EXHIBIT 10.9
                               SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
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     This  Severance Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the 17th
day  of  September,  1999,  by  and  among  Thomas  M.  Harrison  (hereinafter
"Harrison"),  American Bingo & Gaming Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter
"ABG"),  and  Darlington  Music  Co.,  Inc.,  a South Carolina corporation and a
subsidiary  of  ABG  (hereinafter  "DMC").

     WHEREAS,  Harrison  is  an  employee  of  DMC;

     WHEREAS,  Harrison,  DMC and ABG have made a collective determination that,
subject  to  certain terms of separation being agreed to among Harrison, DMC and
ABG,  it  may  be  in the best interest of Harrison, DMC and ABG for Harrison to
resign  from  all  positions  held  with  ABG  and  its  subsidiaries;  and

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the mutual promises contained herein
and  the  terms  set  forth  below,  the  parties  agree  as  follows:

1.     Resignation.  Harrison  hereby  resigns  from  any and all positions held
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with  ABG  and  its  subsidiaries.

2.     Employment  Agreement.  The Employment Agreement between Harrison and DMC
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dated  December  18,  1997,  as  amended  February  25,  1998  (the  "Employment
Agreement"),  is  hereby  terminated.

In connection with the termination of the Employment Agreement, Harrison and DMC
agree that the nondisclosure and noncompete provisions contained in Article 8 of
the  Employment Agreement shall survive the termination of Harrison's employment
as  provided for in Section 8.7 of the Employment Agreement.  However, the terms
of  the  nondisclosure  and  noncompete provisions contained in Article 8 of the
Employment  Agreement  shall  be  modified  in  two  respects.  First,  the term
"Restricted  Period"  as  defined  in Section 8.3 of the Employment Agreement is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:  "For the purpose of this Agreement,
the  "Restricted  Period"  means  the  period  from  September  17, 1999 through
September  17, 2002."  Second, the noncompete provisions are hereby amended such
that  Harrison  is  not  prohibited  from  promoting,  operating,  managing,  or
conducting  any  video  gaming  business which operates only machines identified
under  Section  12-21-2720(A)(1), Section 12-21-2720(A)(2) or Section 12-21-2730
of  the  South  Carolina  Code  of  Laws.  The  intent  of this modification and
amendment  of  the noncompete provision contained in Article 8 of the Employment
Agreement  is to allow Harrison to own, operate and manage the machines which he
is  acquiring from DMC and ABG which are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Furthermore,  the  parties  hereto  agree  that Harrison shall have the right to
place any of the machines set forth on Exhibit A in any location in which ABG or

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any  of  its subsidiaries has placed video gaming machines in the event Harrison
can  reach  agreement with the owner and/or operator of the respective location.
ABG  expressly agrees that it, and its subsidiaries, will waive any condition of
the  respective  Coin  Machine  Agreement  with  the  owner/operator of any such
location  such  that  the placement of such machines by Harrison in the location
will  not  violate  any  prohibitions  set forth in such Coin Machine Agreement.

As  provided  in  Section 2.3 of the Employment Agreement, DMC acknowledges that
the  balance  due,  including  accrued  interest thereon, on the Promissory Note
dated  February  24, 1998, by and between DMC and Harrison is hereby forgiven in
full and any obligation of Harrison to make further payments of principal and/or
interest  to  DMC  pursuant  to  the  Promissory  Note  is hereby terminated and
forgiven.

3.     Severance Payment.  ABG does hereby agree, as a severance payment, (i) to
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pay  to Harrison $76,700 and (ii) to transfer to Harrison the property specified
on Exhibit A attached hereto, no later than two business days following the date
of  this  Agreement.  The parties further agree that Harrison shall not receive,
and shall not be entitled to receive, any further severance or other payments or
benefits, with the expressed exception of the contribution to Harrison's account
under  the  DMC  Profit  Sharing  Plan #1 accrued for the year ending August 31,
1999,  which  will  be  paid  pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

4.     Confidentiality.  Harrison  hereby  acknowledges,  represents  and agrees
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that  he will maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained regarding
ABG  and  its  subsidiaries,  including  but  not  limited  to their operations,
management,  financial  matters, plans and other material data, and that he will
not  in  any  fashion,  form  or manner, either directly or indirectly, divulge,
disclose  or  communicate  to  any  person,  firm, corporation or other business
entity,  in  any manner whatsoever, any such confidential information concerning
ABG  or  its  subsidiaries.  However,  Harrison  may  disclose  any  information
required  by  law to be disclosed by Harrison after Harrison has notified ABG of
such  requirement  and given ABG the opportunity to review the information to be
disclosed.

