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MANUFACTURER ANNOUNCEMENT / Las Vegas, United States

Light & Wonder brings new cabinets and familiar franchises to G2E

FIREBIRD, LIGHTWAVE SOLAR and a wider table systems portfolio feature in the manufacturer’s September announcement.

Primary source date: Sep 21, 2026Sources checked: Oct 21, 2026

PRIMARY SOURCE / Manufacturer announcement

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Specifications and project statements are attributed to the company; independent testing or completion is not implied. Checked Oct 21, 2026.

Editorial illustration of tall gaming cabinets and table-system displays at a technology exhibition
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The product announcement

Light & Wonder’s G2E 2026 release presents a portfolio spanning slot content, cabinets, table products and casino systems. The announced game slate includes KONG: SKULL ISLAND UNCHAINED, GREMLINS and WILLY WONKA WONDROUS BONBON VOYAGE, alongside additions to established company franchises.

Hardware and tables

The company lists COSMIC HALO, LIGHTWAVE SOLAR and FIREBIRD among its hardware platforms. FIREBIRD is described as having a 55-inch main display and 32-inch upper display. Its table portfolio includes NEXLINK, OBSIDIAN standalone and MULTIDECK ULTRA, a shuffler for which the company describes automated card recognition and modular internals.

What the announcement establishes

The release documents the company’s planned showcase at The Venetian Expo from 28 September to 1 October. Specifications and performance descriptions are manufacturer statements. A trade-show listing does not mean that every product is approved, available or installed in every Canadian jurisdiction.

EDITORIAL CONTEXT

When assessing a cabinet, separate the physical platform from the game software it hosts. Display size, maintenance access and floor configuration concern the platform; rules, mathematical settings and approval concern a specific game version. A product reveal can help map a supplier’s roadmap, but it cannot replace jurisdiction-specific certification or independent field evidence.

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Sources & verification

Light & Wonder · 21 September 2026. Primary documents accessed on Oct 21, 2026. Dates and expectations in those documents describe the position when issued.

  1. Light & Wonder: G2E 2026 announcement ↗explore.lnw.com

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