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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1995
REGISTRATION NO. 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BALLY ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 36-2512405
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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8700 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631, (312) 399-1300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
LEE S. HILLMAN
8700 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631, (312) 399-1300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
With copies to:
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MARK D. GERSTEIN PHYLLIS G. KORFF
LAWRENCE D. LEVIN STACY J. KANTER
KATTEN MUCHIN & ZAVIS SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600 919 Third Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60661 New York, New York 10022
(312) 902-5200 (212) 735-3000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box: / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: / /
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering: /X/ 33-61571
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering: / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box: / /
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE
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8% PRIDES, Convertible Preferred Stock, par $2,715,625 $937
value $1.00 per share........................................................
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Common Stock, par value $.66 2/3 per share, reserved (2) (2)
for issuance upon conversion or redemption of 8% PRIDES,
Convertible Preferred Stock..................................................
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(a).
(2) An indeterminate number of and dollar amount of shares of Common Stock,
issuable upon, or in connection with, the conversion or redemption of the 8%
PRIDES, including shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of accrued and
unpaid dividends and additional shares of Common Stock that may become
issuable as a consequence of adjustments to the Common Equivalent Rate, the
Optional Conversion Rate and the Minimum Redemption Rate (the respective
rates at which a share of 8% PRIDES is mandatorily or voluntarily converted
into or redeemed with shares of Common Stock).
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 462(b)"). Pursuant to Rule 462(b),
the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Bally Entertainment
Corporation effective September 27, 1995 (File No. 33-61571), including the
exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on the 28th day of
September, 1995.
BALLY ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ LEE S. HILLMAN
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Lee S. Hillman, Executive Vice
President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons, in the
capacities indicated, on September 28, 1995.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ ARTHUR M. GOLDBERG Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
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Arthur M. Goldberg
/s/ LEE S. HILLMAN Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Lee S. Hillman
/s/ JOHN W. DWYER Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal
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John W. Dwyer
/s/ GEORGE N. ARONOFF Director
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George N. Aronoff
/s/ BARRIE K. BRUNET Director
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Barrie K. Brunet
/s/ EDWIN M. HALKYARD Director
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Edwin M. Halkyard
/s/ J. KENNETH LOOLOIAN Director
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J. Kenneth Looloian
/s/ ROCCO J. MARANO Director
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Rocco J. Marano
/s/ PATRICK L. O'MALLEY Director
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Patrick L. O'Malley
/s/ JAMES M. ROCHFORD Director
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James M. Rochford
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CERTIFICATE
I, John W. Dwyer, Vice President of Bally Entertainment Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify on behalf of the Company as
follows:
(1) The Company or its agent has instructed the Company's bank or a
wire transfer service to transmit to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") the applicable filing fee by wire transfer of such
amount from the Company's account or the Company's agent's account to the
Commission's account at Mellon Bank as soon as practicable but no later
than the close of business today;
(2) Neither the Company nor its agent will revoke such instructions;
and
(3) The Company or its agent has sufficient funds in such account to
cover the amount of such filing fee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate as of September 28, 1995.
BALLY ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
By /s/ JOHN W. DWYER
Name: John W. Dwyer
Title: Vice President and Corporate
Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (No. 33- ) of our report dated February 15, 1995, except for
the "Discontinued operations" note, as to which the date is March 17, 1995,
which is included in the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 33-61571) and
related Prospectus of Bally Entertainment Corporation for the registration of
Convertible Preferred Stock and to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" included therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
September 27, 1995