5.     Harrison  Global  Release.  ABG  and  its  subsidiaries  hereby  release
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Harrison  from  any  and  all  past, present or future claims, demands, actions,
causes  of  action, costs, judgments, expenses, attorney's fees, damages and all
liabilities  whatsoever  at law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that ABG
and its subsidiaries may have, claim to have, or have ever had, against Harrison
arising  from  any  and  all  causes  of  action,  whether  intentional, wanton,
reckless,  malicious,  negligent, grossly negligent, or inadvertent, in contract
or  in  tort.  In  this  regard,  the  parties  to this Agreement intend for the
release  provided by this Agreement to cause, to the fullest extent permitted by
law  and  at  equity,  the complete and final discharge and extinguishing of all
claims  and  causes  of  action  against  Harrison,  whether  known  or unknown,
involving  the parties hereto, for all time up to and including the date of this
Agreement.  ABG  agrees to indemnify and hold Harrison harmless from and against

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any  and all costs, judgments, expenses, attorney's fees, damages or liabilities
whatsoever  relating  to any and all claims that may be brought against Harrison
in  connection  with  his position as an employee of DMC, and his position as an
officer  and/or  director  of  any  subsidiary  of  ABG,  to  the fullest extent
authorized  by  Delaware  law.

6.     ABG Release.  Harrison hereby releases ABG and its officers and directors
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and  the  subsidiaries  of ABG and their officers and directors from any and all
past,  present  or  future  claims,  demands,  actions, causes of action, costs,
judgments,  expenses, attorney's fees, damages and all liabilities whatsoever at
law  or in equity, whether known or unknown, that he may have, claim to have, or
have  ever  had, against ABG and its officers and directors and the subsidiaries
of  ABG  and  their  officers  and  directors arising from any and all causes of
action,  whether  intentional,  wanton,  reckless, malicious, negligent, grossly
negligent,  or inadvertent, in contract or in tort.  In this regard, the parties
to this Agreement intend for the release provided by this Agreement to cause, to
the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  law  and  at equity, the complete and final
discharge  and  extinguishing of all claims and causes of action against ABG and
its  officers  and  directors and the subsidiaries of ABG and their officers and
directors,  whether known or unknown, involving the parties hereto, for all time
up  to  and  including  the  date  of  this  Agreement.

7.     DMC  Profit  Sharing  Plan  #1.  The parties hereto agree that nothing in
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this  Agreement  shall change, alter or affect the enforcement of the rights and
obligations  of  the  parties  under  the  DMC  Profit  Sharing  Plan  #1.

8.     Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be governed by and construed and
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enforced  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina.

9.     Severability.  If  any  provision of this Agreement or any portion of any
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provision  of this Agreement is at any time deemed or declared void, voidable or
unenforceable,  then  such  provision  or portion of such provision is severable
from  the  remainder of this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall
be  fully  enforced.

10.     Further  Assurances.  The  parties  shall  from  time  to  time promptly
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execute  and  deliver  such further instruments, documents or papers and perform
all acts necessary or proper to carry out and effect the terms and provisions of
this  Agreement.

11.     Counterparts  and Fax Signature Pages.  It is understood and agreed that
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this Agreement may be executed in duplicate counterpart originals, each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  for  all  purposes.  Signatures  need not be in
original  and  a  facsimile  and/or copy bearing a copied or facsimile signature
shall  suffice  as  a  binding  signature  for  this  Agreement.

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12.     Supersedes  Prior  Agreements.  It  is  understood  and agreed that this
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Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any and
all  prior  agreements  and  arrangements  or  understandings  among the parties
relating  to  the  subject  matter  hereof.  No  oral understanding, statements,
promises  or  inducements  contrary  to the terms of this Agreement exist.  This
Agreement  cannot  be  changed  or  terminated  orally.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the  date  first  set  forth  above.


WITNESS:


     /s/  Richard  T.  Copeland               /s/  Thomas  M.  Harrison
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                                              Thomas  M.  Harrison



WITNESS:                                 AMERICAN  BINGO  &  GAMING  CORP.


     /s/  Donna  Pugh                    By:  /s/  Daniel  W.  Deloney
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                                              Daniel  W.  Deloney
                                              President


WITNESS:                                 DARLINGTON  MUSIC  CO.,  INC.


     /s/  Donna  Pugh                    By:  /s/  Daniel  W.  Deloney
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                                              Daniel  W.  Deloney
                                              President

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                PROPERTY LISTING


[Exhibit A contains a listing of approximately 48 jukeboxes, 100 pool tables and
65  video games, none of which are video gaming machines of the type operated by
the  Company.]

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