Bally Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of slot machines and other gaming technology based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It 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" , 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 maker of pinball games. It later became associated with both the health club and hotel/resort industries. The Bally Manufacturing Corporation was founded by Raymond Moloney on January 10, 1932, when Bally's original parent company, Lion Manufacturing, established the company to make pinball games. The company took its name from its first game, dubbed Ballyhoo.
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| NYSE symbol: | BYI |
| Founded: | 1968 |
| Headquarters: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Legal structure: | Public company |
| Annual revenue: | $883,430,000 |
| Net income: | $126,310,000 |
| Operating income: | $214,740,000 |
| Market cap: | $2,700,000,000 |
| Industries: | Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |