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      Registration Statement.</font></div>
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      pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act. The offering price
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      low prices of the registrant&#8217;s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock
      Market on June 26, 2007, and the weighted average exercise price of outstanding
      options not previously registered.</font></div>
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      2002, relating to shares of Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc. (the "Company" or
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      stockholders approved, an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares
      of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of the Company
      reserved under the Plan to 125,000. Effective March 31, 2005, the Company
      declared a 2 for 1 stock split. Accordingly, as amended, the total number of
      shares of Common Stock available under the Plan is 250,000, of which 100,000
      shares are being registered hereunder.</font></div>
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      to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are
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      Statement on Form 8-A filed on July 15, 1993 and any amendment or report filed
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      subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
      15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
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      Company's common stock offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such
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      be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
      contained herein or in a document all or part of which is incorporated or deemed
      to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
      superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
      statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also
      is
      or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes
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      except as so modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration
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      Company&#8217;s articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions for
      indemnification of officers and directors of the Company and in certain cases
      employees and other persons. The bylaws require that such person will be
      indemnified in any proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which
      he
      reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
      Company. Indemnification would cover expenses, including attorney&#8217;s fees,
      judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement.</font></div>
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      behalf of any present or past director or officer, and in certain cases
      employees and other persons, insuring against any liability asserted against
      such person incurred in such capacity or arising out of such status, whether
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      permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant
      to
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S8 for Directors' Plan
UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C. 20549
FORM
      S-8
REGISTRATION
      STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Monarch
                Casino & Resort, Inc.
(Exact
                name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
88-0300760
(State
                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
                Employer Identification No.)
3800
                South Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada
89502
(Address
                of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Monarch
                Casino & Resort, Inc. 1993 Directors' Stock Option
                Plan
(Full
                title of the plan)
Ronald
                Rowan
Chief
                Financial Officer
Monarch
                Casino & Resort, Inc.
3800
                South Virginia Street
Reno,
                Nevada 89502
(Name
                and address telephone number of agent for service)
(775)
                335-4600
(Telephone
                number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
                to:
Michael
                J. Bonner
Kummer
                Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario
3800
                Howard Hughes Parkway, 7th Floor
Las
                Vegas, Nevada 89169
(702)
                792-7000
CALCULATION
      OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                of each class of
Securities
                to be registered
Amount
                to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
maximum
                offering
price
                per share(2)
Proposed
maximum
                aggregate
offering
                price(2)
Amount
                of
Registration
Fee(3)
Common
                Stock, $0.01 par value
100,000
                shares
$26.71
$2,670,500.00
$81.98
(1)
Represents
      the maximum number of shares which may be distributed pursuant to this
      Registration Statement.
(2)
Computed
      solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
      pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act. The offering price
      per
      share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and
      low prices of the registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock
      Market on June 26, 2007, and the weighted average exercise price of outstanding
      options not previously registered.
(3)
Calculated
      pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY
      NOTE
As
      permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement
      incorporates by reference the information contained in the earlier Registration
      Statement on Form S-8 POS (File No. 333-85412), filed on April 9,
      2002, relating to shares of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (the "Company" or
      "Registrant") Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant to
      Registrant's 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), which
      information is hereby updated by the following information.
In
      2003,
      the board of directors of the Company approved and adopted, and the Company's
      stockholders approved, an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares
      of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company
      reserved under the Plan to 125,000. Effective March 31, 2005, the Company
      declared a 2 for 1 stock split. Accordingly, as amended, the total number of
      shares of Common Stock available under the Plan is 250,000, of which 100,000
      shares are being registered hereunder.
PART
      II
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
      3.
Incorporation
      of Documents by Reference.
The
      following material previously filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant
      to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are
      incorporated herein by reference:
1.
The
      Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31,
      2006.
2.
The
      Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
      2007.
3.
The
      Company's Reports filed on Form 8-K on February 22, 2007; April 27, 2007; May
      24, 2007; May 25, 2007; May 30, 2007 and June 19, 2007.
4.
The
      description of the Common Stock of the Company contained in the Registration
      Statement on Form 8-A filed on July 15, 1993 and any amendment or report filed
      for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents
subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
      15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
      to
      this Registration Statement which indicates that all of the shares of the
      Company's common stock offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such
      shares
then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and
      to
      be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
      contained herein or in a document all or part of which is incorporated or deemed
      to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
      superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
      statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also
      is
      or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes
      such
      statement. Any such statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed,
      except as so modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration
      Statement.
Item
      6.
Indemnification
      of Directors and Officers.
Sections
      78.7502 and 78.751 of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the
      Company's articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions for
      indemnification of officers and directors of the Company and in certain cases
      employees and other persons. The bylaws require that such person will be
      indemnified in any proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which
      he
      reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
      Company. Indemnification would cover expenses, including attorney's fees,
      judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement.
The
      Company's bylaws also provide Company may purchase and maintain insurance on
      behalf of any present or past director or officer, and in certain cases
      employees and other persons, insuring against any liability asserted against
      such person incurred in such capacity or arising out of such status, whether
      or
      not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person. The Company
      maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
      permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant
      to
      the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion
      of
      the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
      in
      the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item
      8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
                Number
Description
5.1
Opinion
                of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario regarding the legality of
                the securities being registered is filed herewith and incorporated
                herein
                by reference.
23.1
Consent
                of Ernst & Young, LLP is filed herewith and is incorporated herein by
                reference.
23.2
Consent
                of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (included in Exhibit
                5.1).
24.1
Power
                of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
      that
      it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
      for
      filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
      on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
      Reno, State of Nevada, on June 29, 2007.
Monarch
                Casino & Resort, Inc.
By:
/s/
                Ronald Rowan
Ronald
                Rowan
Treasurer
                and Chief Financial Officer
POWER
      OF ATTORNEY
Know
      All
      Persons By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears below
      constitutes and appoints Ronald Rowan, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact
      and
      agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign the registration
      statement filed herewith and any or all amendments to said registration
      statement (including post-effective amendments and registration statements
      filed
      pursuant to Rule 462 and otherwise), and to file the same, with all exhibits
      thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission
      granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent the full power and authority
      to do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the foregoing, as to all intents and purposes as he might or could
      do
      in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
      agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In
      accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
      Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities
      and
      on the dates stated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
                John Farahi
Co-Chairman
                of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
                Officer) and Director
June
                29, 2007
John
                Farahi
/s/
                Bob Farahi
Co-Chairman
                of the Board of Directors, President, and Director
June
                29, 2007
Bob
                Farahi
/s/
                Ronald Rowan
Treasurer
                and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
                Accounting Officer
)
June
                29, 2007
Ronald
                Rowan
/s/
                Craig F. Sullivan
Director
June
                29, 2007
Craig
                F. Sullivan
/s/
                Ronald R. Zideck
Director
June
                29, 2007
Ronald
                R. Zideck
/s/
                Charles W. Scharer
Director
June
                29, 2007
Charles
                W. Scharer
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                Number
Description
5.1
Opinion
                of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario regarding the legality of
                the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent
                of Ernst & Young, LLP.
23.2
Consent
                of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (included in Exhibit
                5.1).
24.1
Power
                of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto).