LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 its innovative and award-winning iVIEW Display Manager (DM) with
Elite Bonusing Suite powered The World’s Largest Slot Machine Tournament
at Pechanga
Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Bally Technologies also earned a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
achievement for most slot machines running the same game simultaneously
at the same venue. During the duration of the tournament, all
participants played Bally’s Hot
Shot® Blazing 7s™ as part of DM
Tournaments™.
The record-setting event, enabled by Bally’s trailblazing technology,
and certified by Guinness World Records, featured more than 1,100
players simultaneously competing in a tournament in one location on slot
cabinets made by five different slot-machine manufacturers.
Over three rounds, 2,885 Pechanga patrons competed throughout the casino
floor for their share of more than $100,000 in prizes in the free
tournament.
“This is a great example of how server-based technology can create
contagious excitement on games from multiple manufacturers and take one
of the most popular special events for real players to a whole new
level,” said Bally Technologies Senior Vice President of Strategy and
Customer Consulting Bruce Rowe.
With Bally’s iVIEW DM and DM Tournaments, any machine with the
technology installed, anywhere on the floor, can be turned into a
tournament slot and then turned back to normal game play mode right
afterwards. The technology enables casino operators to remove
under-performing games from the floor, rather than retaining them just
for tournaments. During The World’s Largest Slot Tournament, Pechanga
switched more than 1,000 games from normal playing mode to tournament
and back within a few minutes.
Bally’s CoolSign®
media-management system enabled patrons to view the tournament leader
board information on digital monitors and display screens throughout the
property.
“Generally, the period between Chinese New Year and the Super Bowl, and
President's Day is pretty slow in the casino world,” said Pechanga Vice
President of Slot Operations Buddy Frank. “This year, in addition to
setting two world records, Pechanga scored some of its best
revenues ever.”
Added Frank: “I think the real difference between this event and a
‘normal’ slot tournament was that once it was over -- with the guests
still pumped up from the competition -- all 1,200 of the tournament
machines automatically converted back to standard play in less than 15
minutes. I've dreamed of this for years!”
Pechanga has more than 1,100 machines that utilize Bally Technologies’
iVIEW DM and Elite Bonusing Suite, which enables powerful, casino-wide
promotions, including tournaments, to be run with all players competing
against each other. For the past year, the casino has delivered other
promotions enabled by Bally’s technology, including free DM Tournaments
with hundreds of players and a virtual horse racing-event, the Pechanga
Classic, a Virtual Racing™ promotional event where each player
chooses a horse to bet on and watches the race unfold on the in-game
screen.
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, Corporate Marketing &
Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com.
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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.
– BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. –
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