Wheel Of Fortune's 8000th Episode To Feature Jackpot Sponsored By BetMGM
The iconic American video game program remains in its 41st season and has never had a jackpot reward of this kind previously.
" Big Money Week" is turning up for Wheel of Fortune from May 20-24, and among the leading sports betting and iGaming operators is commemorating in design like never ever in the past.
BetMGM will sponsor a Nightly Progressive Jackpot that will be included to whatever a participant wins if they fix the program's Bonus Puzzle. There will likewise be a BetMGM-branded "Double Jackpot" wedge on the popular Wheel providing candidates who earn the chance to include double Nightly Progressive Jackpot to their total if they win the Bonus Round.
This is the very first time in the history of the hugely effective syndicated video game show that there will be this type of nighttime contest. Wheel Of Fortune reaches 21.5 million distinct audiences every week, and the 9.1 million audiences who tune in on a nightly basis will have the ability to participate 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 throughout this turning point week and be a part of a game program that has actually earned a palace in American television history," said BetMGM's CEO Adam Greenblatt in a news release. "' Big Money Week' is a fantastic collaboration, providing contestants and audiences in the house the chance to experience the enjoyment of a progressive jackpot."
Branding Opportunity
BetMGM has been pumping the brand name of late.
In March, the operator announced the progressive jackpot in New Jersey was the largest in its history at $4 million at the time.
For the Wheel of Fortune activation, show producer Sony Pictures Television will incorporate BetMGM's branding into the video game show's on-set positionings including:
- Co-branded graphics displayed in the center display
- In-show displays of BetMGM's logo design on host Pat Sajak's screen
- Two BetMGM Double Jackpot Wheel wedges
- A BetMGM prize ticker appears above the puzzle board throughout each episode
In March 2023, BetMGM also 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 together with Entain, acknowledged its opportunistic outlook on iGaming in its recent earnings report. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle stated "Obviously iGaming is a genuine opportunity gradually," so making big moves like this one with Wheel of Fortune to prop up BetMGM's iGaming brand lines up with that notion.