Wheel game apparatus and wagering game methods

A wheel game apparatus comprising:

• a base having a central axial shaft;
• an inner ring mounted for rotational motion about the shaft, the inner ring having an upper side, a lower side and a radially outer edge, the upper side including a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots adjacent to the radially outer edge, each slot including a slot surface defining a slot cavity;
• an outer ring mounted for rotational motion about the shaft, the outer ring having an upper side, a lower side and a radially outer edge, the upper side including a second marker thereon adjacent to the radially outer edge, wherein the outer ring is mounted axially adjacent to the lower side of the inner ring;
• a central cone mounted for rotational motion about the shaft in an axial adjacent position to the upper side of the inner ring, the central cone having an upper side, a lower side and a radially outer edge, the upper side including at least one marker thereon and a raised portion;
• a plunger mounted to the upper side of the inner ring, the plunger including a spring for biasing an arm extending radially inward, the arm including a distal end;
• an annular ring mounted on the lower side of the central cone, the annular ring including a plurality of equally sized engagement spaces divided by radial ridges, the plurality of engagement spaces being equal to the number of circumferentially spaced slots, each engagement space being generally in radial alignment with a single circumferentially spaced slot, wherein the distal end of the arm of the plunger is configured to engage with the engagement spaces of the annular ring and align the at least one marker with a slot when the cone is not rotating as a result of force being applied to the raised portion;
• a second plunger mounted to the lower side of the inner ring, the second plunger including a spring for biasing an arm extending radially inward, the arm including a distal end;
• a second annular ring mounted on the lower side of the inner ring, the second annular ring including a plurality of equally sized engagement spaces divided by radial ridges, the plurality of engagement spaces being equal to the number of circumferentially spaced slots, each engagement space being generally in radial alignment with a single circumferentially spaced slot, wherein the distal end of the arm of the second plunger is configured to engage with the engagement spaces of the second annular ring and align the second marker with a slot when the outer ring is not rotating;
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• a plurality of substrates, each substrate of the plurality being disposed in a slot cavity of the circumferentially spaced slots on the upper side of the inner ring, each substrate including a body seated in the slot cavity having an upper side, a side wall and a lower side, the lower side including indicia thereon and the upper side including an elongated member to facilitate removing the substrate from the slot cavity, the elongated member being affixed to the body in a central surface area of the upper side of the body, the elongated member protruding from the upper side at a second end perpendicularly relative to the plane of the central surface area of the upper side, wherein the lower side of the body contacts the slot surface and the side wall of the body is adjacent the slot surface within the slot cavity.