AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP
10KSB/A, 1999-04-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
   
                                   FORM 10-KSB/A
                                  Amendment No. 1
    
   [x]   Annual Report Under Section 13 Amendment No. 1 or 15(d) of the 
                        Securities Exchange Act of  1934
                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                       or
   [ ]   Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
         Act  of 1934

                         Commission File Number 1-13530
                                                -------

                          AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP.
                          -----------------------------
        (Exact Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                              74-2723809
               --------                              ----------
    (State or other jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer 
  of incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)


              1440 Charleston Highway, West Columbia, SC      29169
              -----------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

         Issuer's telephone number, including area code: (803) 796-7875
                                                         --------------

       Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
                                                                      ----

Securities  registered  under  Section  12(g)  of the Exchange Act: Common Stock
                                                                    ------------

Check  whether  the  issuer  (1)  has  filed all reports required to be filed by
Section  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12  months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such
reports),  and  (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.     YES  x   NO
              ---     ---

Check  if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-B
is  not  contained  herein,  and  will not be contained, to the best of issuer's
knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information  statements  incorporated  by
reference  in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.
YES      NO  x
     ---    ---

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                             <C>
Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year:                              $15,445,456
Aggregate market value of the issuer's common stock held by non-affiliates
based on the average bid and asked price as of March 5, 1999:                   $14,133,498
Number of shares of the issuer's common stock outstanding as of March 5, 1999:    9,945,590
</TABLE>

Transitional  Small  Business Disclosure Format:                    Yes   No  x
                                                                       ---   ---

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The issuer's Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to
be  held  on  May  27, 1999, is incorporated by reference in this Form 10-KSB in
Part  III  Item  9,  Item  10,  Item  11  and  Item  12.

<PAGE>

   
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB has been  filed  solely
To  correct  a  misstatement  in  Note  19  on  page  F-29  of  the  Company's
Consolidated financial  statements.
    

                                     PART II


ITEM  7  -  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
- ---------------------------------

     The  independent  auditors'  report,  consolidated financial statements and
notes  thereto  included  on  the  following  pages  are  incorporated herein by
reference.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                           <C>
Report of King Griffin & Adamson P.C.            F- 2
Consolidated Balance Sheet                       F- 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations            F- 4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity  F- 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows            F- 6 - F- 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements       F- 8 - F- 29
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts    F- 30
</TABLE>

                                        2
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

     In  accordance  with  Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Dated:  April  6,  1999

                                    AMERICAN  BINGO  &  GAMING  CORP.
                                    ---------------------------------
                                    (Registrant)
                                    By:  /s/  Andre  M.  Hilliou
                                    ---------------------------------
                                              Andre  M.  Hilliou
                                    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
                                    Executive  Officer

                                        3
<PAGE>

                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   ------------------------------------------


                                                        Page No
- ----------------------------------------------------  -----------

<S>                                                   <C>
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT                                 F-2


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1998         F-3


  Consolidated Statements of Operations
    Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                   F-4


  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
    Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                   F-5


  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997             F-6 - F-7


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS            F-8 - F-29

SCHEDULE II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts             F-30
</TABLE>

                                      F-1
<PAGE>
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
                          ----------------------------



Board  of  Directors
American  Bingo  &  Gaming  Corp.

We  have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of American Bingo &
Gaming  Corp.  and  Subsidiaries  as  of  December  31,  1998,  and  the related
consolidated  statements  of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the  years  ended  December  31,  1998  and  1997.  Our audits also included the
financial  statement  schedule  listed  in the Index at F-1.  These consolidated
financial  statements  and  schedule  are  the  responsibility  of the Company's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial  statements  and  schedule  based  on  our  audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
stan-dards.  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan and perform the audits to
obtain  reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements
are  free  of  mate-rial  misstatement.  An  audit includes examining, on a test
basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  esti-mates  made  by  management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial  statement  presentation.  We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable  basis  for  our  opinion.

In  our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly,  in  all  material  respects, the financial position of American Bingo &
Gaming  Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and the results of their
operations  and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997,
in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.

Also,  in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered
in  relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in  all  material  respects  the  information  set  forth  therein.



/s/  King  Griffin  &  Adamson  P.C.
- ------------------------------------
     King  Griffin  &  Adamson  P.C.


Dallas,  Texas
February  12,  1999

                                      F-2
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<CAPTION>

                    AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1998


                                        ASSETS
                                        ------

<S>                                                                       <C>
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                               $ 3,953,401 
  Accounts receivable net of allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $109,595                                             379,396 
  Notes receivable - current portion ($81,999 to related parties),
    net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $195,595                        464,260 
  Prepaid license expense - current portion                                 1,059,628 
  Other prepaid expenses                                                      542,105 
                                                                          ------------
      Total Current Assets                                                  6,398,790 
                                                                          ------------

Property and Equipment - at cost, net of accumulated
    depreciation and amortization                                           6,257,849 

Other Assets:
  Notes receivable, net of current portion ($468,654 to related parties)      876,631 
  Prepaid license expense, net of current portion                             439,764 
  Intangible assets, net                                                    4,837,874 
  Other non-current assets                                                    171,664 
                                                                          ------------
      Total Other Assets                                                    6,325,933 
                                                                          ------------

TOTAL ASSETS                                                              $18,982,572 
                                                                          ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------              

Current Liabilities:
  Notes payable - current portion                                         $   846,211 
    ($93,199 to related parties)
  Capital leases payable - current portion                                    411,891 
  Trade accounts payable                                                      140,310 
  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                              398,928 
                                                                          ------------
      Total Current Liabilities                                             1,797,340 
                                                                          ------------

Long-term Liabilities:
  Notes payable, net of current portion
    ($248,689 to related parties)                                             942,793 
  Capital leases payable, net of current portion                              147,405 
                                                                          ------------
      Total Long-term Liabilities                                           1,090,198 
                                                                          ------------

Stockholders' Equity:
  Common stock, $.001 par value,
    authorized 20,000,000 shares,
    issued 9,849,582 shares                                                     9,850 
  Additional paid-in-capital                                               23,166,076 
  Treasury stock - 231,300 shares                                            (686,399)
  Accumulated deficit                                                      (6,394,493)
                                                                          ------------
      Total Stockholders' Equity                                           16,095,034 
                                                                          ------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                $18,982,572 
                                                                          ============
</TABLE>


     See  notes  to  consolidated  financial  statements.
                                      F-3
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                               Years  Ended
                                                                               December  31,
                                                                        --------------------------

                                                                            1998          1997
                                                                        ------------  ------------
<S>                                                                     <C>           <C>
REVENUES:
  Video gaming                                                          $ 9,738,085   $ 8,874,257 
  Bingo                                                                   4,855,532     2,921,386 
  Other                                                                     851,839       427,492 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

TOTAL REVENUES                                                           15,445,456    12,223,135 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
  Direct salaries and other compensation                                  2,150,424     2,028,874 
  Rent and utilities ($105,240 and $76,930 to related parties)            2,352,043     1,851,228 
  Direct operating costs                                                  2,375,751     1,586,824 
  Depreciation and amortization                                           2,087,477     1,103,952 
  License expense                                                         1,398,636       852,317 
  Write-offs of future operating lease obligations
    related to idle or unprofitable bingo centers                           282,270             - 
  Write-offs and provisions for doubtful accounts                         1,202,467             - 
  Write-offs for impairment of goodwill and leasehold improvements        1,109,845             - 
  General and administrative                                              4,838,085     3,568,915 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES                                                 17,796,998    10,992,110 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                                                  (2,351,542)    1,231,025 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
  Interest and investment income ($34,000 and $0 from related parties)      518,400       115,301 
  Interest expense ($23,201 and $0 to related parties)                     (313,206)      (47,113)
  Other income and (expense)                                               (190,730)      189,331 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

TOTAL OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES                                              14,464       257,519 

NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM                                               (2,337,078)    1,488,544 

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                  263,144       203,688 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM                              (2,600,222)    1,284,856 

EXTRAORDINARY ITEM:
  Gain on extinguishment of debt of $602,327,
    net of income taxes of $204,791                                             ---       397,536 
                                                                        ------------  ------------

NET INCOME (LOSS)                                                       $(2,600,222)  $ 1,682,392 
                                                                        ============  ============

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
  Basic
    Net income (loss) before extraordinary item                         $      (.29)  $       .17 
    Extraordinary item                                                          ---           .06 
                                                                        ------------  ------------
      Net income (loss)                                                 $      (.29)  $       .23 
                                                                        ============  ============
  Diluted
    Net income (loss) before extraordinary item                         $      (.29)  $       .16 
    Extraordinary item                                                          ---           .05 
                                                                        ------------  ------------
      Net income (loss)                                                 $      (.29)  $       .21 
                                                                        ============  ============

  Weighted average shares outstanding - basic                             9,299,908     7,160,612 

  Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted                           9,299,908     8,133,786 
</TABLE>


     See  notes  to  consolidated  financial  statements.

