The Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel in Louisiana has exclusively debuted two new slot themes featuring the Tabasco brand products developed by IGT.

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As the first casino in the US to introduce these newly designed slot machines, its guests will be the first to experience these new gaming machines, one inspired by Tabasco pepper sauces and the other paying homage to the birthplace of Tabasco sauce, Avery Island.

The modernised game themes are housed on IGT’s CrystalCore cabinet, which features a 42ins vertical touchscreen display, USB charging port and a digital player panel. The jackpot bonus is the main feature of each game; it can be triggered in the regular game and in the free spins feature.

“The artwork used in these games is unique to our area,” said Russell Christianson, executive director of operations at Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel. “Guests are going to immediately recognise many of the symbols and the iconic Tabasco brand products,”

“The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, which owns Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel, and the McIlhenny family, which owns and manufacturers Tabasco sauce on Avery Island, Louisiana, share a special history,” said Jack Darden, interim general manager of the casino.

“In the early 1900s Mary Avery McIlhenny Bradford and her sister Sara Avery McIlhenny purchased the remaining tribal lands in St Mary Parish and later petitioned the federal government to hold the land in trust for the beneficial use of the Chitimacha tribe in perpetuity, thus creating the Chitimacha reservation.

“The relationship is extraordinary and it is exciting to be the first in the US to launch the Tabasco brand slot products.”

“IGT’s new Tabasco slot games pair the dynamic player experience of the CrystalCore cabinet with captivating gameplay and bonus events that leverage iconic Tabasco imagery,” said Tim Shortall, IGT’s vice president eastern region sales, gaming.

The picture shows officials from Cypress Bayou Casino, IGT, Chitimacha Tribal Council and McIlhenny Company.