Playstudio recruits former basketball star for new social casino game

Picture 7 foot tall former basketball star Shaq O’Neal in a skin tight body suit cavorting and goofing around, and you have some idea of what the content of Playstudio’s latest social casino apps is likely to be…Shaq performed for the cameras so that programmers could capture motion detail and create the game with him as the central theme.

The publication TMZ reports that Shaq is now a proud virtual casino owner through two new games, SHAQJack and Caddy Shaq, developed by Playstudio on the MGM MyVegas app.

The games are reportedly a twist on traditional blackjack with a pinch of basketball and golf

Check out the previews here: http://www.myvegas.com/games/shaq-jack and here: http://www.myvegas.com/games/caddy-shaq

A press release from Playstudio describes the two new games, available on Google Play, iOS and Amazon and Facebook:

Caddy Shaq. A new twist on a traditional online slot machine where the right spin triggers bonus features including:

* A golf course side-scroller where a player and the Big Man hit the links at Shaqusta Country Club and try to avoid the club’s mischievous mascot, Bucky the Gopher.
* A stack of three Shaq symbols transforms into a single Stack Shaq Wild Symbol – which allows players to get free spins until they hit a winner.

ShaqJack features:

* Several basketball-themed layouts, rather than a customary blackjack table.
* Players can start a hot streak on The Street and then follow His Shaqness through each professional stop of his illustrious professional career.
* Narration by Shaq.

Successful players can win rewards such as stays at MGM resorts, luxury cruises and seats to big games, along with appropriately branded clothing.