                                      F-4
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                                                          Addtl.
                                                                           Addtl.        Paid-in
                                               -  Common  Stock  -        Paid-in        Capital-    Treasury     Preferred
Description                                    Shares        Value        Capital       Warrants       Stock         Stock
- -------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                                          <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Balance at 1/1/97                             6,792,622   $     6,348   $10,024,002   $ 1,026,750

Issuance of common stock pursuant to
Employee Stock Purchase Plan                     10,767            11        20,439

Issuance of common stock for services            74,000            74        86,871

Issuance of common stock for stock
purchase agreement                              300,000           300       205,950

Exercise of employee stock options              200,000           200       347,133

Issuance of common stock to employees            50,000            50        46,825

Subsidiary owner distributions

Purchase of subsidiary treasury stock          (444,448)                   (651,300)

Issuance of preferred stock                                               1,829,880                                         20

Issuance of common stock for purchase
of bingo halls                                    9,969            10        49,990

Preferred dividends paid in cash

Redemption of warrants                        2,293,995         2,294    12,150,332    (1,026,750)

Net income for the year ended 12/31/97
                                             -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

  Balance at December 31, 1997                9,286,905         9,287    24,110,122           ---           ---            20 
                                             -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Issuance of common stock pursuant to
Employee Stock Purchase Plan                      2,381             2         6,071

Issuance of warrants for services                                           221,616

Exercise of employee stock options               33,733            34        38,934

Cancellation of common stock                     (1,666)           (2)            2

Redemption of preferred stock and preferred
  stock dividends for cash and issuance of
  common stock                                  498,599           499    (1,063,182)                                      (20)

Preferred dividends paid in cash

Repurchase and cancellation of warrants
  and other warrant costs                                                   (48,561)

Issuance of common stock for purchase
of bingo halls                                   29,630            30        89,970

Repurchase of common stock under stock
buyback program                                (359,300)                                             (1,075,295)

Purchase of bingo halls with treasury stock     128,000                    (188,896)                    388,896

Net loss for the year ended 12/31/98
                                             -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

  Balance at  December 31, 1998               9,618,282   $     9,850   $23,166,076           ---   $  (686,399)          --- 
                                             ===========  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============


                                             Accumulated
Description                                    Deficit        Total
- -------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------
<S>                                          <C>           <C>
Balance at 1/1/97                            $(4,941,637)  $ 6,115,463

Issuance of common stock pursuant to                            20,450
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Issuance of common stock for services                           86,945

Issuance of common stock for stock                             206,250
purchase agreement

Exercise of employee stock options                             347,333

Issuance of common stock to employees                           46,875

Subsidiary owner distributions                  (402,169)     (402,169)

Purchase of subsidiary treasury stock                         (651,300)

Issuance of preferred stock                                  1,829,900

Issuance of common stock for purchase
of bingo halls                                                  50,000

Preferred dividends paid in cash                 (35,000)      (35,000)

Redemption of warrants                                      11,125,876

Net income for the year ended 12/31/97         1,682,392     1,682,392
                                             ------------  -----------

  Balance at December 31, 1997                (3,696,414)   20,423,015
                                             ------------  -----------

Issuance of common stock pursuant to
Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                     6,073

Issuance of warrants for services                              221,616

Exercise of employee stock options                              38,968

Cancellation of common stock                                       ---

Redemption of preferred stock and preferred
  stock dividends for cash and issuance of
  common stock                                    (1,983)   (1,064,686)

Preferred dividends paid in cash                 (95,874)      (95,874)

Repurchase and cancellation of warrants
  and other warrant costs                                      (48,561)

Issuance of common stock for purchase
of bingo halls                                                  90,000

Repurchase of common stock under stock
buyback program                                             (1,075,295)

Purchase of bingo halls with treasury stock                    200,000

Net loss for the year ended 12/31/98          (2,600,222)   (2,600,222)
                                             ------------  -----------

  Balance at  December 31, 1998              $(6,394,493)  $16,095,034
                                             ============  ===========
</TABLE>

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                           Years  Ended  December  31,
                                                                           --------------------------

                                                                               1998          1997
                                                                           ------------  ------------
<S>                                                                        <C>           <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES:
  Net income (loss)                                                        $(2,600,222)  $ 1,682,392 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
  Write-off of long-lived assets                                             1,349,862           --- 
  Depreciation and amortization                                              2,087,477       926,481 
  Provision for uncollectible receivables                                      109,595           --- 
  Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment                            858,397      (158,903)
  Compensation for common stock and warrant issues                             221,616       133,822 
  Gain on debt extinguishment                                                      ---      (602,327)
  Increase (decrease) in cash flows as a result of changes in
    asset and liability account balances:
      Accounts receivable                                                       89,913      (444,767)
      Prepaid licenses                                                         (50,551)     (622,967)
      Other prepaid expenses and current assets                               (396,802)      (47,863)
      Trade accounts payable                                                   (72,023)       24,321 
      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                          (775,568)      310,439 
                                                                           ------------  ------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITES                                       821,694     1,200,628 
                                                                           ------------  ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Cash paid for acquisitions                                                (3,360,000)          --- 
  Intangible expenditures                                                          ---      (909,768)
  Property and equipment expenditures                                       (2,539,630)   (1,364,839)
  Repayments of notes receivable ($81,999 and $0 from related parties)         246,540       190,505 
  Issuance of notes receivable ($281,786 and $245,996 to related parties)     (498,391)     (355,782)
  Reductions of notes receivable allowance                                     (35,800)      (58,978)
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                                 420,135           --- 
                                                                           ------------  ------------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                       (5,767,146)   (2,498,862)
                                                                           ------------  ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Payments on capital lease obligations                                       (404,945)     (346,735)
  Payments on notes payable ($62,931 and $0 from related parties)             (916,505)     (526,316)
  Proceeds from notes payable                                                  520,833       100,000 
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                           ---       367,783 
  Proceeds from warrant call, net of conversion costs                              ---    11,125,876 
  Repurchase and cancellation and other warrant costs                          (48,561)          --- 
  Purchase and cancellation of subsidiary treasury stock                           ---      (251,300)
  Purchase of treasury stock                                                (1,075,295)          --- 
  Distribution and dividends to stockholders                                   (95,874)     (437,169)
  Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan issuances                           6,073           --- 
  Proceeds from options exercises                                               38,968           --- 
  Payments related to redemption of preferred stock                         (1,062,703)          --- 
  Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock                                        ---     1,829,900 
                                                                           ------------  ------------
NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES                            (3,038,009)   11,862,039 
                                                                           ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                                             (7,983,461)   10,563,805 

CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR                                                   11,936,862     1,373,057 
                                                                           ------------  ------------

CASH AT END OF YEAR                                                        $ 3,953,401   $11,936,862 
                                                                           ============  ============
</TABLE>


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                      F-6
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)



                                                                         Years  Ended
                                                                         December  31,
                                                                      --------------------
                                                                        1998       1997
                                                                      --------  ----------
<S>                                                                   <C>       <C>
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

  Cash payments:

    Interest                                                          $313,206  $   47,113
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Income taxes                                                      $624,889  $  442,005
                                                                      ========  ==========


  Non-cash transactions:

    Issuance of common stock and warrants for employment, services,
      and consulting fees                                             $221,616  $  133,822
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Acquisition of business in exchange for note payable
      ($400,000 and $0 from related parties)                          $400,000  $  400,000
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Acquisition of property and equipment in exchange
      for notes payable                                               $439,007  $1,093,140
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Gain on extinguishment of debt                                    $    ---  $  602,327
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Acquisition of property under capital leases                      $    ---  $1,235,812
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Acquisition of businesses in exchange for common stock            $290,000  $  256,250
                                                                      ========  ==========

    Purchase of treasury stock through asset distribution             $    ---  $  400,000
                                                                      ========  ==========
</TABLE>

See  notes  to  consolidated  financial  statements.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE  1  -  BACKGROUND  AND  SUMMARY  OF  SIGNIFICANT  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES.


American  Bingo  &  Gaming  Corp. actively participates in the non-casino gaming
market  and  U.S. Charitable bingo market.  The Company's corporate headquarters
is  located in West Columbia, South Carolina, and the Company operates primarily
through  wholly  owned  subsidiaries  in South Carolina, Texas and Alabama.  The
Company  generates  the majority of its revenues from video gaming operations in
South  Carolina, and also earns revenues from bingo centers in all three states.

PRINCIPLES  OF  CONSOLIDATION:
- -----------------------------

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the accounts of
American Bingo & Gaming Corp. and its subsidiaries (herein collectively referred
to  as  the  "Company").  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have  been  eliminated  on  consolidation.

RECLASSIFICATIONS:
- -----------------

Certain  items  in  the  financial statements have been reclassified to maintain
consistency  and  comparability  for  all  periods  presented  herein.

MANAGEMENT  ESTIMATES:
- ---------------------

The  preparation  of  financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure of
contingent  assets  and  liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as
well  as  the  reported  amounts  of  revenues and expenses during the reporting
periods.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those  estimates.

CASH  AND  CASH  EQUIVALENTS:
- ----------------------------

The  Company  considers  all  highly  liquid  debt  instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  Cash is at risk to the
extent  that  it  exceeds  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured amounts
(approximately  $2 million at December 31, 1998).  To minimize concentration and
credit  risk, the Company places its cash with high credit quality institutions.

ACCOUNTS  RECEIVABLE:
- --------------------

Accounts  receivable  consist  principally  of  amounts  due  from  charitable
organizations which conduct bingo events at the Company's various bingo centers,
and  are  generally  payable  within  one  month of the event.  Receivables also
include  rent  due  from  operators of concessions located within bingo centers.
Video  gaming  receivables generally consist of temporary advances in connection
with  video  gaming  route  locations.  Accounts  receivable  are  not  secured.
Management  provides  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts, which reflects its
estimate of the uncollectable receivables.  In the event of non-performance, the
maximum  exposure  to  the Company is the recorded amount of receivables, net of
allowance  for  doubtful  accounts,  at  the  balance  sheet  date.

