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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, DC 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SHUFFLE MASTER,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-1448495<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Shuffle Master,&nbsp;Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jerry Smith, Esq.<BR>
1106 Palms Airport Drive<BR>
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-3730<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(702)&nbsp;897-7150<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>With copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Michael W. Schley, Esq.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Larkin, Hoffman, Daly&nbsp;&amp; Lindgren,&nbsp;Ltd.<BR>
1500 Wells Fargo Plaza<BR>
7900 Xerxes Avenue South<BR>
Bloomington, MN 55431-1194<BR>
(952)&nbsp;835-3800 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class of<BR>
Securities to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to<BR>
be Registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Common stock ($.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,800,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$21.90</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$39,420,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$3,626.64</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Shuffle Master,&nbsp;Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Plan authorizes the issuance of both incentive stock options under Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code and non-qualified options. For purposes of
calculating the registration fee, it is assumed that all options granted are incentive stock options and accordingly are exercisable at a price equal to 100% of "fair market value" at the date of
grant. Fair market value is estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, as the closing price of Shuffle Master,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") Common Stock as reported by the
Nasdaq National Market System on October&nbsp;18, 2002. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The documents containing information specified by Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement have been or will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified in
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act. 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. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_ja2172_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant incorporates by reference into the Registration Statement the documents listed below: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2001. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since October&nbsp;31,
2001. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;S-18, Registration No.&nbsp;33-53994C. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Copies of these documents are not required to be filed with this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja2172_item_4._description_of_securities."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;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)&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.
Section&nbsp;302A.521 also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its </FONT></P>

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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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. This Registration Statement relates to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of options by certain option holders. The grants of such options
did not constitute "sales" under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja2172_item_8._exhibits."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. as amended July 15, 1992 and June 23, 1995</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>**</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shuffle Master, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>***</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3.3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated October 26, 2000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>3.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated June 6, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>*****</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Specimen Common Stock Certificate</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&#134;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shareholder Rights Plan, dated June 26, 1998</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly &amp; Lindgren, Ltd., as to legality of the securities</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&#134;&#134;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10.33</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>March 13, 2002 Clarification to The Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&#134;&#134;&#134;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10.36</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>The Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="83%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended October&nbsp;31, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to exhibit&nbsp;3.2 in the Registrant's Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended October&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to exhibit&nbsp;10.28 in the Registrant's Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>*****</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-18, Registration No.&nbsp;33-53994C.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated June&nbsp;26, 1998.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&#134;&#134;&#134;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on February&nbsp;11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new Registration Statement of the securities offered, and
the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;a
post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), 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. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 October&nbsp;18, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DR. MARK L. YOSELOFF</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
officers and directors of Shuffle Master,&nbsp;Inc., whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Dr.&nbsp;Mark L. Yoseloff and Mark A. Lipparelli, 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,&nbsp;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><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK A. LIPPARELLI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark A. Lipparelli</FONT></TD>
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President</FONT></TD>
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October 18, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GERALD W. KOSLOW</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gerald W. Koslow</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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October 18, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS A. SUTTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas A. Sutton</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October 18, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HOWARD P. LISZT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Howard P. Liszt</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October 18, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEN ROBSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ken Robson</FONT></TD>
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October 18, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GARRY W. SAUNDERS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Garry W. Saunders</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2172_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2172_3">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
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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
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
41-1448495
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan
(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)
1,800,000
$21.90
$39,420,000
$3,626.64
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (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)
The
Plan authorizes the issuance of both incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and non-qualified options. For purposes of
calculating the registration fee, it is assumed that all options granted are incentive stock options and accordingly are exercisable at a price equal to 100% of "fair market value" at the date of
grant. Fair market value is estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, as the closing price of Shuffle Master, Inc. (the "Company") Common Stock as reported by the
Nasdaq National Market System on October 18, 2002.
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. 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.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant incorporates by reference into the Registration Statement the documents listed below:
(a)  The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001.
(b)  All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since October 31,
2001.
(c)  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.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Copies of these documents are not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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.
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
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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 shares upon the exercise of options by certain option holders. The grants of such options
did 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
**
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shuffle Master, Inc.
***
3.3
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated October 26, 2000
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3.4
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Shuffle Master, Inc. dated June 6, 2001
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4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate
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4.2
Shareholder Rights Plan, dated June 26, 1998
5.1
Opinion of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., as to legality of the securities
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10.33
March 13, 2002 Clarification to The Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan
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10.36
The Shuffle Master, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
*
Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 1995.
**
Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 in the Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2002.
***
Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2000.
****
Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.28 in the Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2001.
*****
Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-18, Registration No. 33-53994C.
†
Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 1998.
††
Incorporated by reference to the specified exhibit in the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2002.
†††
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on February 11, 2002
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Item 9. Undertakings.
1.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)  To
file, during any period in which offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)    to
include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.
(b)  For
determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new Registration Statement of the securities offered, and
the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering.
(c)  File a
post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
2.    Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), 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 October 18, 2002.
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 Mark A. Lipparelli, 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
Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
October 18, 2002
/s/
MARK A. LIPPARELLI
Mark A. Lipparelli
President
October 18, 2002
/s/
GERALD W. KOSLOW
Gerald W. Koslow
Chief Financial Officer
October 18, 2002
/s/
THOMAS A. SUTTON
Thomas A. Sutton
Director
October 18, 2002
/s/
HOWARD P. LISZT
Howard P. Liszt
Director
October 18, 2002
/s/
KEN ROBSON
Ken Robson
Director
October 18, 2002
/s/
GARRY W. SAUNDERS
Garry W. Saunders
Director
October 18, 2002
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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