What's the deal with this Vegas Wheel of Fortune game?

JakeT. · Jun 3, 2008

I can't figure out how everyone I know comes back from Vegas saying they won a ton playing this thing... The last 4 people I know that went all brought back a few hundred each playing some Wheel of Fortune game. Is this thing skill based at all or what's the deal? Is it just blind luck?

Sorry I've never been to Vegas and was asking around today and everyone is telling me to play this one game. The August bash trip will be my first time there so sorry for my ignorance but I just found it weird that everyone I've called has told me the exact same thing.

shdw01 · Jun 3, 2008

I imagine there are a load of different ones....there is one with a mega-huge wheel and two seats for each station.

the traditional one has a wheel and a progressive....I have spun the wheel and won $1,000 about 3 times in my life.....have probably lost $5,000+ in my life....very bad game.

fhmesq44 · Jun 3, 2008

all it is is a slot machine, no skill. if you get the wheel of fortune on the line it spins another wheel that looks like the wheel of fortune wheel and you get whatever payout it lands on.

My wife won about $250-300 last time we were there and her friend won ~$900 a few times before that. It does seem like people win fairly regularly on them, but I don't play them and don't pay all that close attention. I do hear "Wheel.of...fortune!" often in the casinos and that means someone is spinning the wheel for a payout.

JakeT. · Jun 3, 2008

shdw01 said:
I imagine there are a load of different ones....there is one with a mega-huge wheel and two seats for each station.

the traditional one has a wheel and a progressive....I have spun the wheel and won $1,000 about 3 times in my life.....have probably lost $5,000+ in my life....very bad game.

Thanks for the info.

JakeT. · Jun 3, 2008

fhmesq44 said:
all it is is a slot machine, no skill. if you get the wheel of fortune on the line it spins another wheel that looks like the wheel of fortune wheel and you get whatever payout it lands on.

My wife won about $250-300 last time we were there and her friend won ~$900 a few times before that. It does seem like people win fairly regularly on them, but I don't play them and don't pay all that close attention. I do hear "Wheel.of...fortune!" often in the casinos and that means someone is spinning the wheel for a payout.

Any chance you can manipulate the wheel? I know that sounds like the world's dumbest question since it's Vegas and all but like you said, it seems people win fairly regularly...

fhmesq44 · Jun 3, 2008

No, doubt it. Some of the machines may be a little looser than other slots b/c they are a loud machine and attract attention when you get to spin the wheel, but I don't think they payout significantly more than any other machine

NES · Jun 3, 2008

I would like to buy a vowel pat.

Doug · Jun 3, 2008

Isn't this the game with the currency on a wheel, and you bet wether it lands on a one,five,ten,twenty ( etc.) bill ?

texansfan · Jun 3, 2008

Doug said:
Isn't this the game with the currency on a wheel, and you bet wether it lands on a one,five,ten,twenty ( etc.) bill ?

I don't think so Doug. I believe it's a regular slot machine but it has a "spin" or something on the reels. You then spin a reel at the top of the machine and you win varying amounts of money. My wife loves this machine.

Doug · Jun 3, 2008

This is what I think of when I hear wheel of fortune:

TheFalls · Jun 3, 2008

i hate slots, but I witnessed a dude hit $250K on that machine right behind my ice cold black jack seat at o'sheas.....while i waited for my 10 pm sunday night flight out

fhmesq44 · Jun 3, 2008

texansfan said:
I don't think so Doug. I believe it's a regular slot machine but it has a "spin" or something on the reels. You then spin a reel at the top of the machine and you win varying amounts of money. My wife loves this machine.

exactly, here is what it looks like, although the normal slot machine three wheels are cut off the bottom.

http://www.clayvision.com/dvision/vegasapril05/wheelreelslots.jpg

And yes, this is a magnet for chicks.

texansfan · Jun 3, 2008

Yea, that's something different Doug. I always laugh when I see people playing that thing and yelling and screaming like it's the best game ever.

texansfan · Jun 3, 2008

fhmesq44 said:
exactly, here is what it looks like, although the normal slot machine three wheels are cut off the bottom.

http://www.clayvision.com/dvision/vegasapril05/wheelreelslots.jpg

And yes, this is a magnet for chicks.

Yea, that's it. It drives me crazy being near the machine because it constantly is saying "Wheel of Fortune" out loud.

2PLAYSMAX · Jun 3, 2008

Im sure they are talking about this one. Very popular.

fhmesq44 · Jun 3, 2008

interesting, never even seen that one.

JudgeWapner · Jun 3, 2008

I don't know the game, but I'm sure the house edge is large.

CHOPTALK · Jun 3, 2008

The few times I stuck some money in them, I lost my ass.

fivestarjake · Jun 3, 2008

2PLAYSMAX said:
Im sure they are talking about this one. Very popular.

there were huge lines when i went out to vegas to play this 1 center. the one i seen was on fremont(forget which casino.)

steaktartar · Jun 3, 2008

Judge Wapner said:
I don't know the game, but I'm sure the house edge is large.

my wifes favorite game....yes it is

What's the deal with this Vegas Wheel of Fortune game?

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