=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14D-9 (Rule 14d-101) SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ___________________ MDI ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Name of Subject Company) ____________________ MDI ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Name of Person Filing Statement) ___________________ Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) 552685109 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Steven M. Saferin President & Chief Executive Officer MDI Entertainment, Inc. 201 Ann Street, 5th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 527-5359 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement) With a Copy to: Kenneth R. Koch, Esq. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 666 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 935-3000 |X| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. =============================================================================== The following document is filed hereby pursuant to Rule 14d-9(a): Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by MDI Entertainment, Inc. and Scientific Games Corporation on November 19, 2002