UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): December 1, 2006
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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6601 S. Bermuda Rd. |
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Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (702) 584-7700
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) On December 1, 2006, Bally Technologies, Inc. (the Company), announced that Mr. Robert L. Guido has been appointed to the Companys Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Guido, who has been affirmatively determined by the Companys Board of Directors to be an independent director, will also serve on the Companys Audit Committee.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by the Company, dated December 1, 2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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/s/ Robert C. Caller |
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Robert C. Caller |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Dated: December 4, 2006 |
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