EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Acres Gaming Incorporated
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form
10-Q"), I, Patrick W. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, thaT:

         (1)      The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
                  U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

         (2)      The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

Dated: February 13, 2003
                                  /s/ Patrick W. Cavanaugh
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                                  Patrick W. Cavanaugh
                                  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                  and Treasurer


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