--- ---  # George R.R. Martin Is Really Amused by This _Game of Thrones_ Slot Machine  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 12, 2016 10:44 PM UTC  George R.R. Martin attends HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 San Francisco Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California. George R.R. Martin attends HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 San Francisco Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.Steve Jennings—WireImage  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 12, 2016 10:44 PM UTC [George R.R. 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. Though I have no idea whether it is even legal for an individual to own a slot machine, or if you need a casino to be able to have one.” Martin said he believes the slot machine is located at the Sky City casino in New Mexico. George R.R. Martin Amused by 'Game of Thrones' Slot Machine ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4403831/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4403831/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine/"},"headline":"George R.R. Martin Is Really Amused by This Game of Thrones Slot Machine","datePublished":"2016-07-12T22:44:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:53:54.967Z","description":"\"I want one for myself\"","url":"https://time.com/4403831/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaeb60f70c92e936/69889bade20a87b7e5a91915/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaeb60f70c92e936/69889bade20a87b7e5a91915/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"HBO's \"Game Of Thrones\" Season 5 - San Francisco Premiere","caption":"George R.R. Martin attends HBO's \"Game Of Thrones\" Season 5 San Francisco Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.","creditText":"Steve Jennings—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4403831/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-slot-machine/","name":"George R.R. Martin Is Really Amused by This Game of Thrones Slot Machine"}}]}] ```