OLG and BCLC are working collaboratively on this project, which encompasses replacement of the Gaming Management Systems in each province to monitor all slot machines at multiple sites within each jurisdiction, as well as numerous slot accounting, player marketing, business intelligence, and media-management solutions. The two provincial Crown corporations issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in December 2009 before selecting Bally as their preferred vendor.

 

“We look forward to finalizing the process and beginning a collaborative relationship that will help us grow and evolve our programs,” said Richard M. Haddrill, Chief Executive Officer of Bally Technologies, Inc. “We are honored and humbled to have come this far in what has been a very thoughtful and forward-thinking selection process. We realize there is much work to be done in both the contractual process, and, if contracted, the implementation process, but we are committed to being an excellent and responsive partner if we are given that trust.”

 

Implementation of the Bally system in both provinces is targeted to begin in mid-year of calendar 2011, pending regulatory approvals, and is expected to take more than a year to complete.

 

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities. Since 1975, OLG lotteries, casinos, slots, and resort casinos have generated more than $32 billion for the benefit of the Province of Ontario. For more information, please visit http://www.olg.ca.

 

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is a full-spectrum gambling entertainment company responsible for conducting, managing, and operating lottery, casino, community gaming, and eGaming in the Canadian province of British Columbia. For more information, please visit http://www.bclc.com.

 

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. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Director of Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com.