Strictly Slots July 2022

Slot influencer Brian Christopher debuted the new slot, Brian Christopher’s Pop’N Pays More, at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, on July 7. The game is featured on Gaming Arts’ beautiful new VertX Grand portrait cabinet and displays his likeness, well-known catchphrases, and some of his favorite gaming graphics along with a fully customized and immersive soundtrack.

“We are really appreciative of Brian and what he does,”Venneman says.“We were a very young slot supplier when we launched the original Pop’N Pays se ries in 2019.Brian found the game, loved the game and really helped promote the game on his channel.We feel that he re ally did aid and assist in getting that game out into the market and added to its success, by showing his enthusiasm for the game.” When it came time to move the Pop’N Pays series—a family of games distinguished by fun themes and

“I offered up ways to add more features, and a ton more interaction. I was able to offer input on the music, the word ing, symbols,sounds and performance.Nothing was off limits, so long as it kept to the Pop’N Pays brand.” The Brian Christopher slot, with 1,047 ways to win in the base game,has a feature that expands reels 2–5 up to eight symbols high.At full expansion, there are 16,384 ways to win on every spin.There is a free game feature offering up to 15 free games with frequent re-triggers. Throughout game play, Brian Christopher’s avatar pops up as cash-on-reels symbols.And he essentially hosts his own game,using his most popular catchphrases.“Oh Nelly!”after a big win.“Line it UP!” in anticipation of a winning spin.“Do it to it!”“It’s all about timing!”And one of the most clever and fre quent: after a near-miss where a symbol lands just short of a combination—“Rude!” “Aside from a few hidden Easter eggs that I’ll allow my fans to find, the Brian character can be super generous,” Christopher says.“If you’re missing one bonus symbol, Brian can say his catchphrase ‘Rude!’ and provide the third bonus symbol! If you have a full row of popping Brians but are miss ing an important one, Brian can place another one. In the bonus, the popping Brians can put up two or even three fin gers to signify two or three prizes instead of the usual one in regular spins.” “We’re really excited about working with Brian,”saysVen neman.“He’s been an amazing partner to work with,so we’re hopeful that his fans and players alike really enjoy this excit ing new game.”

entertaining features—to the newVertX Grand cabinet, it was a no-brainer to create a Brian Christopher signature slot. “We’ve collaborated very closely with him to create a game that he loves,”saysVenneman,“and to use his brand in a won derful way that I think his player base will truly enjoy. It has endless voice-overs using many of his well-known sayings,and a lot of the imagery that’s related to him and his brand.” Christopher says he was involved in designing the game from start to finish.“Pop’N Pays was already a hit among my fans, so when they asked me about partnering on a new ver sion, I jumped on it,” he says.“They had already worked out what they wanted for their other iterations of Pop’N Pays More—Piñatas Ole and Big Top—and although you will no tice many differences between them and my game, all three games in the series are remarkable.

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