                                      F-8
<PAGE>
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE  1 - BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED).

PREPAID  LICENSES:
- -----------------

Prepaid  licenses  consist of video gaming, bingo and other operational licenses
which are reviewed periodically to ensure their continued usefulness and ongoing
commercial value.  Video gaming licenses, the largest component of the Company's
prepaid  licenses,  are  required  for the Company to operate its South Carolina
video  gaming machines.  Video gaming licenses currently cost $4,000 per license
for  a  two-year  period,  and are expensed over this period.  The value of such
licenses  can  be  affected  by  regulatory issues and changes.  The Company has
recorded  the  net  unrealized  cost  of  its  licenses  as  prepaid  assets.

PROPERTY  AND  EQUIPMENT:
- ------------------------

The  cost of equipment, furniture and fixtures is depreciated over the estimated
useful  lives  of  the  assets  ranging  from  four  to  seven  years, using the
straight-line  method.  Leasehold  improvements are amortized over the lesser of
the  term  of  the  lease  or  the  esti-mated  useful lives.  The buildings are
amortized  over  thirty-nine  years,  which  approximates their estimated useful
lives.  Building  improvements  are  amortized over their estimated useful lives
ranging  from  seven  to fifteen years.  Upon sale, retirement or abandonment of
assets,  the  related cost and accumulated deprecia-tion are eliminated from the
accounts  and gains or losses are re-flected in income.  Repairs and maintenance
expenditures,  which  do  not  extend  asset  lives,  are  expensed as incurred.

INTANGIBLE  ASSETS:
- ------------------

Intangible assets, which primarily consist of goodwill and non-compete covenants
resulting  from  the acquisition of bingo entities, are periodically reviewed by
management  to  evaluate  the future economic benefits or potential impairments,
which  may  affect their recorded values.  Goodwill, which represents the excess
of  the  cost  of  assets  acquired over the fair market value of those tangible
assets  on  the  date  of  their  acquisition, is amortized over various periods
ranging  from  three  to ten years, consistent with the estimated useful life of
the  goodwill.  Non-compete  covenants  are  amortized  over  the periods of the
stated  benefits,  ranging  from  one  to  five  years,  and  are  monitored for
contractual compliance.  If the projected undiscounted future cash flows related
to  the intangible assets are less than the recorded value, the intangible asset
is  written  down  to  fair  value.

REVENUE  RECOGNITION:
- --------------------

The  Company  generates  revenues  from  the  following  sources:

(I)     VIDEO  GAMING:

     Video  gaming  revenues are recorded from the net "handle" of the Company's
video  gaming  machines.  The net "handle" is the total player spend less prizes
paid  by  the  machines.  Video  gaming  revenues  are derived from video gaming
machines  in  bingo  centers,  freestanding locations and route operations.  The
video  gaming  revenues  are  split with route location owners, and operators of
bingo  centers  and freestanding locations.  The Company retains a percentage of
all  video  gaming revenues generated in accordance with Coin Machine Agreements
between  the  Company  and  the owners and operators.  Video gaming revenues can
vary  depending  on  customer  attendance and spending, games available, and the
timing  of  prize  payouts,  which  occur  at  random.

(ii)     BINGO:

     Bingo rents, paper sales and head tax payments are received from charitable
organizations  through  various  sub-lease  agreements  of  the  Company's bingo
centers.  Revenues  are  determined  by  customer attendance, spending and prize
payouts,  as  well  as  state  regulations which may dictate the number of bingo
sessions  a charity can conduct and rent limits that can be paid to a commercial
lessor,  such  as  the  Company.

                                      F-9
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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE  1 - BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED).


(iii)     OTHER:

     Other revenues are earned from gaming license fee collections, concessions,
vending  machines,  bingo  supplies, pool tables and jukebox proceeds, and other
sources.

INCOME  TAXES:
- -------------

Deferred  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are recognized for the expected
future  tax  consequences  of  temporary  differences  between the tax bases and
financial  reporting  carrying  amounts  of  assets and liabilities. The Company
periodically evaluates its deferred tax assets and adjusts any related valuation
allowance  based on the estimate of the amount of such deferred tax assets which
the  Company  believes  does  not  meet  the  "more-likely-than-not" recognition
criteria.

PER  SHARE  DATA:
- ----------------

Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing income
(loss)  from  continuing  operations  by  the  weighted average number of common
shares  actually  outstanding  during  each period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per
share  of  common stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the fully
diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period,
which  includes  dilutive  stock  options  and  convertible  shares.

STOCK  BASED  COMPENSATION:
- --------------------------

The  Company  measures  compensation cost for its stock based compensation plans
under  the  provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 ("APB 25"),
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees".  The difference, if any, between the
fair  value  of  the  stock on the date of grant over the exercise price for the
stock is accrued over the related vesting period.  SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based  Compensation", ("SFAS 123") requires companies that continue to use
APB  25  to  account  for  its  stock-based  compensation plan to make pro forma
disclosures  of  net  income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share as if SFAS 123
had  been  applied  (see  Note  14).

COMPREHENSIVE  INCOME:
- ---------------------

The  Company  has no components of other comprehensive income.  Accordingly, net
income  equals  comprehensive  income  for  all  periods.

NEW  ACCOUNTING  STANDARDS:
- --------------------------

SFAS  No.  133:  In  June  1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Standard  No.  133  ("SFAS  133")  -  "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging  Activities".  SFAS  133 requires companies to record derivatives on the
balance sheet as assets or liabilities, measured at fair value.  Gains or losses
resulting from changes in the values of those derivatives would be accounted for
depending  on  the  use  of  the  derivative  and whether it qualifies for hedge
accounting.  SFAS  133 is effective beginning in 2000.  The adoption of SFAS 133
is  not  expected to have a material impact on the financial position or results
of  operations  of  the  Company.

SOP  98-5:  In  April  1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the
American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position
No.  98-5,  "Reporting  on the Costs of Start-up Activities".  This statement is
required  to  be  adopted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998 and
requires  the expensing of all start-up costs, as defined, as they are incurred.
The Company has voluntarily applied accounting policies consistent with SOP 98-5
for  the  years  ended  December  31,  1998  and  1997.


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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  2  -  MATERIAL  ACQUISITIONS,  OPENINGS,  CLOSINGS  AND  REORGANIZATIONS.


On  December  18,  1998, the Company acquired West Texas Bingo, Inc. for $60,000
cash.  At the same time, the Company entered into a three year property lease in
Abilene,  Texas,  commencing  in  February  1999.  The  Company  is  currently
renovating  this  lease  location and anticipates charitable bingo operations to
begin near the end of the first quarter of 1999.  The $60,000 purchase price was
allocated  to  the  fair  value  of the bingo license.  The acquisition has been
accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method  of  accounting.

On  November  9,  1998,  the Company reorganized its South Carolina video gaming
operations.  The Company entered into a three year Master Coin Machine Agreement
("Agreement")  with  a  third  party  operator  that  served  to  outsource  the
operations  of  the  Company's  non-route video gaming operations at eight video
game  machine  centers.  Under  the agreement, the Company has agreed to provide
the  video  game machines to be used at these video game centers and to lease or
sublease such centers to the operator where appropriate.  In return, the Company
receives  a fixed percentage of the gross revenues earned from these operations.
The  operator  assumes  all  financial  responsibility  and  liability for these
operations  under  the Agreement, while the Company retains all ownership rights
to  the  underlying  video  game  machines  and  all  related  assets.

On  October 30, 1998, the Company acquired six bingo centers in Texas.  Three of
the  centers  are  in  Lubbock,  two  in Amarillo, and one in Odessa.  The total
purchase price for this acquisition was $3.0 million which included $2.8 million
cash  and 128,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at $200,000, based
on  the  closing  share  price  on  October  30, 1998.  The fair value of assets
acquired  and  liabilities  assumed  included  net operating assets of $284,640,
goodwill  of $2,515,360 and non-compete agreements of $200,000. The acquisitions
have  been  accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method  of  accounting.

On March 25, 1998, the Company acquired Ambler Bingo, a bingo center in Abilene,
Texas.  Total  consideration  for  the  acquisition  was  $990,000, and included
$500,000  cash,  $400,000  of  notes,  and 29,630 shares of Company Common Stock
valued  at $90,000 based on the closing price on March 25, 1998.  The fair value
of  assets  acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in net operating assets of
$31,923,  goodwill  of  $833,077,  and a non-compete agreement of $125,000.  The
acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  under the purchase method of accounting.

Unaudited  pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 1998
and 1997, as though the Ambler and the six Texas halls acquisitions had occurred
January  1,  1997,  is  as  follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        1998         1997
                                    ------------  -----------
<S>                                 <C>           <C>
  Revenues                          $16,969,657   $14,185,556
                                    ============  ===========
  Net income (loss)                 $(2,049,043)  $ 1,942,762
                                    ============  ===========
  Basic earnings (loss) per share   $      (.22)  $       .27
                                    ============  ===========
</TABLE>

At  the  end of 1997, the Company closed its double bingo center in Brownsville,
Texas  and sublet the property to a federal government agency for the balance of
the  lease  life.

