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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO/A-3
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1)
or Section 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)

MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

Blue Suede Acquisition Corp.,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games International, Inc.
and
Scientific Games International, Inc.
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation
(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)

552685109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel
Scientific Games Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 754-2233
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

With Copy to:
M. Timothy Elder, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Promenade II, Suite 3100
Atlanta GA 30309-3592
(404) 815-3500

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation*:	Amount of Filing Fee**+:
$18,902,926.40	$1,739.07

*

Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. The calculation of the transaction valuation assumes the purchase of 11,814,329 outstanding shares of common stock of MDI Entertainment, Inc. at a purchase price of $1.60 per share.

**

The amount of the filing fee calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 92/1,000,000 of the transaction value.

+

Previously paid.

o

Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount previously paid:	Form or registration no.:
Filing Party:	Date Filed:

o

Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

        ý    third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

        o    issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

        o    going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

        o    amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

        Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:    o

        This Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, filed with the SEC initially on November 26, 2002, as amended on December 13, 2002 and December 20, 2002. The Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Statement") relates to the offer by Blue Suede Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), to purchase all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares"), of MDI Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $1.60 per share, net to the seller in cash. The terms and conditions of the offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated Tuesday, November 26, 2002, as amended on December 13, 2002 and December 20, 2002 (the "Offer to Purchase"), a copy of which as amended was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule TO, and the related Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the initial Schedule TO (which, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the "Offer").

        Pursuant to General Instruction F to Schedule TO, the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and annexes thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to Items 1 through 11 of this Statement and is supplemented by the information specifically provided herein.

        Items 1-11 of the Schedule TO are hereby further amended and supplemented to add to the end thereof the following.

        On December 23, 2002, Scientific Games Corporation issued a press release on behalf of Parent and Purchaser announcing that the Purchaser had extended its offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of MDI Entertainment, Inc. at a price of $1.60 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on January 9, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(D) and is incorporated herein by reference. The Offer had been previously scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 27, 2002. The Depositary has advised Parent and the Purchaser that an aggregate of approximately 175,000 Shares had been tendered to the Purchaser in the Offer as of the date of the extension.

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ITEM 12.    Exhibits.

(a)(1)(A)	***	Offer to Purchase, as further amended and marked to show changes from Exhibit(a)(1)(A) filed on December 13, 2002.
(a)(1)(B)	*	Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(C)	*	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(D)	*	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)	*	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(F)	*	Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on Substitute W-9.
(a)(5)(A)	*	Joint Press Release issued by Scientific Games International, Inc. and MDI Entertainment, Inc. on November 19, 2002, filed under cover of the Schedule TO filed by Scientific Games Corporation, Inc. on November 19, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(5)(B)	*	Summary Advertisement as published in The New York Times on November 26, 2002.
(a)(5)(C)	*	Press Release issued by Scientific Games International, Inc. on November 26, 2002.
(a)(5)(D)		Press Release issued by Scientific Games Corporation on behalf of Scientific Games International, Inc. and Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. on December 23, 2002
(d)(1)	*	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(1)-2	**	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 13, 2002 by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(1)-3	***	Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 20, 2002 by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(2)		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and Steven M. Saferin (incorporated by reference to MDI Entertainment, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 20, 2002).
(d)(3)	*	Employment Agreement, dated November 19, 2002, by and between Scientific Games International, Inc. and Steven M. Saferin.
(d)(4)	*	Non-Compete Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and Steven M. Saferin.
(d)(5)	*	Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated February 28, 2002, by and between Scientific Games International, Inc. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.

*

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO filed November 26, 2002.

**

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO-A filed December 13, 2002.

***

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO-A filed December 20, 2002.

