Gavin Isaacs has been on a role… for about the past 10 years. After coming to America with Aristocrat Technologies, he became an instrumental member of Bally Technologies where he helped to grow that company into the powerhouse it is today. After leaving Bally, he finished the turnaround of SHFL entertainment, before selling it to Bally for more than billion just a year ago. He took over at the merged Scientific Games/WMS less than two months ago, and he arranged one of the biggest deals ever in the gaming industry by going back to his roots to buy Bally in a .1 billion deal.
He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros last week at his offices in New York City just three days before the deal was announced. While Isaacs obviously could not mention the deal, the hints about consolidation will encourage you to listen between the lines.
