UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 9, 2003
0-13063
(Commission File Number)
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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 81-0422894
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
750 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022
(Address of registrant's principal executive office)
(212) 754-2233
(Registrant's telephone number)
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ITEM 5. Other Events.
In a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2003, Scientific
Games Corporation (the "Company") reported that its indirect subsidiary,
Scientific Games International, Inc. ("SGI"), acquired 8,616,738 shares of
common stock of MDI Entertainment, Inc. ("MDI") on January 9, 2003 through a
tender offer for $1.60 per share in cash, and completed, on January 17, 2003, a
merger in which MDI became a wholly owned subsidiary of SGI.
The Company has determined that historical financial statements of MDI and
pro forma financial information giving effect to the acquisition of MDI are not
required to be filed by amendment to the Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2003.
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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.
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
By: /s/ DeWayne E. Laird
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Name: DeWayne E. Laird
Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: March 25, 2003
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