UNITED STATES
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): October 29, 2001

Commission File Number 0-4281

ALLIANCE GAMING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 88-0104066
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6601 S. Bermuda Rd.
Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices) 89119
(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (702) 270-7600

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 5. Other Events
	ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 99

ITEM 5. Other Events

On October 29, 2001, Alliance Gaming Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (Exhibit 99 attached hereto) whereby it announced, among other things, that the Company has acquired the privately-owned Casino Marketplace Development Corporation.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits

          (99)  Press release dated October 29, 2001.

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 thereunto authorized.

ALLIANCE GAMING CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By	/s/ Robert Miodunski
	President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
By	/s/ Robert L. Saxton
	Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 29, 2001