Press Releases
11/06/2006
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES "BALLY ON FIRE!” THEME FOR ITS LINEUP OF GLOBAL GAMING EXPO (G2E) PRODUCTS
The Global Gaming Expo, the gaming industry’s largest trade show, offers Bally the opportunity to display unique products and technology covering video slots; reel-spinning slots; Class II, lottery and central-determination games; wide-area progressives; specialty games; licensed titles; multiple systems platforms for both domestic and international markets; group-play games; table technology solutions for blackjack and baccarat; new table game and bonusing concepts; advanced slot and systems bonusing technology; international games; proprietary poker games; system-based games and downloadable and server-based gaming technology. More than 100 unique game titles will be on display in nearly 11,000 square feet of space in the Central Hall of the LVCC.
As the Company moves toward its 75th Anniversary year in 2007, the Bally display will feature the “On Fire!” theme, representing the Company’s growing momentum from its reenergized global workforce and a retooled product line that continues to build in popularity with both players and operators.
ALPHA Elite™ series of machines The expansive exhibit space will feature the unveiling of Bally’s lineup of distinctive new cabinet styles offering gaming operators an unprecedented level of flexibility. The ALPHA Elite series features a common base cabinet designed to make it easy for operators to switch back and forth between a reel-spinner and a video slot. This variety of cabinet configurations will include the ALPHA Elite V32 video cabinet with a striking 32-inch vertical touch-screen; the versatile ALPHA Elite V20/20 with twin 20-inch stacked LCD touch-screens; the vivid ALPHA Elite V20 with a single 20-inch display; the ALPHA Elite S9C, featuring a 6.3-inch touch-screen below the reels and the all-new ALPHA Elite S9E stepper slot with 20-inch LCD mounted in the top box. In addition, Bally will once again feature its popular CineVision™ 26-inch wide-screen, surround-sound cabinet.
Each of these various cabinet styles will house a wide assortment of new game titles running on Bally’s ALPHA OS™ platform for both video slots and reel-spinners.
More than 100 unique game titles on display Bally will once again showcase a sparkling group of unique game concepts, including many new proprietary game titles, such as Fireball Frenzy™, New York Gold™, Black Velvet™, Mystic Lamp™, Ultimate Diamonds and 7s™, Cash Ahead™, 24 Carat™, Bonus in a Box™, Multi-Play Blackjack™, Second Chance 7s™, Cash Adventure™, Golden Monkey™, Alaskan Sun™ and Fixin To Win™. Also on display will be an assortment of games inspired by licensed titles, including PONG™, Poppit™, Suduko™, Playboy Free Games™, SNL’s Live From New York™, Poker For Dummies™, Playboy Strip Poker™, S&H Green Stamps™ and Hee Haw®.
Unique specialty games The return of GameMaker® highlights a long list of Bally specialty games on display at G2E. Originally introduced in 1994, GameMaker was the first multi-game to gain widespread acceptance among casino players. Now, 12 years later, the new GameMaker HD™ is present in high definition on the ALPHA Elite V20/20 cabinet that will also serve as Bally’s preferred platform solution for its Bally Live™ server-based gaming initiatives.
Other key specialty games include Reel Winners™, a follow-up to the popular Monte Carlo™ wheel series, a new QuarterMillion$™ wide-area progressive game on CineVision, and Tournament 7s™ and Pair ‘Em Up™, two towering games inspired by the popular Millionaire 777s™ cabinet presentation. Several follow-up versions of the breakout hit Hot Shot Progressive™ will also be showcased.
The world’s No. 1 gaming systems company Bally will also have an expanded Systems presence this year, showcasing technology from four distinct product lines — Bally Casino Management Systems (CMS®), Bally Slot Management Systems (SMS®), Bally Table Management Systems (TMS™) and Bally Power Bonusing™.
As the dominant player in systems, Bally is displaying and demonstrating an array of advanced products for the global casino industry, including technology from the SDS®, ACSC™, MCC™, CMS/400™, Casino MarketPlace™, Bally Live Rewards™ and Bally One System™ product lines. The Bally Power Bonusing suite of products includes the player-centric bonusing capabilities of Bally Power Rewards™, electronic credit transfer and access to credit/debit accounts through Bally Power Bank™, and integrated casino-wide promotional capabilities with Bally Power Promotions™, Bally Power Coupon™, Bally Power Sweepstakes™ and Bally Power Winners™. The robust bonusing solutions that Bally offers will be showcased directly on the iVIEW™ interactive display, a full-color LCD touch-screen display mounted within the slot machine.
Bally TMS will display a newly released Power Winners integrated version of its progressive table management technology as well as TableView™, TMS.Bacc™ and the exciting new Blazing Twenty-One™ game.
Recognized as the industry systems leader with more than 345,000 machines and 652 casino, bingo, Class II, central determination and lottery locations worldwide — including more than 174 locations currently running Bally eTICKET™ on more than 200,000 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.
Games designed especially for the emerging Class II, Central Determination and Video Lottery markets will also be on display at the Bally booth, along with international titles targeting markets such as Asia, Central Europe and South American.
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.
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