a federal judge&#146;s decision to dismiss TOMAC&#146;s lawsuit seeking to block the
construction of a casino in New Buffalo Township, Michigan. The group sued the U. S. Department of
the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (&#147;BIA&#148;) in 2001 to block the construction of the Four
Winds Casino, a resort development planned to be built by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
(&#147;Pokagon Band&#148;). Most of the suit was dismissed in March&nbsp;2002, and in March&nbsp;2005 U.S. District
Judge James Robertson dismissed the remaining issue. The ruling cleared the way for the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to take land into trust for the Tribe to build the Four Winds Casino. TOMAC&#146;s
appeal was filed in response to the federal judge&#146;s ruling on the environmental issue.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Lakes has an agreement with the Pokagon Band to develop and manage the casino and is ready to
proceed with construction as soon as the land is placed into trust.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Lakes Entertainment</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Lakes Entertainment, Inc. currently has development and management agreements with six separate
Tribes for new casino operations in Michigan, California, Texas and Oklahoma, a total of nine
separate casino sites. In addition, Lakes has announced plans to develop a company owned casino
resort project in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Company also owns approximately 62% of WPT
Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq &#147;WPTE&#148;), a separate publicly held media and entertainment company
principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of gaming themed televised
programming

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">including the World Poker Tour television series, the licensing and sale of branded products and
the sale of corporate sponsorships.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a &#147;safe harbor&#148; for
forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as
information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Lakes
Entertainment, Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to
plans for future expansion and other business development activities as well as other capital
spending, financing sources and the effects of regulation (including gaming and tax regulation) and
competition. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that
could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may
differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the relisting of Lakes&#146; common stock
on The Nasdaq Stock Market, the SEC staff comments that question various aspects of Lakes&#146;
financial statements, which comments have not yet been resolved; possible delays in completion of
Lakes&#146; casino projects, including various regulatory approvals and numerous other conditions which
must be satisfied before completion of these projects; possible termination or adverse modification
of management contracts; Lakes operates in a highly competitive industry; possible changes in
regulations; reliance on continued positive relationships with Indian tribes and repayment of
amounts owed to Lakes by Indian tribes; possible need for future financing to meet Lakes&#146; expansion
goals; risks of entry into new businesses; reliance on Lakes&#146; management; the fact that the WPT
shares held by Lakes are currently not liquid assets, and there is no assurance that Lakes will be
able to realize value from these holdings equal to the current or future market value of WPT common
stock. There are also risks and uncertainties relating to WPT that may have a material effect on
the Company&#146;s consolidated results of operations or the market value of the WPT shares held by the
Company, including WPT&#146;s significant dependence on the Travel Channel as a source of revenue; the
potential that WPT&#146;s television programming will fail to maintain a sufficient audience; the risk
that competitors with greater financial resources or marketplace presence might develop television
programming that would directly compete with WPT&#146;s television programming; the risk that WPT may
not be able to protect its entertainment concepts, current and future brands and other intellectual
property rights; risks associated with future expansion into new or complementary businesses; the
termination or impairment of WPT&#146;s relationships with key licensing and strategic partners; and
WPT&#146;s dependence on its senior management team. For more information, review the Company&#146;s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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