This page was produced in partnership with our sponsor IGT. Learn more about our editorial policy.
Whitney Houston is one of the most talented singers ever to record popular music, with her legacy and musical catalog continuing to entertain millions. We were delighted to learn about the development of IGT’s Whitney Houston slot machine last year at the Global Gaming Expo, bringing some of her most treasured moments to life on a slot machine.
The slot was developed in consultation with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and Primary Wave Music, ensuring that they had a seat at the table in highlighting the best of Whitney Houston. And the slot is now hitting casino floors, as the first game on IGT’s new SkyRise™ cabinet, which soars into the air, just like Whitney’s voice.
Whitney’s sold more than 200 million records, but we suspect she’ll sell a few more after players are taken back to some of her many amazing hits while playing the game. And the slot does a great job of showcasing the various eras of Whitney’s career, as well as her 6-time Grammy Award-winning catalog of music.
Let’s dive into the key features of the Whitney Houston slot machine, and at the end we’ll share a slot finder so you can see where you can play it!
Base Game
Slot players will find a mix of new and familiar on the Whitney Houston slot machine – the game leverages popular concepts but adds new excitement along the way.
The base game is a 5×3 reel set with 243 ways to win, an all ways pays format. There is a dazzling pot that sits above the reels that grows with stars as records land on the reels. But while the star bowl’s size isn’t always an indication a bonus is due, it can help a Lock & Respin Feature out, by giving you what you need to trigger one!
Of course, part of what’s special here is Whitney – she’s on all the premium symbols, and her music plays as you play the game. Stacked Wild Whitneys are a helpful addition here too, as these can help connect symbols more frequently to achieve line hits.
Some of the songs featured in this slot include “So Emotional,” “How Will I Know,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and “I’m Every Woman.” And imagery of Whitney can on occasion pop up on the screen, pre-announcing something big is about to happen like a feature or a big win!
There are five jackpots – two static jackpots that adjust with your bet level, a machine-specific Major progressive, a machine bank linked Grand progressive, and a wide area progressive Platinum jackpot. These can be won in the various features and bonuses available on the game!
Lock & Respin Feature
IGT’s Lock & Respin Feature is back in action here, when you get six records on a single spin, or the star bowl helps you out, filling in the missing records you need to get the bonus. This will trigger a four board Lock & Respin bonus.
The basics are familiar – you have three spins to collect at least one more record on an unlocked board. If you do, your spin counter resets to three. But if you go three spins without collecting another record, the bonus ends and you collect all the prizes on the records you successfully locked.
However, with four boards, you also have to unlock the boards to have access to the prizes locked on them. The boards unlock based on how many records you collect on the unlocked boards:
- 9 records: 2nd board unlocked
- 18 records: 3rd board unlocked
- 32 records: 4th board unlocked
If at any time you lock records on all 15 spaces of a board, you are awarded the Grand jackpot. If you manage to fill all 60 spaces, you can win the Grand four times!
Wheel Bonus
The Wheel Bonus symbol appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 – land all three to trigger a wheel spin! There’s a lot of options on the wheel, each with their own rewards that fill both screens full of possibilities. This can include:
- Mini and Minor flat jackpots (these can be multiplied by 2 or 3!)
- Major and Grand progressive jackpots
- Platinum wide area progressive jackpot
- Up to 20 free games
Free Games
During the free games, the star bowl becomes a helping hand, by throwing wild multipliers onto the reels randomly during the bonus. With the right combination, you can end up with up to a 60x multiplier on your ways wins. When combined with MultiWAY pays format, the bonus can be a big hit, just like Whitney’s 7 consecutive #1 hits.
You have the chance to retrigger for more free games during the bonus. You also have the chance to land six records for the Lock & Respin Feature during the bonus. And if you don’t get enough, the star bowl can lend a helping hand there too, giving you the records you need to trigger the feature.
Watch Brian Christopher Play the Whitney Houston Slot Machine
Brian debuted IGT’s Whitney Houston slot machine during a live recorded at Yaamava’ Casino in Highland, California:
Where to Play the Whitney Houston Slot Machine
Casinos all over are in the process of installing the game. Fortunately, our friends at IGT have set up this page, which includes a slot finder, so you can see where you can play it near you! And be sure to keep checking back, as the list is updated regularly:
