SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2004


                              STATION CASINOS, INC
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Nevada                         000-21640                 88-0136443
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                   File Number)             Identification No.)

2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada                          89102
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 367-2411
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On April 20, 2004, Station Casinos, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. A
copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.

         The information, including exhibits attached thereto, of this Current
Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or
other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise
expressly stated in such filing.






         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         Station Casinos, Inc.


                                     By: /s/ Glenn C. Christenson
Date:    April 20, 2004                  ---------------------------------------
                                         Glenn C. Christenson
                                         Executive Vice President, Chief
                                         Financial Officer, Chief Administrative
                                         Officer and Treasurer