Class Action Lawsuit Brought Against Wheel of Fortune Slot Game
A class action lawsuit has been filed by four slot-machine players in Las Vegas against IGT and five other casinos, alleging that a game on site, Wheel of Fortune, is rigged.
Lawsuit filed against Wheel of Fortune slot game.
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In the lawsuit, the claim is that the bonus wheel has a deceptive design because they don’t have an equal chance of landing on a certain segment despite each segment being the same size. The lawsuit claims that it does this because a computer program controls the spin's outcome.
“Before the advent of electronic gaming devices, casinos offered mechanical spinning wheel games of chance to their patrons,” the lawsuit says. “Roulette is a classic example of such a game. A commonly understood trait of these spinning wheel games is that the wheel has an equal chance of stopping on each space. That is because spinning wheels are naturally subject to the laws of physics and because the area of the wheel attributable to each number is the same, meaning the wheel has an equal chance of landing on 5 as it does 0.”
The plaintiffs in the suit include Jessica Naumann (Las Vegas), Charlotte Bownes (Detroit), Joseph Lagreca (Rhode Island), and Christopher Goodin (Mississippi). They’re seeking an unspecified amount in compensatory and punitive damages.
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Where the Plaintiffs Played the Game
The gameplay of these four plaintiffs stretches across multiple years.
● Naumann: Played on Jan. 18, 2021, at Palace Station and The Orleans in Las Vegas.
● Bownes: Played Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, 2021, at MGM Grand in Detroit.
● Lagreca: Played Aug. 13, 2022, at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Rhode Island and on Oct. 2, 2022, at MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.
● Goodin: Played several days in March, April, and May 2024 at Penn’s Ameristar Vicksburg and Bally’s Vicksburg Casino in Mississippi.
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Lawsuit Claims Casino Wheel Is Rigged for Lower Payouts
The lawsuit claims that the bonus wheel feature of the defendant’s gaming devices is intentionally misleading. It alleges that the design and presentation of the wheel simulate a naturally spinning mechanism, like a roulette wheel, which appears to operate according to the laws of physics.
This leads casino players to believe that every segment of IGT’s Wheel of Fortune has an equal chance of being selected, implying that the odds of winning the highest-value prize are the same as winning the lowest-value prize.
However, the suit asserts that the wheel is rigged by internal software, causing it to land more frequently on segments with lower monetary values, reducing players' chances of winning higher-value prizes.
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