Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
COHEN PETER A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP [SGMS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/16/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 08/16/2012   M   1,242 A $ 0 237,670 D  
Class A Common Stock               750,000 I By Ramius Enterprise Master Fund Ltd (1) (2) (3)
Class A Common Stock               4,400 I By wife
Class A Common Stock               1,500 I By daughter
Class A Common Stock               8,000 I By trust for daughter (4)
Class A Common Stock               7,000 I By trust for son (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (5) 08/16/2012   M     1,242   (5)   (5) Common Stock 1,242 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
COHEN PETER A
C/O RAMIUS LLC
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Jack Sarno, attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen   08/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Ramius Advisors, LLC ("Ramius Advisors") is the investment advisor of Ramius Enterprise Master Fund Ltd. ("Enterprise") and may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned by Enterprise. Ramius LLC ("Ramius") is the sole managing member of Ramius Advisors and may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned by Ramius Advisors. As the sole member of Ramius, Cowen Group, Inc. ("Cowen") may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be owned by Ramius. As a significant shareholder of Cowen, RCG Holdings LLC ("RCG Holdings") may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned by Cowen.
(2) (continuation of footnote 1): As the managing member of RCG Holdings, C4S & Co., L.L.C. ("C4S") may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned by RCG Holdings. The reporting person is a managing member of C4S and may be considered the beneficial owner of any securities deemed to be beneficially owned by C4S. The reporting person and the other Ramius affiliates (other than Enterprise) disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.
(3) On September 15, 2008, 750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock reported herein as being beneficially owned by Enterprise (the "Frozen Shares") were frozen in Enterprise's prime brokerage account as a result of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) ("LBIE") being placed in administration. LBIE, through certain of its affiliates, was a prime broker for Enterprise. The current status of the Frozen Shares under LBIE's administration proceedings has not been determined. Enterprise claims beneficial ownership over the Frozen Shares until such time as a final determination concerning the Frozen Shares is made.
(4) The reporting person is a co-trustee under each of these trusts and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Represents vesting of restricted stock units granted on August 16, 2011. The award has fully vested. Each unit converts into a share of common stock on a one-for-one basis.

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