On  December  18,  1997,  the  Company  acquired  Darlington Music Company, Inc.
("DMC"),  a  South  Carolina  video  gaming route business.  The acquisition was
consummated  in  a  stock-for-stock  transaction,  with  the  Company exchanging
1,000,000  shares  of  its  common  stock for 100% of the issued and outstanding
shares  of DMC.  There was no cash or other consideration.  This acquisition was
accounted  for as a pooling of interests, and DMC's historical financial results
have  been  combined  with  the Company's financial results. A principal in this
acquisition  is  a  director  of  the  Company.


                                      F-11
<PAGE>

                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  2  -  MATERIAL  ACQUISITIONS,  OPENINGS,  CLOSINGS  AND  REORGANIZATIONS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(CONTINUED).
- ------------


In  November  of 1997, the Company cancelled a stock purchase agreement with the
manager  of  its  West Columbia, South Carolina bingo and gaming property due to
poor  financial performance and construction cost over-runs on new developments.
The Company and the manager mutually agreed to reduce the Company's note payable
balance  to  the  manager  from  $657,000 to $100,000, plus past due payments of
$45,000,  resulting
in a one-time extraordinary gain of approximately $602,000 for the Company.  The
gain  on  extinguishment  of  debt  is reflected as an extraordinary item net of
income  taxes  of  approximately  $205,000.  The  Company  also  canceled  the
employment  agreement  with  this  manager.  In  exchange, the Company agreed to
reduce  the  lock-up  on this manager's 300,000 shares of Company stock from two
years  to  one  year.  The  Company  retained  all  other assets acquired in the
original  stock  purchase  agreement.  The  Company originally entered into this
stock purchase agreement in early 1997, while at the same time acquiring a South
Carolina corporation, related equipment and minority lease ownership rights.  In
exchange,  the  Company provided the manager with $1.0 million of consideration,
including  a note for $740,000, 300,000 shares of Company Common Stock valued at
$206,000,  and  cash  of  $50,000.  The purchase price exceeded the net tangible
asset  value  acquired, resulting in goodwill of approximately $1,016,000, which
is  being  amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  five  years.

On  October  9,  1997,  the  Company  acquired Lucky 4, Inc. ("Lucky 4") a South
Carolina corporation engaged in the video gaming business.  This acquisition was
consummated  in  a  stock-for-stock  transaction,  with  the  Company exchanging
358,000 shares of its common stock for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares
of  Lucky  4.  There  was  no cash or other consideration.  This acquisition was
accounted  for  as  a  pooling of interests, and Lucky 4's  historical financial
results  have  been  combined  with  the  Company's  financial  results.

In  August  of  1997 the Company acquired two bingo centers in Charleston, South
Carolina,  Beacon  I  and  Beacon  II, for cash and stock consideration totaling
$175,000.  The  Company  recorded  this  acquisition as a purchase.  The Company
closed  the  Beacon  II  center at the end of 1997 due to lack of profitability.
The Company wrote off the remaining goodwill during 1998 due to poor performance
of  Beacon  I.

On  August  25,  1997, the Company acquired Gold Strike, Inc. ("Gold Strike"), a
South  Carolina  corporation  engaged  in  the  video  gaming  business.  This
acquisition  was  consummated in a stock-for-stock transaction, with the Company
exchanging  827,680  shares  of  its  common  stock  for  100% of the issued and
outstanding  shares  of  Gold Strike.  There was no cash or other consideration.
This  acquisition was accounted for as a pooling of interests, and Gold Strike's
historical  financial  results  have  been combined with the Company's financial
results.  A  principal  in  this  acquisition  is  a  director  of  the Company.

In  June  of  1997  the Company acquired four bingo centers in Charleston, South
Carolina.  The  Company  acquired the Lucky, Shipwatch, Ponderosa and Sea Galley
bingo  centers  for  $1.2  million,  comprised  of $750,000 in cash, $400,000 in
notes,  and  9,969  shares  of  Company  stock  valued  at $50,000.  The Company
recorded  these  acquisitions  as purchases. The purchase price exceeded the net
tangible  asset  value  resulting  in the recording of goodwill of approximately
$1.0  million,  amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis over three to five years,
consistent  with  the remaining property lease periods. The Company subsequently
closed  the  Sea  Galley center due to lack of profitability.  During the fourth
quarter  of  1998,  the  Company  reassessed  the value of the goodwill based on
expected  future  cash flows.  As a result of this analysis, in conjunction with
considered  cash  flow projections, market and business risks, the Company wrote
off  the  residual  goodwill  associated  with the Shipwatch and Ponderosa bingo
centers  at  December  31,  1998.  The  remaining goodwill, related to the Lucky
bingo  center,  is  not  considered  to  be  impaired  and  will  continue to be
amortized,  on  a straight-line basis, over the remaining property lease period.

All  acquisitions  accounted  for  as  purchases  reflect  the operations of the
acquired  entities  from  the  respective  dates of acquisition.  The results of
operations  for  all  entities  accounted  for  as poolings are included for all
periods  presented.


                                      F-12
<PAGE>
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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  3  -  PROPERTY  AND  EQUIPMENT.


     Property  and  equipment  at  December  31, 1998 consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                   <C>
    Land                                              $   189,671 
    Buildings                                             379,342 
    Building and leasehold improvements                 2,350,265 
    Video gaming machines and bingo equipment           7,044,703 
    Equipment, furniture and fixtures                   1,040,743 
    Automobiles                                           302,425 
                                                      ------------
                                                       11,307,149 
    Less:  Accumulated depreciation and amortization   (5,049,300)
                                                      ------------

  Property and equipment, net                         $ 6,257,849 
                                                      ============
</TABLE>

Property and equipment at December 31, 1998 includes $1.3 million of assets held
under  capital  leases,  related  accumulated amortization of $293,000.  Related
amortization  expense  charged  to  operations for the years  ended December 31,
1998  and  1997  was  $184,000  and  $109,000,  respectively.

Depreciation  and amortization expense charged to operations for the years ended
December  31,  1998  and  1997  was  $1,445,000  and  $798,000,  respectively.



NOTE  4  -  INTANGIBLE  ASSETS.


Amortization expense charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 1998
and  1997  was  $642,000  and  $306,000,  respectively.

     Intangible  assets  at  December  31,  1998  consists  of  the  following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                   <C>
    Goodwill                                          $5,095,436 
    Covenants not to compete                             553,891 
                                                      -----------
                                                       5,649,327 
    Less:  Accumulated amortization                     (811,453)
                                                      -----------

  Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization  $4,837,874 
                                                      ===========
</TABLE>

                                      F-13
<PAGE>
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  5  -  NOTES  RECEIVABLE.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
Receivables from the sale of the Company's Florida bingo centers:
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
A promissory note due in equal monthly installments of $21,000 for 6 months of
the year and $11,000 for 6 months of the year, including interest at 12% per
annum, maturing October 2001, secured by certain assets                               $  815,514 

Various other promissory notes due in monthly installments of $5,400 to $13,300,
including interest at 9% to 12% per annum, due on demand,
secured by certain assets and personal property                                           47,150 

Other Receivables:
- ------------------
A promissory note, with a related party, due on maturity, including interest at 7%
per annum, maturing May 2001, secured by pledged Company common stock                    296,353 

Three promissory notes, with related parties, due in equal annual installments of
81,999, plus simple interest 8%, maturing May 2001, un-secured                          163,997 

A promissory note, with a third party, due on maturity, including interest at 10%
per annum, maturing May 1999, secured by personal property                                80,667 

Various other promissory notes, with third parties, due in monthly installments of
100 to $4,000, including interest at 6% to 10% per annum, maturing from May
1999 to September 2001, secured by personal property                                     132,805 
                                                                                      -----------
                                                                                       1,536,486 

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts                                                   (195,595)
                                                                                      -----------

Notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts                              $1,340,891 
                                                                                      ===========
</TABLE>

The  financial statements include an allowance for collectibility of the Florida
notes  receivable of $195,595.  The creditor is depositing note payments into an
escrow  account pending resolution of litigation (see Note 16).  At December 31,
1998  the  amount  held  in  escrow  is $126,517.  If the Company were unable to
collect  on  the  notes,  and  is  unable to sell the underlying assets at their
estimated  fair  market  value,  the amount realized could be substantially less
than  net  amount of $493,402 (which is the note balance at December 31, 1998 of
$815,514  less  the  allowance  and  escrow  accounts).


                                      F-14
<PAGE>
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  6  -  WRITE-OFFS  AND  CHARGES.


In  accordance  with  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be  Disposed  of"  ("SFAS  121"),  the Company recognizes impairment losses when
facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable.  In  such  cases,  the  difference between management's estimate of
discounted  future  cash flows and carrying value of the asset is recorded as an
impairment.

In the second and fourth quarters of 1998, the Company recorded approximately $4
million  of  asset  write-downs related to future operating lease obligations on
idle  or  unprofitable  bingo  centers,  corporate  office relocation, and other
unusual  charges to reduce non-performing assets to their net realizable values.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Asset  write-offs  recorded  in 1998 in accordance with SFAS 121 consist
  of the  following:
<S>                                                                          <C>
    Leasehold improvements                                                   $  660,000
    Goodwill                                                                    436,000
    Future operating lease obligations                                          555,000
  Discontinued "8-Liner" gaming machines                                        204,000
                                                                             ----------
         Total asset write-offs                                               1,855,000
                                                                             ----------

  Other significant unusual charges recorded in 1998 include the following:

  Uncollectible bingo advances, deposits and receivables                      1,054,000
  Allowance for doubtful bingo accounts receivable                              110,000
  Uncollectible gaming advances, deposits and receivables                        87,000
  Expense recognition for company stock warrants issued in
    February 1998 for consulting and investment banking services                221,000
  Previously capitalized legal, financial relations costs,
    and realized, unrecognized investment losses                                340,000
  Travel, recruiting and personnel costs due to relocations                     370,000
                                                                             ----------
         Total unusual charges                                                2,182,000
                                                                             ----------

         Total unusual charges                                               $4,037,000
                                                                             ==========
</TABLE>


The  asset write-offs increased general and administrative expenses by $204,000.
The  unusual  charges increased general and administrative expenses by $931,000.



