EXHIBIT 32.1


                            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 Annual Report of Acres Gaming Incorporated (the
"COMPANY") on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "FORM 10-K"), I,
Floyd W. Glisson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 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-K 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-K fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated: September 26, 2003

                                            /s/ Floyd W. Glisson
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                                            Floyd W. Glisson
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer