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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gentner Roland W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
5980 Wildwood Drive
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(Street)
Rapid City South Dakota 57702
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sodak Gaming, Inc. (SODK)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
November 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President / Chief Executive Officer
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock $.001 par value 7/23/98 P 50,000 A 7.4562 2,225,600 D
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Common Stock $.001 par value 1,150 I Gregory
Gentner Trust
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Common Stock $.001 par value 1,150 I Eric
Gentner Trust
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Common Stock $.001 par value 1,150 I Drew
Gentner Trust
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option 8.80 (1) 5/11/99 Common 21,688 21,688 D
(right to buy) Stock
$.001 par value
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Stock Option 6.4625 (2) 3/31/00 Common 34,000 34,000 D
(right to buy) Stock
$.001 par value
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Stock Option 13.956 8/31/98 D(5) V 60,000 (3) 2/26/01 Common 60,000 0 D
(right to buy) Stock
$.001 par value
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Stock Option 16.375 8/31/98 D(5) V 60,000 (4) 1/30/07 Common 60,000 0 D
(right to buy) Stock
$.001 par value
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Grant to reporting persons of option to buy 10,844 shares of common stock
under Sodak Gaming, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan in transaction exempt
under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exerciseable in 25% increments on
5/11/95, 5/11/96, 5/11/97, and 5/11/98 respectively.
2. Grant to reporting person of option to buy 17,000 shares of common stock
under Sodak Gaming, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan in transaction exempt
under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exerciseable in 25% increments on
3/31/96, 3/31/97, 3/31/98, 3/31/99, and 3/31/00 respectively
3. Grant to reporting person of option to buy 30,000 shares of common stock
under Sodak Gaming, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan in transaction exempt
under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exerciseable in 25% increments on
2/26/97, 2/26/98, 2/26/99, and 2/26/00 respectively.
4. Grant to reporting person of option to buy 60,000 shares of common stock
uner Sodak Gaming, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan in transaction exempt
under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in 25% increments on
1/30/98, 1/30/99, 1/30/00 and 1/30/01 respectively.
5. Cancellation of options.
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
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