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Yaas, Queen! This new slot machine can be seen this week at G2E at the Venetian through Thursday (Oct. 1). (Image: IGT)<\/p>\nInternational Game Technology (IGT), the Las Vegas\u2013based manufacturer behind 2023\u2019s Whitney Houston Video Slots, has introduced the first Queen slot machine at this week\u2019s Global Gaming Expo (G2E). <\/p>\n
Queen Video Slots expands IGT\u2019s music\u2011licensed portfolio and marks the company\u2019s first attempt at licensing an entire band rather than a single artist.<\/p>\n
Yaas, Queen! This new slot machine can be seen this week at G2E at the Venetian through Thursday (Oct. 1). (Image: IGT)<\/p>\n
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The game was developed with Ceremony of Roses, the Sony Music Entertainment subsidiary that manages Queen\u2019s merchandising and licensing rights. It includes 10 Queen tracks, plus approved photos and video clips of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. The title features four bonuses and six jackpots and is built for IGT\u2019s Summit75 cabinet, the company\u2019s newest hardware platform.<\/p>\n
IGT has not announced a release date. Historically, though, major G2E launches reach casino floors within three to four months.<\/p>\n
\u201cQueen is one of the rare bands with truly global reach and lasting, cross\u2011generational appeal, making it a powerful brand for IGT to bring to casino floors,\u201d said Hector Fernandez, IGT\u2019s CEO, in a press release. \u201cWith Queen Video Slots, our talented studio teams tapped their passion for Queen\u2019s music and legacy to create a high\u2011impact game that quickly captivates music fans and slot players. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe game also reflects the kind of standout content that is anchoring IGT\u2019s transformation and helping us create more magnetic gaming experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Licensing agreements typically restrict how imagery and audio can be used, and artists and\/or their estates often require review of all creative elements. Some decline gambling\u2011related licensing entirely; others allow limited use under strict conditions. (Queen has licensed arcade machines before, such as Pinball Brothers\u2019 official Queen Pinball, but never gambling products.)<\/p>\n
Licensing an entire band also comes with its own headaches: separate approvals for imagery, archival footage, and audio. Queen\u2019s catalog is jointly controlled by band members and Sony, making it one of the more tightly managed music properties in the industry. <\/p>\n
Nevertheless, IGT said its Whitney Houston project provided some licensing and production experience that carried over to a multi\u2011member act.<\/p>\n
IGT has not disclosed financial terms of the Queen agreement or whether additional Queen\u2011themed gambling products are planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"International Game Technology (IGT), the Las Vegas\u2013based manufacturer behind 2023\u2019s Whitney Houston Video Slots, has introduced the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[664,134241,134242,134243,671,134244,134245,134246,49529,672,134247,134248,134249,9,24,63,134250,134251,122,124,123,134252,673,134253,134254,134255],"class_list":["post-361334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-brian-may","tag-casino-gaming-news","tag-casino-tech","tag-ceremony-of-roses","tag-freddie-mercury","tag-g2e-2026","tag-global-gaming-expo","tag-hector-fernandez","tag-igt","tag-john-deacon","tag-las-vegas-casino-games","tag-music-slot-machines","tag-new-slot-machines","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queen-casino-game","tag-queen-slot-machine","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-rock-band-slot-machine","tag-roger-taylor","tag-sony-music-entertainment","tag-summit75-cabinet","tag-whitney-houston-slot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}