


(Powerhouse Technologies, Inc. Logo)




2311 south 7th avenue
bozeman, montana 59715 o U.S.A.
TELEPHONE:  (406) 585-6600
FAX:  (406) 585-6609



May 28, 1998



Mr. Christer S. T. Roman
Runebergsgatan #8
11429 Stockholm, Sweden

Dear Christer:

On behalf of  Powerhouse  Technologies,  Inc.,  we are  pleased to offer you the
position of Sr. Vice President, Product and Business Development.  This position
reports to Richard  Haddrill.  Your start date will be on or before December 15,
1998, as mutually agreed to by you and me on or before June 30, 1998.

Should you decide to accept this offer, you understand that you will be required
to  sign a  Release  of  Information  form,  as  well  as an  Employee  Personal
Disclosure  Form  which  will be used to  conduct  an  investigation  into  your
background,  sign a Standard  Conditions  of Employment  Agreement,  and sign an
Acknowledgment that you have read and will abide by the Powerhouse Technologies,
Inc.  Code of  Conduct.  A copy of the  Release of  Information  form,  Employee
Personal  Disclosure Form, the Standard  Conditions of Employment form, the Code
of Conduct, and the Acknowledgment are enclosed.

This  offer is  contingent  upon you  acquiring  an H-1B visa  status as well as
successful  completion of a background  investigation.  Should the investigation
into your  background  disclose  information  that raises concerns by Powerhouse
Technologies, or the licensing agency, your employment may be terminated and any
obligation by Powerhouse  Technologies  pertaining  to your  employment  will be
considered  null and void.  If an H-1B visa is not  obtained by August 31, 1999,
your  employment  may be terminated  by December 31, 1999 and any  obligation by
Powerhouse  Technologies  pertaining  to your  employment  will be null and void
after December 31, 1999.

This offer includes:

     o    annual base salary of $180,000;

     o    calendar  year 1998 Bonus  Potential  of $70,000,  (prorated  based on
          start date;  i.e.,  if start on 10/1/98,  bonus for 1998 is  $17,500),
          payable by 3/31/1999;

     o    Annual Bonus Potential of $100,000,  (minimum  guaranteed for calendar
          year 1999 of $70,000, payable by 3/31/2000);

     o    20,000 stock options,  subject to Board  approval,  vesting over three
          (3) years from grant date;


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Christer Roman
May 28, 1998
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     o    another  10,000  stock  options to be  granted  within one (1) year of
          start date,  subject to Board  approval,  vesting over three (3) years
          from grant date;

     o    Relocation assistance to include:

          o    Actual   expenses   incurred  in  moving   household  goods  from
               Stockholm, Sweden to either Bozeman, Montana or Atlanta, Georgia;

          o    Airfare from Sweden to either Montana or Georgia for you and your
               spouse when you relocate; 

          o    Temporary housing for a maximum of sixty (60) days;

          o    Roundtrip  airfare  for you and your spouse from your home in the
               United States to Sweden once a year during your  employment  with
               Powerhouse Technologies.

As  an  employee  you  will  be  entitled  to   participate  in  the  Powerhouse
Technologies,   Inc.  standard  benefit  package.   Presently,   the  Powerhouse
Technologies standard benefit package includes:

     *    health/dental  insurance with  Intermountain  Administrators,  Inc., a
          copy of the health benefit plan is enclosed. The employee has a choice
          of annual deductible and contributes to the premium and has the option
          to add dependents (spouse);

     *    flexible spending plan with health and/or dependent care accounts;

     *    Company paid life/AD&D  insurance at one times annual base salary. The
          employee may purchase  supplemental  life/AD&D  and/or  dependent life
          insurance. UNUM is the carrier;

     *    401K plan. Eligibility per the terms of the plan;

     *    employee stock purchase plan.  Open  enrollment for next calendar year
          in December each year;

     *    short term disability insurance, six (6) months service required;

     *    employee  paid  long  term  disability  insurance  (30  hours  a  week
          eligibility requirement);

     *    ten (10) paid holidays for the 1998 calendar year;

     *    Vacation/PDO as an exception to the standard plan, you will be granted
          thirty-five  days of vacation  per calendar  year,  to be prorated for
          partial years of service.

For clarification and protection of both you and the Company, your acceptance of
this  offer,  as  defined  herein  and  in  the  enclosed  "Employment  Letter,"
represents the sole agreement  between you and the Company.  Employment with the
Company is defined as at-will. At-will is defined as employment and compensation
that can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any
time, at the option of either the employer or the employee.  No prior  promises,
representations,  and/or  understandings  relative to any terms or conditions of
your employment are to be considered as part of this agreement  unless expressed
in writing in this letter.


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Christer Roman
May 28, 1998
Page 3

Christer,  I am confident that you will make a major contribution to Powerhouse.
If you have questions,  please call me. If you accept our offer, please sign the
Acceptance, the Employment Letter, the Release of Information form, the Employee
Personal  Disclosure  form, the Standard  Conditions of Employment form, and the
Code of Conduct  Acknowledgment  form and return them to Human  Resources  on or
before June 15, 1998. This offer is good only until June 15, 1998.

