--- title: George R.R. Martin Amused by 'Game of Thrones' Slot Machine description: A "Game of Thrones" slot machine has amused George R.R. Martin so much that the author now wants one in his home canonical: https://time.com/4403831/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-12T22:44:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:53:54.967Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: George R.R. 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Martin](http://time.com/4338948/george-rr-martin-why-characters-die-game-of-thrones/) is so amused by a new [_Game of Thrones_\-themed slot machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYEUjzmJZA) that the series author now wants one in his home. Martin on Tuesday told fans in a new [blog post](http://grrm.livejournal.com/493030.html) that he owns a “very cool” _Game of Thrones_ pinball machine and now wants to get his hands on a slot machine featured in _This Week in Gambling_’s YouTube page. “This wild ride I have been on for this last decade just keeps getting wilder. The amount of GAME OF THRONES stuff out there boggles even me,” he said before sharing a video of the slot machine at work. “I don’t go to casinos very often, and when I do I prefer to play poker or blackjack with other human beings rather than the slots, but I’d play this one,” he added. “In fact, I want one for myself. 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