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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.36

                                  Anchor Gaming

                      Anchor Gaming 1995 Stock Option Plan

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of _____, 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:

1.       DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
         meanings indicated:

         (a)      "COMPANY" means Anchor Gaming and its majority-owned
                  subsidiaries.

         (b)      "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means all written,
                  machine-reproducible, oral and visual data, information, and
                  material, including, but not limited to, business, financial,
                  and technical information; and computer programs, documents,
                  and records (including those that Participant develops in the
                  scope of his or


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                  her employment) that (i) the Company or any of its
                  customers or suppliers treats as proprietary or
                  confidential through markings or otherwise, (ii) relates to
                  the Company or any of its customers or suppliers or any of
                  their business activities, products, or services (including
                  software programs and techniques) and is competitively
                  sensitive or not generally known in the relevant trade or
                  industry, or (iii) derives independent economic value from
                  not being generally known to, and is not readily
                  ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can
                  obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
                  Confidential Information does not include any information
                  or material that is approved by Anchor Gaming for
                  unrestricted public disclosure.

         (c)      "EXPIRATION DATE" means the date and time as of which the
                  Option expires, which is the earlier of (i) the close of
                  business on the date one year after the entire Option has
                  Vested or (ii) the date and time as of which all rights to
                  exercise the Option are terminated under SECTION 2(d).

         (d)      "MARKET VALUE" of a share of Purchased Stock on a given date
                  means (i) if the Purchased Stock is Publicly Traded, the
                  closing sale price for Purchased Stock, as determined in good
                  faith by the Board of Directors, on such date or, if no
                  closing sale price is available for such date, on the most
                  recent prior date for which a closing sale price is available
                  or, if no closing sale price is available, the closing bid
                  price, as so determined, on such date or, if no closing bid
                  price is available for such date, the closing bid price on the
                  most recent prior date for which a closing bid price is
                  available, or (ii) if the Purchased Stock is not Publicly
                  Traded, its fair market value, as determined in good faith by
                  the Board of Directors, as of such date.

         (e)      "NET INVESTMENT PROCEEDS," with respect to any share of
                  Purchased Stock sold or otherwise transferred by Participant
                  or Participant's successor in interest, means the greater of
                  the value of the gross proceeds received for such share or the
                  Market Value of such share on the date of sale or transfer
                  less, in either case, (i) the exercise price of the Option for
                  such share, (ii) any reasonable and customary commission
                  actually paid for the sale or transfer, and (iii) the verified
                  amount of any income taxes paid or payable on the sale or
                  transfer.

         (f)      "OPTION" means the right and option to purchase shares of
                  Common Stock evidenced by this Agreement.

         (g)      "PUBLICLY TRADED" means Common Stock has been listed on a
                  registered national securities exchange or approved for
                  quotation in the Nasdaq(R) National Market ("NASDAQ") or
                  another national securities exchange of automated quotation
                  service.

         (h)      "PURCHASED STOCK" means any security purchased upon the
                  exercise of this Option, together with any successor security,
                  property or cash issued or


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                  distributed by Anchor Gaming or any successor entity,
                  whether by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange,
                  reorganization, liquidation, recapitalization, or otherwise.

         (i)      "TERMINATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL MISCONDUCT" means termination of
                  employment for commission of a felony by the Participant;
                  actions involving moral turpitude, theft, or dishonesty by the
                  Participant in a material matter; breach of any obligation
                  under this Agreement or any other agreement or obligation of
                  the Participant to the Company; or failure by Participant to
                  carry out the directions, instructions, policies, rules,
                  regulations, or decisions of the Board or the executive
                  officers of the Company including, without limitation, those
                  relating to business ethics and the ethical conduct of the
                  business of the Company.

         (j)      "TRANSFER" or "TRANSFER" or derivations thereof includes any
                  sale, assignment, gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation,
                  mortgage, exchange, or any other disposition or any interest
                  in this Agreement, the Option, or securities issued on
                  exercise of this Option.

         (k)      "VESTING," or "VESTING" or derivations thereof with respect to
                  any Option issued under this Agreement, means receiving the
                  right to exercise the Option.

         (l)      "VESTING PERIOD" means the period of time commencing on the
                  date of this Agreement and ending on the date on which the
                  entire Option has Vested.