NOTE  7  -  EXTRAORDINARY  ITEM.


In  November  1997,  the Company and a former bingo and gaming center manager in
South  Carolina  mutually agreed to amend their stock purchase agreement.  Under
this  agreement,  the  Company's  note  payable to this manager was reduced from
$657,000 to $100,000, and $45,000 of past due payments were forgiven, creating a
one-time  extraordinary  gain  of $602,000, ($398,000 net of taxes) in 1997.  In
exchange,  the  Company  agreed  to  reduce  the lockup on the manager's 300,000
shares  of  Company  stock from two years to one year.  The Company retained all
other  assets  acquired  in  this  acquisition.


                                      F-15
<PAGE>
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  8  -  NOTES  PAYABLE.


Notes  payable  at  December  31,  1998  consist  of  the  following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $17,728,
including interest at 6%, maturing June 1999                                          $  104,533 

Installment note payable to a financial institution, due in monthly installments of
15,615, including interest at 7.75%, maturing December 1999, secured by certain
equipment                                                                                175,874 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $13,570,
including interest at 13.6%, maturing January 2001, secured by certain equipment         334,165 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $5,009,
including interest at 13.5%, maturing January 2001, secured by certain equipment         104,842 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $1,525,
including interest at 13.3%, maturing March 2001, secured by certain equipment            35,234 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $2,240,
including interest at 13.9%, maturing April 2001, secured by certain equipment            53,340 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $4,220,
including interest at 12.7%, maturing June 2001, secured by certain equipment            107,919 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $10,162,
including interest at 13.1%, maturing December 2001, secured by certain equipment        295,803 

Installment note payable to a third party, due in monthly installments of $7,069,
including interest at 12.5%, maturing January 2002, secured by certain equipment         208,345 

Installment note payable to a related party, due in monthly installments of $9,765,
including interest at 8%, maturing May 2002                                              338,949 

Installment note payable to an individual, due on demand, non-interest bearing,
unsecured                                                                                 30,000 
                                                                                      -----------
                                                                                       1,789,004 
  Less current installments                                                             (846,211)
                                                                                      -----------
  Notes payable, net of current portion                                               $  942,793 
                                                                                      ===========
</TABLE>






Principle  payments  on notes payable for each of the next five fiscal years and
thereafter  are  as  follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                        <C>
Years Ending December 31,
- -------------------------            
1999                       $  846,211
2000                          553,101
2001                          356,424
2002                           33,268
Thereafter                        ---
                           ----------
                           $1,789,004
                           ==========
</TABLE>

                                      F-16
<PAGE>
======
                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  9  -  OBLIGATIONS  UNDER  CAPITAL  LEASES.


In  1997,  the  Company  entered  into obligations under capital leases totaling
$1,235,812.  The  capital  lease  obligations  are  due in monthly and quarterly
installments  ranging  from  $991  to  $57,450,  including interest at 11.67% to
14.3%,  and  final  maturity  of  June  2000.

     Future minimum payments due under capital lease obligations are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                       <C>
Years Ending December 31,
- -------------------------
1999                                                      $ 456,079 
2000                                                        169,537 
                                                          ----------
Total future minimum lease payments                         625,616 

Less amount representing interest                           (66,320)
                                                          ----------

Present value of minimum lease payments                     559,296 

Less current installments                                  (411,891)
                                                          ----------

Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion  $ 147,405 
                                                          ==========
</TABLE>

NOTE  10  -  FAIR  VALUE  OF  FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS.


SFAS  No.  107, "Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments", requires
disclosure  about  the  fair  value  of all financial assets and liabilities for
which it is practical to estimate.  Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable,
accrued liabilities and other liabilities are carried at amounts that reasonably
approximate  their  fair  values.

The  carrying  amount  and  fair  value of notes receivable and notes payable at
December  31,  1998  are  as  follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Carrying Amount   Fair Value
                        ----------------  -----------
<S>                     <C>               <C>
Notes receivable        $      1,340,891  $ 1,362,935
Capital leases payable           559,296      559,296
Notes payable                  1,789,004    1,767,653
</TABLE>

The  fair  values of the Company's fixed rate notes receivable and notes payable
have been estimated based upon relative changes in the Company's borrowing rates
since  origination  of  the  fixed  rate  debt.


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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  11  -  INCOME  TAXES.


A  reconciliation of the expected federal income tax (benefit) based on the U.S.
Corporate  income  tax  rate  of  34% to actual for 1998 and 1997 is as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                          <C>         <C>
                                                                  1998        1997 
                                                             ----------  ----------
    Expected income tax (benefit)                            $(884,075)  $ 506,105 
    Amounts not deductible for federal income tax purposes      53,730      11,631 
    State income taxes, net of federal income tax              163,806      63,036 
    Exercise of stock options                                      ---    (204,000)
    Effective tax on unincorporated business acquired              ---    (207,860)
    Additional income taxes related to DMC (acquisition
      accounted for as a pooling)                               99,336         --- 
    Effect of change in 1997 net operating loss                207,374         --- 
    Change in valuation allowance                              622,973      34,776 
                                                             ----------  ----------
                                                             $ 263,144   $ 203,688 
                                                             ==========  ==========

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

                                                                  1998        1997 
                                                             ----------  ----------
    Current year income taxes:
      Federal                                                $  99,336   $ 140,652 
      State                                                    163,808      63,036 
    Deferred income taxes:
      Federal                                                      ---         --- 
      State                                                        ---         --- 
                                                             ----------  ----------
                                                             $ 263,144   $ 203,688 
                                                             ==========  ==========
</TABLE>

Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  as of December 31, 1998 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>
    Current deferred tax asset                              $   110,900 
    Current deferred tax liability                                  --- 
    Valuation allowance for current deferred tax asset      $  (110,900)
                                                            ------------
      Net current deferred tax asset                                --- 
                                                            ============

    Non-current deferred tax asset                          $ 1,377,063 
    Non-current deferred tax liability                          (30,103)
    Valuation allowance for non-current deferred tax asset   (1,346,960)
                                                            ------------
      Net non-current deferred tax asset                    $       --- 
                                                            ============
</TABLE>

The current deferred tax asset results primarily from differences in contingency
and  valuation reserves for financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.
The  non-current  deferred tax asset results from differences in amortization of
goodwill  and  the  non-compete agreements, and asset write-off and reserves for
financial and federal income tax reporting purposes and the deferred tax benefit
of  net  operating  losses.  The non-current deferred tax liability results from
differences in depreciation of fixed assets for financial reporting purposes and
federal  income  tax  purposes.  The net deferred tax asset has a 100% valuation
allowance  due  to  the  uncertainty  of  generating  future  taxable  income.

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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  11  -  INCOME  TAXES  (CONTINUED).


At  December  31,  1998,  the  Company  has net operating loss carryforwards for
federal income tax purposes of approximately $2.1 million that begin expiring in
the  year  2009.  The  utilization  of  the  net  operating  loss  is subject to
limitations  in  accordance  with  382  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.

During  1997,  the  Company  deducted,  for  income  tax purposes, approximately
$600,000  related  to employee stock options exercised which were not deductible
for financial reporting purposes.  The related tax benefit of this permanent tax
difference,  approximately  $204,000,  has  been  recorded as additional paid-in
capital.  However,  a  valuation  allowance has been established for the benefit
due to the uncertainty of generating future taxable income, which is included in
the above valuation allowance for non-current deferred tax assets.  In the event
that  the Company generates future taxable income, the related allowance will be
reduced  and  the  full  benefit  will  be  recognized as an increase to equity.



NOTE  12  -  SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY.


During  1998  the  Company  issued  498,599  shares of its common stock and paid
$1,062,703  in  cash  and  $1,983  derived from converted preferred dividends in
connection  with  the  redemption  of all outstanding preferred shares to common
stock.  These common shares were issued at the $4.00 per share floor price or at
the  existing  fair market value above the floor price accumulated deficit.  The
Company recorded a reduction of $1,063,182 to additional paid-in capital related
to these conversions and redemptions.  Preferred stock dividends of $95,874 were
paid  during  1998  and recorded against accumulated deficit for preferred share
dividends  due  prior  to  the  redemption  dates.

During  1998  the  Company repurchased and cancelled 76,475 warrants for $38,237
and  incurred  additional  warrant exercise costs of $10,321 related to the 1997
warrant  call.

On October 30, 1998, the Company issued 128,000 shares of treasury stock related
to  the acquisition of the six bingo centers in Texas.  These shares were valued
at  the  existing  fair market value of $1.56 per share, totaling $200,000.  The
net  effect  of  the  issuance  of  treasury  stock  was  recorded as a $388,896
reduction  of  treasury  stock  and  a  $188,896 reduction to additional paid-in
capital.  All  of  the  shares  issued  are  subject  to  Company re-sale lockup
agreements  of  one  to  three  years.

