UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): August 316, 2005

WHEELING ISLAND GAMING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-81778	16-1333214
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Registration Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 South Stone Street, Wheeling, West Virginia		26003
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (304) 232-5050

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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ITEM 52.02. RESULTS ~~DEPARTURE~~ OF ~~DIRECTORS~~OPERATIONS ORAND ~~PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS~~FINANCIAL CONDITION.

~~(c)~~On August ~~Appointment~~16, of2005, ~~Principal~~Wheeling ~~Officers~~Island Gaming, Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended July 3, 2005. Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release announcing such results.

OnThe ~~August 3,~~information ~~2005,~~in ~~the~~this ~~Board~~report, ofincluding ~~Directors of~~the ~~Wheeling~~exhibit ~~Island~~attached ~~Gaming~~hereto, ~~Inc.~~ ~~(the~~is ~~“Company”),~~furnished bysolely ~~written~~pursuant ~~unanimous consent,~~to ~~appointed~~Item ~~Eric~~2.02 ~~Persson~~of asthis ~~senior~~Form 8-K and ~~vice~~shall ~~president~~not ~~and~~be ~~assistant~~deemed ~~general manager~~“filed” offor the ~~Company,~~purposes ~~which is a direct subsidiary~~ of ~~Delaware North Companies Gaming~~Section &18 ~~Entertainment, Inc. and an indirect subsidiary~~ of ~~Delaware North Companies, Inc. Since joining~~ the ~~Company in 2004,~~ ~~Mr. Persson~~Securities ~~has~~Exchange ~~been~~Act ~~an active member~~ of ~~the~~1934, ~~Company’s~~or ~~senior~~otherwise ~~management team~~subject ~~serving~~to asthe ~~Vice~~liabilities ~~President – Operations~~ of that ~~the Company~~section. ~~Prior~~Furthermore, tothe information ~~joining~~in ~~the~~this ~~Company~~Report, ~~Mr. Persson spent~~including ~~more~~the ~~than~~exhibit, ~~four~~shall ~~years~~not inbe ~~various~~deemed ~~management~~to ~~positions~~be incorporated ~~with~~by ~~Harrah’s Entertainment. Before~~reference ~~joining~~into ~~Harrah’s, Eric~~the ~~was~~filings ~~with~~of the ~~American~~Registrant ~~Gaming~~under ~~Association~~the ~~and~~Securities Act ~~Coast~~of ~~Resorts~~1933.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

This exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”

~~SIGNATURE~~2

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURE

	WHEELING ISLAND GAMING, INC.
		By:	/s/ Dean Lawrence
			Name:	Dean Lawrence
			Title:	Vice President of Finance
Date: August 5, 2005

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

3WHEELING ISLAND GAMING, INC. By: /s/ Dean J. Lawrence Name: Dean J. Lawrence Title: Vice President of Finance

~~EXHIBIT~~Date: ~~INDEX~~August 17, 2005

DOC. NO.		DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release, dated August 3, 2005.

4EXHIBIT INDEX

DOC. NO.		DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

99.1		Press Release dated August 16, 2005.

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