“Getting an entertainment and television company to consider their content on slot machines was a little difficult,” Hallerbach said. In 1996, when the details were being worked out, gaming still carried a stigma. During the dinner, they chatted about the potential of teaming to develop a game show collaboration on a slot machine. It’s almost synonymous with Vegas, that Wheel of Fortune song and the sound of those reels.”īut those sounds traveled a lengthy path to get to the casino floor.īy Hallerbach’s account, it began when former IGT Chairman Charles Mathewson attended an awards dinner and by “happy accident” sat next to an executive from Sony Pictures Television.

It’s the first sound you hear when you get to Las Vegas and the last sound you hear when you leave. “It’s the sound of the game, everyone knows those noises of the Wheel of Fortune game, whether you hear them in the airport or in the casino. The downtown property has the Wheel of Fortune Slots Zone where a mix of different variations of the machine are grouped together. That’s the same impression Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel has. “It’s like the games are calling out to the players.” “You can’t walk across a casino floor without hearing it,” said Boris Hallerbach, IGT’s director of product management for premium products in Reno. IGT says Wheel of Fortune marked the first licensed slot machine brand and is a forerunner for many more themed games featuring prominent movies, television shows and celebrities.Īnd while Wheel of Fortune has a big visual impact on the casino floor with its 250 different game variations - some of them in cabinets that are more than 11 feet tall - it’s the sounds they make that seem to keep fans coming back. 1, the company is observing “25 Weeks of Wheel of Fortune,” a silver anniversary tribute to the brand that includes special giveaways through the Wheel Facebook page. Since June 15 and over the next several months through Dec. The game’s sound effects, tones and melodies peeled from the popular television game show are just one of the reasons IGT’s most popular slot machine has endured for 25 years. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) hear it all the time across the casino, the siren’s call to come play.

The Wheel of Fortune slot machine game is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Gamblers try their luck in the Wheel of Fortune slots zone at the Plaza Hotel and Casino on Friday, July 30, 2021, in Las Vegas.

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