The  Company  issued  2,381  shares of its common stock in July 1998 pursuant to
purchases  under  the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  These shares were
issued at $2.55 per share, pursuant to the Plan purchase price for the six-month
plan  period  of January 1 through June 30, 1998.  The Company recognized $6,071
in  equity  proceeds through voluntary payroll deductions pursuant to these plan
purchases.

The  Company's  Board  of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to 1.0
million  shares  of  its  common  stock  in  open market or privately-negotiated
transactions  over  an unlimited period of time, beginning in the second quarter
of  1998.  The  Company  repurchased 359,300 of its common shares for $1,075,295
through  its stock buyback program during the second and third quarters of 1998.
The  price per share to repurchase these shares ranged from $2.12 to $3.75.   At
December  31,  1998,  the  Company  holds 231,300 treasury shares with a cost of
$686,399  which  equates  to  an average price per share of approximately $2.97.
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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  12  -  SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY  (CONTINUED).


On  March  25, 1998, the Company issued 29,630 shares of common stock as partial
consideration  related  to  the  acquisition of Ambler Bingo.  These shares were
valued  at  the existing fair market value of $3.04 per share, totaling $90,000.

During  the first quarter of 1998 the Company issued 33,733 shares of its common
stock  pursuant  to  employee  stock option exercises.  These option shares were
exercised  and  issued  at  $1.17  per  share  and  resulted  in  an increase to
additional  paid-in  capital  of  $38,968.

In  February  1998,  the Company entered into a one year agreement for financial
consulting  and investment banking services in exchange for warrants to purchase
100,000  shares  of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $3.88 per
share.  The  warrants  vest and become fully exercisable on February 6, 1999 and
expire  on  February  4,  2004.  The Company recorded expense of $221,616 during
1998  related to these warrants.  This amount represents managements estimate of
the  fair  value  of  these  warrants at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
pricing model with the following assumptions: applicable risk-free interest rate
based  on  the  current  treasury-bill  interest  rate at the grant date of  6%;
dividend  yields  of  0%; volatility factors of the expected market price of the
Company's  common  stock of 84%; and an expected life of the warrant of 3 years.

In  December 1997, the Company redeemed 2,293,995 of its Redeemable Common Stock
Purchase  Warrants  pursuant  to the Company's warrant call in November of 1997.
Each  warrant  was converted into one share of Company common stock at the price
of  $5.00  per  share.  The Company grossed $11.5 million from this transaction,
and  netted  $11.1  million  after  associated  financing  costs.

The  Company  issued  2,495,649  shares  of its common stock in 1997 for various
acquisitions  in  South  Carolina.  In  December,  the  Company issued 1,000,000
shares  in the stock-for-stock acquisition of the Darlington Music Company video
gaming  route  business.  In  October,  the Company issued 358,000 shares in the
stock-for-stock acquisition of the Lucky 4 video gaming business.  In September,
the  Company  issued  827,680  shares in the stock-for-stock acquisition of Gold
Strike  video gaming business, and issued 9,969 shares in the acquisition of two
bingo  centers.  Early  in the first quarter of 1997, the Company issued 300,000
shares  in a stock purchase acquisition of a bingo center, equipment and various
corporations.  All  of  the  shares issued for these acquisitions, excluding the
9,969 tranche, were subject to Company re-sale lockup agreements of one to three
years.

The  Company  granted  50,000  shares  of its common stock in January of 1997 to
employees as an annual bonus for 1997.  These shares were valued at the existing
fair  market  value  of  $.94  per  share.

The  Company issued 2,000 preferred shares in August of 1997 at $1,000 per share
in a private equity transaction, grossing $2.0 million and netting $1.83 million
after  associated  financing costs.  The net proceeds from this transaction were
recorded  as  equity.  These  shares  are convertible into Company common shares
under  a  variable  pricing  formula  ranging  from  $4.00  to  $5.50 per share.
Conversion  rights  on  these  shares were fully vested at April 1, 1998.  These
shares  pay  an  annual  dividend  of 7% on a quarterly basis on the unconverted
principle  balance.  As of April 6, 1998, approximately 500 shares or 25% of the
total  preferred  shares  had  been  converted  into approximately 90,000 common
shares.

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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  12  -  SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY  (CONTINUED).


The  Company  issued  200,000  shares  of  its  common stock in 1997 pursuant to
employee  stock  option  exercises  from  June  through September.  These option
shares  were  exercised  and  issued  at  various prices from $1.00 to $2.50 per
share,  netting  $347,000  in  equity  proceeds  for  the  Company.

The  Company  issued  74,000  shares of its common stock in the first quarter of
1997  for  various  professional,  lobbying, and legal services rendered.  These
shares  were  valued  at  the  existing  fair  market  value of $1.09 per share.

The  Company  issued  10,767  shares of its common stock in July and December of
1997  pursuant  to  purchases  under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
These  shares  were issued at the existing fair market value of $1.17 and $3.53,
respectively,  per  share,  for  the  six-month  plan  periods ended in June and
December,  respectively,  netting  the  Company  over $20,000 in equity proceeds
through  voluntary  payroll  deductions.



NOTE  13  -  EARNINGS  PER  SHARE.


A  reconciliation  of  basic to diluted earnings (loss) per share is as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Years  ended  December  31,
                                        ---------------------------------------------------
                                                   1998                      1997
                                        --------------------------  -----------------------
                                           Basic        Diluted        Basic      Diluted
<S>                                     <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
Numerator:
- --------------------------------------                                                     
  Net income (loss)                     $(2,600,222)  $(2,600,222)  $1,284,856   $1,284,856
  less preferred dividends                  (97,857)      (97,857)     (58,333)         ---
                                        ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------

  Income (loss) available to
  common stockholders                   $(2,698,079)  $(2,698,079)  $1,226,523   $1,284,856
                                        ============  ============  ===========  ==========

Denominator:
- --------------------------------------                                                     
  Weighted average shares outstanding     9,299,908     9,299,908    7,160,612    7,160,612
  Effect of dilutive securities:
    Preferred stock                             ---           ---          ---      220,620
    Stock options and warrants                  ---           ---          ---      752,554
                                        ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------

  Weighted average shares outstanding     9,299,908     9,299,908    7,160,612    8,133,786
                                        ============  ============  ===========  ==========

  Earnings (loss) per share before
    extraordinary item                  $      (.29)  $      (.29)  $      .17   $      .16
                                        ============  ============  ===========  ==========
</TABLE>

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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  14  -  ACCOUNTING  FOR  STOCK  BASED  COMPENSATION.


The  Company  applies  APB  Opinion  No.  25  "Accounting  for  Stock  Issued to
Employees"  ("APB  25")  in  accounting  for its stock options.  At December 31,
1998,  the Company has implemented four shareholder approved stock option plans.
These plans are intended to comply with Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of  1986,  as amended.  The plans collectively provide for the total issuance of
2,000,000  common  shares  over ten years from the date of each plan's approval.
At  December  31, 1998, a total of 1,175,600 options are outstanding under these
plans.  An  additional  141,525  options  for  shares  are  outstanding  to
non-employees  outside  of  these  plans  as  of  the  end  of  1998.

A  summary  of  the  Company's  stock  option  plans  is  as  follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      Employee Stock Plans  Other Compensatory  Combined Total
                         ------------------  ----------------  ---------------
                                    Weighted          Weighted
                                     Average          Average
                                    Exercise          Exercise
                          Options    Price   Options   Price      Options
                         ----------  ------  --------  ------  ---------------
<S>                      <C>         <C>     <C>       <C>     <C>
Outstanding at 12/31/96  1,059,999   $ 1.59      ---   $  ---       1,059,999 
  Granted                  526,667     1.00  218,000     4.53         744,667 
  Exercised               (200,000)    1.72      ---      ---        (200,000)
  Forfeited                    ---      ---      ---      ---             --- 
                         ----------  ------  --------  ------  ---------------
Outstanding at 12/31/97  1,386,666     2.89  218,000     4.53       1,604,666 

  Granted                  531,000     3.36      ---      ---         531,000 
  Exercised                (33,733)    1.18      ---      ---         (33,733)
  Forfeited               (708,333)    3.60  (76,475)    5.50        (784,808)
                         ----------  ------  --------  ------  ---------------
Outstanding at 12/31/98  1,175,600   $ 2.43  141,525   $ 4.00       1,317,125 
                         ==========  ======  ========  ======  ===============
</TABLE>

The  fair  value  of  options  issued  during  1998  and 1997 was $1,305,753 and
$711,591,  respectively.

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding at December
31,  1998  and  1997  under  the  Employee  Stock  Plan:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Options  Outstanding                            Options  Exercisable
                         -----------------------------                   ----------------------------
                                       Weighted  Avg.
           Range of        Number        Remaining       Weighted Avg.     Number      Weighted Avg.
       Exercise Prices   Outstanding  Contractual Life  Exercise Price   Exercisable  Exercise Price
       ----------------  -----------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ---------------
<S>    <C>               <C>          <C>               <C>              <C>          <C>
1998:  $   0.96 - $6.16    1,175,600         4.7 years  $          2.43      710,422  $          2.19
1997:  $   0.96 - $6.25    1,386,666         3.9 years  $          2.89      430,001  $          1.53
</TABLE>

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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  14  -  ACCOUNTING  FOR  STOCK  BASED  COMPENSATION  (CONTINUED).


