Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’ has inspired a new slot machine-and here’s where you can play it
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Plenty of slot machines rely on nostalgic images and sounds to draw in potential players, whether it’s the Oompa Loompas singing their signature song in a slot machines theme after “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” or the music of Ray Parker Jr. in a slot themed after “Ghostbusters.”
Now there’s a slot dedicated to one of the corniest songs to ever come out of the ’90s hip-hop scene and the rapper behind it, and it’s at San Manuel Casino.
According to officials at the Highland complex, San Manuel is the first casino in the U.S. to get “I Like Big BUCK$,” a penny slot modeled after the song “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot in which one the rapper’s opening line is, “I like big butts and I can not lie.”
The slot machine will feature Sir Mix-a-Lot’s likeness as well as sound samples from the popular song. The game is the first licensed game on company Bluberi’s b.Pod cabinet, which features three 55-inch high definition monitors in a carousel arrangement.
Some of the images on the slot machine’s spinning reels include the words “OMG Becky” in big block letters (a nod to the dialogue opening of the song), a sports car, a microphone, a cassette tape and a blinged-out rotary phone that says “1-900-Mix-a-Lot.” The game has a variety of bonuses for players to win things such things as jackpots and free spins.
“At San Manuel Casino, providing best-in-class entertainment and gaming experiences to our guests is always a top priority,” Peter Arceo, General Manager of San Manuel Casino, stated in a news release. “We are honored to be the first casino in the U.S. to debut this brand-new game, which further allows us to bring truly unique experiences people can’t get anywhere else.”
Players who want to test the new slot out can find it inside the Rockin’ Casino area, between Rock & Brews and George Lopez’s Chingon Kitchen, on the second floor.
“Baby Got Back” has had plenty of reincarnations in popular culture before becoming a slot machine. Cameron Diaz danced along to it in a scene in the movie remake of “Charlie’s Angels”; it was a plot point in the NBC TV series “Friends” when Ross and Rachel sing it to their infant daughter Emma; and it found new life as part of Nicki Minaj’s 2014 hit song “Anaconda.”
If you go
What: “I Like Big BUCK$” slot machine
Where: Rockin’ Casino on second floor of San Manuel Casino, 777 San Manuel Blvd., 21 and older only, Highland.
Information: 800-359-2464, sanmanuel.com.
