Exhibit 10.20

EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT

ThisEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT("Agreement") is made and entered into on this 20th day of December, 2001 by and between
GameTech International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GameTech" or the "Company"), and Clarence Thiesen ("Employee").

Whereas:



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the provisions hereinafter described, Company and Employee agree as follows:

1.DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE

During
the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be employed by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer, and in that capacity shall perform all functions and duties consistent with
such position on behalf of the Company in an efficient, trustworthy and professional manner, as reasonably required by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). Employee shall regularly
report to the Board.

Employee
agrees to devote substantially all of his working time and energy to the performance of his duties under this Agreement so long as his employment under this Agreement is
continued by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall be entitled to reasonable absences for administrative meetings and to pursue other outside activities so long as such activities
do not involve a competitor of the Company or its Enterprises and do not materially interfere with Employee's effective performance of his duties under this Agreement.

2.TERM OF AGREEMENT

Unless
terminated sooner in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall employ Employee and Employee accepts such employment under the conditions set forth herein
for a one (1) year term beginning as of October 1, 2001 and ending as of September 30, 2002 (the "Term").

3.DEFINITIONS

For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Paragraph 3:



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4.EMPLOYEE 'S RIGHTS WHILE EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANY



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5.EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE



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6.RIGHT TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT

Nothing
stated or implied by this Agreement shall prevent the Company from terminating the Service of Employee at any time nor prevent Employee from voluntarily terminating Service at
any time.

7.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.



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8.NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETITION

During
Employee's employment with the Company, and for six (6) months following the termination of Employee's employment, for any reason whatsoever, or for a period of time
following such termination during which the Company provides any compensation or benefits to Employee, whichever is longer, said Employee shall not, for any reason whatsoever, directly or indirectly,
for him or on behalf of, or in conjunction with, any other person, persons, company, partnership, corporation or business entity:



The
covenants are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the business of the Company. In the event that any of the foregoing covenants is so broad as to be
unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. In the event that Employee violates any part of this provision, Employee's rights to any compensation and
benefits under this Agreement shall immediately terminate. In addition, the covenants set forth herein shall not include any period(s) of violation of any covenant or any period(s) of time required
for litigation to enforce any covenant. Please note, however, that the covenant set forth in subsection (v) above shall not apply to any investment by Employee in the stock of a publicly-traded
corporation, provided such investment constitutes less than five percent (5%) of such corporation's voting shares.

9.INVENTION DISCLOSURE AND ASSIGNMENT

Employee
agrees to promptly disclose in confidence to the Company all inventions, improvements, designs, original works of authorship, formulas, processes, compositions of matter,
computer software programs, databases, mask works and trade secrets (the "Inventions") that Employee makes or conceives or first reduces to practice or creates, either alone or jointly with others,
during the period of his employment, whether or not in the course of his employment, and whether or not such Inventions are patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets. In addition,
Employee acknowledges and

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agrees that any copyrightable works prepared by Employee within the scope of his employment are "works for hire" under the Copyright Act and that the Company will be considered the author and owner
of such copyrightable works. Employee agrees that all Inventions that (i) are developed using equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secrets of the Company, (ii) result from work performed by
Employee for the Company, or (iii) relate to the Company's business or current or anticipated research
and development (the "Assigned Inventions"), will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and are hereby irrevocably assigned by Employee to the Company.

10.NO BREACH OF PRIOR AGREEMENT; INDEMNIFICATION

Employee
represents that his employment with the Company and his performance of the duties and functions contemplated under this Agreement will not breach any invention assignment,
proprietary information, confidentiality, non-competition or similar agreement with any former employer or other party. Employee agrees that if any one asserts a claim or lawsuit against
the Company on the grounds that the Company has committed a wrong arising out of the Company's employment of Employee and the Employee's performance of the duties and functions contemplated under this
Agreement, Employee shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify the Company. Employee cannot make any decisions regarding defense and indemnity of the Company without its consent, which will not be
unreasonably withheld

11.DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES

Employee
shall have the right at any time to designate any person(s) or trust(s) as beneficiaries to whom any benefits payable under this Agreement shall be made in the event of
Employee's death prior to the distribution of all benefits due Employee under this Agreement. Each beneficiary designation shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Company during
Employee's lifetime. If Employee designates more than one beneficiary, distributions of cash payments shall be made in equal proportions to each beneficiary unless otherwise provided for in Employee's
beneficiary designation.

