Mechanical wheels for game machines

An electronic gaming machine comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a display coupled to the cabinet;
• a wheel assembly coupled to the cabinet, the wheel assembly comprising:
• a hub having a central axis,
• a containment chassis surrounding a circumference of the hub, the containment chassis centered around the central axis,
• a plurality of wheel segments positioned radially around the circumference of the hub between the hub and the containment chassis, each wheel segment having a relatively long length between the hub and the containment chassis and having a relatively shorter variable width transverse to the length, the variable width widening further from the hub, each wheel segment rotatable about a wheel segment axis which extends through each wheel segment along the length of the wheel segment, and
• an indicator for indicating a wheel segment of the plurality of wheel segments,
• wherein the hub, the containment chassis, and the plurality of wheel segments are configured to rotate about the central axis together as a unit;
• a controller configured to control the rotation of the hub, the containment chassis, and the plurality of wheel segments about the central axis, the controller is further configured to control the rotation of the plurality of wheel segments about the plurality of wheel segment axes;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the display and the controller, wherein the processor is configured to provide game play of a wager-based game to a player, display gaming information to the player through the display, detect a trigger event during game play of the wager-based game, and instruct the controller to cause rotation of the hub, the containment chassis, and the plurality of wheel segments about the central axis and/or rotates the plurality of wheel segments about the plurality of wheel segment axes to indicate an outcome via the indicator in response to the detected trigger event.