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Bally's Interactive reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(627 total reviews)
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Robeson Reeves

56% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Bally's Interactive has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 627 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bally's Interactive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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627 reviews
3.0
Jun 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary was OK I guess. The location is obviously really good and the technology stack wasn't that venerable as the real reviews are saying at least not on the part I was working with.

Cons

The management is overloaded and have no time to get a clear picture of what people really do. Politics matter more at this company than actual skills. This could be in the "Pros" paragraph as well if you're good at selling yourself on a daily basis.

1.0
Jun 18, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

An innovative playing field; there are brilliant ideas at the core of their products. The tangible aspects of the environment, such as the free drinks and regular socials, convey a "keep employees happy" philosophy. Pity the same message isn't delivered by the personalities that manage you.

Cons

Unfortunately, the dreadful cliché of corporate bitchiness is at the heart of Gamesys; ruthless managers push for tough targets and would gladly throw you under a bus to gain anything for themselves. I believe in constructive criticism, but be prepared for personal attacks, neglectful management and highschool malevolence. Do not expect to receive gratitude for good work. There is a distinct lack of empathy embedded into the culture, and you are expected to adapt to this.

1.0
Apr 24, 2013

Terrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Parties, free drinks and fruit. Central London location.

Cons

This company it is not what it seems, the recruiters, managers and technical people try to sell you something that doesn't exist. After my first month there, I realised the terrible mistake I had committed. For starters the technical stack it's obsolete, for instance the main database is DB2. The architecture is monolithic and the projects are old and a big mess and the releases last forever. There are a couple of new projects, but beware you won't work on them. The company plays favourites all the time and if you are a new starter you would be assigned to one of the old projects and then pray to be reassigned - unlikely to happen. Team wise, it's quite average and playing politics all the time, so be careful what you say and do. Some are friendly, but they are just playing you. Then depends on the team, if you are under a certain TA you are assured to have a hard time. In my time there so many people left that team because of his ways, but managers choose to do nothing - apparently he is one of the favourites. I was lucky in that sense, the TA was a bit better. But still, everything was "do this" and "with these tools" and that's all the help and freedom you'd get. There is no freedom to select any technology out of the stack, except for a few individuals and then they can sell that to management - for instance Neo4j. Career wise, well, nothing unless you are one of the favourites. The reviews are based on your popularity, visibility and on the project you are working on. If you are working in a old project, well don't expect too much.

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