# What the hell is this thing called and where can I buy it or make it?gambling thingie **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529 "2006-05-12T17:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/1 "2006-05-12T17:03:18Z")
Yanno when you go to Vegas or any church fund raiser, there is a large wheel ( like Wheel of Fortune, only upright on a wall or display) and when it is spun it makes a tick tick tick noise. A winner is decided on where the red arrow stops. What the hell are those things called (I’ve been googling and ebaying all morning and I think I have run out of terms.) I need something similar this summer to liven up the days. Please end my pain. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/2 "2006-05-12T17:08:05Z")
Crown & Anchor Game? Like you see at a Carnival? ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/3 "2006-05-12T17:08:29Z")
I’m pretty sure that they’re actually called “wheels of fortune.” My first Google search turned up [this gambling supply site](http://www.gamblersupply.com/page/gambler/CTGY/wof) and also [this site](http://www.1ofakindcasino.com/fortune.html#wheels) (they’re kinda pricey!) – you can probably find others now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/4 "2006-05-12T17:16:47Z")
[url=http://www.partyoutfitters.com/wheel\_of\_fortune\_rental.htm]Yep - it is called a Wheel of Fortune.[/ur] ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/5 "2006-05-12T17:25:37Z")
Yanno. The only thing I didn’t google or ebay was Wheel of Fortune. :smack: You both deserve some fine chocolate or beer for ending my misery. Thank you! I love this place. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/6 "2006-05-13T15:33:07Z")
“Wheel of Fortune” would work, but you may also find that your search will be widened if you include the term “Big Six Wheel.” That’s how it was known in a casino I once worked in. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-called-and-where-can-i-buy-it-or-make-it-gambling-thingie/356529/7 "2006-05-13T15:57:03Z")
“Big 6” is how I know the game as well, though it’s never been offered at any casino I’ve been to (and it’s a pretty awful bet at that unless you bet on the even money.) It’s like roulette without the ambiance.