A method for operating a wheel of fortune shown on a monitor by a user, wherein - by means of a camera the position of the body's centre of gravity and one hand of the user is determined, wherein by means of a control unit - an upper height threshold is set at predefined value in relation to the body's centre of gravity and upon exceeding the height threshold by the position of the hand a first phase is started, during which the position of the hand is continually determined and during which the position of the wheel of fortune is coupled to the position of the hand, - a rotation being performed by the movement of the hand of the user is continually determined and a rotational angle (α) is determined, - the angular speed (ω), i.e. the temporal change rate of the determined angle (α), is continually calculated, - the first phase is ended and a, preferably directly before the end of the first phase, continually calculated angular speed (ω) is identified as the output rotational speed (ω 0) and - after the end of the first phase a free rotation phase is started, wherein the further rotation of the wheel of fortune occurs with the output rotational speed (ω 0) as the output speed and the wheel of fortune is continually decelerated and comes to a standstill at a certain end position and this end position is kept available, and - wherein the first phase ends and the free rotation phase is started - when the position of the hand falls below a further, lower height threshold, which is set at a predefined value, particularly at a predefined value below the body's centre of gravity, and/or - when the angle covered during the first phase of the wheel of fortune exceeds a predefined threshold value when compared with the starting position and/or when the angular speed (ω) exceeds a predefined threshold value. - by means of a camera the position of the body's centre of gravity and one hand of the user is determined, wherein by means of a control unit - an upper height threshold is set at predefined value in relation to the body's centre of gravity and upon exceeding the height threshold by the position of the hand a first phase is started, during which the position of the hand is continually determined and during which the position of the wheel of fortune is coupled to the position of the hand, - a rotation being performed by the movement of the hand of the user is continually determined and a rotational angle (α) is determined, - the angular speed (ω), i.e. the temporal change rate of the determined angle (α), is continually calculated, - the first phase is ended and a, preferably directly before the end of the first phase, continually calculated angular speed (ω) is identified as the output rotational speed (ω 0) and - after the end of the first phase a free rotation phase is started, wherein the further rotation of the wheel of fortune occurs with the output rotational speed (ω 0) as the output speed and the wheel of fortune is continually decelerated and comes to a standstill at a certain end position and this end position is kept available, and - wherein the first phase ends and the free rotation phase is started - when the position of the hand falls below a further, lower height threshold, which is set at a predefined value, particularly at a predefined value below the body's centre of gravity, and/or - when the angle covered during the first phase of the wheel of fortune exceeds a predefined threshold value when compared with the starting position and/or when the angular speed (ω) exceeds a predefined threshold value.