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 and Exchange Act of 1934

(Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~March 223, ~~2010~~2011

ARCHON CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

1-9481

88-0304348

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification)

2200 Casino Drive

Laughlin, Nevada 89029

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(702) 732-9120

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS.

OnPursuant ~~December~~to authorization by Resolution of the Board of Directors of Archon Corporation (the “Company”), the Company filed a Certificate of Change Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.209 on March 223, ~~2010~~2011, amending the ~~District~~Company’s Articles ~~Court~~of ~~for~~Incorporation to change the ~~District~~number of ~~Nevada~~issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Shares”), inas well as, the ~~D.E.~~number ~~Shaw~~of v.authorized ~~Archon~~shares, ~~Corporation~~par ~~case~~value ~~regarding calculation~~$0.01 per share, of ~~dividends~~the ~~upon~~Company ~~redemption~~by ofeffecting ~~Archon’s~~a ~~Exchangeable~~1-for-250 ~~Redeemable~~reverse ~~Preferred~~stock split (the “Reverse Stock onSplit”), ~~August 31~~immediately followed by a 250-for-1 forward stock split (the “Forward Stock Split” and , together with the Reverse Stock Split, the “Stock Split”) of the Shares. In conjunction with ~~2007~~the Stock Split, ~~issued~~those anstockholders ~~Order~~of ~~granting~~record who will hold fewer than 250 shares before the ~~Plaintiff’s~~Reverse ~~Motion~~Stock ~~for~~Split, ~~Summary~~will ~~Judgment~~receive ~~and~~the ~~awarding~~market ~~damages~~value inof the ~~amount~~pre-Reverse Stock Split shares as of $7the close of trading on February 15,~~240~~ 2011,~~523~~ in cash in an amount equal to $12.~~64,~~00 ~~and~~ (the “Market Value”) per pre-~~judgment~~Reverse ~~interest~~Stock Split share in lieu of receiving a fractional post-Reverse Stock Split share, and the ~~amount~~holdings of ~~$2,275,055~~all other stockholders (i.86e., ~~for~~those aholding ~~total~~250 ~~judgment~~or more shares prior to the Reverse Stock Split) will remain unchanged. The effective date of $9the Stock Split (the “Effective Date”) will be March 23,~~515,579~~ 2011.50 Stockholders of record who will hold fewer than 250 shares before the Reverse Split will have their shares cancelled and converted to the right to receive the Market Value of such shares in cash as of the Effective Date.

~~Also~~The onExchange ~~December 22,~~Agent ~~2010,~~for the ~~District~~Stock ~~Court~~Split will be American Stock Transfer &Trust Co., inLLC, ~~the~~6201 ~~Leeward~~15th ~~Capital~~Avenue, ~~L.P.~~Brooklyn, vNY 11219, (877) 248-6417. ~~Archon~~After ~~Corporation~~the ~~case~~Effective ~~regarding~~Date, the ~~same~~Exchange ~~issue, issued~~Agent anwill ~~Order~~forward ~~granting~~cash payments, ~~the~~in ~~Plaintiff’s~~lieu ~~Motion~~of ~~for~~fractional ~~Summary~~post-Reverse ~~Judgment~~Stock ~~and~~Split ~~awarding~~shares, ~~damages~~to instockholders ~~the~~only ~~amount~~upon receipt of ~~$206,940.00~~a ~~and~~properly ~~pre-judgment~~completed ~~interest~~Letter inof ~~the~~Transmittal ~~amount~~and surrender of ~~$79,734.43,~~stock ~~for~~certificates arepresenting ~~total~~cancelled ~~judgment~~shares of ~~$286,674.43.~~Archon InCorporation ~~the~~Common ~~same~~Stock. Letters ~~Order,~~of ~~the~~Transmittal ~~Court denied~~will ~~Archon’s~~be ~~Motion~~mailed ~~for~~to ~~Summary~~affected ~~Judgment~~stockholders ~~without~~of ~~analysis~~record on or ~~comment~~after the Effective Date.

InThe ~~both~~primary ~~cases,~~effect of the ~~Company~~Stock ~~disagrees~~Split ~~with~~will be to reduce the ~~District~~ ~~Court~~Company’s ~~decision~~total ~~and~~number ~~intends~~of torecord ~~appeal~~holders to ~~the~~below ~~Ninth~~300 ~~Circuit~~persons ~~Court~~by cashing out stockholders of ~~Appeals~~record with fewer than 250 shares. InThis ~~addition,~~will allow the Company ~~intends~~ to ~~pursue~~cease ~~its~~registration ~~claim~~of ~~against~~its ~~third~~Common ~~parties~~Stock ~~involved~~under the inSecurities ~~the~~Exchange ~~drafting~~Act of ~~the~~1934, ~~Certificate~~as ofamended. ~~Designation,~~The ~~including~~Company anticipates that the ~~law~~Stock ~~firm of~~Split ~~Gibson,~~will ~~Dunn &~~result ~~Crutcher,~~in asmaterial cost savings to the Company, ~~never~~while ~~intended~~also ~~dividends~~allowing management to befocus ~~accrued~~ on amanaging ~~compound~~the ~~basis.~~business and growing stockholder value.

SIGNATURE

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.

ARCHON CORPORATION By: /Ss/ ~~PAUL W. LOWDEN Name:~~ Paul W. Lowden ~~Title: Chairman of the Board/President~~

~~Dated~~Name: ~~December 28,~~Paul ~~2010~~W. Lowden Title: Chairman of the Board/ President

Dated: March 4, 2011

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