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Bally Tech plans second studio in Chennai

CHENNAI: The Chennai-based Bally Technologies India Private Ltd (BTL), the 100 per cent subsidiary of the $830 million U.S.-based Bally Technologies, a gaming company, plans to set up its second studio to develop gaming software from India for the global market. The company would be investing over $32 million this year.

The Chief Operating Officer of Bally Technologies, Gavin Isaacs, told The Hindu that the second studio would help produce more gaming software for Bally’s global market.

Recently, the Indian company had developed the first game and its software in its studio. This game ’Chinese Kitchen’ was released during the recently held International Casino Exhibition (ICE) in London.

Mr. Isaacs, who was here for the inauguration of the second facility, said with the opening of the second studio, the Indian company would be in a position to produce eight games in a year.

So far, Bally had invested over $16 million in India since it started its operations in October 2005.

At present, about 80 per cent of the total work done by Bally Technologies India was on casino management systems and the rest in developing gaming software.

The ratio would be equal in three years, Mr. Isaacs said.

Bally Technologies has two major lines of businesses — developing gaming software and casino management systems — catering to regulated gaming markets across the world.

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