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SIGNATURE

        After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
By:	/s/  MARTIN E. SCHLOSS Name: Martin E. Schloss Title: Vice President, General Counsel
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:	/s/  C. GRAY BETHEA, JR. Name: C. Gray Bethea, Jr. Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
BLUE SUEDE ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/  C. GRAY BETHEA, JR. Name: C. Gray Bethea, Jr. Title: Vice President

Date: December 23, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
(a)(1)(A)	***	Offer to Purchase, as further amended and marked to show changes from Exhibit(a)(1)(A) filed on December 13, 2002.
(a)(1)(B)	*	Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(C)	*	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(D)	*	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)	*	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(F)	*	Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on Substitute W-9.
(a)(5)(A)	*	Joint Press Release issued by Scientific Games International, Inc. and MDI Entertainment, Inc., on November 19, 2002, filed under cover of the Schedule TO filed by Scientific Games Corporation, Inc. on November 19, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(5)(B)	*	Summary Advertisement as published in The New York Times on November 26, 2002.
(a)(5)(C)	*	Press Release issued by Scientific Games International, Inc. on November 26, 2002.
(a)(5)(D)		Press Release issued by Scientific Games Corporation on behalf of Scientific Games International, Inc. and Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. on December 23, 2002
(d)(1)	*	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(1)-2	**	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 13, 2002 by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(1)-3	***	Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 20, 2002 by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.
(d)(2)		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and Steven M. Saferin (incorporated by reference to MDI Entertainment, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 20, 2002).
(d)(3)	*	Employment Agreement, dated November 19, 2002, by and between Scientific Games International, Inc. and Steven M. Saferin.
(d)(4)	*	Non-Compete Agreement dated November 19, 2002, by and among Scientific Games International, Inc., Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. and Steven M. Saferin.
(d)(5)	*	Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated February 28, 2002, by and between Scientific Games International, Inc. and MDI Entertainment, Inc.

*

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO filed November 26, 2002.

**

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO-A filed December 13, 2002.

***

Filed as an exhibit to Offeror's Schedule TO-A filed December 20, 2002.

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ITEM 12. Exhibits.

SIGNATURE
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EX-99.(A)(5)(D)

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Exhibit 99(a)(5)(d)

REVISED PRESS RELEASE
TENDER OFFER FOR MDI ENTERTAINMENT SHARES EXTENDED

NEW YORK, NY DECEMBER 23, 2002, SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (NASDAQ: SGMS) today announced that MDI Entertainment, Inc. had agreed to an extension of the tender offer by Blue Suede Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games International, Inc., and that Blue Suede has extended the tender offer for the stock of MDI Entertainment, Inc. The offer will now expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on January 9, 2003.

Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. is offering to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of MDI Entertainment, Inc. at a price of $1.60 per share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal, all as amended or supplemented.

The original offer period was scheduled to expire on December 27, 2002. The tender offer was extended to allow more time for consideration of the offer by the stockholders of MDI in light of the holiday season. As of the date of the extension approximately 176,000 shares had been tendered.

Other Information

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities of MDI. Scientific Games International, Inc. and Blue Suede Acquisition Corp. filed tender offer materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and MDI filed a solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the tender offer. The tender offer materials, including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents, and the solicitation/recommendation statement contain important information. Shareholders of MDI should read this information carefully before making any decisions about the tender offer. The tender offer materials, certain other offer materials, and the solicitation/recommendation statement were sent to all shareholders of MDI free of charge. In addition, all of these materials are available free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. The tender offer documents may also be obtained from the Information Agent for the offer, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, at 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York. Banks and Brokers call collect: (212) 750-5833. All others call toll free: (888) 750-5834. The tender offer documents may also be obtained from Scientific Games by directing such request to Scientific Games, 750 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Investor Relations, telephone: 212-754-2233 and from MDI by directing such request to MDI Entertainment, Inc., 201 Ann Street, 5th Fl., Hartford, CT 06103, Attn: Investor Relations; telephone: 860-527-5359.

Contacts:
For Scientific Games Investors:
Lisa D. Lettieri
Scientific Games Corporation
212-754-2233 Scientific Games Media Contact:
Shelley Spector
Spector Associates, Inc.
212-943-5858 For MDI, Inc.:
Thomas Ryan
Integrated Corporate Relations
203-222-9013

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Exhibit 99(a)(5)(d)

REVISED PRESS RELEASE TENDER OFFER FOR MDI ENTERTAINMENT SHARES EXTENDED