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Carnival Cruise Line and IGT Commemorate 20 Years of Wheel of Fortune® Slots with Year-Long Celebration
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MIAMI (February 16,2016) – Carnival Cruise Line and International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT)(IGT) have partnered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IGTWheel of Fortune® slot machines, featured aboard all Carnival ships and incasinos worldwide.
The World’s MostPopular Cruise Line® and the world’s leading end-to-end gaming company willreward players with free cruises and a variety of exciting giveaways throughout2016. The brands are also partnering with the most successful syndicated gameshow in television history, Wheel of Fortune, on a first-ever Carnival CruiseLine-themed week featuring an exciting viewer sweepstakes.
CarnivalCruise Line and IGT
During 2016, Carnivaland IGT’s partner casinos will give away hundreds of free cruises on theCarnival Magic. The winners will participate in the onboard Spin N Sailslot tournament featuring the IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machines exclusivelyduring an eight-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Magic from PortCanaveral, Fla., in November 2016. The $200,000 prize pool, provided byIGT, includes a $100,000 grand prize to be taken home by one luckywinner. IGT customers across the U.S. and Canada will host qualifyingevents where winning players are awarded a free cruise for two and an entryinto the grand finale $200,000 tournament.
“Wheel of Fortune slotsand Carnival cruises are synonymous with fun and excitement, so IGT’spartnership with Carnival Cruise Line provides the ideal way to celebrate 20years of Wheel of Fortune slots,” said Victor Duarte, IGT global chief product officer, gaming.“We appreciate the continued partnership between Carnival Cruise Line andIGT. Featuring Wheel of Fortune slots on all 24 Carnival cruise shipsgives the games great exposure to millions of people, and has played a valuablerole in helping IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots become the most popular casinoslot brand of all time.”
“We’redelighted to team up with IGT to commemorate the 20th anniversary ofthe wildly popular Wheel of Fortune slot machines and provide consumers with anumber of fantastic prizes, including the opportunity to win $100,000 in theSpin N Sail tournament,” said Mike Hunssinger Turek, vice president of casinocommercial operations for Carnival Cruise Line. “We’re also excited to offer avariety of special Wheel of Fortune-themed activities on board and be a part ofSpin & Sail Week on this iconic show,” he added.
Introduced in 1996, theWheel of Fortune slot machines have become a player favorite in shipboardcasinos, including all 24 Carnival Cruise Line vessels, as well as in casinoson land. IGT has placed more than 200 versions of Wheel of Fortune slotsin casinos around the world, and the game has awarded more than $3 billion injackpots and minted more than 1,000 millionaires. Players enjoy how Wheelof Fortune slots capture the spirit and creativity of the popular televisiongame show produced by Sony Pictures.
Throughout 2016,Carnival will also host a number of Wheel of Fortune-themed events across thefleet that will include special branded items and on-board activities and gamesevery sailing, including the popular Wheel of Fortune scratch-off game whereguests can win up to $30,000. Additionally, each sailing will feature aWheel of Fortune prize wheel offering a wide range of prizes, everything fromCarnival logo items and Casino Cash to entry into the $200,000 Spin N Sail slottournament.
Wheelof Fortune
The 20th anniversaryWheel of Fortune slot festivities will also include a “Spin & Sail Week”with five Carnival Cruise Line-themed shows airing this spring on the iconicgame show that inspired the slot machine. “Spin & Sail Week” airing March21-25, 2016, will feature a custom, tropical-themed set with high-definitionCarnival ship images and footage. Contestants will be able to winCarnival cruises to a variety of exotic destinations including the Caribbean,Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska.
In preparation for thebroadcast, Pat Sajak, Vanna White and the Wheel of Fortune crew went onlocation to shoot customized segments aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship.
The “Wheel of FortuneSpin & Sail Sweepstakes,” will encourage viewers to watch “Spin & SailWeek” on Wheel of Fortune and enter each night’s bonus puzzle solution at www.wheeloffortune.com.Twenty winning entries will be selected, and the grand prize will be aneight-day Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Magic to be taken in November 2016with a guaranteed spot in the Spin N Sail $200,000 slot tournament.
Foradditional information and reservations on Carnival’s cruise offerings, contactany travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.
Carnival can also be found on:
Twitter:www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
FacebookFan Page: www.facebook.com/carnival
YouTube:www.youtube.com/carnival
Instagram:www.instagram.com/carnival
Journalistsalso can visit Carnival’s media site, www.carnival-news.comor follow the line’s PR department on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
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AboutCarnival Cruise Line
Carnival,a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is"The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operatingthree- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska,Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and the PacificIslands. The company currently has two new 133,500-ton ships on order --Carnival Vista, set to debut in 2016, and an as-yet-unnamed vessel scheduled toenter service in 2018.
AboutIGT
IGT(NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We enable players to experiencetheir favorite games across all channels and regulated segments, from GamingMachines and Lotteries to Interactive and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth ofpremium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth customerintelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge technology, our gamingsolutions anticipate the demands of consumers wherever they decide to play. Wehave a well-established local presence and relationships with governments andregulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value byadhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility.IGT has approximately 13,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.IGT.com.
AboutWheel of Fortune
Wheelof Fortune hasbeen the number one syndicated game show since its inception and has earnedseven Emmy Awards, including a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game/AudienceParticipation Show. With more than 26 million viewers per week, syndication’smost successful series continues to attract a larger audience than manyprimetime television shows. Wheel of Fortune is produced in HighDefinition by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures EntertainmentCompany. It is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distributionand internationally by CBS Studios International, both units of CBS Corp.
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