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                                                                  Exhibit 10.25

                     ABSOLUTE ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS
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STATE OF NEVADA

COUNTY OF CLARK




     THIS ABSOLUTE ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS (the "Assignment")is entered 
into by and between AUTOTOTE CBS, INC., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called
"Maker"), and STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas insurance
corporation (hereinafter called "Noteholder").

     FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the loan made to Maker by Noteholder as
evidenced by that certain promissory note (hereinafter referred to as the
"Note") dated August 31, 1995 in the principal sum of $2,100,000.00, payable to
the order of Noteholder and executed by Maker, which is described in and secured
by a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Financing Statement(hereinafter
called "Deed of Trust") of even date therewith executed by Maker to Noteholder,
covering the property described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
hereof, which, together with all buildings, improvements, fixtures and equipment
located thereon owned by Maker, is hereinafter referred to as the "Mortgaged
Property", Maker has GRANTED, TRANSFERRED and ASSIGNED, and by these presents
does GRANT, TRANSFER and ASSIGN unto Noteholder the following:

     1. All leases, written or oral, and all agreements for use or occupancy of
any portion of the Mortgaged Property, any and all extensions and renewals of
said leases and agreements and any and all further leases or agreements,
including subleases thereunder, upon or covering use or occupancy of all or any
part of the Mortgaged Property, all such leases, agreements, subleases and
tenancies heretofore mentioned being hereinafter individually referred to as a
"Lease" and collectively referred to as the "Leases" and such lessees,
sublessees and tenants under any Lease being hereinafter individually referred
to as a "Lessee";

     2. Any and all guaranties of the performance, payment and/or collection of
any of the Leases (individually referred to as a "Guaranty" and collectively
referred to as "Guaranties") by any grantor, surety or other liable party
thereunder (collectively referred to as a "Guarantor"); and

     3. The immediate and continuing right to collect and receive all of the
rents, income, receipts, revenues, issues and profits now due or which may
become due, or to which Maker may now or shall, hereinafter (including during
the period of redemption, if any) become entitled or may demand or claim,
arising or issuing from or out of the Leases or from or out of the Mortgaged
Property, or any part thereof, including but not limited to minimum rents,
additional rents, percentage rents, common area maintenance charges, parking
charges, tax and

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insurance premium contributions, and liquidated damages following default, the 
premium payable by any Lessee under any Lease upon the exercise of any 
cancellation privilege provided for in any of the Leases, payments from any 
Guarantor and all proceeds payable under any policy of insurance covering loss
of rents resulting from untenantability caused by destruction or damage to the
Mortgaged Property, together with any and all rights and claims of any kind 
which Maker may have against any Lessee in connection with the Leases or against
any subtenants, occupants or users of the Mortgaged Property, all such monies, 
rights and claims in this paragraph described being hereinafter referred to as
the "Rents."

     Maker further COVENANTS AND AGREES:

     1. To observe, perform and discharge all obligations, covenants and
warranties provided for under the terms of the Leases and Guaranties to be kept,
observed and performed by Maker, and to give prompt notice to Noteholder in the
event Maker fails to observe, perform and discharge same;

     2. To notify in writing each Lessee, Guarantor and occupant of the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof that any security deposits or other
deposits heretofore delivered to Maker have been retained by Maker or assigned
and delivered to Noteholder as the case may be;

     3. To enforce or secure, in the name of the Noteholder if Noteholder should
so request, the performance of each and every obligation, term, covenant,
condition and agreement to be performed by (a) any Lessee under the terms of the
Leases and (b) any Guarantor under the terms of the Guaranties;

     4. To appear in and defend any action or proceeding arising under,
occurring out of, or in any manner connected with the Leases, the Guaranties or
the obligations, duties or liabilities of Maker and any Lessee thereunder, and,
upon request by Noteholder, to do so in the name and on behalf of Noteholder but
at the expense of the Maker, and to pay all costs and expenses of Noteholder,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, in any action or proceeding in which the
Noteholder may appear;

     5. Not to receive or collect any Rents from any Lessee of the Mortgaged
property or any part thereof or from any Guarantor for a period of more than one
(1) month in advance, or pledge, transfer, mortgage or otherwise encumber or
assign future payments of the Rents;

     6. Not to waive, excuse, condone, discount, set off, compromise, or in any
manner release or discharge any Guarantor or Lessee of the Mortgaged Property of
and from any obligations,

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covenants, conditions and agreements by said Lessee or Guarantor to be kept, 
observed and performed, including the obligation to pay rent in the manner and 
at the place and time specified in any Lease;

     7. Not to cancel, terminate or consent to any surrender of any Lease or any
Guaranty, or materially modify or in any way alter the terms of any Lease or any
Guaranty without, in each such instance, the prior written consent of
Noteholder;

