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04/16/2007
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH NEW YORK LOTTERY THROUGH 2010
LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2007 – Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI) announced today it has signed a contract extension with the New York Lottery, keeping the Company’s revenue-share machines — currently more than 6,300 statewide — in operation through at least Dec. 31, 2010.
Presently, Bally is the highest-performing vendor on a per-machine win basis statewide, covering eight gaming facilities. Game performance has been boosted statewide by the recent introduction of more than 150 Hot Shot Progressive™ units, along with Quick Hits™, Fireball Frenzy™ and American Original™.
Bally is also benefiting by the recent opening of the Gotham Palace section of Empire City at Yonkers Raceway in suburban New York City. This new phase added 1,400 total machines and brought the total at Empire City to 5,478, of which 2,823 are from Bally. All of the Bally machines at Empire City are presented in a wide-screen video format, both upright and CineVision™ on the award-winning ALPHA Elite™ series of cabinets.
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 Company information, including the Company’s investor presentations, can be found at www.BallyTech.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. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release and represents that the information is only valid as of today’s date.
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 Company information, including the Company’s investor presentations, can be found at www.BallyTech.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. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release and represents that the information is only valid as of today’s date.