‘ANCHORMAN’-THEMED SLOT MACHINES BEING DEVELOPED
On Tuesday, the American Gaming Association filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Christie v. NCA A, supporting the legalization of sports betting across the country. So far there’s been no real action in the case. The court is just receiving briefs from interested parties like the AGA and hasn’t set a date for oral arguments.
Games
The Level Up gaming lounge at the MGM Grand has added something it’s calling Las Vegas’ first free-roaming virtual reality arena. In the Virtual Reality Powered by Zero Latency, guests visit the land of Engineerium; fight zombies in Zombie Survival; or try to escape a robot-infested space station in Singularity.
Love the movie “Anchorman”? You can now worship at the altar of Ron Burgundy by playing a slot machine developed by Scientific Games.
The game:
• Is a five-reel, 25-line video slot game with a three-level near-area progressive.
• Features a big bonus filmstrip stop with Burgundy and the fictional Channel 4 News team. If the filmstrip stops on a character, a bonus game starring that character is triggered.
• Has a bonus where symbols on the reels advance players up an award ladder to Ron’s Giant Free Games, where the reels expand to 20 lines; the Sex Panther Pick, which features Brian Fantana; and Brick’s Weather Wheels, which awards credits and the chance to advance to another level.
Even if you’re not into celebrity slots or sports betting, and would rather be entertained by your smartphone, the gambling business has you covered.
Gamblit Gaming is attempting to tap into the mania for smartphone games by entering a partnership with Zeptolab, the developers of the popular mobile phone game, Cut the Rope 2. Gamblit will reveal the gambling version of the game at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E in October).
Conventions, meetings
It seems like late summer, early autumn is convention season for the gaming industry.
G2E, one of the biggest conventions for the gambling business, returns to the Sands Convention Center again this year, Oct. 3-5.
The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) will have its annual conference on gambling and addiction Oct. 1-2 in conjunction with G2E.
The Cutting Edge Table Games Conference is Nov. 14-16 at Paris Las Vegas. thomas.moore@gmgvegas. com / 702-513-2612 / @thdomo