Double Platinum is currently on field trial at the Excalibur Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The Price is Right video slot machines manufactured by International Game Technology. WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., and IGT, a subsidiary of International Game Technology, announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby WMS will develop games based on an entertainment brand to be placed on IGT's wide-area progressive jackpot system. WMS Gaming has secured the North American licensing rights to this brand and will announce the details of that agreement shortly. Under the terms of the agreement, WMS Gaming will design and market the gaming devices based on the brand, which will be manufactured by IGT and placed on IGT's MegaJackpots progressive linked jackpot system.
Plans call for submitting the game for regulatory approval within the next nine months.
All game placements are subject to receiving applicable regulatory approvals. The agreements cover two main items. First, the new agreement provides for the co-development of seven new wheel games based on famous themes. Two of the games will be demonstrated at the gaming industry's major trade show in the fall and should be submitted for regulatory approval by the end of December. Approval in Mississippi was also received earlier.