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.
