GTECH HOLDINGS CORP
SC 13G/A, 1997-10-10
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                      
                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                      
                              (Amendment No. 3)
                                      
                             GTech Holdings Corp
                               (Name of Issuer)
                                      
                                 Common Stock
                        (Title of class of securities)
                                      
                                  400518106
                                (CUSIP number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement /x/ (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
notes).
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CUSIP No.  400518106                 13G                     Page  2 of 9 Pages


   1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
           S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                         Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                         IRS # 39-314-5972

   2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     
                                                                (a)   / /
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                (b)   / /
                                                                      


   3       SEC USE ONLY



   4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                         The state of organization is Delaware.


         NUMBER OF      5       SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES                                            0

       BENEFICIALLY     6       SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY                                   1,465,675

           EACH         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         REPORTING

        PERSON WITH     8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                    2,367,509

   9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                              2,367,509


  10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



  11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                      5.50%


  12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                         IA, CO


                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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CUSIP NO. 400518106                   13G                      PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES

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       1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                  S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                                Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP
                                IRS # 23-17441222
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                               (a) / /


                                                               (b) / /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       3          SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                The state of organization is Delaware.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        NUMBER OF               5     SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                                        0
                               -------------------------------------------------
      BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
        OWNED BY                               885,400
                               -------------------------------------------------
          EACH                  7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        REPORTING        
                               -------------------------------------------------
       PERSON WITH              8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               1,028,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                       1,028,000

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      10          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
                  SHARES*


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      11          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                       2.39%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      12          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                       IA, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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CUSIP No.     400518106              13G                      Page 4 of 9 Pages

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<S>                       <C>                                
   Item 1 (a)              Name of Issuer

                           GTech Holdings Corp

   Item 1 (b)              Address of issuer's principal executive offices

                           55 Technology Way
                           West Greenwich, RI 02817

   Item 2 (a)              Name of person filing

                           (a) Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                           (b) Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP

   Item 2 (b)              Principal business office

                           (a)1585 Broadway
                              New York, New York 10036

                           (b)1 Tower Bridge Suite 1100
                              West Conshohoken, Pennsylvania 19428

   Item 2 (c)              Citizenship

                           Incorporated by reference to
                           Item 4 of the cover page.

   Item 2 (d)              Title  of  class  of  Securities

                           Common  Stock

   Item 2 (e)              Cusip  No.

                           400518106

   Item 3                  (a)Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. is 
                              (e) an Investment Adviser registered under
                              section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 
                              1940.

                           (b)Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP is (e) an
                              Investment Adviser registered under Section
                              203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

   Item 4                  Ownership

                           Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11)
                           of the cover page.
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CUSIP No.  400518106                    13G                   Page 5 of 9 Pages



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<S>                   <C>      
     Item 5           Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class

                      (a) Inapplicable
                      (b) As of the date hereof, Miller Anderson & Sherrerd,
                          LLP has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
                          than five percent of the class of securities.

     Item 6           Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another
                      Person

                      (a) Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by 
                          Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. are 
                          known to have the right to receive or the power to 
                          direct the receipt of dividends from, or the 
                          proceeds from, the sale of such securities. No such 
                          account holds more than 5 percent of the class.

     Item 7           Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                      Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
                      Holding Company

                      Inapplicable

     Item 8           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                      Inapplicable

     Item 9           Notice of Dissolution of Group

                      Inapplicable

     Item 10          Certification

                      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                      knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
                      were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
                      not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
                      of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
                      such securities and were not acquired in connection with
                      or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose
                      or effect.
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CUSIP No.  400518106                13G                       Page 6 of 9 Pages


                     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
                     and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
                     this statement is true, complete and correct.


     Date :          October 10, 1997

     Signature :     /s/ Bruce Bromberg
                     ---------------------------------------------------------

     Name / Title :  Bruce Bromberg/Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                     MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.        


     Date :          October 10, 1997
    
     Signature :     /s/ Donald P. Ryan
                     ---------------------------------------------------------

     Name/Title :    Donald P. Ryan/ Vice President Morgan Stanley
                     Asset Management Inc.
                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                     Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP

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                          INDEX TO EXHIBITS                                                            PAGE
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     EXHIBIT 1      Agreement to make a Joint Filing                                                     7



     EXHIBIT 2      Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg                                  8
                    to Sign on Behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.

     EXHIBIT 3      Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan to                               9
                    Sign on Behalf of Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP

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CUSIP NO. 400518106                   13G                      PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES


                                  EXHIBIT 1

                               OCTOBER 10, 1997



             MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. and MILLER ANDERSON &
           SHERRERD LLP. hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this 
           Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties.

           MILLER ANDERSON & SHERRERD LLP.

BY:        /s/ Donald P. Ryan  
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
           Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.

           MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

BY:        /s/ Bruce Bromberg
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
           Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

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                     MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

                               SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE

     I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that, as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports to
be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and effect
as of this date:

                                 Stuart J. M. Breslow
                                 Robert G. Koppenol
                                 Bruce Bromberg
                                 Robin Sherak

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the
Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.


                                       /s/ CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                       -----------------------------
                                       CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                       ASSISTANT SECRETARY


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                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE



          I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary
of Morgan Stanley Asset Management Holdings Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that the following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by a Consent in
Lieu of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation dated as of
February 4, 1997 and that resolutions are in full force and effect on the date
hereof:

          RESOLVED, that Harold J. Schaaff, Jr. and Donald P. Ryan are each
    authorized to sign on behalf of (i) Morgan Stanley Asset Management
    Holdings Inc. (the "Corporation"), as the sole general partner of Miller
    Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (the "LLP"), and (ii) the LLP any reports to be
    filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
    1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with the 
    Securities and Exchange Commission, each such authorization to cease 
    automatically upon such individual's termination of employment with any 
    affiliate of the Corporation; and 

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that all prior actions taken by Harold J. Schaaff,
    Jr. and Donald P. Ryan that are within the authority conferred by the
    foregoing resolution are approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects;
    and

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that any and all actions to be taken, caused to be
    taken or heretofore taken by any officer of the Corporation in executing
    any and all documents, agreements and instruments and in taking any and all
    steps (including the payment of all expenses) deemed by such officer as
    necessary or desirable to carry out the intents and purposes of the
    foregoing resolutions are authorized, ratified and confirmed.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal
of the Corporation as of the 11th day of February, 1997.


                                             /s/ CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                             ----------------------
                                             CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                             ASSISTANT SECRETARY


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