Pat, Vanna join IGT for introduction of games at trade show

Pat Sajak and Vanna White, the stars of

TV's syndicated Wheel of Fortune game

show, will provide star power at International

Game Technology's booth at the Global

Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this week.

IGT will roll out a new version of its

Wheel of Fortune slot machine, one of 70

new games it will introduce during the trade

show this year.

Among the company's offerings:

* Slot machines carrying themes from television

shows such as "The Beverly

Hillbillies," movies such as "Young

Frankenstein" and "American Graffiti" and

the comic strip, "Beetle Bailey."

* A preview of IGT's new MegaJackpots

games using the company's new AVP

platform. AVP games feature advanced

technology in video streaming and

enhanced onscreen color.

* New video poker games developed by

Action Gaming, Inc.

* The EZ Pay Ticket System, a ticket-in,

ticket-out system for reducing or eliminating

machine coin hopper fills

* Table Touch software technology to

tracks table game player activity.