Note 3 - Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)	January 31, 2013			October 31, 2012
		(In thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Patents, games and products	10	$	68,358		$	67,174
Less: accumulated amortization			(55,034	)		(53,182	)
			13,324			13,992
Customer relationships	10		26,768			26,623
Less: accumulated amortization			(15,968	)		(15,197	)
			10,800			11,426
Licenses and other	6		22,958			22,935
Less: accumulated amortization			(10,687	)		(10,024	)
			12,271			12,911
Total		$	36,395		$	38,329

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Activity by Segment	Utility			Proprietary Table Games		Electronic Table Systems			Electronic Gaming Machines			Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	48,818		$	10,253	$	35,328		$	13,130		$	107,529
Accumulated impairments		-			-		(22,137	)		-		$	(22,137	)
Balance as of October 31, 2011	$	48,818		$	10,253	$	13,191		$	13,130		$	85,392
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(3,468	)		-		(466	)		(463	)	$	(4,397	)
Acquisition		-			3,000		-			-			3,000
Other		-			955		-			-			955
Balance as of October 31, 2012	$	45,350		$	14,208	$	12,725		$	12,667		$	84,950
Foreign currency translation adjustment		1,400			-		83			82		$	1,565
Other		-			240		-			-			240
Balance as of January 31, 2013	$	46,750		$	14,448	$	12,808		$	12,749		$	86,755