IGT and MGM Springfield recently launched the first wide-area progressive (WAP) slots games in Massachusetts.
WAP games are part of a network of connected slots with a jackpot liquidity pool that grows as more people play the games. To celebrate, MGM Springfield created a dedicated Wheel of Fortune Slots Zone, a space featuring 20 high-performing WAP games from IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots portfolio.
“MGM Springfield is excited to continue our tradition of firsts by becoming the first casino in Massachusetts to offer players the chance to win life-changing jackpots on IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots games,” MGM Springfield Vice President of Casino Operations Ariam Aponte said in a statement. “Our recently opened Wheel of Fortune Zone differentiates MGM Springfield, features an exciting mix of slots experiences and offers jackpot opportunities that are new to players in Massachusetts.”
The Wheel of Fortune Slots Zone at MGM Springfield features new and existing games on a range of IGT’s latest cabinets. The games will have progressive jackpot reset values ranging from $200,000 to $1.1 million.
Highlights include: Wheel of Fortune Big Money on the Wheel of Fortune Trio cabinet; Wheel of Fortune Cash Link Reels Double Diamond and Wheel of Fortune Cash Link Reels Double Gold on the DiamondRS Wheel cabinet; Wheel of Fortune Triple Gold Spin on the MegaTower cabinet; and Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars Gold Spin Deluxe on the CrystalWheel Stepper cabinet.
“Launching the first wide-area progressive games in Massachusetts with MGM Springfield gives players a new way to experience Wheel of Fortune Slots as we mark its 30th anniversary,” said IGT CEO Hector Fernandez. “IGT helped shape the WAP category through decades of innovation, and this launch builds on that legacy while creating new opportunities for our customers and their players.”
Since the game’s debut in 1996, IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots have paid out more than $3.6 billion in jackpots and minted more than 1,200 millionaires via more than 300 variations of the game. IGT has an exclusive licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television to produce Wheel of Fortune slots games through 2034.