The
filing of a new beneficiary designation shall cancel all designations previously filed. Any finalized marriage or divorce (other than common law marriage) of Employee subsequent to
the date of filing a beneficiary designation shall revoke such designation unless (a) in the case of divorce, the previous spouse was not designated as beneficiary, and (b) in the case
of marriage, Employee's new spouse had previously been designated as beneficiary. Employee's Spouse shall join in any designation of a beneficiary other than Employee's Spouse.

If
Employee fails to designate a beneficiary as provided for above, or if the beneficiary designation is revoked by marriage, divorce or otherwise without execution of a new designation,
or if the beneficiary designated by Employee dies prior to distribution of the benefits due Employee under this Agreement, the Company shall direct the distribution of any benefits due under this
Agreement to Employee's estate.

12.SUCCESSORS

Except
as provided for in Paragraph 11 above, the rights and duties of a party hereunder shall not be assignable by that party, provided, however, that this Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company, and any such successor shall be deemed substituted for the Company under the terms of this Agreement. The term successor as
used herein shall include any person, firm, corporation or other business entity which at any time, by merger, purchase or otherwise, acquires substantially all of the assets or business of the
Company.

13.WITHHOLDING TAXES AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS

To
the extent required by law, the Company shall withhold from any payments due Employee under this Agreement any applicable federal, state or local taxes and such other deductions as
are prescribed by law or Company policy.

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14.ATTORNEYS' FEES

In
any action at law or in equity to enforce any of the provisions or rights under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party to such litigation shall pay the successful party or parties all
costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred therein by such party or parties (including without limitation such costs, expenses and fees on any appeals), and if such successful party or
parties shall recover judgment in such action or proceeding, such costs, expenses and attorneys' fees shall be included as part of such judgment.

15.ARBITRATION

The
Company and Employee agree with each other that any claim of Employee arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement or Employee's employment by
Company, including, without limitation, any claim for compensation due, wrongful termination and any claim alleging discrimination or harassment in any form shall be resolved by binding arbitration,
except for claims in which injunctive relief is sought and obtained. The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules in Reno,
Nevada. The award entered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding in all respects and judgment thereon may be entered in any Court having jurisdiction.

16.APPLICABLE LAW; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CONSENT TO PERSONAL
JURISDICTION

To
the full extent controllable by stipulation of the Company and Employee, this Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced under Nevada law, without regard to conflict of law
principles. Employee recognizes that violation of certain provisions of this Agreement will cause the Company irreparable injury and that the Company will be entitled to seek injunctive relief in the
event of such a violation, in addition to whatever other remedies may be available to the Company at law or otherwise. Employee consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
located in the State of Nevada for any lawsuit filed there for injunctive relief against Employee by the Company arising from this Agreement.

17.ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This
Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and Employee and supersedes all prior written agreements, understandings and commitments between the Company and
Employee. No amendments to this Agreement may be made except through a written document signed by the Employee and approved in writing by the Board.

18.VALIDITY

In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the same shall not affect, in any respect whatsoever, the validity of any other provision
of this Agreement.

19.NOTICE.

Any
notice or demand required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be deemed effective upon the personal delivery thereof if delivered or, if
mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after having been deposited in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the attention of
the General Counsel at the Company's then principal place of business, presently 900 Sandhill Road, Reno, Nevada 89511, and, in the case of Employee, to 4475 Starwood Court, Reno, NV 89509. Either
party may change the address to which such notices are to be addressed to it by giving the other party notice in the manner herein set forth.

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20.COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVE DATE.

This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same agreement. This Agreement shall be effective as of the day designated at the top of this Agreement by the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEROF,the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative, and Employee has affixed
his signature.

|EMPLOYEE               |  | GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
|---------------------- |  | ----------------------------
|/s/CLARENCE H. THIESEN |  | By:                         
|                       |  | Name:                       
|                       |  | Title:                      
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