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GLI’s Global Professional Services Division Provides Project Management Expertise to Oregon State Lottery

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:21 PM PDT

MONCTON, New Brunswick, Canada (March 27, 2013) – Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world's leading gaming technical consulting and independent certification laboratory, and its Global Professional Services division have been engaged to provide Project Management and Consultancy services to the Oregon State Lottery for its highly important Video Lottery Technology Modernization Program.

GLI has been engaged to deliver leading edge program and project management services in compliance with the Project Management Institute (PMI)'s body of knowledge and Oregon State Lottery's project management practices. GLI was awarded all five service areas of the Oregon State Lottery RFP to help ensure the successful delivery of some of the Lottery's most critical strategic initiatives to date.

Working closely with the Lottery's IT Governance Manager and its Chief Information Officer (CIO), as well as other Lottery staff and vendors, GLI will assist with key efforts including tactical replacement of more than 12,000 video lottery terminals and the central system vital to planned business operations.

GLI has been working with the Oregon State Lottery since 1992, and this new project signifies a further deepening of the working relationship.

Oregon State Lottery's CIO Syed Hussain said, "We have engaged GLI to manage this significant and challenging program. This initiative represents a program with considerable capital and operational investments. Additionally, this program has the added dimension of multiple vendors serving a technically complex environment. GLI's program management skill and process improvement abilities, allows them to perform at a senior program level to coordinate multiple sub project streams. This role also requires above average meeting facilitation skills and technical savvy. In our experience, GLI has delivered when it comes to such requirements."

GLI's Global Professional Services division offers a wide range of Program and Project Management services to Lotteries, from project health-check and recovery analysis, to the outsourcing of seasoned Program and Project Managers.

 

"We are thrilled to have been selected for this extremely important and involved project by the Oregon State Lottery. At GLI, we are very proud that we have assembled the world's leading IT and Project Management experts in one incredible Global Professional Services team. Beyond their IT and PM expertise, they also have a wealth of gaming and lottery experience, which makes our team the perfect fit for the task at hand with the Oregon State Lottery," said Greg Doucette, Director of GLI's Global Professional Services division.

For nearly 25 years, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC has been the world leader in providing independent testing, inspection and certification services to the gaming, wagering and lottery industry. GLI also offers independent network and information security assessments to its regulatory, lottery and supplier clients. With 20 laboratory locations located across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America and South America, GLI is the only global organization of its kind to hold U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020 and guide 65 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries. For more information, visit www.gaminglabs.com.

 

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Additional Kenynote Speaker Confirmed Gaming Technology Forum June 16 to 18

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:42 AM PDT

ADDITIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
John Acres will join Ernie Stevens, Ramesh Srinivasan, and Andrew Cardno as a keynote speaker at the Gaming Technology Forum, June 16-18 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.  John Acres is the founder of Acres 4.0, a company dedicated to improving the appeal and profit of casino gaming. With more than 40 years of gaming industry experience and holding more than 40 U.S. patents for gaming-related technologies, Acres is well-known as one of the most innovative and influential leaders in the industry. He is widely credited as the inventor of the modern day player-tracking system, progressive jackpots and player bonusing, and previously founded other successful gaming supplier companies, including EDT, Mikohn and Acres Gaming.

PROGRAM SESSIONS FINALIZED
The details of the 27 educational program sessions have been finalized and posted on the website at www.GamingTechnologyForum.com under the agenda tab and feature informative sessions about online gaming, regulatory updates, social media, mobile technology, apps, security, marketing, and much more.  This year, the sessions have been developed through the combined efforts of the Gaming Technology Advisory Board, vendors, speakers, past attendees, and the leadership at Casino Enterprise Management and WhiteSand Gaming.  This year's event will be attended by gaming and hospitality executives from around the world representing technology, operations, legal, regulatory, marketing, finance and hotel areas from tribal casinos, racinos, destination casino resorts, and commercial casinos.

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BALLY TECHNOLOGIES’ LAURA OLSON-REYES NAMED A 2012 “GREAT WOMEN OF GAMING” PROVEN LEADER

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PDT

 

 

LAS VEGAS, March 27, 2013  Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced that Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications Laura Olson-Reyes earned a 2012 Great Women of Gaming "Proven Leader" award.

Bally Technologies Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications Laura Olson-Reyes

The annual awards, presented by Casino Enterprise Management magazine, honor the brightest women in the gaming industry from around the world. The "Proven Leader" category honors leaders who have worked in the gaming industry for a minimum of 10 years.

"I appreciate the confidence and support of my company for nominating me for this distinguished honor," Olson-Reyes said. "The Bally leadership team provides many opportunities for women to learn, enjoy challenging work, and advance into levels of greater responsibility – and for that I am extremely grateful."

Winners of the award were recognized for demonstrating exceptional achievement in at least three of five areas: Ability to go above and beyond job responsibilities; commitment to company and co-workers; contributions to the industry as a whole; commitment to mentoring; and strong overall life balance.

"Laura shows her professional strengths daily, mentors employees internally, and has the creativity and ability to see beyond the moment," said Vice President of Corporate Marketing Dan Savage. "The professionalism and passion Laura demonstrates for her work is also felt in her community. She was instrumental in forging a partnership between Bally and the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation."

Olson-Reyes joined Bally Technologies in 2007 as Director of Corporate Communications and was promoted to Senior Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications in 2012. She has more than 20 years of gaming experience.

In addition to director-level roles with non-gaming companies SellingSource.com and ACCEPTx, Olson-Reyes served nearly five years with Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. as Senior Manager – Communications, and eight years as Corporate Communications Manager at Anchor Gaming and its Powerhouse Technologies subsidiaries Automated Wagering International, Inc. (AWI), Video Lottery Consultants (VLC), and United Tote Company.

Olson-Reyes also has experience working in Marketing for casino operators Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment) and Stratosphere Hotel Casino & Tower. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Print Journalism from the University of Montana.

An in-depth article featuring profiles of this year’s award winners will be featured in the May 2013 issue of Casino Enterprise Management magazine. The winners will also receive a prestigious crystal Great Women of Gaming Award and the chance to be featured on a CEM Audio Edge talk radio show. For more information about the Great Women of Gaming Awards, visit www.greatwomenofgaming.com.

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, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com.  Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.

 

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