• Ellen Degeneres Slot Machine

Fans of Ellen DeGeneres might notice a familiar smile peering back at them from slot floors of a handful of Northern California casinos these days: Ellen herself.

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Two new machines from slot manufacturer IGT feature animated versions of Ellen singing, dancing and saying familiar catchphrases from her popular daytime talk show. The formal titles of the slots are “The Ellen DeGeneres Show Featuring Ellen’s Dance Party Video Slots” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show Featuring 12 Days of Giveaways Video Slots.” The penny machines started appearing on casino floors this year; casinos that have the slots include Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks (Yolo County), Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park and Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore (Kings County).

Slot geeks like the new slots because they incorporate IGT’s new CrystalCore cabinet, a physical format that features better-than-usual sound and high-definition visuals on a 42-inch vertical touchscreen display. Ordinary gamblers like the games because they offer fun sequences in which a computerized caricature of Ellen dances around the screen and sings a variety of tunes. The machines also are programmed with a number of bonus cycles that pay out anywhere from 200 to 2,500 units.

These bonus cycles resonate particularly well with fans of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” One, dubbed the “Know or Go Bonus,” is designed after the “Know or Go” segment on Ellen’s show, and has (virtual) contestants stand upon a (virtual) platform and eliminates them one by one based on player selection. Another, dubbed “Ellen’s Wheel of Riches Bonus,” mimics the Wheel of Riches from the show and offers players a chance to spin a touch-screen wheel and claim a windfall of cash (or, in this case, coins).

So far, these features appear to be hits. Graton has six machines, and Kord Nichols, vice president and assistant general manager, said the machines “became some of the most popular in the house” virtually overnight. Nichols added that it’s not unusual to see a crowd standing around the machines, laughing at what transpires while people play.

“Ellen has a wide audience, which means slots that have her on them appeal to a broad group of people,” Nichols said. “Slot machines with a fun theme are just more fun to play.”

Nichols added that Graton expects to add four new machines by the end of the summer. Representatives from IGT said they expected the slots to start appearing in other area casinos this year.

Matt Villano is a writer in Healdsburg. E-mail: 96hours@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @mattvillano

Ellen slots

One of the really cute touches is when you get a stack of Ellen symbols on the first reel. Once you get that, Ellen dances across the screen (hilarious!) and she turns all the picture symbols into red Ellen symbols, which means y could be in for a big win.

There are three more bonus games, including a cool free spins bonus. One of the other ones is a pick and choose game.

If you get a big win, Ellen comes on to the careen and does a turn, talks to you, or is just plain funny. Another nice touch is when you have got the first 2 (of three) bonus symbols and are waiting in anticipation for the third one to come in - at this stage, Ellen will sometimes beg for e first one to come in, or maybe say something to encourage it. This is really cool, to get Ellen rooting for you when you are playing.

Unlike a lot of big brand slots, I think the game itself is very good, whereas some others seem to focus more on style of substance. It wouldn't surprise me to see the novel format of this game start to appear in many other slots, including smaller box games and games that don't have such big brands attached to them.

Ellen Degeneres Slot Machine

Next time I am in Vegas I will take a look out for Ellen slots