Judge’s Reversal Ends Antitrust Portion of Gaming Suit

District of Nevada Judge Robert C. Jones reversed an earlier ruling between Bally Technologies and International Gaming Technology (IGT). This new ruling effectively ends the antitrust portion of the lawsuit. The counter-claimant, Bally, alleged that the suit was part of an effort to monopolize the gaming market for certain types of machines. Bally argued that the wheel-shaped games were the relevant market, but Judge Jones found otherwise. Instead, the Judge stated that casinos chose gaming machines based on “their net revenue potential-performance” and not by their shape. Because the judge reversed the earlier ruling, IGT will be entitled to summary judgment on the antitrust portion of the litigation.

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