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  <p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF<br>
  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST
  EVENT REPORTED):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><b>May&nbsp;16, 2008</b></p>
  
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  584-7700</b></font></p>
  
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  to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
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  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17
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  5.02.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Departure of Directors or
  Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></p>
  
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  Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) amended its existing Employment
  Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Robert Luciano (the &#147;Agreement&#148;), effective as of December&nbsp;31,
  2007 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;).&#160; The
  Agreement reflects the reduction in Mr.&nbsp;Luciano&#146;s annual salary to
  $150,000 as of the effective date. Mr.&nbsp;Luciano most recently served as the
  Company&#146;s Chief Technology Officer.</font></p>
  
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  for an annual bonus and equity grants at the Company&#146;s discretion.&#160; The Company will also continue to provide Mr.&nbsp;Luciano
  and his eligible dependents with medical benefits under the Company&#146;s medical
  plans.&#160; In addition, during the term of
  the agreement and for so long as Mr.&nbsp;Luciano maintains his current
  residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Company will continue to pay Mr.&nbsp;Luciano
  a monthly housing subsidy of $5,000 so long as Mr.&nbsp;Luciano remains
  employed by the Company.</font></p>
  
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  foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
  text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1
  and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Times New Roman">Second
  Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Bally Technologies,&nbsp;Inc.
  and Robert Luciano dated May&nbsp;16, 2008.</font></p>
  
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  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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BALLY
    TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></p>
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text: 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):
  May 16, 2008
  BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Nevada
  0-4281
  88-0104066
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  6601 S. Bermuda Rd.
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  89119
  (Address of principal executive
  offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's 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)
  ¨
  Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ¨
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ¨
  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
  Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  (e)
  On May 16, 2008, Bally
  Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") amended its existing Employment
  Agreement with Mr. Robert Luciano (the "Agreement"), effective as of December 31,
  2007 (the "Effective Date").  The
  Agreement reflects the reduction in Mr. Luciano's annual salary to
  $150,000 as of the effective date. Mr. Luciano most recently served as the
  Company's Chief Technology Officer.
  The Company may consider Mr. Luciano
  for an annual bonus and equity grants at the Company's discretion.  The Company will also continue to provide Mr. Luciano
  and his eligible dependents with medical benefits under the Company's medical
  plans.  In addition, during the term of
  the agreement and for so long as Mr. Luciano maintains his current
  residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Company will continue to pay Mr. Luciano
  a monthly housing subsidy of $5,000 so long as Mr. Luciano remains
  employed by the Company.
  The
  foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
  text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits
  10.1
  Second
  Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Bally Technologies, Inc.
  and Robert Luciano dated May 16, 2008.
  2
  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.
  By:
  /s/
    Mark Lerner
  Mark
    Lerner
  Senior
    Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  Dated:
    May 20, 2008
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