2.       GRANT OF OPTION; PURCHASE OF STOCK.

         (a)      Subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth
                  in the Plan and in this Agreement, Anchor Gaming hereby grants
                  to Participant, and Participant hereby accepts from Anchor
                  Gaming, the option to purchase from Anchor Gaming the number
                  of shares of Common Stock specified on ATTACHMENT A to this
                  Agreement, at the purchase price so specified, which option
                  will Vest in Participant in accordance with the Vesting
                  Schedule set forth on ATTACHMENT A to this Agreement. The
                  Option shall continue to Vest only for as long as Participant
                  is an employee of Company, unless the Board or the Committee,
                  in its sole discretion, agrees in writing otherwise.
                  Participant will have the right to exercise the Option and
                  purchase Common Stock after the Option Vests as provided in
                  SECTION 2(d).

         (b)      The purchase price of shares as to which the Option is
                  exercised must be paid to Anchor Gaming at the time of the
                  exercise either in cash or in such other consideration as the
                  Board or the Committee may approve or a combination of cash
                  and such other consideration having a total fair market value,
                  as determined by the Board or the Committee, equal to the
                  purchase price.


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         (c)      The Board or the Committee may elect to assist Participant in
                  satisfying an obligation to pay or withhold taxes required as
                  a result of the exercise of this Option by accepting shares of
                  Purchased Stock at Market Value to satisfy the tax obligation.
                  The shares of Purchased Stock accepted may be either shares
                  withheld upon the exercise of this Option or other shares
                  already owned by Participant. In determining whether to
                  approve acceptance of Purchased Stock to satisfy such a tax
                  obligation, the Board or the Committee may consider whether
                  the shares proposed to be delivered are subject to any holding
                  period or other restrictions on transfer and may waive or
                  arrange for the waiver of any such restrictions.

         (d)      The Option is only exercisable as to Vested Options. Once
                  Vested, (i) if the Participant ceases to be an employee of the
                  Company for any reason whatsoever, voluntary or involuntary,
                  other than death, the Option may be exercised only until 5:00
                  p.m. Las Vegas time on the business day immediately preceding
                  the first anniversary of such cessation the date of cessation
                  of employment and in any case no later than the Expiration
                  Date, and (ii) if the Participant ceases to be an Employee
                  because of death of the Participant, the Option may be
                  exercised by the Participant's estate only for two years after
                  the Participant's death and in any case no later than the
                  Expiration Date.

3.       RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. The Option may not be sold or otherwise
         transferred and is exercisable only by Participant during Participant's
         lifetime unless the transfer is by will or the laws of descent and
         distribution upon Participant's death. Anchor Gaming is not obligated
         to recognize any purported sale or other transfer of the Option or any
         Purchased Stock in violation of this SECTION 3 and, unless it elects to
         do otherwise, may treat any such purported sale or transfer as null,
         void, and of no effect.

4.       RIGHTS TO BUY BACK PURCHASED STOCK AND TO REQUIRE PAYBACK OF CERTAIN
         PROFITS.

         (a)      If the Board discovers that Participant has engaged in any
                  conduct prohibited by SECTION 5 or if Participant ceases to be
                  employed by the Company and the Board, in its sole discretion,
                  determines that Participant's cessation of employment resulted
                  from a Termination for Substantial Misconduct or would have
                  resulted from a Termination for Substantial Misconduct had the
                  relevant facts been known at the time of Participant's
                  cessation of employment, Anchor Gaming will have (i) the right
                  for 180 days after the Board discovers the relevant facts to
                  cancel any unexercised Option, whether or not Vested, and to
                  buy back from Participant any shares of Purchased Stock then
                  owned by Participant, at a purchase price equal to the price
                  per share paid by Participant for the shares, and (ii) the
                  right to require Participant to pay back to Anchor Gaming in
                  cash the Net Investment


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                  Proceeds with respect to any shares of Purchased Stock sold or
                  otherwise transferred by Participant.

