Bally's expanded relationship with Cisco, combined with the Company'sexperience working with Cisco on the implementation of a number of high-speednetworked casino floors, ensures a much smoother, more seamless implementationfor Bally Systems customers looking to move to the Networked Floor of theFuture.

"We have worked closely with Cisco on networked casino-floorimplementations for some of our largest enterprise customers," said BruceRowe, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for BallyTechnologies. "The combination of Bally's industry-leading technology withCisco's world-class networking solutions ensures a powerful, secureintegration."

Rowe added that many Bally Systems customers already use Cisco networksfor their mission-critical back-of-the-house network management; movingforward with a Cisco network for the casino floor ensures communicationsoperability across multiple networks and systems.

Bally also announced that Cisco will provide all the networking equipmentfor its 11,000 square foot exhibit at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) November18-20 in Las Vegas. Cisco's presence will include switches designedspecifically for the casino floor, providing interactive video content andsecure data transactions with zero-touch administration. Also featured will beCisco switches designed for hospitality rooms. Cisco will have representativeson hand to talk with gaming operators interested in high-speed networkedfloors.

"We're thrilled to showcase at G2E how Cisco's network hardware, software,and consultation services complement Bally's full suite of networked gamingsolutions, which include Download Configuration Manager(TM), iVIEW(TM) DisplayManager(TM), and our Business Intelligence Solutions(TM)," said Walt Eisele,Bally's Vice President of Advanced Systems Development. "This Ballytechnology, combined with Cisco's powerful and highly secure network platform,gives gaming operators unprecedented command and control of their casinofloors along with cutting-edge enterprise-wide marketing and promotionscapabilities never before available."

Bally's experience working with casinos to implement high-speed networkedfloors is substantial, with 86 Bally Systems customer sites with networks ofover 50,000 machines connected via Ethernet.

"Bally Technologies has been a good partner to Cisco during the course ofseveral implementations of our high-speed network solutions at casinos fromcoast to coast," said Jeff Cristee, Area Vice President of U.S. Sales forCisco. "We are honored that Bally has named us their preferred networkingprovider to help transform the high-growth and dynamic gaming industry. Asnetwork capabilities become increasingly important on the casino floor, welook forward to working closely with Bally to offer our experience indeploying mission-critical networks that help the gaming industry fullycapitalize on Bally's groundbreaking networked gaming solutions."

About Bally Technologies, Inc.

With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologiesdesigns, manufactures, operates and distributes advanced gaming devices,systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includesreel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, and ClassII, 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. TheCompany also owns and operates Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. AdditionalCompany information, including the Company's investor presentations, can befound at http://www.ballytech.com. For more information, please contact LauraOlson-Reyes, Director of Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742 or viaemail at lolson-reyes@ballytech.com.

This news release may contain "forward-looking" statements within themeaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safeharbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks anduncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and,accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in anyforward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adverselyaffected as a result of a number of risks that are detailed from time to timein the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. TheCompany undertakes no obligation to update the information in this pressrelease and represents that the information is only valid as of today's date.

- BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Investor Contact: Media Contact: Michael J. Carlotti Laura Olson-Reyes (702) 584-7995 (702) 584-7742 mcarlotti@ballytech.com lolson-reyes@ballytech.comSOURCE Bally Technologies, Inc.