EXHIBIT 10.28

Anchor Gaming  Anchor Gaming 1995 Stock Option Plan

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS
AGREEMENT, dated as of September 3, 1999, is by and between Anchor Gaming ("Anchor Gaming"), a Nevada corporation, and the person named on
the signature page to this Agreement (the "Participant").

RECITALS

WHEREAS
Anchor Gaming has adopted the Anchor Gaming 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to enable employees of Anchor Gaming and its majority-owned
subsidiaries to acquire shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of Anchor Gaming ("Common Stock") in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

WHEREAS
The Board of Directors (the "Board") has selected Participant to participate in the Plan and has determined to grant Participant the right and
option to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided that if any change is made in the shares of Common Stock (including, but not limited
to, changes by stock dividend, stock split, merger or consolidation, but not including the issuance of additional shares for consideration), the
Board of Directors or the Committee appointed to administer the Plan (the "Committee"), will make such adjustments in the number and kind of shares
(which may consist of shares of a surviving corporation to a merger) that may thereafter be optioned and sold under the Plan and the number and kind of shares (which may consist of shares of a
surviving corporation to a merger) and purchase price per share of shares subject to outstanding Stock Option Agreements under the Plan as the Board of Directors or the Committee determines are
equitable to preserve the respective rights of the Participants under the Plan.

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises and other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Anchor Gaming and Participant agree as follows:

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2.Grant of Option; Purchase of Stock.



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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Participant and a duly-authorized representative of Anchor Gaming have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

|PARTICIPANT                 |  | ANCHOR GAMING
|--------------------------- |  | -------------
|/s/ Christer RomanSignature |  | By:          
|Christer RomanPrinted Name  |  |              

CONSENT OF SPOUSE

As the spouse of Participant, I consent to be bound by this Stock Option Agreement and agree that this consent will be binding on my interest under this
Agreement and on my heirs, legatees, and assigns.

| |  | /s/ Eva RomanSignature
| |  | ----------------------
| |  | Eva RomanPrinted Name 

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S T O C K      O P T I O N      A G R E E M E N T    F O R    C H R I S T E R      R O M A N

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|1. |  | Purchase Price:                                                                                                                 |  | $49.50 per Share.                                                     
|2. |  | Number of options granted:                                                                                                      |  | 25,000                                                                
|3. |  | Expiration Date:                                                                                                                |  | June 30, 2005, unless earlier terminated under terms of the Agreement.
|4. |  | Vesting Schedule:                                                                                                               |  |                                                                       
|   |  | Twenty percent (20%) of options granted vest July 31, 2000 and 5% of the options granted vest each calendar quarter thereafter.

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