Page 18 - Southern California Gaming Guide • January 2018

Every year in the fall, the casino industry’s main trade show, the annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E), presents new slot games that will be launched in the coming months and the following year. is is where casino slot directors from all over the country preview new slots and decide the ones they want on their slot oors.
Every year G2E consistently introduces new television show and movie-themed slots, and games based on popular entertainment brands and legendary stars. But this year, new games were also featured with technological advances unlike anything we had seen. After playing hundreds of the new slots previewed at G2E, we’re counting on the new slot machines presented on these pages on becoming some of this year’s favorites. ey
are all thrilling, amazing games and all very worthy of your play. A few may even already be on some Southern California casino oors.
e nine slots introduced here are a small sampling of the exciting new games that Southern California casino players will eventually have a chance to play. All are in new streamlined, stylish cabinets with ultra-hd graphics, amazing sound, and lots
more. Look for the following games in the next few months.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Slot
Over the years, the Bu y e Vampire Slayer TV series from 1997 has become a frequent pop culture reference in video games, comics and television shows, and is frequently parodied and spoofed. In March 2017, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the series, Entertainment Weekly reunited Bu y creator Joss Whedon and the whole cast for their rst joint interview and photo shoot in over a decade. Bringing Bu y back into the entertainment zeitgeist was
great timing for Everi’s debut of one of its thrilling new slot games
for 2018.
Featuring three haunting
bonuses and three exciting features, Everi’s Buffy The
Vampire Slayer slot is a 5-reel, 1024-ways game that showcases Bu y Summers, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s “Slayer” character, battling against the vampires and demons of the paranormal world that emanates from the Hellmouth
beneath Sunnydale High library.
School’s
starting at $100,000. ere are so many ways to win in this hauntingly fun slot.
AvailablestartingFebruary,we’llbelookingforthe Bu y e Vampire Slayer slot very soon.
The Voice Video Slots
IGT’s new The Voice Video Slots transports players to the set of one of tv’s most popular shows, e Voice, viewed in more than 180 countries. Housed in the new CrystalCurve ULTRA cabinet, e Voice Video Slots deliver an immersive player experience with popular songs and video footage from the tv show, bank-wide win celebrations, and a symbol set that features several e Voice coaches including Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Rita Ora, and Ricky Martin.
e Voice hits all the right notes by featuring a 4x5 game with 40 paylines and exciting content from the tv show. Incorporating the show’s iconic rotating chairs, the Chair Choice button is in the game’s base and bonus play. Triggered by three hand symbols, The Voice Bonus may award Audition Free Spins, a Performer Bonus, a Coach Progressive, or
The Voice Jackpot. During the Performer Bonus, players get to pick a performer to experience the bonus with them. A pick grid includes credit values, a microphone that boosts Coach Progressives or a red button that awards Coach Progressives. If you
A one-cent wide-area-progressive game with a maximum bet of $3.00, the Top Jackpot resets at $100,000, the Grand starts at $2,000, Mega at $450, Major at $110, Minor at $52.50, and Mini at $22.50.
Features include random Expanding Reels that grow each individual reel up to 8 symbols high, Vampire Wilds, and the Buffy Pick that triggers a pick that includes credits and bonuses that get upgraded with each credit pick.
Bonuses include Hellmouth Free Spins, 10 to 35 free spins with scatters awarding up to 25 retrigger spins; Buffy and Angel Free Spins,
7 spins with additional spins awarded for Bu y and Angel windows and up to 6x in prize multipliers; and the Primeval Progressive Wheel, one single spin that gives a chance for credits and progressives, and multiple wheel slices awarded on the base bet. is is the bonus where you could nail the truly thrilling Top Jackpot
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
JANUARY 2018