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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, DC&#160;
20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minnesota</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">41-1448495</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of <br>
  Incorporation or Organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(IRS Employer <br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan<br>
For Non-Employee Directors</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jerry Smith, Esq.<br>
1106 Palms Airport Drive<br>
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-3730</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(702) 897-7150</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With copies to:</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael W. Schley, Esq.<br>
Larkin Hoffman Daly &amp; Lindgren Ltd.<br>
1500 Wells Fargo Plaza<br>
7900 Xerxes Avenue South<br>
Bloomington, MN&#160; 55431-1194<br>
(952) 835-3800</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  of Each Class of<br>
  Securities to be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  Registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Offering Price Per Share (2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Aggregate Offering Price</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common stock ($.01 par value) (3)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">750,000</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$31.83</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$23,872,500</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$3,025</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As adjusted to reflect a
3-for-2 stock split effected in the form of a dividend paid on April&nbsp;16,
2004.&#160; This Registration Statement shall
also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under
the Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004&nbsp;Equity Incentive Plan For Non-Employee
Directors (the &#147;Plan&#148;) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt
of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s
outstanding shares of Common Stock.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) on the
basis of the average of the high and low sale price for the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock on July 30, 2004, as reported on the NASDAQ stock market.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>This Registration Statement shall also cover
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the &#147;Rights&#148;) which are attached to all shares
of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Registrant&#146;s Shareholder Rights
Plan dated June&nbsp;26, 1998.&#160; The
Rights are not currently separable from our Common Stock, are not represented
by separate certificates and are not currently exercisable.&#160; No separate consideration is payable for the
Rights.&#160; Accordingly, no additional
registration fee is required.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents containing
information specified by Part I of this Registration Statement have been or
will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified in Rule
428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933.&#160; Such documents are not required to be filed
with the SEC but consitute (along with documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement) a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160; Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents, which have been filed by the
Registrant with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2003;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the three months ended January&nbsp;31, 2004;</p>

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Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the three months ended April&nbsp;30, 2004;</p>

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Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated as of February&nbsp;24, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated as of April&nbsp;15, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated as of May&nbsp;13, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated as of June&nbsp;4, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Amendment
No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated as of July&nbsp;27, 2004;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Amendment
No. 2 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated as of July&nbsp;27, 2004;</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(k)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The description of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock which is contained in a Registration Statement filed
by the Registrant under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description, and to the extent that such
Registration Statement includes relevant information incorporated by reference,
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-18, Registration
No.&nbsp;33-53994C; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(l)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All documents filed
by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof but prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, which indicates that
all of the securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, other than, unless specified therein, information
under Item 9 or 12 of any Current Report on Form 8-K.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently-filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160;
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&#160; Description of
Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.&#160; The class of securities to be offered is
registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160; Interest of Named
Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160; Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act provides that, unless prohibited or limited by a
corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or bylaws, the corporation must
indemnify its current and former officers, directors, employees and agents
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement and which were incurred in connection with actions,
suits, or proceedings in which such persons are parties by reason of the fact
that they are or were an officer, director, employee or agent of the
corporation, if they:&#160; (i)&nbsp;have not
been indemnified by another organization; (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith;
(iii)&nbsp;received no improper personal benefit; (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was
unlawful; and (v)&nbsp;reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation.&#160;
Section&nbsp;302A.521 also permits a corporation to purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of its officers, directors, employees and agents
against any liability which may be asserted against, or incurred by, such
persons in their capacities as officers, directors, employees and agents of the
corporation, whether or not the corporation would have been required to
indemnify the person against the liability under the provisions of such
section.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article&nbsp;VI of the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall exercise, as fully
as may be permitted by law, its power of indemnification, and that the
foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to
which a person shall be entitled as a matter of law.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&#160; Exemption From
Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.&#160; This Registration Statement relates to the
issuance of Restricted Shares, as defined in the Plan, and shares issuable upon
the exercise of options or stock appreciation rights by certain holders thereof
(an &#147;Award&#148;).&#160; The grants of such&#160; Awards do not constitute &#147;sales&#148; under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle
Master, Inc. as amended July&nbsp;15, 1992 and June&nbsp;23, 1995 (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.2 in the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October&nbsp;31, 1995).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bylaws of Shuffle Master, Inc., as
amended and restated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 in the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31,
2002).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Amendment of Articles of
Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated October&nbsp;26, 2000 (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.3 in the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October&nbsp;31, 2000).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.4</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated June&nbsp;6, 2001 (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 10.28 in the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2001).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen Common Stock Certificate
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-18, Registration No.&nbsp;33-53994C).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholder Rights Plan dated
June&nbsp;26, 1998 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Report on
Form 8-K dated June&nbsp;26, 1998).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Larkin, Hoffman,
Daly&nbsp;&amp; Lindgren Ltd., as to legality of the securities.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan For Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to the
Company&#146;s Proxy Statement dated February&nbsp;23, 2004).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Wirtschaftspr&#252;fungsgmbH</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (see signature page).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.&#160; Undertakings.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i> offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment, any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of any employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant
of Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provision described in Item&nbsp;6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable.&#160; In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless, in the opinion of its counsel, the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada on
August&nbsp;3, 2004.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="44%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.55pt;text-indent:-16.55pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Its:&nbsp; Chairman of the Board, and<br>
  Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The officers and directors of Shuffle Master, Inc.,
whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Dr. Mark L.
