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05/18/2006
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCESCOMPETITIVE TICKETING REPLACEMENTAT THREE RESORTS INTERNATIONAL CASINOS
LAS VEGAS, May 18, 2006 – Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines and casino management systems for the global gaming industry, announced today that it has finalized an enterprise agreement with Resorts International casinos to provide three of Resorts’ casino operations with the eTICKET™ ticket-in / ticket-out solution from Bally Technologies.
“We are expanding the role of eTICKET throughout our company by implementing a single-wire system that provides the level of integration we require. Making a change to eTICKET enterprise-wide will allow us to offer a better experience for our players while creating operational efficiencies for our entire company,” said Jon Wolfe, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Resorts. “The agreement also sets the stage to deploy eTICKET at any potential properties we may acquire in the future. This single-wire concept also allows us to leverage our existing Bally slot accounting and casino management systems that already provide our players with special bonusing and marketing programs.” Work on installing Bally Technologies’ single-wire system has already begun. It is expected that the Las Vegas Hilton will go live with the single-wire eTICKET technology during the second calendar quarter of 2006, while the Atlantic City Hilton and Bally’s Tunica in Mississippi recently completed their respective installations. These properties join three other Resorts operations — Resorts East Chicago, Resorts Atlantic City and Resorts Tunica — already running eTICKET. Once all of the installations are completed, more than 10,000 slot machines operated by Resorts will utilize eTICKET.
Recognized as the industry systems leader with more than 345,000 machines and 625 casino, bingo, Class II, central determination and lottery locations worldwide — including more than 155 locations currently running Bally eTICKET™ on more than 157,000 slot machines — the Bally Technologies systems product line offers slot machine cash monitoring, table management, cashless, accounting, security, maintenance, marketing, promotional and bonusing capabilities, enabling operators to accurately analyze performance and accountability while providing an enhanced level of customer service.
With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally’s product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives and Class II, lottery and central determination games and platforms. As the world’s No. 1 gaming systems company, Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. The Company also owns and operates Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.BallyTech.com.
Resorts International is an affiliate of Colony Capital, LLC. Colony is the only private investment firm licensed in four gaming jurisdictions; New Jersey, Nevada, Indiana, and Mississippi. Colony, in partnership with Nicholas L. Ribis, has acquired and operates Resorts Atlantic City, the Atlantic City Hilton, Las Vegas Hilton, Resorts East Chicago, Resorts Tunica, and Bally’s Tunica. Additional information about Resorts International Entertainment can be found at www.ResortsCasinos.com.
Colony Capital, LLC is a private, international investment firm focusing primarily on real estate-related assets and operating companies. Since 1991, Colony Capital has invested over $17 billion in more than 8,000 assets through various corporate, portfolio and complex property transactions. Colony also is a partner in Accor Casinos in Europe. Colony has a staff of more than 120 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in New York, Boston, Hawaii, Paris, London, Madrid, Rome, Beirut, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai and Seoul. For additional information visit www.colonyinc.com.
This news release may contain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks that are detailed from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.—
“We are expanding the role of eTICKET throughout our company by implementing a single-wire system that provides the level of integration we require. Making a change to eTICKET enterprise-wide will allow us to offer a better experience for our players while creating operational efficiencies for our entire company,” said Jon Wolfe, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Resorts. “The agreement also sets the stage to deploy eTICKET at any potential properties we may acquire in the future. This single-wire concept also allows us to leverage our existing Bally slot accounting and casino management systems that already provide our players with special bonusing and marketing programs.” Work on installing Bally Technologies’ single-wire system has already begun. It is expected that the Las Vegas Hilton will go live with the single-wire eTICKET technology during the second calendar quarter of 2006, while the Atlantic City Hilton and Bally’s Tunica in Mississippi recently completed their respective installations. These properties join three other Resorts operations — Resorts East Chicago, Resorts Atlantic City and Resorts Tunica — already running eTICKET. Once all of the installations are completed, more than 10,000 slot machines operated by Resorts will utilize eTICKET.
Recognized as the industry systems leader with more than 345,000 machines and 625 casino, bingo, Class II, central determination and lottery locations worldwide — including more than 155 locations currently running Bally eTICKET™ on more than 157,000 slot machines — the Bally Technologies systems product line offers slot machine cash monitoring, table management, cashless, accounting, security, maintenance, marketing, promotional and bonusing capabilities, enabling operators to accurately analyze performance and accountability while providing an enhanced level of customer service.
With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally’s product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives and Class II, lottery and central determination games and platforms. As the world’s No. 1 gaming systems company, Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. The Company also owns and operates Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.BallyTech.com.
Resorts International is an affiliate of Colony Capital, LLC. Colony is the only private investment firm licensed in four gaming jurisdictions; New Jersey, Nevada, Indiana, and Mississippi. Colony, in partnership with Nicholas L. Ribis, has acquired and operates Resorts Atlantic City, the Atlantic City Hilton, Las Vegas Hilton, Resorts East Chicago, Resorts Tunica, and Bally’s Tunica. Additional information about Resorts International Entertainment can be found at www.ResortsCasinos.com.
Colony Capital, LLC is a private, international investment firm focusing primarily on real estate-related assets and operating companies. Since 1991, Colony Capital has invested over $17 billion in more than 8,000 assets through various corporate, portfolio and complex property transactions. Colony also is a partner in Accor Casinos in Europe. Colony has a staff of more than 120 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in New York, Boston, Hawaii, Paris, London, Madrid, Rome, Beirut, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai and Seoul. For additional information visit www.colonyinc.com.
This news release may contain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks that are detailed from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.—