Bally

Bally Technologies, Inc. NYSE: BYIis an American corporation based in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the descendant and continuation of the original Bally Manufacturing Corporation of Chicago. Bally Technologies was founded in 1968 as "Advanced Patent Technologies". It eventually changed its name to "Alliance Gaming Corporation" and acquired, in 1996, "Bally Gaming International" (a former division of the Bally Manufacturing Corporation), which it deci... more

Bally Technologies, Inc. NYSE: BYIis an American corporation based in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the descendant and continuation of the original Bally Manufacturing Corporation of Chicago. Bally Technologies was founded in 1968 as "Advanced Patent Technologies". It eventually changed its name to "Alliance Gaming Corporation" and acquired, in 1996, "Bally Gaming International" (a former division of the Bally Manufacturing Corporation), which it decided to run as a subsidiary under the name "Bally Gaming and Systems". In 2006, the entire Alliance Gaming Corporation organization was officially renamed Bally Technologies Inc. The Bally brand name has been in existence since 1932 with a complex history of reorganizations, mergers, and divestitures. It has its roots as an early and maker of pinball games, and later with slot machines. It also has been associated with both the health club and hotel/resort industries. The Bally Manufacturing Corporation was founded by Raymond Moloney on January... less