The  following  table  summarizes  information  about  other  compensatory stock
options  outstanding  at  December  31,  1998  and  1997:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Options  Outstanding                            Options  Exercisable
                         -----------------------------                   ----------------------------
                                       Weighted  Avg.
           Range of        Number        Remaining       Weighted Avg.     Number      Weighted Avg.
       Exercise Prices   Outstanding  Contractual Life  Exercise Price   Exercisable  Exercise Price
       ----------------  -----------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ---------------
<S>    <C>               <C>          <C>               <C>              <C>          <C>
1998:  $   3.00 - $5.50      141,525         3.4 years  $          4.00      141,585  $          3.99
1997:  $   3.00 - $5.50      218,000         3.2 years  $          4.53       85,000  $          3.00
</TABLE>

The options granted in 1998 and 1997 have exercise prices which approximate fair
value  and  accordingly,  no  compensation  cost  has  been  recognized  for the
compensatory  stock  options  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements.  Had
compensation  cost  for  the  Company's stock options been determined consistent
with  FASB  statement  No.  123,  "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation", the
Company's  net  income  (loss)  and  net income (loss) per share would have been
decreased  (increased)  to  the  pro  forma  amounts  indicated  below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Years  ended  December  31,
                                           -------------------------
                                               1998          1997
                                           -----------  ------------
<S>                          <C>          <C>           <C>
Net income (loss)            As reported  $(2,600,222)  $1,682,392
                             Pro forma    $(2,900,623)  $1,069,196

Basic earnings per share     As reported  $      (.29)  $      .23
                             Pro forma    $      (.32)  $      .15

Diluted earnings per share   As reported  $      (.29)  $      .21
                             Pro forma    $      (.32)  $      .13
</TABLE>

The  fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model.  The  following  assumptions were used for
grants  in  1998;  dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of  84%,  risk free
interest  rates  estimated  at  6.0%,  and  an  expected  life  of 3 years.  The
following  assumptions  were  used  for  grants  in  1997; dividend yield at 0%,
expected  volatility  at 76%, risk free interest rates estimated at 6.0%, and an
expected  life  of  1-3  years.


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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  15  -  RELATED  PARTY  TRANSACTIONS.


At December 31, 1998, notes receivable included promissory notes receivable from
related  parties  totaling  $460,000.  The interest rates range from 7.0% - 8.0%
with  maturity  dates  ranging from December 15, 1998 to May 31, 2001.  Interest
income  related  to these notes recorded by the Company was $34,000 for the year
ended  December  31,  1998.

In  March  1998  the  Company  acquired  Ambler Bingo.  In conjunction with this
purchase, the Company issued a promissory note payable in the amount of $400,000
to the seller (a related party), as partial consideration for this purchase, and
entered  into  a  three-year  employment  agreement  with the seller.  This note
payable  is due in monthly installments of $9,765, with an interest rate of 8.0%
and  a  maturity  date  of  May 2002.  For the year ended December 31, 1998, the
Company  recognized  $23,200  of  interest  expense  to  this  obligation.

In  December  1997,  as  a part of the Company's acquisition of Darlington Music
Co.,  Inc,  the  Company  assumed  a  related party lease for an office and game
machine  warehouse  facility.  The  lease  is  by  and between the Company and a
Company  Director  and  Officer, and two immediate family members of the related
party.  The lease originated on January 15, 1990 for a 15 year term with monthly
rental  payments of $3,500.  For the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, the
Company  has  expensed  $42,000 for rental payments to the related parties under
this  lease.

As  a  part  of the Company's acquisition of Gold Strike, Inc. and Lucky 4, Inc.
the  Company  assumed  an operating lease for gaming properties located in South
Carolina.  The  lessor  is a partnership in which a Director of the Company is a
50% general partner. This lease expires November 2001, with renewal options. The
monthly  rental  payments  under  this  lease  are  $5,270.  For the years ended
December  31,  1998  and  1997,  the  Company  has  expensed $63,240 and $34,930
respectively  for  rental  payments  to  the  related  party  under  this lease.

On  November  9,  1998,  the Company reorganized its South Carolina video gaming
operations by entering into a three year Agreement with an operator, effectively
outsourcing the operations of the Company's non-route video gaming operations at
eight  video  gaming  machine  centers.  The  operator is owned and managed by a
shareholder  and  former  officer,  Director  and employee of the Company, and a
second shareholder and former employee of the Company.  In addition, at seven of
the  eight  centers, the Company has entered into a lease or a sublease with the
operator  which provides for the monthly payment of rent by the operator.  Under
the  Agreement,  the  Company  retains  ownership of the underlying video gaming
machines  and  all  related  assets.  In  connection  with  the execution of the
Agreement,  the  Company  loaned  $80,000  to  the  operator,  due in full, with
interest  accruing  at  prime-plus  2%,  due  upon  maturity  in  May  1999.


                                      F-24
<PAGE>


                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




NOTE  16  -  COMMITMENTS  AND  CONTINGENCIES.


(a)     Operating  Leases:

The  Company is obligated under various operating leases.  Generally, the leases
provide  for minimum annual rentals as well as a proportionate share of the real
estate  taxes  and  certain  common  area charges.  Minimum annual rentals under
these  leases  are  as  follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ending                   Minimum
December 31,                   Rentals
- ------------                  ----------
<S>                           <C>
1999                          $2,073,802
2000                           1,815,831
2001                           1,319,310
2002                             710,413
2003 and thereafter            2,012,951
                              ----------
Total minimum annual rentals  $7,932,307
                              ==========
</TABLE>

Rent  expense  for  the  years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 amounted to $2.6
million  and  $1.5  million,  respectively.

(b)     Legal:

In  July  of  1995  the  Company bought three Florida bingo centers from Phillip
Furtney  and two corporations related to Mr. Furtney (which corporations and Mr.
Furtney  are  referred  to  collectively  for  purposes  of  this  discussion as
"Furtney").  On  June  12,  1997, Furtney filed a lawsuit against the Company in
the  Circuit  Court  in Florida, alleging breach of contract on these purchases.
Furtney  alleged  that  the  Company defaulted on its original purchase note and
stock  obligations  under  the  purchase  agreements.  Furtney  seeks to recover
damages  in  the  amount  of $900,000 related to these allegations.  On July 12,
1997, the Company answered this lawsuit and filed a counterclaim against Furtney
alleging,  among  other  things,  fraud,  negligent misrepresentation, breach of
express  warranties,  contractual  indemnity  and  tortious  interference  with
contractual  rights.  The  Company  believes that it was materially defrauded in
its  purchase of these three Florida bingo centers from Furtney in that; Furtney
made  no  disclosure  to the Company of an ongoing criminal investigation of the
operation of these bingo centers by the Florida State Attorney General's Office,
and  that  Furtney  was fully aware of this investigation.  The state of Florida
temporarily  closed  these three bingo centers, as well as several other centers
formerly owned by Mr. Furtney, in November 1995. The Company re-sold these three
bingo  centers  in December of 1995.  In January 1997, the Company and the State
of  Florida  settled  all matters regarding the Company's previous ownership and
operation  of  these bingo centers.  The Company believes that Furtney's lawsuit
against  the  Company  is  completely  without  merit  and that the Company will
prevail  in  its  counterclaim  against  him.  There can be no assurance of this
result,  however,  and  a  decision  against  the  Company could have a material
adverse  effect  on  the  financial  position  and  operations  of  the Company.


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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




NOTE  16  -  COMMITMENTS  AND  CONTINGENCIES  (CONTINUED).


In  1997,  one  of  the Company's subsidiaries was named a defendant (among many
other  video  gaming  operators)  in a legal action in the Federal U.S. District
Court  in  Columbia,  South  Carolina  filed by video poker players. This action
alleges  various  wrongful  acts  by  the defendants, including allegations that
certain  of  the  defendants'  video  gaming  operations  in  South Carolina: i)
comprise  a  lottery,  which  violates  the  state constitution; ii) violate the
state's  daily  net  video  gaming machine payout limit of $125 per player; iii)
violate  the  state's  single  premise  rule  which only allows up to five video
gaming  machines  per  premise;  and iv) violate the state's prohibition against
beer  and  wine  permit  holders  allowing  gambling  or  games  of chance.  The
plaintiffs  in  this  action  are  attempting to have this action certified as a
class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs seek to recover the money lost from playing
video poker and to restrict or otherwise limit in various respects the manner in
which  video  gaming  operations  are conducted in South Carolina.  The District
Judge  certified questions for an advisory opinion of the South Carolina Supreme
Court  regarding  whether  video  gaming constitutes an illegal lottery in South
Carolina.  The  Supreme  Court  issued  an opinion in November 1998 stating that
video  gaming does not constitute an illegal lottery.  Other issues in this case
are  still pending in the District Court.  The Company believes that this action
is  completely  without  merit  and will defend itself vigorously.  If this case
were  to be decided against the Company, it would likely have a material adverse
effect  on  the  financial  position  and  operations  of  the  Company.

In  1997,  the  South  Carolina Department of Revenue and the South Carolina Law
Enforcement  Division  brought  a  declaratory  judgment  action against various
organizations  whose  members  have  beer  and wine permits and also offer video
poker  for  play.  The  suit  was also brought against certain businesses in the
video  poker  industry.  Neither  the  Company  nor  any  subsidiary  is a named
defendant  in  this case.  The plaintiffs have styled the case as a class action
and have requested that the court declare that the South Carolina Code prohibits
beer  and  wine  from  being  sold  at  establishments  that provide video poker
machines  for  play.  At  issue in the case is whether a specific South Carolina
statute  (S.C. Code Section 61-4-580(3)) prohibits a beer and wine permit holder
from  also  offering  video  poker for play.  The plaintiffs have filed a motion
that the case be certified as a class action and have filed a motion for summary
judgment.  The  defendants are vigorously defending the case.  If this case were
to  be  decided  in  favor  of the Department of Revenue, it would likely have a
material adverse effect on the financial position and operations of the Company.

