Affinity Gaming Form 4 Change in insider ownership

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SPH Manager, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

TWO GREENWICH PLAZA

FIRST FLOOR

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Affinity Gaming [ NONE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/16/2016		A(1)		10,417(1)	A	$0	5,269,339	D(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a grant of 10,417 shares of restricted stock of issuer, 5,209 shares of which vested upon the grant and the remainder will vest on January 1, 2017, to the reporting person in recognition of services of David Reganato, a director of the issuer and employee of Silver Point Capital, L.P. ("Silver Point"). Silver Point is the investment manager of the Funds (defined below). Silver Point Capital Management, LLC ("Management") is the general partner of Silver Point. Messrs. Edward A. Mule and Robert J. O'Shea are each members of Management and the sole members of SPH Manager (defined below).

2. SPH Manager, LLC ("SPH Manager") is the manager of SPH Investment, LLC ("SPH Investment"), an entity that holds an investment in the common stock of the Issuer (the "Common Stock"). Silver Point Capital Fund, L.P. and Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds") directly or indirectly hold non-voting equity interests in SPH Investment and an economic interest in the Common Stock. SPH Manager holds the voting equity interests in SPH Investment and, as a result thereof, holds voting control over, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, the Common Stock held by SPH Investment on behalf of the Funds. Messrs. Edward A. Mule and Robert J. O'Shea are the sole members of SPH Manager and, as a result, hold voting control over, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the Common Stock held by SPH Investment on behalf of the Funds.

Remarks:

	/s/ Edward A. Mule, Member	03/18/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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