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Bally's Corp

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Apr 5, 2024.

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Dec 31, 2023 · Filed Apr 5, 2024

BALY$12.38-1.9%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.)

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To the Shareholders of Bally’s Corporation:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Bally’s Corporation to be held virtually on May 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You may access the Annual Meeting via the internet through a virtual web conference at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BALY2024. Shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting are shareholders as of the close of business on March 20, 2024. You will be able to attend the meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the meeting.

The following items are to be voted on at the Annual Meeting:

1.To elect the following nominees to hold office for a term of three years:
Terrence Downey, Jaymin B. Patel, and Wanda Young Wilson;
2.To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024;
3.To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
4.To consider and vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on the adoption of a smokefree policy; and
5.To transact other business, if any, that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements.

You may vote your shares in advance of the meeting via the internet, by telephone or by mail or by attending and voting online at the Annual Meeting via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BALY2024. Please refer to the section “How do I vote?” in the proxy statement for detailed voting instructions. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card or vote over the internet at www.proxyvote.com or by telephone at 1-800-690-6903 (toll free) as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting. To participate in the virtual meeting, you will need the 16-digit control number included on your notice, proxy card or voting instruction form. The meeting webcast will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Online check-in will begin at 1:45 p.m., Eastern Time, and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures.

We look forward to speaking with you at the meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors
Soohyung Kim
April 5, 2024Chairman of the Board of Directors

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PROXY STATEMENT1
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING1
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS4
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE7
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION14
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS15
OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS16
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION18
2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE29
2023 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE30
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2023 FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE31
2023 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE32
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL TABLE36
EQUITY PLAN INFORMATION38
CEO PAY RATIO38
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE40
PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM44
PROPOSAL 3: APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS46
PROPOSAL 4: SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING A REPORT ON THE ADOPTION OF A SMOKEFREE POLICY47
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE49
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS50
PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS50
OTHER MATTERS51
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