There was a time that Casino giant, "Bally" was a "big dog" on the casino slot floor. IGT was always the "biggest" ... but not really the "innovator" --- in fact, "Bally was responsible for many of the technologies" on the modern slot floor ... the electromechanical slot and their dominant slot management package are great examples of this.

Unforunately, Ball fell behind the technology on the casino floor. Although their flagship "Blazing 7's" remain popular, their foray into Video Slots has been less successful. The graphics are inferior, the animation is inferior ... and the overall satisfaction is inferior. There is very little innovation which goes into their slots -- most are copies of other manufacturers. In fact, it has taken a long time for casinos to figure out that BALLY is "out of the game" when it comes to catching up.

Most importantly, casinos have to stop buying their lousy products -- so they get the message and make improvements. For example, I see their "HOT PROGRESSIVES" mostly sitting empty. Although these machines are just making their way on the floors of Canadian casinos, the dates on the cabinets show the technology is already many many years old.

Note to Casinos: Please stop replacing old machines with inferior Bally product, until they can show something interesting.

/\/\/\/\ the Shamus /\/\/\/\