     8. To notify each Lessee, Guarantor and occupant of the Mortgaged Property
in writing of the rights granted to Noteholder hereunder, and, immediately upon
receipt of demand from Noteholder, to direct, in writing, each Lessee, Guarantor
and occupant of the Mortgaged Property to pay all Rents then due or to become
due from such Lessee, Guarantor and occupant directly to Noteholder upon such
Lessee's, Guarantor's or occupant's receipt of written notice from Noteholder of
Noteholder's exercise of Noteholder's rights under this Agreement;

     9. To provide Noteholder with copies of all notices, complaints, demands
and petitions regarding (a) any actual, potential or alleged default on the part
of the landlord or the tenant under a Lease for which the ground floor area of
the leased premises; equals or exceeds 5,000 square feet or (b) Hazardous
Materials, as such term is defined in the Deed of Trust, sent or received by
Maker immediately upon Maker's sending same or within five (5) days of Maker's
receipt of same, as applicable; and

     10. To promptly remit to Noteholder any and all Rents received by Maker
after Maker's receipt from Noteholder of termination of Maker's license to
collect Rents granted herein.

     So long as there shall exist no default by Maker in the payment of any
indebtedness and obligations secured hereby or in the observance and performance
of any other obligation, covenant or warranty set forth herein or in the Note,
the Deed of Trust or any other instrument executed by Maker evidencing, securing
or relating to the note (such documents being herein referred to collectively as
the "Loan Documents"), Maker shall have the right under a license granted hereby
(but limited as provided in the following paragraph) to collect, receive and
retain, but not prior to accural, all of the Rents arising from or out of the
Leases.

     Upon or at any time after default in the payment of any indebtedness
secured hereby or in the observance or performance of any obligiition, covenant
or warranty set forth herein or in the Loan Documents (an "Event of Default"),
Noteholder, at its option, shall have the right, power and authority to exercise
and enforce any or all of the following rights and remedies: (a) to

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terminate the license hereby granted to Maker to collect the Rents as aforesaid,
and, without taking possession of the Mortgaged Property, to, in Noteholder's 
own name, demand, collect, receive, sue for, attach and levy the Rents, to give 
proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor, and, after deducting all 
necessary and reasonable costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable
attorney's fees, to apply the net proceeds thereof, together with any funds of
Maker deposited with Noteholder, upon any indebtedness secured hereby or 
obligation provided for in any of the Loan Documents and in such order as
Noteholder may determine; (b) to declare all sums secured hereby immediately due
and payable and, at Noteholder's option, to exercise all of the rights and 
remedies provided for in the Loan Documents or under the terms hereof; and (c) 
without any action or proceeding, through any person or by agent, or by the 
trustee(s) or successor trustee under the Deed of Trust, or by a receiver to be
appointed by a court, to enter upon, take possession of, manage and operate the
Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, and irrespective of Maker's possession 
of the Mortgaged Property, to make, modify, enforce, cancel or accept surrender 
of any of the Leases and Guaranties, to remove and evict any Lessee or other
occupant, to increase or reduce rents, to decorate, clean and make repairs, and 
to otherwise do any act or incur any cost or expenses Noteholder shall deem 
proper to protect the Leases, Guaranties and the Mortgaged Property, as fully 
and to the same extent as Maker could do if in possession, and in such event to
apply any funds so collected to the operation and management of the Mortgaged 
Property, but in such order as Noteholder shall deem proper, and including 
payment of reasonable management, brokerage and attorney's fees, and then, to 
the extent funds are available and to the extent deemed appropriate by 
Noteholder, to the maintenance, without interest thereon, of a reserve for 
replacement of items on the Mortgaged Property, and then, if any of such funds 
remain, to the payment of any indebtedness evidencing, securing or relating to 
the terms of the Loan Documents whether or not then due.

     The exercise by Noteholder of any of the rights and remedies described
above, including collection of the Rents and application thereof as aforesaid
and/or the entry upon and taking possession of the Mortgaged Property, shall not
cure or waive any Event of Default or waive, modify or affect any notice of
default under the Loan Documents or hereunder, or invalidate any act done
pursuant to such notice, and the enforcement of such right or remedy by
Noteholder, once exercised, shall continue for so long as Noteholder shall
elect, notwithstanding that the collection and application as aforesaid of the
Rents may have cured the original Event of Default. If Noteholder shall
thereafter elect to discontinue the exercise of any such right or remedy, the
same or any other right or remedy hereunder may be reasserted at any time and
from time to time following any subsequent Event of Default.

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     Notwithstanding the aforesaid license of Maker to collect the Rents
accruing under the Leases prior to an Event of Default, Noteholder shall at all
times be the creditor of each Lessee under the Leases in respect of assignments
for the benefit of creditors, bankruptcy, reorganization, rearrangement,
insolvency, dissolution, or receivership proceedings, with Noteholder having the
option to apply any monies received by the Noteholder as such creditor to
reduction of the principal or interest or other indebtedness evidencing,
securing or relating to the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the aforesaid
license of Maker to collect rents under the Leases prior to an Event of Default,
Noteholder may collect or receive all payments, premiums and considerations paid
by any Lessee, whether or not pursuant to the terms of any Lease, for the right
to terminate, cancel or modify a Lease, with an option to apply any money so
received by the Noteholder to reduction of the principal or interest or any
other indebtedness evidencing, securing or relating to the Loan Documents in any
order or manner Noteholder elects. Further, Maker covenants and agrees to
immediately pay over to Noteholder any and all sums received by Maker as
creditor in respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors in
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, dissolution or receivership
proceedings, or as payment, premium or other consideration in connection with
the cancellation or modification of any Lease, whereupon Noteholder shall have
the option to apply any funds so received to reduction of the principal or
interest or any other indebtedness evidencing, securing or relating to the Loan
Documents in any order or manner Noteholder elects.

