

Exhibit 99.2

                 ANCHOR GAMING APPROVED TO PURCHASE UP TO 5% OF
                     POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES' COMMON STOCK
          Merger With Anchor Gaming On Target For Third Quarter Close

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     Thursday, May 13, 1999

Contact: Susan J. Carstensen                Wayne Brown
         Chief Financial Officer            Senior Vice President
         Powerhouse Technologies, Inc.      Carl Thompson Associates
         877/770-7974                       800/959-9677
         e-mail:  pr@pwrh.com               e-mail: wayne@ctaonline.com

[ATLANTA] -- Powerhouse  Technologies,  Inc. (Nasdaq National Market:  PWRH) has
agreed to permit Anchor Gaming (Nasdaq National Market: SLOT) to acquire up to 5
percent of  Powerhouse's  common  stock in open market or  privately  negotiated
transactions.  Anchor Gaming has agreed to vote all Powerhouse stock so acquired
in accordance with the recommendations of Powerhouse's Board of Directors.

     Powerhouse  and Anchor Gaming  entered into a merger  agreement on March 9,
1999. Under the terms of the merger  agreement,  which is subject to shareholder
and regulatory approval,  Anchor will acquire Powerhouse for $19.50 per share in
an  all-cash  merger.  Both  companies  filed  for  Hart-Scott-Rodino  antitrust
clearance  as  required  by  the  Federal  Trade   Commission  and  the  Justice
Department,  and the 30-day waiting period under the  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Act has
expired.  All other required  regulatory  filings have been made, and Powerhouse
has  scheduled  a  shareholder  meeting  for June 7, 1999 to vote on the merger.
Powerhouse  currently  expects  that the merger will close in the third  quarter
1999.

     "We are happy to give  Anchor the  opportunity  to purchase  shares,"  said
Richard M.  Haddrill,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  President  of  Powerhouse
Technologies. "It demonstrates Anchor's confidence in our business."

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     Powerhouse Technologies,  Inc., through its operating units - VLC, AWI, and
United Tote -- is one of the leading  suppliers of system  software,  equipment,
and related services for on-line  lotteries,  video  lotteries,  and pari-mutuel
systems  throughout the world,  and is a manufacturer  and distributor of gaming
devices for  casinos.  Presently,  the  Company's  equipment  and systems are in
operation in the United States, Canada, Australia,  Asia, Europe, South America,
and the Caribbean.  Powerhouse  also owns and operates  Sunland Park Racetrack &
Casino in New Mexico. For more information about Powerhouse  Technologies or its
subsidiaries,  please  visit  Powerhouse's  website  at:  www.pwrh.com.   

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The private  securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor"
for  forward-looking   statements  except  for  historical   information.   Some
statements in this release are  forward-looking and are subject to certain risks
and uncertainties.  These include,  but are not limited to, economic conditions,
changes  or  regulation,   the  further  approval  of  regulatory   authorities,
production and/or quality control problems, demand for the products and services
of the Company,  and the effects of competition.  These risks and  uncertainties
could significantly  affect anticipated results in the future and actual results
may differ materially from any forward-looking  statements. For more information
on the potential factors which could affect the Company's business and financial
results,  see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company  undertakes  no  obligation  to update or revise such  statements to
reflect new circumstances.

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