Wheel Of Fortune's 8000th Episode To Feature Jackpot Sponsored By BetMGM
The renowned American video game show is in its 41st season and has never had a jackpot prize of this kind previously.
" Big Money Week" is coming up for Wheel of Fortune from May 20-24, and among the leading sports wagering and iGaming operators is commemorating in style like never ever previously.
BetMGM will sponsor a Nightly Progressive Jackpot that will be contributed to whatever a participant wins if they fix the show's Bonus Puzzle. There will likewise be a BetMGM-branded "Double Jackpot" wedge on the famous Wheel giving contestants who make the opportunity to add double Nightly Progressive Jackpot to their overall if they win the Bonus Round.
This is the very first time in the history of the extremely successful syndicated game show that there will be this type of nightly contest. Wheel Of Fortune reaches 21.5 million unique viewers each week, and the 9.1 million viewers who tune in on a nighttime basis will be able to take part in the action by going to www.wheeloffortune.com to register for the opportunity to win the Nightly Progressive Jackpot.
" BetMGM is honored to sign up with Wheel of Fortune during this milestone week and belong of a game program that has actually made a palace in American tv history," stated BetMGM's CEO Adam Greenblatt in a press release. "' Big Money Week' is a fantastic collaboration, giving participants and viewers at home the chance to experience the enjoyment of a progressive jackpot."
Branding Opportunity
BetMGM has actually been pumping the Progressive Jackpot brand name of late.
In March, the operator announced the progressive prize in New Jersey was the largest in its history at $4 million at the time.
For the Wheel of Fortune activation, reveal producer Sony Pictures Television will integrate BetMGM's branding into the game program's on-set placements consisting of:
- Co-branded graphics displayed in the center screen
- In-show screens of BetMGM's logo design on host Pat Sajak's display
- Two BetMGM Double Jackpot
- A BetMGM jackpot ticker appears above the puzzle board throughout each episode
In March 2023, BetMGM likewise teamed up with IGT to launch The United States and Canada's first brand-led online gambling establishment with Wheel of Fortune Online Casino.
MGM Resorts, which owns 50% of BetMGM along with Entain, acknowledged its opportunistic outlook on iGaming in its recent incomes report. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle stated "Obviously iGaming is a real opportunity over time," so making big moves like this one with Wheel of Fortune to prop up BetMGM's iGaming brand name lines up with that idea.
