Bally expands relationship with Cisco for casino-floor environments
By Wilson Joseph
Bally Technologies, a provider of video machines and casino management software for the gaming industry, has announced an expanded relationship with Cisco Systems, naming Cisco its preferred provider of ethernet networking for casino-floor environments.
Bally said that its expanded relationship with Cisco, combined with its experience working with Cisco on the implementation of a number of high-speed networked casino floors, ensures a much smoother, more seamless implementation for Bally Systems customers looking to move to the Networked Floor of the Future.
Bruce Rowe, senior vice president of strategy and business development at Bally Technologies, said: "We have worked closely with Cisco on networked casino-floor implementations for some of our largest enterprise customers. The combination of Bally's industry-leading technology with Cisco's world-class networking solutions ensures a powerful, secure integration."
Jeff Cristee, area vice president of US sales for Cisco, said: "Bally Technologies has been a good partner to Cisco during the course of several implementations of our high-speed network solutions at casinos from coast to coast. We are honored that Bally has named us their preferred networking provider to help transform the high-growth and dynamic gaming industry.
"As network capabilities become increasingly important on the casino floor, we look forward to working closely with Bally to offer our experience in deploying mission-critical networks that help the gaming industry fully capitalize on Bally's groundbreaking networked gaming solutions."