Alliance Gaming Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Sierra Design Group
March 03 2004 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Alliance Gaming Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Sierra
Design Group LAS VEGAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliance
Gaming Corp. announced today that it has completed the acquisition
of privately held Sierra Design Group (SDG), a leading supplier of
Class II and Class III gaming devices, systems and technology.
Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alliance Gaming acquired 100
percent of the outstanding shares of SDG for approximately $28.3
million of cash and 662,000 shares of Alliance Gaming Common Stock
valued at $16.0 million. In addition, Alliance Gaming provided
$73.0 million in pre-acquisition financing to SDG and assumed $7.2
million of long-term debt, for a total initial consideration of
$124.5 million. Additional contingent consideration of up to $95.6
million may become payable, in equal portions of cash and stock,
over the next three fiscal years upon the SDG business unit
achieving certain significant revenue and EBITDA targets. "The
closing of this transaction comes at a time when the gaming
industry is moving in a number of new and positive directions,"
said Robert Miodunski, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Alliance Gaming. "This acquisition has positioned Alliance Gaming
to take advantage of significant opportunities in both the domestic
and international markets, from the technology advances in
traditional casino style gaming to the Class II environments with
central determination features. The combination of the core
products of Bally Gaming and Systems, combined with the vision of
Bob Luciano and the cutting-edge technology of SDG, will now allow
us to offer a full range of gaming products in the global gaming
environment." To date, SDG has aggressively targeted selected
domestic gaming markets that have resulted in: * 27 percent share
of the New York lottery contract for games operated in racinos. SDG
and Bally have a combined 52 percent of the video lottery terminals
at the two facilities that have recently opened, with a third
property expected to open later this month and five more expected
to open over the next 18 months. * 1,500 units and central
determination links placed in various Class II facilities
throughout Oklahoma, a market that SDG recently entered in March
2003. Given the recent positive legislative action in the state
that moves gaming to a defined compacted Class III environment,
combined with the recent decision by the Supreme Court regarding
Class II games, this is expected to be a high growth market for
both SDG and Bally Gaming and Systems, as the market moves to the
regulated and approved equipment, and expands into new and larger
approved facilities. * 2,400 units representing more than 90
percent market share placed in the Class II Florida Seminole
facilities, a total that is expected to increase to over 4,000
units later this year following the opening of the second of two
Hard Rock Casino properties in Florida. These installations include
the devices and the central determination system links as well as
Bally Systems' Casino Marketplace player tracking system. * The
central determination linking of 10,200 units or approximately 80
percent of the Washington state Class III market, where more than
five years ago SDG took a leading role in developing the centrally
determined technology used in this market. SDG also operates
machines in traditional Class IIIcasino markets such as Nevada and
Connecticut on a participation basis. SDG's initial offering, the
highly successful Raining Diamonds(TM) slot machine, dispenses
genuine diamond jewelry as the top jackpot award. At the Global
Gaming Expo in September 2003, SDG debuted a new bonusing concept
with its award-winning Auction Fever(TM) slot machine, which allows
all of the players on a linked bank of machines to receive
additional bonus payouts when one player initiates the bonus round.
The first regulatory approval for Auction Fever is expected by May
2004. "With this deal now officially done, we look forward to
combining our resources to take Alliance Gaming, Bally Gaming and
Systems and Sierra Design Group to a new level of strength in the
gaming industry," said Bob Luciano, the founder of SDG who will
remain as the head of the SDG Product Group. "There is a new level
of excitement sweeping the industry right now and we feel we have
the depth of both gaming and systems products to capitalize on the
opportunities ahead." Alliance Gaming is a diversified gaming
company with headquarters in Las Vegas. The Company is engaged in
the design, manufacture, operation and distribution of advanced
gaming devices and systems worldwide, and is the nation'slargest
gaming machine route operator and operates two casinos. Additional
information about the Company can be found at
http://www.alliancegaming.com/ . This news release may contain
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created
thereby. Such information involves important risks and
uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the
future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating
results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks
that are detailed from time to time in the company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. For further
information,please contact: Investor and Media, Robert L. Saxton of
Alliance Gaming, +1-702-270-7600. DATASOURCE: Alliance Gaming Corp.
CONTACT: Investor and Media, Robert L. Saxton of Alliance Gaming,
+1-702-270-7600 Web site: http://www.alliancegaming.com/
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