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Wheel of Fortune ® Slots
featuring REELdepth
Wheel of Fortune ® and REELdepth have joined
together to bring more excitement to the most
popular slot theme in history. Offered at release
are five S AVP ® and S MLD ® themes configured as
single, 5- or 9-payline options. The S AVP ® version is
built with physical reels for players who still want the
mechanical-reel experience. And in the REELdepth
version, 3-D Wheel of Fortune ® bonus symbols
and payline combinations pop out on the reels to
accentuate the win. The 3-D experience, found only
in REELdepth games, provides players with a new
frontier in Wheel of Fortune ® game play.
A bright future
REELdepth will be an integral part of the
MegaJackpots ® family in the future. IGT has a series
REELdepth offers endless
opportunity in Lottery markets
The introduction of REELdepth games to lottery
markets in the United States has proven to be a huge
success. REELdepth provides a variety of options and
opportunities for lottery markets. Key to this offering is
the ability for jurisdictions that are not allowed to have
true mechanical spinning reel games to give players
games that are as close to the real thing as it gets.
The virtual slot reels in REELdepth games emulate
the look, sound and feel of the older IGT ‘legacy’
mechanical reel counterparts. With true mechanical
spinning reels not being allowed in all jurisdictions,
IGT partnered with PureDepth to create the
REELdepth Multi-Layer Display ® (MLD) technology
to allow the player the look, sound, and feel of true
mechanical spinning reel games in a video format.
“For lottery markets, one of the most exciting
features of IGT’s new REELdepth games is the
video spinning reel technology,” said Tim Shortall,
vice president eastern region sales for IGT. “MLD ®
technology makes spinning reel games look,
sound and even feel like true mechanical spinning
reel games.”
The REELdepth games featuring MLD ® in the
Delaware and Rhode Island lottery markets are
performing extremely well. “REELdepth games in
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of upcoming MLD ® MegaJackpots ® products that will
continue to push the limits of this technology. Future
themes include the Wheel of Fortune ® Experience
with realistic physical reel emulation, and other games
like Super Nova Blast! , which will push the stepperstyle
graphics into new 3-D territory with exciting
bonus animation and integration
with the top box LCD.
“I see the future
of REELdepth and
MegaJackpots ® building on the
user experience and continuing
to offer engaging and stunning
content to players that will
keep them coming back,” Hallerbach said. “Most
players seek entertainment in their gaming experience
and our MegaJackpots ® products combined with
REELdepth offer entertainment and value on a whole
new level.”
Delaware and Rhode Island are showing really great
performance numbers meaning that the games are
being very well received by players,” said Shortall.
“The REELdepth games have been reported to be
performing as high as twice zone/house averages.”
In addition, REELdepth provides operators with
unmatched flexibility. The technology allows multiple
games to be housed on the same machine. Players
are able to view and play a selection of their favorite
games by switching from a 3-reel to 4-reel to 5-reel to
video reel to poker within seconds – all on the same
AVP ® machine. A player can also switch to and from
a non-progressive feature to a progressive feature
just by choosing another game on the same AVP ®
machine. All games in the REELdepth line are ready
for server-based gaming today, but operators do not
need a server-based system to run the games or the
unique 3-D technology. REELdepth truly provides
casino operators with many choices to fit their needs.
“The vast number of options that REELdepth
provides operators is endless,” said Ryan Griffin,
product manager for IGT Core Products. “Just the
huge library of REELdepth game choices alone gives
operators flexibility that no one else can offer.”
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