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Brief: Gabelli boosts Aztar holdings

Friday, Nov. 27, 1998 | 12:54 p.m.

Gabelli and several investment funds he controls now own 6.1 million, or 13.5 percent, of the 45.2 million Aztar common shares outstanding, according to a reported filed this week with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

The Gabelli group bought the Aztar stock in blocks of 1,000 to 39,100 shares at prices ranging from $3.125 to $5.6875, according to the filing. Aztar was off 6.25 cents to $5.0625 in midday trading today.

Aztar also owns casinos in Laughlin, Atlantic City, Missouri and Indiana. It has frequently been mentioned as a takeover candidate, most recently by Bear Stearns & Co.

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