Additionally,  on  June  30,  1998,  the  South  Carolina  Department of Revenue
announced  that  as  of  August  1, 1998, it would no longer allow beer and wine
permits  at  any  location  that  also  offers  video  poker,  based  on  its
interpretation  of  the  South  Carolina  statute  noted above.  However, in two
separate  state  court  cases,  two  state  Circuit  Court  judges  have entered
injunctions  prohibiting  the  Department  of  Revenue  from  enforcing  its
interpretation  of  the South Carolina statute at issue at the current time.  At
the current time, the Department of Revenue is issuing beer and wine permits for
locations  which  also  offer  video poker.  If this issue were to be decided in
favor  of  the  Department  of  Revenue, it would likely have a material adverse
effect  on  the  financial  position  and  operations  of  the  Company.

On  September  9, 1998, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas
for  the  Fifth Judicial Circuit in Columbia, South Carolina, against two former
directors,  Greg  Wilson  and  Robert  Hersch,  Investors  Associates, Inc., who
previously  served  as  the Company's underwriter, and two former employees, Roy
Stevens  and  Paul Hermelink.  On February 26, 1999, the Company and Greg Wilson
entered into a settlement with respect to this lawsuit and other issues and thus
Greg  Wilson  has  since  been  dismissed with prejudice from this lawsuit.  The
lawsuit seeks to recover both actual and punitive damages, as well as the return
of  profits wrongfully obtained and the return of assets, including common stock
of  the  Company, wrongfully acquired, pursuant to various causes of action.  On
September  30,  1998,  Greg Wilson and various family members filed suit against
the  Company  in  the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware, which lawsuit
was  also  dismissed  with prejudice in connection with the settlement with Greg
Wilson  and  various  family  members  discussed  above.

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  16  -  COMMITMENTS  AND  CONTINGENCIES  (CONTINUED).
- ----------------------------------------------------------


On  December 17, 1998, Roy Stevens, a former employee and current shareholder of
the  Company,  filed a lawsuit against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries,
and  certain  officers,  directors  and employees of the Company in the Court of
Common  Pleas  for  the  Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Lexington, South Carolina.
The  lawsuit  alleges  that  the  defendants breached fiduciary duties, breached
contracts,  maliciously  prosecuted  the  plaintiff,  and  engaged  in  various
fraudulent and illegal acts.  The plaintiff seeks to recover actual and punitive
damages  of  an  unspecified amount, seeks the reassignment of a lease agreement
which  secures  a  promissory  note  issued by the Company to the plaintiff, and
seeks  to  have  a  receiver appointed to take control of the Company during the
pendency  of this lawsuit.  The Company believes that this lawsuit is completely
without  merit  and will defend itself vigorously.  This lawsuit is in the early
stages  and  discovery  has  not yet commenced.  If this case were to be decided
against  the  Company  it  would  likely  have  a material adverse effect on the
financial  position  and  operations  of  the  Company.

The  South Carolina legislature and the Governor of South Carolina are currently
considering  proposing  legislation  that  could  significantly  overhaul  the
regulatory  framework for video poker in South Carolina and impose significantly
higher taxes.  Although it is anticipated that some legislation will be proposed
in  1999,  the  actual legislation has not yet been presented in the legislature
and  thus  the nature and impact of such legislation is not known at the current
time.  However,  any such legislation, if adopted, could have a material adverse
effect  on  the  financial  position  and  operations  of  the  Company.

In  the  normal  course  of  its business, the Company is subject to litigation.
Management  of the Company, based on discussions with its outside legal counsel,
does  not  believe  any  claims,  individually  or in the aggregate, will have a
material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or operations of the
Company,  except  as  otherwise  stated  above.



NOTE  17  -  YEAR  2000.


The  Company  has  conducted  a  comprehensive review of its computer systems to
identify  potential  problems that could be caused by the Year 2000 issue.  This
issue  is  the  result  of  computer programs that were written using two digits
rather  than  four to define the applicable year.  Such programs may recognize a
date  using  "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000, which could result
in  a  system failure or miscalculation.  Management currently believes that the
Year 2000 issue will not pose significant operational problems for the Company's
computer  systems  or result in significant costs to become Year 2000 compliant.
However,  if  the  Company's  computer systems were subject to undetected system
failures  or  operational problems resultant from the Year 2000 issue, there can
be  no  assurance  that  any one or more such failures would not have a material
adverse  effect  on  the  Company.  The  Company  is currently in the process of
certifying  that  the  vendors  and  suppliers  of  its  critical components and
services  are  Year  2000  compliant and the Company expects certification to be
completed by April 1999.  The Company intends to rely on Year 2000 compliance on
the  part  of  public  utility  providers  and  all  state  and local regulatory
agencies,  although  non-compliance by those entities could materially adversely
affect  the  Company's  financial  condition  and  operations.


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                           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE  18  -  SEGMENTS.


The  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.
131,"Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS
131")  in  the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1998.  SFAS  131 establishes
standards  for  reporting  information  regarding  operating  segments in annual
financial  statements and requires selected information for those segments to be
presented  in  interim  financial reports issued to stockholders.  SFAS 131 also
establishes  standards  for  related disclosures about products and services and
geographic  areas.  Operating  segments  are  identified  as  components  of  an
enterprise  about which separate discrete financial information is available for
evaluation  by  the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in
making  decisions  how  to  allocate  resources  and  assess  performance.

The  Company's  Chief  Operating  Decision Maker ("CODM"), the Chairman and CEO,
evaluates  performance  and  allocates  resources  based on a measure of segment
profit  or  loss  from  operations.  The  accounting  policies of the reportable
segments  are  the  same  as  those  described  in  the  summary  of significant
accounting  policies  except that depreciation and amortization are allocated to
each  segment  from  functional  department  totals based on certain assumptions
which  include,  among other things, revenues. Also, the Company's CODM does not
view  segment  results  below  operating  profit (loss), therefore, net interest
income,  other  income, and the provision for income taxes are not broken out by
segment  below.

The  Company's video gaming segment represents operations of the Company's video
gaming  machines  in  South Carolina. The bingo segment encompasses bingo center
services  provided  to  charitable organizations. These segments were identified
based on the different nature of the services and legislative monitoring and, in
general,  the  type  of  customers  for  those  services.

A  summary  of  the  segment  financial  information  reported to the CODM is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Year  Ended  December  31,  1998
                                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                                    Video Gaming      Bingo       Adjustment    Consolidated
                                    -------------  ------------  ------------  --------------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
  Revenue                           $   9,738,085  $ 4,855,532   $   851,839   $  15,445,456 
  Depreciation and Amortization           986,818    1,041,236        59,423       2,087,477 
  Segment profit (loss)                 1,643,301   (1,203,841)   (3,039,682)     (2,600,222)
  Segment Assets                        7,380,853   10,754,901       846,818      18,982,572 
  Capital expenditures by segment       1,883,194      605,752        50,684       2,539,630 
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Year  Ended  December  31,  1997
                                    ------------------------------------------------------
                                    Video Gaming     Bingo      Adjustment   Consolidated
                                    -------------  ----------  ------------  -------------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>
  Revenue                           $   8,874,257  $2,921,386  $   427,492   $  12,223,135
  Depreciation and Amortization           345,102     758,850            -       1,103,952
  Segment profit (loss)                 1,299,664   1,500,639   (1,117,911)      1,682,392
  Capital expenditures by segment       1,551,025     942,095      107,531       2,600,651
</TABLE>

The  adjustments  represent  video gaming and bingo concession and other income,
depreciation  and  amortization  related  to corporate assets, corporate losses,
corporate  assets  and  corporate  capital  expenditures  to  reconcile  segment
balances  to  consolidated  balances.  None  of  the  other  adjustments  are
significant.

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                 AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE  19  -  SUBSEQUENT  EVENTS.

   
On February 26, 1999 the Company entered into a settlement agreement, compromise
of  claims  and  mutual  release  with  the Company's former president and chief
executive  officer  and members of his family.  Under the terms of the agreement
the Company will receive the net proceeds from the sale of 200,000 shares of the
Company's common stock owned by the former president and $1,300 as consideration
for  the  founder's  stock originally issued to the former president.  Also, the
former  president  and  family  members  will  sell  1.1  million  shares of the
Company's  common  stock  over  a  five  year period beginning June 1, 1999 at a
predetermined  liquidation  rate.
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            AMERICAN BINGO & GAMING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                            SCHEDULE II - VALUATION and QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                            For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997


                                              Charged     Charged
                                  Balance    to costs &   to other                Balance
                                 January 1,   Expenses    Accounts    Deductions   December 31,
                                 -----------  --------  -----------  -----------  -------------
            1998
- -------------------------------
<S>                              <C>          <C>       <C>          <C>          <C>
Allowance for notes receivable   $   231,395       ---    35,800(1)          ---  $     195,595

Allowance for doubtful accounts  $       ---   109,595         ---           ---  $     109,595


            1997
- -------------------------------

Allowance for notes receivable   $   290,773       ---    59,378(1)          ---  $     231,395

Allowance for doubtful accounts  $       ---       ---         ---           ---  $         ---
<FN>
     (1)     Allowance  was  reduced  to  reflect  net  realizable  value.
</TABLE>

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