UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25
                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

Commission File Number: 000-28294
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(Check One):  [ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB   [X] Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
              [ ] Form 20-F  [ ] Form 11-K    [ ] Form N-SAR

For Period Ended: March 31, 2000
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K    [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K    [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR

For the Transition Period Ended:

If the notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,  identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION

                              SILICON GAMING, INC.
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                             Full Name of Registrant

                                      N/A
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                            Former Name if Applicable

                            2800 West Bayshore Road
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            Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                              Palo Alto, CA 94303
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                            City, State and Zip Code

PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) and (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

[X]  (a) The reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
     could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

[X]  (b) The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition  report on
     Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion  thereof,  will be filed
     on or before the fifteenth  calendar day following the prescribed due date;
     or the  subject  quarterly  report of  transition  report on Form 10-Q,  or
     portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following
     the prescribed due date; and

[X]  (c) The accountant's  statement or other exhibit required by rule 12b-25(c)
     has been attached if applicable.

PART III - NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable  detail the reasons why the Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB,
11-K, 20-F, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB,  N-SAR, or other transition  report or portion
thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed period.

The  delay in  filing  the Form  10-Q is due to the  recent  resignation  of the
Company's  Vice  President of Finance.  As a result,  the Company  cannot timely
complete  its  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2000,   without
unreasonable effort or expense

                                     PART IV
                                OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to  this
     notification

         Andrew Pascal               (650)               842-9000
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           (Name)                  (Area Code)       (Telephone Number)

(2)  Have all other periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
     of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter  period that the
     registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
     identify report(s). [X] Yes [ ] No

(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
     the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
     earnings  statements  to be  included  in the  subject  report  or  portion
     thereof? [X] Yes [ ] No

     If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively
     and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
     estimate of the results cannot be made.


                              SILICON GAMING, INC.
                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

Date May 15, 2000                      By  /s/ Andrew Pascal
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                                           Andrew Pascal
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President

INSTRUCTION. The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly  authorized  representative.  The name and title of the person
signing  the form  shall  be typed or  printed  beneath  the  signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized  representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.   This form is required by Rule 12b-25 of the General  Rules and  Regulations
     under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2.   One signed  original and four conformed  copies of this form and amendments
     thereto  must be  completed  and filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
     Commission,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  in accordance  with Rule 0-3 of the
     General Rules and Regulations  under the Act. The information  contained in
     or filed  with  the form  will be made a matter  of  public  record  in the
     Commission files.

3.   A manually  signed copy of the form and  amendments  thereto shall be filed
     with each national  securities exchange on which any class of securities of
     the registrant is registered.

4.   Amendments to the notifications  must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need
     not restate information that has been correctly  furnished.  The form shall
     be clearly identified as an amendment notification.

5.   ELECTRONIC FILERS.  This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable
     to timely  file a report  solely  due to  electronic  difficulties.  Filers
     unable  to  submit  a  report  within  the time  period  prescribed  due to
     difficulties  in  electronic  filing  should comply with either Rule 201 or
     Rule 202 of  Regulation  S-T or apply  for an  adjustment  in  filing  date
     pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T.

                             PART IV (3) (CONTINUED)

     The Company anticipates  reporting revenue and net loss for the three month
period  ended  March  31,  2000  of  approximately   $3,102,000  and  $2,729,000
respectively,  as compared to reported  revenue and net loss for the three month
period ended March 31, 1999 of $5,661,000 and $9,040,000 respectively. Following
are the Company's  current  estimates for revenue,  net loss,  weighted  average
common & equivalent  shares,  and net loss per basic and diluted shares, for the
three month period ended March 31, 2000:

                             For the three month
                            period ended March 31,       For the three month
                              2000 (estimated)       period ended March 31, 1999
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Revenue                          $ 3,102                      $ 5,661

Net Loss                         $ 2,729                      $ 9,040

Weighted average common
  & equivalent shares             30,959                       14,115

Net loss per basic and
  diluted share                  $ (0.09)                     $ (0.64)

                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                   (unaudited)