Friday, December 9, 2011

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BALLY TECHNOLOGIES WINS TWO AWARDS FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:32 AM PST

LAS VEGAS, December 8, 2011 — Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, mobile and interactive solutions, and networked systems, has won two American Manufacturing Strategy Awards. Bally received the awards last month at an awards ceremony in Chicago, Ill.

Doug Mack Vice President of Operations at Bally Technologies

The judging panel for the American Manufacturing Strategy Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievement in manufacturing, consisted of senior-level executives involved in the manufacturing industry representing global giants including Caterpillar Inc., The Clorox Company, and PepsiCo.

Bally won the award for "Outstanding Achievement in Continuous Improvement," which honors the Company's excellence in motivating employees to remove waste from processes. A key consideration for the judging panel was that continuous improvement be ingrained in the winner's company culture and a natural part of the day-to-day life of all staff.

The Company also took top honors in the "Demand-Driven Manufacturing" category, which recognizes the business that has expertly implemented demand-driven manufacturing doctrine into the company culture. Bally had to demonstrate how it has effectively responded to changes in demand and collaborated with the supply chain to manage short lead times and meet customer demand.

"We are thrilled and humbled to have won two of these prestigious awards in a competition where we were up against some of the world's largest and leading manufacturing companies," said Doug Mack, Vice President of Operations at Bally Technologies. "This recognition is a positive reflection on the entire Bally team and our company culture which is focused on continuous improvement, quality, and a strong sense of collaboration to get high-performing products to our customers faster."

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, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. 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.  Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

 

LEPRECHAUN’S LUCK FOR £50,000 SLOTS WINNER

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:19 AM PST

DESPITE being from the Sussex town of Chichester, A Betfair punter had the luck of the Irish last weekend when he won £50,641 playing the company's Leprechaun's Luck slots game.

The 25-year-old gambler won the prize by hitting the jackpot on the game's 'Wishing Well' bonus feature, having placed only a modest £4 wager to play.

As a new addition to Betfair's online Arcade, the game's progressive jackpot had been growing for just six weeks when the punter found his five figure pot of gold.

Betfair Arcade PR Manager Richard Bloch said, "Leprechaun's Luck is one of the newest titles in our Arcade, but this customer wasted no time getting stuck in, securing a life changing win in the process."

About Betfair: (www.betfair.com) Betfair is The World's Biggest Betting Community having pioneered the betting exchange in 2000.

Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to bet at odds sought by themselves or offered by other customers. The company now processes over seven million transactions a day from its four million registered customers around the world. In addition to sports betting, Betfair offers a portfolio of innovative products including casino, exchange games and poker.

Betfair has twice been named the UK's 'Company of the Year' by the Confederation of British Industry and has won two prestigious Queen's Awards for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008. Betfair currently employs over 2,000 people worldwide. The company holds betting licences in Gibraltar, the US, Tasmania, Italy and Malta.