Yoseloff and Paul C. Meyer, and each of them (with full power to each of them
to act alone) their true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign and execute on
behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration
Statement of Shuffle Master, Inc., and each of the undersigned does hereby
ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board and</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;3, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Paul C. Meyer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and Chief Operating Officer,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;3, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Paul C. Meyer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Acting Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Ken Robson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;3, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ken Robson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Garry W. Saunders</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;3, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Garry W. Saunders</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 
20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-1448495
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
For Non-Employee Directors
(Full Title of the Plan)
Jerry Smith, Esq.
1106 Palms Airport Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-3730
(Name and address of agent for service)
(702) 897-7150
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Michael W. Schley, Esq.
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
1500 Wells Fargo Plaza
7900 Xerxes Avenue South
Bloomington, MN  55431-1194
(952) 835-3800
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
  of Each Class of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common stock ($.01 par value) (3)
750,000
$31.83
$23,872,500
$3,025
(1)
As adjusted to reflect a
3-for-2 stock split effected in the form of a dividend paid on April 16,
2004.  This Registration Statement shall
also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under
the Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan For Non-Employee
Directors (the "Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt
of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) on the
basis of the average of the high and low sale price for the Registrant's Common
Stock on July 30, 2004, as reported on the NASDAQ stock market.
(3)
This Registration Statement shall also cover
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the "Rights") which are attached to all shares
of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Registrant's Shareholder Rights
Plan dated June 26, 1998.  The
Rights are not currently separable from our Common Stock, are not represented
by separate certificates and are not currently exercisable.  No separate consideration is payable for the
Rights.  Accordingly, no additional
registration fee is required.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The documents containing
information specified by Part I of this Registration Statement have been or
will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified in Rule
428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933.  Such documents are not required to be filed
with the SEC but consitute (along with documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement) a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by the
Registrant with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003;
(b)
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended January 31, 2004;
(c)
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended April 30, 2004;
(d)
Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A, dated as of February 23, 2004;
(e)
Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated as of February 24, 2004;
(f)
Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated as of April 15, 2004;
(g)
Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated as of May 13, 2004;
(h)
Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated as of June 4, 2004;
(i)
Amendment
No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated as of July 27, 2004;
(j)
Amendment
No. 2 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated as of July 27, 2004;
(k)
The description of the
Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in a Registration Statement filed
by the Registrant under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description, and to the extent that such
Registration Statement includes relevant information incorporated by reference,
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-18, Registration
No. 33-53994C; and
(l)
All documents filed
by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof but prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, which indicates that
all of the securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, other than, unless specified therein, information
under Item 9 or 12 of any Current Report on Form 8-K.
Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently-filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. 
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4.  Description of
Securities.
Not applicable.  The class of securities to be offered is
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.  Interest of Named
Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6.  Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act provides that, unless prohibited or limited by a
corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, the corporation must
indemnify its current and former officers, directors, employees and agents
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement and which were incurred in connection with actions,
suits, or proceedings in which such persons are parties by reason of the fact
that they are or were an officer, director, employee or agent of the
corporation, if they:  (i) have not
been indemnified by another organization; (ii) acted in good faith;
(iii) received no improper personal benefit; (iv) in the case of a
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was
unlawful; and (v) reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation. 
Section 302A.521 also permits a corporation to purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of its officers, directors, employees and agents
against any liability which may be asserted against, or incurred by, such
persons in their capacities as officers, directors, employees and agents of the
corporation, whether or not the corporation would have been required to
indemnify the person against the liability under the provisions of such
section.
Article VI of the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall exercise, as fully
as may be permitted by law, its power of indemnification, and that the
foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to
which a person shall be entitled as a matter of law.
Item 7.  Exemption From
Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.  This Registration Statement relates to the
issuance of Restricted Shares, as defined in the Plan, and shares issuable upon
the exercise of options or stock appreciation rights by certain holders thereof
(an "Award").  The grants of such  Awards do not constitute "sales" under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle
Master, Inc. as amended July 15, 1992 and June 23, 1995 (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.2 in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October 31, 1995).
3.2
Bylaws of Shuffle Master, Inc., as
amended and restated (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 in the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31,
2002).
3.3
Articles of Amendment of Articles of
Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated October 26, 2000 (incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.3 in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October 31, 2000).
3.4
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated June 6, 2001 (incorporated by
reference to exhibit 10.28 in the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended July 31, 2001).
4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate
(incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-18, Registration No. 33-53994C).
4.2
Shareholder Rights Plan dated
June 26, 1998 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report on
Form 8-K dated June 26, 1998).
5.1*
Opinion of Larkin, Hoffman,
Daly & Lindgren Ltd., as to legality of the securities.
10.1
Shuffle Master, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan For Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to the
Company's Proxy Statement dated February 23, 2004).
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
WirtschaftsprüfungsgmbH
23.3*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (see signature page).
* Filed herewith.
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Item 9.  Undertakings.
1.
The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:
(a)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(b)
That for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering.
(c)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment, any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
2.
The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of any employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant
of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
3.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provision described in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable.  In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless, in the opinion of its counsel, the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada on
August 3, 2004.
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
By
/s/ Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff
Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff
Its:  Chairman of the Board, and
Chief Executive Officer
The officers and directors of Shuffle Master, Inc.,
whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Dr. Mark L.
Yoseloff and Paul C. Meyer, and each of them (with full power to each of them
to act alone) their true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign and execute on
behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration
Statement of Shuffle Master, Inc., and each of the undersigned does hereby
ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff
Chairman of the Board and
August 3, 2004
Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Paul C. Meyer
President and Chief Operating Officer,
August 3, 2004
Paul C. Meyer
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
/s/ Ken Robson
Director
August 3, 2004
Ken Robson
/s/ Garry W. Saunders
Director
August 3, 2004
Garry W. Saunders
/s/ Don R. Kornstein
Director
August 3, 2004
Don R. Kornstein
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