SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HADDRILL RICHARD M (Last) (First) (Middle) 6601 S. BERMUDA ROAD (Street) LAS VEGAS NV 89119 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ BYI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/20/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Bally Technologies,Inc.Common Stock,$.10 par value per share(1)	06/20/2006		A		92,565	A	$0(2)	695,102	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right To Buy)	$14.77	06/20/2006		A		200,000		(3)	06/20/2016	Common Stock, $.10 par value per share	200,000	$0(2)	200,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted stock pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Employment Agreement by and between Bally Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") and Richard Haddrill, dated as of June 20, 2006 (the "Amendment"). Per the terms of the Amendment, the restricted stock shall vest as follows: (i) 28.6% thereof or 26,474 shares vest on July 1, 2008 and (ii) 71.4% thereof or 66,091 shares vest on January 1, 2009, in each case subject to Mr. Haddrill's continuous employment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer through each such date.

2. Granted as compensation for services under the Company's Amended and Restated 2001 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.

3. Per the terms of the Amendment, the options shall vest as follows:(i) 66,667 shares vest on February 28, 2008, (ii) 66,667 shares vest on July 31, 2008, and (iii) 66,666 shares vest on January 1, 2009, in each case subject to Mr. Haddrill's continuous employment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer through each such date.

	Richard Haddrill	06/22/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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