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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPORTING PERSON
Acres, John F.
c/o Acres Gaming
7115 Amigo Street, Suite 150
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
2. ISSUER NAME AND TICKER OR TRADING SYMBOL
Acres Gaming Incorporated
AGAM
3. IRS OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF REPORTING PERSON (VOLUNTARY)
4. STATEMENT FOR MONTH/YEAR
March 2000
5. IF AMENDMENT, DATE OF ORIGINAL (MONTH/YEAR)
6. RELATIONSHIP OF REPORTING PERSON(S) TO ISSUER (CHECK ALL
APPLICABLE) (X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
7. INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT/GROUP FILING (CHECK APPLICABLE LINE)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code V (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ Indirect Owner-
Year) Amount (A/) Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 1,838,866 I *
$.01 Par Value 2/25/00 G 40,000 D 0 204,288 I **
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code V Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) (Instr. Year) ity
Security 3, 4, and 5) (Instr. 5)
Date Expira- Amount or
Exer- tion Title Number of
(A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Stock Option $6.94 *** 6/19/07 Common Stock 7,500
Stock Option $3.63 **** 11/18/08 Common Stock 2,500
Stock Option $1.09 ***** 12/3/09 Common Stock 2,500
(all Stock Options are Right to Buy)
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Securities Beneficial
Beneficially owned at Ownership
Owned at End mo. end (Instr. 4)
of Month (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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7,500 I By Spouse
2,500 I By Spouse
2,500 I By Spouse
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Explanation of Responses:
* By self as trustee for the John and JoAnn Acres 1989 Living Trust.
** Held by a custodian fbo the reporting person's minor children. The reporting person does not exercise
any discretionary control over such shares and disclaims any beneficial ownership thereof.
*** Option vests as to 1,875 shares on each of 6/19/97, 6/19/98, 6/19/99 and 6/19/00.
**** Option vests as to 625 shares on each of 11/18/98, 11/18/99, 11/18/00, 11/18/01.
***** Option vests as to 625 shares on 12/3/99, 12/3/00, 12/3/01, 12/3/02.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ John F. Acres, by Reed M. Alewel, Attorney in Fact
DATE
03-08-2000
