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09/28/2006
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCESAPPOINTMENT OF MARCO HERRERAAS VP AND MANAGING DIRECTOROF FRENCH-BASED MCC SYSTEMS DIVISION
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 28, 2006 – Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines and casino management systems for the global gaming industry, announced today the appointment of Marco Herrera as Vice President and Managing Director of Bally’s MCC systems division based in Nice, France.
Herrera, who will report to Ramesh Srinivasan, Executive Vice President of Bally’s systems division, brings more than 20 years of experience as a leader in the Computer Science and Information Technology industry. His career started as a video game designer and software developer for Westwood Associates, where he leveraged Nintendo and Sega technology and worked with industry giants such as Atari Games before becoming the Director of Cartridge Development. He then became a lead software developer at Lockheed Environmental Sciences, developing state-of-the-art statistical software for government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
Herrera graduated from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas with High Distinction, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Minor in Mathematics. Herrera is also trilingual in Spanish, French and English.
As the owner of his own company — Elegant Software — he helped design, among other projects, the Imagineering Keno System still in use today at many casinos, including the Las Vegas Hilton. In 1994 Herrera joined Camco, Inc. as Chief Information Officer and launched the software development team that created the company’s proprietary point-of-sale software that significantly impacted the industry. This software allowed Camco’s operations to become one of eBay’s top sellers and received accolades from eBay® and Microsoft® in published case studies. After the sale of Camco’s operations in December of 2004, Herrera was appointed Chief Technology Officer of ztradingindustries™. “Marco brings a tremendous depth of technical knowledge and expertise to Bally that will help to manage and reinforce the strength of our systems products and help to continue to gain market share in all international markets,” Srinivasan said. “We’re delighted to add such an innovative leader to the systems division at a time when the success of the MCC product line is growing at a rapid pace.”
“I'm extremely excited to join such an accomplished team at Bally,” said Herrera. “With the leading edge Windows® technology created by Jean-Louis Fiorucci’s team and the full force of Bally Technologies behind it, I see a tremendous opportunity to grow MCC’s presence internationally and the ability to influence Bally’s already great products domestically.”
Fiorucci, formerly MCC’s Managing Director, is expected to transition into a consulting role beginning October 2006.
Recognized as the industry systems leader with 349,000 machines and 652 casino, bingo, Class II, central determination and lottery locations worldwide — including more than 170 locations currently running Bally eTICKET™ on more than 192,370 slot machines — the Bally Technologies systems product line offers slot machine cash monitoring, table management, cashless, accounting, security, maintenance, marketing, promotional and bonusing capabilities, enabling operators to accurately analyze performance and accountability while providing an enhanced level of customer service.
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. Additional information on the company can be found at 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.
— BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.—
Herrera graduated from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas with High Distinction, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Minor in Mathematics. Herrera is also trilingual in Spanish, French and English.
As the owner of his own company — Elegant Software — he helped design, among other projects, the Imagineering Keno System still in use today at many casinos, including the Las Vegas Hilton. In 1994 Herrera joined Camco, Inc. as Chief Information Officer and launched the software development team that created the company’s proprietary point-of-sale software that significantly impacted the industry. This software allowed Camco’s operations to become one of eBay’s top sellers and received accolades from eBay® and Microsoft® in published case studies. After the sale of Camco’s operations in December of 2004, Herrera was appointed Chief Technology Officer of ztradingindustries™. “Marco brings a tremendous depth of technical knowledge and expertise to Bally that will help to manage and reinforce the strength of our systems products and help to continue to gain market share in all international markets,” Srinivasan said. “We’re delighted to add such an innovative leader to the systems division at a time when the success of the MCC product line is growing at a rapid pace.”
“I'm extremely excited to join such an accomplished team at Bally,” said Herrera. “With the leading edge Windows® technology created by Jean-Louis Fiorucci’s team and the full force of Bally Technologies behind it, I see a tremendous opportunity to grow MCC’s presence internationally and the ability to influence Bally’s already great products domestically.”
Fiorucci, formerly MCC’s Managing Director, is expected to transition into a consulting role beginning October 2006.
Recognized as the industry systems leader with 349,000 machines and 652 casino, bingo, Class II, central determination and lottery locations worldwide — including more than 170 locations currently running Bally eTICKET™ on more than 192,370 slot machines — the Bally Technologies systems product line offers slot machine cash monitoring, table management, cashless, accounting, security, maintenance, marketing, promotional and bonusing capabilities, enabling operators to accurately analyze performance and accountability while providing an enhanced level of customer service.
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. Additional information on the company can be found at 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.
— BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.—