LAS VEGAS, (DATE), 2008 – Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino management systems, and networked solutions for the global gaming industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of two key executives to the Company’s international management team.

Bally Technologies named Carlos Engel as the Director of Mexico Sales and Operations. Engel, who will be based in the Company’s Mexico City office, will manage Bally’s expanding sales activities and market-development strategies throughout the country. Prior to joining Bally, Engel worked for Acuity Brands Lighting in Atlanta, Ga., where he was the international market development manager for that company’s Lithonia Lighting Division. In that capacity, Engel was responsible for managing an $18 million sales portfolio encompassing the countries of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Previously, Engel was a professional tennis player on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, appearing at both the French Open and Wimbledon. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

Bally Technologies also announced the appointment of Timothy G. Spatharos as Director of International Operations. Spatharos, who will be based at the Company’s Las Vegas corporate headquarters, will be responsible for managing Bally’s global gaming operations, including supervising game installs, managing service-related issues, and supporting the Company’s international sales activities and gaming operations. Spatharos previously served as Bally’s Director of Outbound Logistics. Prior to joining Bally, Spatharos was President of TEFTEC Corporation, a national manufacturer of customized, high-end powered wheelchairs. He also held various executive positions with Invacare Corporation, a major manufacturer of wheelchair products; Roadmaster/DP Fitness, a producer of exercise-related products; and HydroTube Corporation, a manufacturer of fabricated tubular assemblies for a variety of industrial applications.

“I am very pleased to have two such experienced and highly skilled team members join our growing international sales and operations team,” said John Connelly, Bally’s Vice President of International. “As our international business continues to gain momentum, Carlos and Tim will be key to leading important initiatives from a sales, service, and product perspective to ensure that we meet the needs of our international customer base.”

About Bally Technologies, Inc.
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. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Director of Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://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.

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