Sincerely,



/S/ Richard M. Haddrill
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Richard M. Haddrill
President & CEO

cc:      Ed Neuman, Director of Human Resources



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Christer Roman
May 28, 1998
Page 4



                                   ACCEPTANCE


I accept the position of Sr. Vice  President,  Research & Development  under the
terms and  conditions  stated  in the  letter of May 28,  1998 from  Richard  M.
Haddrill, President & CEO, to Christer S. T. Roman.


/S/ Christer S. T. Roman
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Christer S. T. Roman


3 June 1998
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Date


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(Powerhouse Technologies, Inc. Logo)



2311 south 7th avenue
bozeman, montana 59715 o U.S.A.
TELEPHONE:  (406) 585-6600
FAX:  (406) 585-6609



May 28, 1998


Mr. Christer S. T. Roman
Runebergsgatan #8
11429 Stockholm, Sweden

Re:  Employment Letter

Dear Christer:

This will confirm the terms and conditions of your  employment  with  Powerhouse
Technologies,  Inc.,  (the  "Company"),  in the position of Sr. Vice  President,
Product and Business Development.  The terms of this agreement are effective for
three (3) years upon your employment with the Company.

In  consideration of your expending your best efforts in the performance of your
duties  on  behalf  of the  Company,  the  Company  agrees,  in the  event  your
employment  with the Company is  terminated  without good cause within three (3)
years  following  your date of hire,  the  Company  will  continue to pay you in
accordance with the Company's  normal payroll  practices an amount equal to your
current base annual salary in effect as of the date of the  termination  of such
employment with the Company (not to be less than $180,000 annually) for a period
of three (3) years from your date of hire. The  guaranteed  bonuses for 1998 and
1999, to the extent not previously  paid, would also be payable on or before the
specified  due dates of 3/31/99 and  3/31/00.  During this three (3) year period
you may be asked to assume  other  senior  positions  within the  company or its
subsidiaries, but in no event would your base salary or bonus be reduced.

It is understood  that the Company may, at any time,  terminate your  employment
for "Cause." A  termination  for Cause is a  termination  evidenced by a finding
adopted in good faith by the President of the Company that you (i) willfully and
continually failed to substantially  perform your duties with the Company (other
than a  failure  resulting  from  your  incapacity  due to  physical  or  mental
illness), (ii) engaged in willful misconduct, (iii) have breached this Agreement
in any material respect, (iv) engaged in conduct that is dishonest,  fraudulent,
unlawful or grossly  negligent or conduct  which is not in  compliance  with the
Company's Code of Conduct (Powerhouse Technologies' Code of Conduct is enclosed)
or similar applicable set of standards of conduct and business practices, or (v)
any regulatory authority, gaming commission, lottery agency or similar authority
in any  jurisdiction  in which the Company is conducting  business or intends to
submit a proposal or conduct  business  provides a reasonable  basis for concern
that it  likely  will  find you  unsuitable  or unfit  to  continue  to act as a
representative,  officer,  director, or employee of the Company, the Company has
received  notice  from  such  authority  of such a  finding  or you fail to file
appropriate  applications with,  provide requested  information to, or otherwise
fail to cooperate with, any such authority.  No act, nor failure to act, on your

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Christer S. T. Roman
May 28, 1998
Page 2

part,  shall be considered  "willful" for purposes of (ii) above unless you have
acted or failed to act,  with an absence of good faith and without a  reasonable
belief  that  your  action or  failure  to act was in the best  interest  of the
Company.  Notwithstanding  anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
no  failure  to  perform  by you after  notice  of  termination  is given  shall
constitute Cause for purposes  hereof.  Termination for Cause shall be by action
of the Board after  giving you and your legal  advisors an  opportunity  to meet
with the Board, contest the basis for termination,  and to demonstrate that your
continued employment is in the best interests of the Company. If an H-1B visa is
not obtained by August 31, 1999,  your  employment may be terminated by December
31,  1999 and any  obligation  by  Powerhouse  Technologies  pertaining  to your
employment will be null and void after December 31, 1999.

It is  understood  that the  foregoing  payments that may be payable to you upon
termination of your employment shall be in lieu of any other severance  payments
which may  otherwise  have been  provided by the Company to employees  under its
severance  practices  or policy,  but shall not  otherwise  affect any  benefits
(including  COBRA and pension  rights) and payments to which you may be entitled
upon leaving the employ of the Company.

In connection  with your  employment  with the Company,  you will be eligible to
participate  in any bonus or  executive  incentive  compensation  plan as may be
established to be maintained by the Company for its executives,  subject to such
factors and discretionary bases as may be determined by the Company's CEO, Board
of Directors or its Compensation Committee.

Finally,  you agree to continue to abide by the Company's Standard Conditions of
Employment, the form of which is attached hereto and to be executed by you.

If you are  prepared to accept  employment  with the Company on the basis of the
foregoing terms and conditions,  please acknowledge below and return one copy of
this letter to the Company, keeping another copy for your files.

Very truly yours,


/S/ Richard M. Haddrill

Richard M. Haddrill
President & CEO



ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:


Christer S. T. Roman
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DATE:   3 June 1998
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