Dominic Tiberio was born on January 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a mechanical engineering degree from Chicago Technical College in 1962. After graduating, Dominic served two years in the US Army, where he gained valuable skills that would later benefit his professional career.
In August 1963, Dominic began his career in the gaming industry by joining Bally Manufacturing in Chicago. He started as a junior engineer, focusing on the design of slot cabinet outer castings. One of his notable early contributions was to Bally’s groundbreaking Money Honey game, which was the first electro-mechanical slot machine in the industry. The success of Money Honey played a pivotal role in establishing Bally as a leading supplier of slot machines during the late 1960s. The company eventually went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1975.
While at Bally, Dominic eventually took over game development, and over the course of his career either led the development or oversaw the development of key slot games including Game Maker, Black Gold, Diamond Line, Bonus Frenzy, Triple Blazing 7s, Fire & Ice, Millionaire Sevens, Monte Carlo, and Pick Em Poker. Dominic also oversaw the development of Bally’s Betty Boop slot theme, which was included on Bally’s first ever Wide Area Progressive link, Thrillions.
After a successful career spanning several decades, Dominic retired from Bally in 2008 and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.