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                       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): October 19, 2000

                          GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

         1-13079                                      73-0664379
(Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. employer identification number)


         ONE GAYLORD DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE                      37214
         (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                 (615) 316-6000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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ITEM  9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         A press release issued by Gaylord Entertainment Company on October 19,
2000 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.









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                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                    GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY



                                    By: /s/ Denise Wilder Warren
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                                        Denise Wilder Warren
                                        Chief Financial Officer



October 19, 2000










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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number                     Description
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    99.1                 Press Release dated October 19, 2000.













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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA CONTACT:    Tom Adkinson
E-MAIL:           tadkinson@gaylordentertainment.com
TELEPHONE:        615.316.6302

INVESTOR CONTACT: J. Russell Worsham
E-MAIL:           rworsham@gaylordentertainment.com
TELEPHONE:        615.316.6564

                GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT TO BROADCAST THIRD QUARTER
                      CONFERENCE CALL LIVE ON THE INTERNET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 19, 2000) - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET)
today announced it will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its
2000 third quarter earnings release conference call.

         The live broadcast of Gaylord Entertainment's quarterly conference call
will be available online at www.streetevents.com and www.vcall.com. The call is
scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. EDT on October 26, 2000. The online replay will
follow shortly after the call and continue through November 26, 2000.

         Gaylord Entertainment is a diversified entertainment company whose
businesses operate in three groups: hospitality and attractions, creative
content and interactive media. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and its
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: GET).




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