     This Assignment shall remain in effect as long as any part of the
indebtedness evidencing, securing or relating to the Loan Documents remains
unpaid, and upon payment in full of said indebtedness, Noteholder shall execute
a release of this Assignment upon request of Maker and at the expense of Maker.

     Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if there is an Event of Default,
and if there is any law requiring Noteholder to take actual possession of the
Mortgaged Property (or some action equivalent thereto, such as securing the
appointment of a receiver) in order for Noteholder to "perfect" or "activate"
its rights and remedies as set forth herein, then to the maximum extent
permitted by law Maker waives the benefits of such law and agrees that such law
shall be satisfied solely by: (1) Noteholder sending Maker written notice that
Noteholder intends to enforce, and is enforcing, its rights in and to the
Mortgaged Property and the rents, revenues, profits, and other items assigned
herein, and (2) Noteholder sending written notice to any or all tenants on the
Mortgaged Property that said tenants should commence making payments under the
Leases directly to Noteholder or its designee.

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     In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

     This Assignment shall run with the land and shall inure to the benefit of
and bind all parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns.

     This Assignment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be an original instrument and which, taken together, constitute one and
the same agreement.

     This Assignment shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to Nevada law with
respect to conflict of laws.

     EXECUTED this the 31st day of August, 1995.



                                       AUTOTOTE CBS, INC.


                                       BY: /s/ Victor Salerno
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                                       NAME: Victor Salerno
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                                       TITLE: Exec. V.P.
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                                        "MAKER"

STATE OF NEVADA

COUNTY OF CLARK

     This instrument was acknowledged before me on 31st of August, 1995 by
Victor Salerno as Executive Vice-President. of AUTOTOTE CBS, INC.



[SEAL]

                                          Susanne Waldahl
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          NOTARY PUBLIC





               My commission expires:






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                                LEGAL DESCRIPTION


THAT PORTION OF "HUGHES AIRPORT CENTER UNIT NO. 1" AS SHOWN BY MAP THEREOF ON 
FILE IN BOOK 33, PAGE 72 OF PLATS IN THE CLARK COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, CLARK
COUNTY, NEVADA, LYING WITHIN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH, RANGE 61 EAST, M.D.M., CLARK
COUNTY, NEVADA AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SAID SECTION 3; THENCE NORTH 88 (degrees) 18'45"
EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 532.63 FEET TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH THE CONTROL LINE OF GRIER DRIVE (75.00 FEET WIDE); THENCE
SOUTH 01 (degrees) 41'15" EAST ALONG SAID CONTROL LINE, 80.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
88 (degree) 18'45" WEST, 35.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ON THE WESTERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRIER DRIVE; THENCE SOUTH 01 (degrees) 41'15" EAST ALONG
SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 122.35 FEET; THENCE CURVING TO THE LEFT ALONG THE ARC OF
A 300.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE OF SAID RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY,
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 17 (degrees) 25'57", AN ARC LENGTH OF 91.28 FEET TO A
POINT TO WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS SOUTH 70 (degrees) 52'48" WEST; THENCE SOUTH
70 52'48" WEST ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF SAID RADIAL LINE, 5.00
FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TRADE CENTER DRIVE (60.00
FEET WIDE); THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, THE FOLLOWING THREE
(3) COURSES: FROM A TANGENT BEARING SOUTH 19 (degrees) 07'12" EAST, CURVING TO
THE RIGHT ALONG THE ARC OF A 25.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY,
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 80 (degrees) 24'22", AN ARC LENGTH OF 35.08 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 61 (degrees) 17'10" WEST, 99.12 FEET; THENCE CURVING TO THE RIGHT
ALONG THE ARC OF A 180.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, THROUGH A
CENTRAL ANGLE OF 35 (degrees) 00'00", AN ARC LENGTH OF 109.96 FEET TO A POINT ON
THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TRADE CENTER DRIVE; THENCE DEPARTING SAID
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE NORTH 83 (degrees) 42'50" WEST, 77.21 FEET; THENCE NORTH 
01 (degrees) 41'15" WEST, 325.72 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY 
LINE OF SUNSET ROAD; THENCE NORTH 88 (degrees) 18'45" EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE 245.00 FEET; THENCE CURVING TO THE RIGHT ALONG THE ARC OF A 30.00 FOOT
RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90 (degrees)
00'00", AN ARC LENGTH OF 47.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.


                                  EXHIBIT "A"