BNET Industries

Market Cap:$2.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$899.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Developer & Mfr, Also Leases & Operates Casino Game Machines

Number of Employees 2,814
Contact Information

6601 S Bermuda Rd

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-3605

www.ballytech.c...

(702) 584-7600

NAICS Code Casinos (except Casino Hotels): 713210

Recent Events

  • www.standoutstocks.com: Stocks That Stand Out For Dec. 4th, 2009 Are EGMI, PHIE, WDRP, QMIN

    12/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Starts Coverage on US Gaming: LVS, WYNN at Buy, MGM at Hold

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Initiates Coverage on Bally Technologies BYI with a Hold; Waiting for Greater Conviction...

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • FirstFed Financial Q3 Preliminary Loss Narrows

    10/31/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Fearful gambling investors closing their wallets

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bally Technologies Showcases Broadest Array Ever of Games, Systems, and Server-Based Innovation at G2E 2009...

    10/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Bally Sets Date to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

    10/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bally to Provide Marketing and Business Intelligence Solutions to Morongo Casino

    9/26/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Boost Returns With Industry Leaders

    9/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Fitch Upgrades Bally's IDR to 'BB+'; Bank Debt to Investment Grade; Outlook Remains Positive

    9/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Tropicana Las Vegas Opts for Bally BI Solutions

    9/16/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Tropicana Las Vegas Invests in Bally BI Solutions

    9/13/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding Process

    8/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding...

    8/25/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Bally Tech's profits increase

    8/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Casino Industry Insider news bites - 07-28-2009

    7/29/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Sales - View Story

News & Analysis

bally technologies inc. and personal technology - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gavin Isaacs Coo
Robert Caller CFO, Treasurer & Executive Vice President
Robert Luciano Chief Technology Officer
Steven M. Des Champs CFO & Senior Vice President
Ramesh Srinivasan Executive Vice President, Bally Sys
Robert Saxton Executive Vice President of Gaming
Bruce Rowe Senior Vice President, Business Dev
Gary Kapral Senior Vice President, HR
Mark Lerner General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President, Law & Govt
Bryan Kelly Vice President of Technology
Dan Savage Vice President, Marketing
Mark Lowell Vice President, Software Dev
Michael J. Carlotti Vice President, IR & Capital Markets
Sridhar Laveti Vice President, Client Services
Tom Doyle Vice President of Product Management
Dan Marcus Senior Director of Business Initiatives
Mark J. Wiedemer Director, Sys Sales
Joe Balani Training Manager
Joyce Rosenberg Training Specialist
Morton L. Topfer Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jacques Andre Board of Directors
Richard M. Haddrill Board of Directors
Robert L. Guido Board of Directors

On Sept. 1, 2006 Gavin Isaacs officially took over as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bally Technologies. Isaacs recently concluded his responsibilities as President of Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., a Las Vegas-based subsidiary of Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. During his tenure with Aristocrat beginning in 1999, Isaacs served in key management positions, including General Manager Global Marketing and Business Development, and Managing Director, Europe, before ascending to the position of Americas President in March 2003. During his term as Americas President, Aristocrat Americas became the largest financial contributor to the Aristocrat Group, posting record revenues, unit sales and recurring-revenues while achieving substantial margin increases.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Coo Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. President Former
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. General Manager Global Marketing and Business Development Former
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. Managing Director, Europe Former

Mr. Caller was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective March, 2006 and he joined the Company formally in early April, 2006. He was previously a partner at Ernst & Young from 1983 until 2006 most recently serving in the Denver office. He started his career with E&Y in the Houston office in 1972 and was the managing partner of E&Y`s Albuquerque office from 1990-1991 before moving to Denver where he served several publicly held companies as well as several companies involved in the gaming industry.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. CFO, Treasurer & Executive Vice President Current

Mr. Luciano joined the Company in March 2004 as Chief Technology Officer in connection with the Company`s acquisition of Sierra Design Group ("SDG"). Mr. Luciano founded SDG in 1996 as a research, development and consulting company focusing on the gaming industry. Prior thereto, Mr. Luciano was employed by International Game Technology in to the position of Vice President of Advanced Engineering. Prior to joining IGT, Mr. Luciano held several engineering positions with a variety of companies including Soabar, a division of Avery International, and Mobil Oil Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Bally Gaming, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
International Game Technology Vice President of Advanced Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

