SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2001



                              SILICON GAMING, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         California                    0-28294                    77-0357939
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
       Incorporation)                File Number)            Identification No.)



2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, California                        94303
  (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 842-9000


                                 Not applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.     Description
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  99.1         Press Release, dated March 27, 2001, to announce the consummation
               of the previously  announced  merger  between  Silicon Gaming and
               International  Game Technology,  and the disposition of shares of
               common stock of WagerWorks, Inc.

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

The information in this report is being furnished  pursuant to Regulation FD. In
accordance  with General  Instruction  B.2 of Form 8-K, the  information in this
report  shall not be deemed to be  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended.  The
furnishing of the  information  set forth in this report is not intended to, and
does not,  constitute a  determination  or admission  as to the  materiality  or
completeness of such information.

On March 27, 2001, Silicon Gaming, Inc., a California  corporation  ("Silicon"),
issued a press release  announcing the  consummation of its merger with a wholly
owned subsidiary of International Game Technology  ("IGT"),  as well as the sale
of shares of common stock of WagerWorks,  Inc., a majority  owned  subsidiary of
Silicon,  contemporaneously  with  the  consummation  of the  merger.  A copy of
Silicon's  press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         SILICON GAMING, INC.


Date: March 27, 2001                     By: /s/ Andrew S. Pascal
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Name:  Andrew S. Pascal
                                             Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                    and President