Exhibit 11.1 ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE For Three Months Ended For Six Months Ended December 31, December 31, 1996 1995 1996 1995 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net Income (Loss) $1,366,000 $(861,000) $2,855,000 ($1,578,000) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents Outstanding: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 8,482,000 7,629,000 7,991,000 7,688,000 Dilutive effect of warrants and employee stock options after application of the treasury stock method 735,000 * 812,000 * ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total shares used in per share computation 9,217,000 7,629,000 8,803,000 7,688,000 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net Income (Loss) Per Share $0.15 $(0.11) $0.32 ($0.21) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- * Effect of common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive and therefore not included.