Ramesh Srinivasan joined Bally Technologies in March 2005 as Executive Vice President, Systems. Mr. Srinivasan was formerly Executive Vice President, Warehouse Management Systems for Manhattan Associates. During his first three years with Bally Technologies, Mr. Srinivasan has guided the systems division to record revenues, across-the-board product improvements and increased customer satisfaction levels. Mr. Srinivasan is currently responsible for system sales, product management, product development, client services and customer support.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Executive Vice President, Bally Sys Current
Manhattan Associates, Inc. Executive Vice President, Warehouse Management Systems Former
Manhattan Associates, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Executive Vice President of Gaming Current
Rainbow Casino President Former
Bally Technologies, Inc. Cfo Former
Bally Gaming, Inc. Senior Vice President, Casino Group Former
Bally Technologies, Inc. Corporate Controller Former
Bally Technologies, Inc. Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
Casinofest 4 Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Bally Technologies Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Dev Current
GTECH, LLC Vice President of Business Strategy, Gaming Solutions and General Manager Former

Kapral began his career as a Certified Public Accountant after graduating from the University of Illinois with degree in Accounting. He moved on to financial officer roles in technology-based manufacturing businesses including vice president of finance and later divisional president for SGL Carbon, a multi-billion dollar German-based public company. In 2000, he joined Oregon-based Electro Scientific Industries in corporate officer roles, including vice president of human resources and administration. Immediately prior to joining Bally Technologies, Kapral served as chief financial officer and vice president, human resources for Microfield Group, Inc., a Portland-based public technology company.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, HR Current

Mr. Lerner joined the Company in December 1996 as Assistant General Counsel. A former deputy attorney general for the Nevada Gaming Commission and State of Nevada Gaming Control Board, Mr. Lerner has been practicing law since 1980. Before joining Bally he was general counsel to Becker Gaming, Inc., a Las Vegas gaming company. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Lerner practiced law at Jones, Jones, Close & Brown (now Jones Vargas), a prominent Las Vegas commercial and litigation law firm.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President, Law & Govt Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Secretary Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Technology Current
Casinofest 4 Vice President of Technology, Bally Technologies Current
Sierra Design Group Director of Advanced Technology Former

Savage comes to Bally from the 3M Company corporate headquarters, where he most recently managed a business unit and led Six Sigma operations within one of 3M’s larger divisions. Prior to that, Dan served as global business manager for 3M’s touch screen manufacturing division, 3M Touch Systems, which is the number-one supplier of touchscreen displays to the gaming industry. Previously, Savage was the director of marketing & sales for Dynapro Technologies, a Vancouver, British Columbia-headquartered technology company which was acquired by 3M in 2000. Savage also worked as a sales manager for Kodak and as a product manager for Xillix Technologies, a Vancouver-based medical imaging equipment manufacturer. Savage holds a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, a well-known business process improvement methodology and a highly acclaimed exclusive management training program. He has also earned several “3M Golden Step” awards for introducing new products that generated more than $10 million in revenues in their first 12 months of introduction. He earned a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. He also has a technical business diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Prior to joining Bally Technologies in 2006, Lowell was vice president of research and development for GameTech International, a high-technology company specializing in the development of server-based gaming equipment.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Software Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President, IR & Capital Markets Current

A Bally employee since 2006, Sridhar has been responsible for Systems customer support, professional and technical services, and East Coast client services. Prior to joining Bally, Sridhar held various positions at Manhattan Associates, a supply-chain management company headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. During his tenure at Manhattan Associates, Sridhar developed that company’s “PkMS® Solution,” the industry’s first “packaged” supply chain execution system. Sridhar holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from the University of Madras in Chennai, India and a Masters in engineering degree from Bangalore University, India.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Client Services Current

Tom has directed various aspects of Bally Systems' software products since joining Bally in August of 2002. Prior to Bally, Tom spent about 3 1/2 years as the General Manager of the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, California. Tom has been in the casino industry since 1977 and has enjoyed positions with Lodging & Gaming Systems as a Financial Officer (4 years), the Peppermill Hotel Casino group as a VP (6 years), and the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Organization Position Status
Gaming Standards Association Vice President of Product Management, Bally Technologies Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Product Management Current
Casinofest 4 Vice President of Product Management, Bally Technologies Current
Spa Resort Casino General Manager Former

Dan Marcus is the senior director of business initiatives for Bally Technologies. In this role, Marcus develops casino consulting services related to Bally's Business Intelligence and Visual Analytics products. He has held several casino management positions, most recently as vice president of gaming operations at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Prior to that, he held a series of financial, marketing, and operations roles at Harrah's Entertainment. Marcus also has managed investments for a small private equity group and evaluated acquisition and disposition opportunities for a real-estate development organization.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Senior Director of Business Initiatives Current
Casinofest 4 Senior Director of Business Initiatives, Bally Technologies Current
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Inc. Vice President of Gaming Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Director, Sys Sales Current

