Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Mooberry Derik
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [BYI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6601 S. BERMUDA ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Product & Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89119		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 16,338 (1)
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 340
I
Derik J Mooberry and Barbara Mooberry Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) 08/24/2008 08/24/2015 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 2,000 $ 12.07 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 10/14/2015 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 10,000 $ 20.32 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/21/2016 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 7,000 $ 34.61 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 10/25/2016 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 6,000 $ 19.47 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/26/2017 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 12,000 $ 22.02 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (6) 08/16/2017 Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 7,500 $ 32.62 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mooberry Derik
6601 S. BERMUDA ROAD
LAS VEGAS, NV 89119		       SVP, Product & Operations  

Signatures

/s/Derik Mooberry 10/20/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1,838 restricted shares are vested. The unvested restricted stock vests as follows: (i) 2,500 shares on 12/13/2011, (ii) 2,000 shares on 4/14/2011, (iii) 1,666 shares on 7/21/2011, (iv) 750 shares on 2/10/2012, (v) 2,000 shares 4/14/2012, (vi) 1,667 shares on 7/21/2012, (vii) 750 shares on 2/10/2013, (viii) 1,667 shares on 7/21/2013, (ix) 750 shares on 2/10/2014, and (x) 750 shares on 2/10/2015.
(2) The options vest as follows: (i) 5,000 on 10/14/2010, (ii) 2,500 on 10/14/2011, and (iii) 2,500 on 10/14/2012.
(3) The options vest in 4 equal annual installments commencing on 7/21/2009.
(4) The options vested in 4 equal annual installments commencing on 10/25/2006.
(5) The options vested in 4 equal annual installments commencing on 2/26/2007.
(6) The options vest as follows: (i) 3,750 on 8/16/2012, (ii) 1,875 on 8/16/2013, and (iii) 1,875 on 8/16/2014.

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