The Emergence of Wheel-Based Casino Games

Buckle up for the wheel deal. In the fast-moving world of casino gaming, many wheels are spinning their way into the spotlight. The online casino landscape is getting an increasingly playful twist.

Join us as we roll into our guide to the wheel-based casino games bringing a fresh dimension to the iGaming space.

Lightning Roulette

Our first wheel-based casino game variant comes in the live casino subsector, powered by live casino technology provider Evolution Gaming. Lightning Roulette brings and exciting twist to conventional roulette gameplay, situated within an authentic casino floor, which may change its appearance in the coming years if reports are to be believed.

At first glance, the roulette wheel looks no different to a standard European Roulette one. However, once the game gets going you soon understand the power of Lightning Roulette. Once all bets are placed, anything from one to five numbers on the wheel are ‘struck’ by lightning, magnifying their multipliers for winning straight-up bets.

MONOPOLY Live

This is the first example of a wheel-based live dealer gameshow that’s taken the iGaming scene by storm. Cleverly fusing wheel-based game dynamics with one of the world’s most popular board games of all time, MONOPOLY Live includes an exciting bonus game allowing you to roll around a virtual MONOPOLY board and rack up instant prizes.

Players place wagers on which numbered segments the wheel will land on next. Within the wheel there’s also ‘2 ROLLS’ and ‘4 ROLLS’ segments. Land on either of these to enter the 3D bonus game, with two or four rolls around the board. There’s a clever use of augmented reality here too, with Mr. MONOPOLY himself sitting in the studio waiting for the bonus game to be triggered. It’s the biggest MONOPOLY development on the planet since the emergence of MONOPOLY GO.

Dream Catcher

Dream Catcher is another popular wheel-based gameshow that’s grabbed the attention of iGamers worldwide. Played on a super-sized game wheel, Dream Catcher is designed to look – and play – a little like Wheel of Fortune. You can rack up wins and even multiplier wins by correctly predicting which coloured segment the wheel will land on next.

There are 52 numbered segments, followed by one 2x multiplier segment and another 7x multiplier segment. This means it’s actually possible to get wins worth up to 280x your initial wager when you correctly predict a 40x segment with a 7x multiplier.

High-Roller Roulette

Many of the leading online casinos are also looking to develop new game options which best serve the needs of their high-value players. This includes their high-roller customers, who deposit and play regularly come rain or shine. Roulette players with the deepest bankrolls now have their own variant at PokerStars Casino, in the shape of High-Roller Roulette.

This game is designed to play as a standard European Roulette table, with a sizeable increase to the maximum bet per spin. This particular operator still has its conventional European and American Roulette tables with lower table minimums, but by catering for high-rollers these sites don’t risk alienating their core base of players.

Funky Time

Fans of disco and life in the 1970s will adore donning those dancing shoes and heading on down to the Funky Time wheel-based game. It’s powered by Evolution’s unique ‘DigiWheel’, which is a virtual game wheel powered by fully decentralised random number generators (RNGs).

The DigiWheel randomly generates different potential multipliers available with every spin, assigning them to random segments. There’s even a quartet of bonus games that are funk-tastic. The Bar Bonus is essentially a pick’em bonus screen, with each drink glass assigned a random multiplier. The Bee Gees-inspired Stayin’ Alive bonus is a ball drawing feature, while the Disco and VIP Disco bonus games include Mr Funky himself, showcasing his best dancefloor moves. All the above is hosted by a fun and engaging gameshow host, who maintains those party vibes at all times.

It’s clear online casino game libraries now offer an exceptional choice of traditional wheel-based favourites and exciting next-generation alternatives. The evolution of the live casino scene has made it possible for wheel-based gameshows to deliver a more immersive wheel-based gaming experience, even breathing new life into classic pastimes like roulette. As far as iGaming options go in 2023, we really are in extraordinary times.