As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2002

                                                      Registration No. 333-44979


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 ---------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                 ---------------

                          SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                        81-0422894
           --------                                        ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                       Identification Number)



                        750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 ---------------

                          SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
                        1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                 ---------------


                             Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
                          Scientific Games Corporation
                        750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

             (212) 754-2233 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
                              of Agent for Service)

                                   Copies to:

                              Peter G. Smith, Esq.
                       Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 715-9100

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be      Amount to be     Proposed Maximum Offering    Aggregate                 Amount of
Registered                     Registered (1)   Price Per Share              Offering Price (2)        Registration Fee
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                             <C>                 <C>                      <C>                         <C>
Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
("Class A Common Stock")           50,000           $      2.49               $   124,500.00              $   11.45
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              334,000           $      2.95               $   985,300.00              $   90.65
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              300,000           $      3.50               $ 1,050,000.00              $   96.60
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              196,902           $    3.5625               $   701,463.38              $   64.53
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              150,000           $      6.58               $   987,000.00              $   90.80
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              360,000           $      6.62               $ 2,383,200.00              $  219.25
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               75,000           $      6.75               $   506,250.00              $   46.58
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              556,000           $      7.10               $ 3,947,600.00              $  363.18
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               75,000           $      8.45               $   633,750.00              $   58.31
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               50,000           $      8.50               $   425,000.00              $   39.10
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               50,000           $      9.35               $   467,500.00              $   43.01
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              135,559           $      0.01               $     1,355.59              $    0.13
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock            1,467,539           $      6.34 (3)           $ 9,304,197.26              $  855.99
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                           3,800,000                                     $21,517,116.23              $1,979.58
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


(1)  This registration statement (this "Registration Statement") covers shares
     of Class A Common Stock which may be offered or sold from time to time
     pursuant to the Registrant's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended
     (the "Plan").

(2)  The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been determined pursuant
     to Rule 457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
     (the "Securities Act")

(3)  Estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of
     the high and low sales prices for the Class A Common Stock reported on the
     Nasdaq National Market on December 6, 2002, which is within five (5)
     business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement.


                                       2

<PAGE>

                          SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                      REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES



      This registration statement is filed in accordance with the provisions of
General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional
shares of common stock for offer and sale under the Scientific Games Corporation
1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. The contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 as filed with the Commission on January 27, 1998 (File No.
333-44979) are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise specified,
capitalized terms herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the prior
Form S-8.


                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.  Exhibits.
         --------

            Exhibit Number       Description
            --------------       -----------

                  5.1            Opinion of counsel as to legality of the shares
                                 of Class A Common Stock covered by this
                                 Registration Statement.

                  23.1           Consent of KPMG LLP.

                  23.2           Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1
                                 above).

                  24.1           Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page
                                 hereto).

                  99.1           Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
                                 Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by
                                 reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant's
                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                                 ended December 31, 2001).


                                       3

<PAGE>

                                   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 New York, State of New York, on this 9th day of
December, 2002.


                                 SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/ A. Lorne Weil
                                    ------------------------------------
                                    A. Lorne Weil
                                    Chairman of the Board,
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer


                        POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

      We, the undersigned officers and directors of Scientific Games
Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint A. Lorne Weil, Martin E.
Schloss and DeWayne E. Laird, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in
our names in the capacities indicated below, all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and any other
registration statement (and any amendment thereto) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to the plan listed on the face of this
registration statement and generally do all things in our names and on our
behalf in such capacities to enable Scientific Games Corporation to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on December 9,
2002 in the capacities indicated.

    Signature                               Title(s)
    ---------                               --------

/s/ A. Lorne Weil                  Chairman of the Board, President,
----------------------             Chief Executive Officer and Director
A. Lorne Weil                      (principal executive officer)

/s/ DeWayne E. Laird               Vice  President and Chief Financial Officer
-----------------------            (principal financial and accounting officer)
DeWayne E. Laird

/s/ Larry J. Lawrence
-----------------------            Vice Chairman of the Board
Larry J. Lawrence

/s/ Colin J. O'Brien
-----------------------            Director
Colin J. O'Brien

/s/ Eric M. Turner
-----------------------            Director
Eric M. Turner

/s/ Sir Brian G. Wolfson
-----------------------            Director
Sir Brian G. Wolfson


                                       4

<PAGE>

/s/ Alan J. Zakon
-----------------------            Director
Alan J. Zakon

/s/ Antonio Belloni
-----------------------            Director
Antonio Belloni

/s/ Rosario Bifulco
-----------------------            Director
Rosario Bifulco

/s/ Peter A. Cohen
-----------------------            Director
Peter A Cohen

/s/ Michael S. Immordino
-----------------------            Director
Michael S. Immordino




                                       5

<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      Exhibit Number                       Description
      --------------                       -----------

         5.1                        Opinion of counsel as to legality of the
                                    shares of Class A Common Stock covered by
                                    this Registration Statement.

         23.1                       Consent of KPMG LLP.

         23.2                       Consent of counsel  (included in Exhibit 5
                                     above).

         24.1                       Power of Attorney (contained in Signature
                                    Page hereto).

         99.1                       Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
                                    Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated
                                    by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the
                                    Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).



