UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2013

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

0-13063

(Commission File Number)

750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 754-2233

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information contained under Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and, as a result, such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On May 7, 2013, Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Copies of the press release and the presentation that will be discussed on the Company’s earnings call are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Company’s press release and presentation, in addition to containing results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), contain certain “non-GAAP financial measures” as that term is defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s press release includes the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, information reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures, a statement disclosing the reasons why the Company’s management believes that presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and a statement disclosing the additional purposes for which the Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures.

The non-GAAP financial measures used in the press release and presentation should not be considered in isolation of, as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the press release and presentation may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures, as well as other information in the press release and presentation, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements filed with the SEC.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: May 7, 2013

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