Introduction This name goes by various names: Big Six, Wheel of Fortune, Money Wheel, Big Wheel, and Lucky Wheel. Whatever the name, it is a big vertical wheel where the player bets on the number it will stop on. The odds are conveniently the same as the number. Angled on 6 wheels 31 x 70 x 38 in height. Snap-Loc tie-down straps sold separately. Product Overview The Snap-Loc Cart System is the easiest, fastest and safest way to move more in less time!
It is a gambling game also known as The Big Six, Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Cash, Money Wheel, Big Wheel or Lucky Wheel. This is a game that is played by spinning a large wheel that looks like a bicycle rim. The player gambles on the number they think the rim will stop at and places a bet on it. The wheel is divided into a number of sections which have different monetary values, a joker and wild card spot. The segments are divided equally by spokes and also consist of a flexible rubber is mounted to rub against the spokes so as to stop the spin.
There are a number of Big 6 Money Wheel variations. Each variation depends on the number of segments, the different symbols in the segments, and the payoff odds of the symbol selected.
Money wheel
Big 6 Wheel Casino
The Money Wheel variation is common in casinos in the United States.
The symbols corresponds to $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 bills - plus two special symbols, usually a joker and the casino logo, which appear only once each.
The joker and the logo pay at odds of 40 to 1 or 45 to 1, depending on local gaming regulations or the practice of the casino.
| Symbol | Payoff | |
| $1.00 | 1 To 1 | |
| $2.00 | 2 To 1 | |
| $5.00 | 5 To 1 | |
| $10.00 | 10 To 1 | |
| $20.00 | 20 To 1 | |
| Joker | 40 To 1 | |
| Casino Logo | 40 To 1 |
The house advantage or edge (the proportion of the stakes that the casino expects to win on average) of this game is one of the highest of most casino games. It ranges from 11.1% on the $1-bill bet to more than 24% on the joker or logo (when it pays at 40 to 1).
Dice wheel
The symbols on the wheel represent some of the 216 possible combinations of three die. Sometimes the same symbol appears in more than one segment. Players wager on the numbers 1 through 6. If the number appears on one of the dice in the winning segment, the dealer pays at 1 to 1. If the number appears on two of the dice, the dealer pays at 2 to 1. If the number appears on three of the dice, the dealer pays at 3 to 1.
One example of a dice wheel, manufactured by H. C. Evans & Co. of Chicago (or its successor), is divided into 54 segments. Each of the triples appears four times. The following doubles each appears four times: 2, 1, 1; 2, 2, 1; 4, 3, 3; 5, 4, 4; 6, 5, 5; and 6, 6, 3. The following combinations each appear three times: 3, 2, 1; and 6, 5, 4.
In the example above, there are 54 possible outcomes for a single spin of the wheel. For a specific number:
there are 7 possible outcomes, where one die only will match the number;
there are 4 possible outcomes, where two dice only will match; and
there are 4 possible outcomes, where all three dice will match.
At odds of 1 to 1, 2 to 1 and 3 to 1 respectively for each of these types of outcome, the expected loss as a percentage of the stake wagered is:
1 - [(7/54) * 2 + (4/54) * 3 + (4/54) * 4] = 22.2%
This variety is seldom seen in casinos, but frequently seen in carnivals, or charity fund-raisers.
United Kingdom and New Zealand variations
Big 6 Wheel Odds
A legal Big 6 Money Wheel game in the United Kingdom or New Zealand involves a wheel at least 1.5 meters in diameter divided into 52 segments, each marked with one of seven symbols (referred to as A to G). The table below lists the frequency of the symbols, their probability, the associated odds specified in the United Kingdom or New Zealand, and the house advantage or edge.
Big 6 Wheel
| Symbol | Number of segments | Probability of winning | Odds offered in UK | House edge in UK | Odds offered in NZ | House edge in NZ |
| A | 1 out of 52 | 1.9% | 50 to 1 | 1.9% | 47 to 1 | 7.7% |
| B | 1 out of 52 | 1.9% | 50 to 1 | 1.9% | 47 to 1 | 7.7% |
| C | 2 out of 52 | 3.9% | 20 to 1 | 19.2% | 23 to 1 | 7.7% |
| D | 4 our of 52 | 7.7% | 10 to 1 | 15.4% | 11 to 1 | 7.7% |
| E | 8 out of 52 | 15.4% | 5 to 1 | 7.7% | 5 to 1 | 7.7% |
| F | 12 out of 52 | 23.1% | 3 to 1 | 7.7% | 3 to 1 | 7.7% |
| G | 24 out of 52 | 46.2% | 1 to 1 | 7.7% | 1 to 1 | 7.7% |
Other variants
One variant called 'Mississippi Derby' was used for a short time at the Grand Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi. (The casino was destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina.) The symbols were combinations of three of a number of different horses, arranged to represent a winner, a second-placed horse and a third-placed horse. (The horses were represented in three rings, with the winner on the outer ring.) Players wagered on particular horses to 'win', 'place' or 'show', as with betting in horse racing. The payoffs varied from horse to horse, depending on how many times and where the horse appeared on the rings. Odds ranged from 40 to 1 for the 'long-shot' to win, down to 1-2 for the 'favorite' to show.
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