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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-07-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000002491</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ALLIANCE GAMING CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AGI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001333725</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Race Stephen</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6601 BERMUDA ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAS VEGAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>89119</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <remarks>The Reporting Person did not own any equity securities of the Issuer prior to becoming a Section 16 reporting person.  Upon his appointment to the Issuer's board of directors, the Reporting Person was granted non-qualified options to purchase 50,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, and has reported such securityholdings on a Form 4 filed on the date hereof.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Stephen M. Race</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
