FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FIORAVANTI MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO /DE [GET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE GAYLORD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/03/2010 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37214 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 09/08/2010 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/03/2010   M   5,000 (1) A $ 0 31,986 (2) D   Common Stock 09/03/2010   F   1,323 (3) D $ 29.21 30,663 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 29.21

09/03/2010

A

5,000

(1)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FIORAVANTI MARK ONE GAYLORD DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37214			SVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Carter R. Todd, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Fioravanti		09/10/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On September 3, 2010 the Company and Mr. Fioravanti amended the terms of the performance-based RSUs granted on February 4, 2008 and previously reported on Form 4. As amended, the RSUs vest as follows: 25% of the RSUs vested on the date of amendment; some, all or none of the remaining 75% of the RSUs will vest on February 4, 2012 based on the extent to which the performance criteria specified in the award agreement are satisfied (consistent with the original terms of the award agreements); and 25% of the RSUs will vest on December 31, 2012 provided that the reporting person remains employed by the Company on such date (unless vested earlier on February 4, 2012 to the extent performance criteria are satisfied). The Shares shown here represent the RSUs which vested on the date of the amendment.
(2)	Does not include 15,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on February 4, 2008 (the terms of which were amended on September 3, 2010)as described in Footnote (1) above. Does not include 8,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units granted on June 22, 2009. Does not include 12,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock units granted on February 3, 2010.
(3)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation with respect to the shares issued upon the vesting of the restricted stock units on September 3, 2010.

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