Exhibit 23.1 
                                                                 to Form S-3 


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the 
incorporation by reference in this Form S-3 registration statement 
of our report dated August 9, 1996 included in Acres Gaming
Incorporated's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and to
all references to our firm included in this registration statement.


                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP 

Portland, Oregon
October 7, 1996