         (b)      Whenever Anchor Gaming has a right to buy back shares of
                  Purchased Stock or to require Participant to pay back to
                  Anchor Gaming Participant's Net Investment Proceeds with
                  respect to any shares of Purchased Stock under this SECTION 4,
                  Anchor Gaming may exercise its right by notifying Participant
                  or the subsequent holder of Anchor Gaming's election to
                  exercise its right within the designated exercise period. In
                  the case of a buyback under SECTION 4(a), the giving of such
                  notice will give rise to an obligation on the part of
                  Participant or the subsequent holder to tender to Anchor
                  Gaming, within 10 days, any previously issued certificate
                  representing shares of Purchased Stock to be bought back, duly
                  endorsed in blank or having a duly executed stock power
                  attached in proper form for transfer free and clear of any
                  claim by any other person or entity. If any such certificate
                  is not tendered within 10 days, Anchor Gaming may cancel any
                  outstanding certificate representing shares to be bought back.
                  Anchor Gaming is required to tender the purchase price for
                  shares to be bought back under this SECTION 4 within 20 days
                  of giving notice of its election to exercise its right to buy
                  back shares. If the person from whom the shares are to be
                  bought back has not complied with an obligation to return a
                  certificate representing shares to be bought back, however,
                  Anchor Gaming is not required to tender the purchase price
                  until 20 days after the certificate is duly returned or 20
                  days after it cancels the certificate, whichever occurs first.

5.       COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE. Participant acknowledges that: (i)
         in the course and as a result of employment with the Company,
         Participant will obtain special training and knowledge and will come
         in contact with the Company's current and potential customers, which
         training, knowledge, and contacts would provide invaluable benefits
         to competitors of the Company; (ii) the Company is continuously
         developing or receiving Confidential Information, and that during
         Participant's employment he or she will receive Confidential
         Information from the Company, its customers and suppliers and
         special training related to the Company's business methodologies;
         and (iii) Participant's employment by Company creates a relationship
         of trust that extends to all Confidential Information that becomes
         known to Participant. Accordingly, and as a material inducement to
         Anchor Gaming to grant this Option to Participant and other good and
         valuable consideration, Participant agrees that Anchor Gaming will
         be entitled to terminate all rights to exercise the Option and to
         exercise the rights specified in SECTION 4 if Participant does any of
         the following without the prior written consent of the Company:

         (a)      while employed by the Company or within one year thereafter:

                  (i)      competes with, or engages in any business that is
                           competitive with, the Company within 250 miles of any
                           location at which the Company


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                           has done business during the employment of the
                           Participant with the Company;

                  (ii)     solicits or performs services, as an employee,
                           independent contractor, or otherwise, for any person
                           or entity (including any affiliates or subsidiaries
                           of that person or entity) that is or was a customer
                           or prospect of the Company during the two years
                           before Participant's employment with the Company
                           ended if Participant solicited business from or
                           performed services for that customer or prospect
                           while employed by Company; or

                  (iii)    recruits, hires, or assist, directly or indirectly,
                           anyone to recruit or hire anyone who was an employee
                           of the Company, or of any of its customers for whom
                           Participant performed services of from whom
                           Participant solicited business, within the six months
                           before Participant's employment with the Company
                           ended; or

         (b)      discloses or uses any Confidential Information, except in
                  connection with the good faith performance of Participant's
                  duties as an employee; or fails to take reasonable precautions
                  against the unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential
                  Information; fails, upon Anchor Gaming' request, to execute
                  and comply with a third party's agreement to protect its
                  confidential and proprietary information; solicits or induces
                  the unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential
                  Information; or fails to return on Anchor Gaming's request any
                  and all Confidential Information in the Participant's care,
                  custody, or control.

         If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this
         SECTION 5 to be unreasonable as to substantive scope, duration or
         geographic scope, then the Participant expressly agrees that, at
         Anchor's sole discretion, and in addition to any other remedies at law
         or equity that may be available to Anchor Gaming: (i) such provision
         will be considered to be amended to provide the broadest scope of
         protection to the Company that such court would find reasonable and
         enforceable or (ii) Anchor Gaming may require that this Agreement be
         rescinded.

6.       COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Participant hereby agrees that,
         upon demand by Anchor Gaming, any person exercising this Option, at
         the time of such exercise, will deliver to Anchor Gaming a written
         representation to the effect that the shares of Purchased Stock
         being acquired are being acquired for investment and not with a view
         to any resale or distribution thereof. Participant further agrees
         that neither Participant nor any successor in interest of
         Participant will sell or otherwise transfer the Option or any shares
         of Purchased Stock in any way that might result in a violation of
         any federal or state securities laws or regulations. Participant
         further acknowledges and agrees that Anchor Gaming may require
         Participant or any subsequent holder of the Option or of any shares
         of Purchased Stock to provide Anchor Gaming, prior to any sale or
         other transfer, with such other representations,


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         commitments, and opinions regarding compliance with applicable
         securities laws and regulations as Anchor Gaming may deem necessary
         or advisable.

7.       STOCK CERTIFICATES; RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. All certificates
         representing shares of Purchased Stock will bear such legends as the
         Board determines are necessary or appropriate. Whether or not
         certificates representing shares of Purchased Stock have been issued or
         delivered, Participant will have all the rights of a shareholder of
         Purchased Stock, including voting, dividend and distribution rights,
         with respect to shares of Purchased Stock owned by Participant.
         Participant will not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to
         any shares of Common Stock subject to the Option before the date of
         issuance to Participant of shares upon exercise of the Option.

8.       INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING. Participant shall, upon request by the Company,
         reimburse the Company for, or the Company may withhold from sums or
         property otherwise due or payable to Participant, any amounts the
         Company is required to remit to applicable taxing authorities as income
         tax withholding with respect to the Option or any Purchased Stock. If
         shares of Purchased Stock are withheld for such purpose, they will be
         withheld at Market Value. If Participant fails to reimburse the Company
         for any such amount when requested, the Company has the right to
         recover that amount by selling or canceling sufficient shares of any
         Purchased Stock held by Participant.

9.       COMPLIANCE WITH PLAN. Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
         Plan and further acknowledges that this Agreement is entered into, and
         the Option is granted, pursuant to the Plan. If the provisions of the
         Plan are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, the
         provisions of the Plan supersede the provisions of this Agreement.

10.      NOTICES. Any notice to Anchor Gaming or the Company that is required
         or permitted by this Agreement shall be addressed to the attention
         of the Secretary of Anchor Gaming at its principal office. Any
         notice to Participant that is required or permitted by this
         Agreement shall be addressed to Participant at the most recent
         address for Participant reflected in the appropriate records of the
         Company. Either party may at any time change its address for
         notification purposes by giving the other written notice of the new
         address and the date upon which it will become effective. Whenever
         this Agreement requires or permits any notice from one party to
         another, the notice must be in writing to be effective and, if
         mailed, shall be deemed to have been given on the third business day
         after the same is enclosed in an envelope, addressed to the party to
         be notified at the appropriate address, property stamped, sealed,
         and deposited in the United States mail, and, if mailed to the
         Company, by certified mail, return receipt requested.

11.      REMEDIES. Anchor Gaming is entitled, in addition to any other remedies
         it may have at law or in equity, to temporary and permanent injunctive
         and other equitable relief to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
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         provisions of, or relating to, this Agreement may be brought in the
         state or federal courts having jurisdiction in the State of Nevada. By
         signing this Agreement, Participant consents to the personal
         jurisdiction of such courts in any such action.

12.      ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
         upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
         representatives, successors, and assigns. However, Participant does not
         have the power or right to assign this Agreement without the prior
         written consent of Anchor Gaming.

13.      ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any legal proceeding is brought to enforce or
         interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be
         entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and necessary
         disbursements in addition to any other relief to which that party may
         be entitled.

14.      SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or
         unenforceable for any reason, the validity and enforceability of all
         other provisions of this Agreement will not be affected.

15.      HEADINGS. The section headings used herein are for reference and
         convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this
         Agreement.

16.      GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
         ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
         CHOICE OF LAW RULES IN SUCH LAW OR ANY OTHER PRINCIPLE THAT COULD
         REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

17.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together with the Plan and any
         procedure adopted by the Board or the Committee under the Plan,
         constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
         its subject matter and may be waived or modified only in writing.


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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

                                         By:
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Signature                                   Title:


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Printed 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.

                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Signature

                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Printed Name


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                                  ATTACHMENT A

                                       TO

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

                                       FOR

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1.       Purchase Price: $______per Share.

2.       Expiration Date: _______, ______, unless earlier terminated under terms
         of the Agreement.

3.       Vesting Schedule:

              VESTING DATES                   Number of
              -------------                Options Vesting
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                        Total


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