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~~FORM~~SECURITIES ~~8-K~~ AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~CURRENT~~WASHINGTON, ~~REPORT~~ D.C. 20549

FORM ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the~~8-K ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT PURSUANT ~~Report~~TO SECTION 13 OR 15(~~Date~~d) ofOF ~~earliest~~THE SECURITIES ~~event~~EXCHANGE ~~reported):~~ACT ~~December 26,~~OF ~~2001~~ 1934

~~Anchor~~Date ~~Gaming (Exact name~~ of ~~registrant~~report as(date ~~specified~~of inearliest ~~its~~event ~~charter~~reported) :

Nevada		000-23124		88-0304253
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

February 11, 2002

		815 Pilot Road, Suite G, Las Vegas, Nevada				89119
		(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

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~~Registrant's telephone~~(Exact ~~number,~~name ~~including~~of ~~area~~registrant ~~code:~~as ~~(702~~specified in its charter) ~~896-7568~~

Item 5. Other Events


Nevada	001-23124	88-0304253

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Formation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

On815 ~~December 26~~Pilot Road, ~~2001~~Suite G, ~~the~~Las ~~registrant issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement with the Pala Band of Mission Indians (the "Tribe") and Jerome H. Turk~~Vegas, ~~pursuant~~Nevada ~~to which Mr. Turk will acquire the company that manages the Pala casino from the registrant.~~ 89119

~~For additional~~(Address ~~information, see the text~~ of ~~the~~principal ~~press~~executive ~~release,~~offices) a(Zip ~~copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.~~ Code)

(702) 896-7568 ~~Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits~~

(c)Registrant’s ~~Exhibits~~telephone number, including area code)

~~99.1 Text of~~not ~~press release, dated December 26, 2001.~~ applicable

(Former name ~~SIGNATURES~~ or former address, if changed since last report.)

~~Pursuant~~TABLE toOF ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.~~ CONTENTS

~~Date: December 26,~~Item ~~2001~~8. Change in Fiscal Year. SIGNATURES

ANCHORTable GAMINGof By: /s/ THOMAS J. MATTHEWS Name: Thomas J. Matthews, President and Chief Executive OfficerContents

Item 8. Change ~~INDEX~~in TOFiscal ~~EXHIBITS~~ Year.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Text of press release, dated December 26, 2001.

Anchor Gaming, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), has changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to the Saturday closest to June 30, with this change effective for fiscal 2002 so that the last day of fiscal 2002 will be Saturday, June 29, 2002. The end of the third quarter of fiscal 2002 will be March 30, 2002. The transition period will be covered in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2002.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


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Date: February 25, 2002	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Matthews

	Name: Thomas J. Matthews Its: President and Chief Executive Officer

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