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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2002

                                                      Registration No. 333-44979

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 ---------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                 ---------------

                          SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                        81-0422894
           --------                                        ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                       Identification Number)

                        750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 ---------------

                          SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
                        1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                 ---------------

                             Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
                          Scientific Games Corporation
                        750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

             (212) 754-2233 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
                              of Agent for Service)

                                   Copies to:

                              Peter G. Smith, Esq.
                       Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 715-9100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be      Amount to be     Proposed Maximum Offering    Aggregate                 Amount of
Registered                     Registered (1)   Price Per Share              Offering Price (2)        Registration Fee
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
("Class A Common Stock")           50,000           $      2.49               $   124,500.00              $   11.45
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              334,000           $      2.95               $   985,300.00              $   90.65
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              300,000           $      3.50               $ 1,050,000.00              $   96.60
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              196,902           $    3.5625               $   701,463.38              $   64.53
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              150,000           $      6.58               $   987,000.00              $   90.80
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              360,000           $      6.62               $ 2,383,200.00              $  219.25
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               75,000           $      6.75               $   506,250.00              $   46.58
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              556,000           $      7.10               $ 3,947,600.00              $  363.18
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               75,000           $      8.45               $   633,750.00              $   58.31
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               50,000           $      8.50               $   425,000.00              $   39.10
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock               50,000           $      9.35               $   467,500.00              $   43.01
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock              135,559           $      0.01               $     1,355.59              $    0.13
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock            1,467,539           $      6.34 (3)           $ 9,304,197.26              $  855.99
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                           3,800,000                                     $21,517,116.23              $1,979.58
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  This registration statement (this "Registration Statement") covers shares
     of Class A Common Stock which may be offered or sold from time to time
     pursuant to the Registrant's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended
     (the "Plan").

(2)  The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been determined pursuant
     to Rule 457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
     (the "Securities Act")

(3)  Estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of
     the high and low sales prices for the Class A Common Stock reported on the
     Nasdaq National Market on December 6, 2002, which is within five (5)
     business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement.

                                       2
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                      REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

      This registration statement is filed in accordance with the provisions of
General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional
shares of common stock for offer and sale under the Scientific Games Corporation
1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. The contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 as filed with the Commission on January 27, 1998 (File No.
333-44979) are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise specified,
capitalized terms herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the prior
Form S-8.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.  Exhibits.
         --------

            Exhibit Number       Description
            --------------       -----------

                  5.1            Opinion of counsel as to legality of the shares
                                 of Class A Common Stock covered by this
                                 Registration Statement.

                  23.1           Consent of KPMG LLP.

                  23.2           Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1
                                 above).

                  24.1           Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page
                                 hereto).

                  99.1           Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
                                 Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by
                                 reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant's
                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                                 ended December 31, 2001).

                                       3
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 New York, State of New York, on this 9th day of
December, 2002.

                                 SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/ A. Lorne Weil
                                    ------------------------------------
                                    A. Lorne Weil
                                    Chairman of the Board,
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

      We, the undersigned officers and directors of Scientific Games
Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint A. Lorne Weil, Martin E.
Schloss and DeWayne E. Laird, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in
our names in the capacities indicated below, all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and any other
registration statement (and any amendment thereto) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to the plan listed on the face of this
registration statement and generally do all things in our names and on our
behalf in such capacities to enable Scientific Games Corporation to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on December 9,
2002 in the capacities indicated.

    Signature                               Title(s)
    ---------                               --------

/s/ A. Lorne Weil                  Chairman of the Board, President,
----------------------             Chief Executive Officer and Director
A. Lorne Weil                      (principal executive officer)

/s/ DeWayne E. Laird               Vice  President and Chief Financial Officer
-----------------------            (principal financial and accounting officer)
DeWayne E. Laird

/s/ Larry J. Lawrence
-----------------------            Vice Chairman of the Board
Larry J. Lawrence

/s/ Colin J. O'Brien
-----------------------            Director
Colin J. O'Brien

/s/ Eric M. Turner
-----------------------            Director
Eric M. Turner

/s/ Sir Brian G. Wolfson
-----------------------            Director
Sir Brian G. Wolfson

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/s/ Alan J. Zakon
-----------------------            Director
Alan J. Zakon

/s/ Antonio Belloni
-----------------------            Director
Antonio Belloni

/s/ Rosario Bifulco
-----------------------            Director
Rosario Bifulco

/s/ Peter A. Cohen
-----------------------            Director
Peter A Cohen

/s/ Michael S. Immordino
-----------------------            Director
Michael S. Immordino

                                       5
EXHIBIT INDEX

      Exhibit Number                       Description
      --------------                       -----------

         5.1                        Opinion of counsel as to legality of the
                                    shares of Class A Common Stock covered by
                                    this Registration Statement.

         23.1                       Consent of KPMG LLP.

         23.2                       Consent of counsel  (included in Exhibit 5
                                     above).

         24.1                       Power of Attorney (contained in Signature
                                    Page hereto).

         99.1                       Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
                                    Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated
                                    by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the
                                    Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).

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