Joe Balani is the games training manager for Bally Technologies. Balani has spent the last 18 years working in the gaming industry. For 14 of those years, he held leadership positions for Casino Data Systems, Mikohn Gaming, MIS-USA International, as well as multiple Las Vegas casinos. Balani has extensive experience in training, operation, maintenance, setup, repair and installation of games, player-tracking systems, networks, signs, and meters. Since joining Bally in 2002, Balani has served in SQA as a technician and in Florida as field service manager as well as technical support manager. He has been directing the training department since 2006.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Training Manager Current
Casinofest 4 Training Manager, Bally Technologies Current

Organization Position Status
Casinofest 4 Training Specialist, Bally Technologies Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Training Specialist Current
Boyd Gaming Corporation Former

Jacques André was appointed a director in August 1996. Since October 2002, Mr. Andre has been a Vice President of A.T. Kearney Executive Search. Mr. Andre was a partner with Ray & Berndtson, Inc. an international executive search firm, from 1975 until 2002.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Topfer is managing director of Castletop Capital. Previously, he served at Dell in both the role of vice chairman and as counselor to Dell's chief executive officer, advising in matters of critical importance to the company. Prior to his service at Dell from 1994 to 2002, Mr. Topfer served 23 years at Motorola, Inc. where he held several executive positions that spanned the full range of Motorola's global business. Before that, he spent 11 years at RCA laboratories in various research and development, and management positions, during which time he wrote a book on thick-film electronics. He began his professional career as a research engineer with Kollsman Instruments Corporation in New York. Mr. Topfer was conferred the Darjah Johan Negeri Penang State Award in July 1996 by the Governor of Penang for contributions to the development of the electronics industry in Malaysia. He serves as a director for Alliance Gaming and Bio Reference Laboratories. Mr. Topfer also serves on the advisory board of Singapore Technologies.

Organization Position Status
Castletop Capital Managing Director Current
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Current
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. Director Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Rein Capital, LLC Advisory Member Current
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dell Inc. Counselor Former
Dell Inc. Vice Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Bally Gaming, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Current
Evant, Inc. Current
Manhattan Associates, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Bally Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Manhattan Associates, Inc. CEO Former
Power House Technologies CEO Former
Power House Technologies President Former
Outlooksoft Corporation Board Director Former
Bally Gaming, Inc. Director Former
University of Michigan Bachelor of Science in Business Former

Robert L. Guido was appointed in December 2006. Guido, who has been affirmatively determined by the Company`s Board of Directors to be an independent director, will also serve on the Company`s Audit Committee.Guido recently retired from Ernst & Young where he was Vice Chair and CEO of E&Y`s Assurance and Advisory Practice. In this role, he was responsible for overall business strategy and had significant dealings with both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on behalf of the firm. During his 38-year career at Ernst & Young, Guido also co-chaired the firm`s Global Client Steering Committee and served as a senior advisory or engagement partner to numerous global companies.

Organization Position Status
Bally Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding Process

    DiGiTAL50 - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding...

    Forbes.com - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding Process

    RBC Dain Raushcer - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Coushatta Casino Resort Awards Systems Contract to Bally Technologies After Competitive Bidding Process

    Business Wire - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Bally Tech's profits increase

    Gaming Today - 8/18/09 - View Story

  • Revenue dips, profit up for Bally (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

    Hotel Online - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Revenue dips, profit up for Bally

    Las Vegas Review Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Revenue dips, profit up for BallyRevenue drops as earnings rise for Bally

    Las Vegas Review Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Bally reports higher earnings, net income despite lower revenues

    Las Vegas Review Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Bally Technologies 4Q profit rises, revenue drops

    CNBC - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bally Technologies, Inc. Reports Record Annual Diluted EPS for Its Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 of $2.22 on Revenues of $883 Million

    DiGiTAL50 - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bally Technologies, Inc. Reports Record Annual Diluted EPS for Its Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 of $2.22 on Revenues of $883 Million

    TradingMarkets - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bally Technologies, Inc. Reports Record Annual Diluted EPS for Its Fiscal Year Ended June 30,...

    Forbes.com - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bally Technologies, Inc. Reports Record Annual Diluted EPS for Its Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 of $2.22 on Revenues of $883 Million

    Business Wire - 8/12/09 - View Story

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     BYI $42.52 +0.01 (0.02% )
Average Volume 872,076
Shares Outstanding 54.86M
Market Cap 2.3B
Year High 45.3193
Year Low 12.91
Earnings Per Share 2.23
P/E Ratio 19.07
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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