UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~SECURITIES~~WASHINGTON, ~~AND~~D.C. ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~ 20549

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) ~~March~~December 711, ~~2013~~ 2015

ALST CASINO HOLDCO, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-54480		45-2487922
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(~~IRS~~I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, NV 89084

~~North~~(Address ~~Las~~of ~~Vegas,~~principal ~~Nevada~~executive ~~89084~~offices, Zip Code)

~~(Address~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~principal~~number, ~~executive~~including ~~offices~~area code: (702) 692-7777

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 692-7820

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:

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~~Item~~ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 7, 2013, the Board of Managers (the “Board”) of ALST Casino Holdco, LLC (the “Company”) appointed Robert Schaffhauser, ~~66,~~ as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Schaffhauser has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aliante Gaming, LLC (“Aliante Gaming”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, since December 27, 2012. Mr. Schaffhauser previously served as Executive Vice President of Finance for Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions, LLC (which previously owned and operated the Las Vegas Hilton) from February 2004 to March 2012, where he was responsible for business planning and administrative functions (including finance, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and purchasing).

Effective December 2711, ~~2012~~2015, the Company and Aliante Gaming entered into ana new employment agreement with Mr. Schaffhauser (the new “Schaffhauser Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Schaffhauser Employment Agreement, the Company and Aliante Gaming agreed to employ Mr. Schaffhauser for an initial term of ~~one~~two ~~year~~years with an effective commencement date of December 279, ~~2012~~2015. The initial term will be automatically renewed for subsequent one-year terms unless the Schaffhauser Employment Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms or either party provides the other with notice of non-renewal at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable term. The Schaffhauser Employment Agreement provides for ~~a base salary of~~ $~~250~~275,000 per year (“Base Salary”), and a performance bonus of up to ~~thirty-five~~forty percent (3540%) of the Base Salary based upon the Company’s actual performance in relation to its budgeted performance for the relevant fiscal year, subject to the discretion of the Board. Mr. Schaffhauser is eligible for ~~fully~~a ~~vested~~long-term ~~and~~incentive ~~paid~~payment ~~equity~~ in the ~~Company~~event of up(1) a tochange ~~fifty~~in ~~percent~~control of the Company, (~~50%~~2) the sale of the ~~amount~~Company, (3) the continuation of ~~any~~Mr. Schaffhauser’s ~~performance~~employment ~~bonus~~through ~~approved~~December 31, by2018, (4) the ~~Board.~~termination ~~The valuation~~ of ~~such~~Mr. Schaffhauser’s ~~equity~~employment ~~shall~~without because, ~~determined~~or by(5) Mr. Schaffhauser’s ~~the~~death ~~Board~~or disability. The ~~Schaffhauser~~long-term ~~Employment~~incentive ~~Agreement~~payment ~~also~~is ~~provides~~to be based on the attainment of certain ~~additional~~measurable ~~benefits~~growth objectives and ~~perquisites~~a ~~made~~five ~~generally~~(5) year ~~available~~vesting toschedule, ~~the~~commencing ~~management~~on ofMr. Schaffhauser’s initial employment by Aliante Gaming.

InThe ~~the event of termination of Mr.~~ Schaffhauser’s ~~employment~~Employment ~~without~~Agreement ~~cause,~~also ~~Mr. Schaffhauser~~provides iscertain ~~entitled~~additional tobenefits aand ~~termination~~perquisites ~~payment~~made ~~equal~~generally available to ~~the~~ ~~greater of (i)~~ the ~~portion~~management of ~~the~~Aliante ~~Base Salary for the remainder of the then applicable employment term or (ii) three months of the Base Salary in the event Mr~~Gaming. Schaffhauser is terminated within the last two months of the then applicable employment term, in each case, including the performance bonus, if applicable, prorated based upon the number of days of his employment during the year of termination.

~~Pursuant~~In to the event of termination of Mr. Schaffhauser’s ~~Employment~~employment ~~Agreement~~without cause, Mr. Schaffhauser ~~has~~is ~~agreed~~entitled to ~~certain~~a ~~restrictive~~termination ~~covenants~~payment ~~during~~equal to (i) the ~~term~~Base ofSalary ~~his~~which ~~employment~~remains ~~and~~unpaid for ~~specified~~the ~~periods~~period ~~following~~up to the date of termination~~, including~~ ~~but~~(ii) an ~~not~~amount ~~limited~~equal to, ~~not~~one ~~divulging~~(1) year’s ~~confidential~~Base ~~information~~Salary, ~~assigning~~and ~~all~~(iii) a ~~intellectual~~performance ~~property~~bonus, ~~conceived~~if orapplicable, ~~developed~~prorated bybased ~~Mr. Schaffhauser~~upon ~~during~~ the ~~term~~number of days of his employment ~~with~~during ~~Aliante~~the ~~Gaming,~~year ~~non-competition~~of ~~and non-solicitation~~termination. Mr. Schaffhauser ~~cannot~~would ~~engage~~also inbe ~~competition~~entitled ~~with~~to ~~Aliante~~a ~~Gaming,~~long-term orincentive ~~own~~payout ~~any~~if ~~interest~~his inemployment oris ~~perform~~terminated ~~any~~without ~~services for certain businesses engaged in competition with Aliante Gaming, within a specified restricted area and during a specified restriction period~~cause.

~~The~~Pursuant ~~foregoing~~to ~~summary of~~ the Schaffhauser Employment Agreement, ~~does~~Mr. Schaffhauser ~~not~~has ~~purport~~agreed to becertain ~~complete~~restrictive covenants during the term of his employment and isfor ~~subject~~specified periods following termination, including but not limited to, not divulging confidential information, non-competition and ~~qualified~~ non-solicitation. Mr. Schaffhauser cannot engage in ~~its~~competition ~~entirety~~with byAliante ~~the~~Gaming, ~~full~~or ~~text~~own ofany ~~such~~interest ~~agreement~~in or perform any services for certain businesses engaged in competition with Aliante Gaming, ~~which~~within isa ~~attached~~specified asrestricted ~~Exhibit~~area 99and during a specified restriction period.1 In ~~hereto~~addition ~~and~~Mr. Schaffauser ~~incorporated~~must ~~herein~~assign all intellectual property conceived or developed by ~~reference~~Mr. Schaffhauser during the term of his employment.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01.~~foregoing ~~Financial~~summary ~~Statements~~of the Schaffhauser Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and ~~Exhibits~~is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.8 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

~~(d)~~ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBITNO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Employment Agreement, between Aliante Gaming, LLC and Robert Schaffhauser, effective December 27, 2012.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
10.8		Executive Employment Agreement, among ALST Casino Holdco, LLC, Aliante Gaming, LLC and Robert Schaffhauser, effective December 11, 2015.

~~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 hereunto duly authorized.~~ 2

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 17, 2015

	ALST CASINO HOLDCO, LLC

	/s/ SOOHYUNG KIM
	Name: Soohyung Kim
	Title: CEO and Secretary

ALST CASINO HOLDCO, LLC

Dated: March 13, 2013

/s/ SOOHYUNG KIM

Name: Soohyung Kim

Title: CEO and Secretary

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