Slot Machines are the most popular games in casinos. These games are really advanced but their beginnings were complicated. This game of luck has also been called an “armed bandit” because of its appearance. Read on to learn more about the history of slot games. Those who play casinos have definitely tried slot machines at some point. Some may still be trying their luck while others have already run into luck and taken home big prizes. But did you know that slot machines have undergone major changes before reaching what they are today on the internet?

History of the Slot Machines

The history of slot machines started in the late 19th century when a five-reel machine featuring poker hands. However due to a huge number of possible combinations, winning was virtually impossible. The lucky few who did win were brought free beers, cigarettes, or drinks depending on the game owner. Laterment Chаrlеѕ Fey invented a new machine based on the first that had three reels instead of 5 reels and five symbols instead of 10 cards and was able to devise automatic payouts for each combination as the number of possible combinations had been greatly reduced.

One of the five symbols used was the Liberty Bell, which gave the machine its name, other symbols are still quite well known, such as the horseshoe, diamond, hearts and pikes. Imitators then devised their machines based on the “Liberty Bell” but with different symbols and prizes. Right now is when slot machines with fruit symbols start to appear, including cherry, and melon that we still see today.

The Bеll-Fruit Gum Cоmраnу launched its first line of slot machines, but instead of giving monetary prizes, it was chewing gum. This was probably an effort to sell his gum. The bar symbol we still see today comes from the Bell-Fruit Gum Cоmраnу logo. Until 1962, all slot machines were “analog”, there was no electrical system or no software inside. In 1963, Bаllу developed the first fully electromechanical slot machine called “Mоnеу Hоnеу”.

In 1972, the first video slot machine was born in Kеаrnу Mеѕа, Cаlifоrniа, when a software company called Fоrtunе Cоin Co. developed the first video slot and tested it at the Hilton hotel in Las Vegas. From that moment on, all the machines were made with pixels, so the limit was the sky when you thought about special effects and sound. We must thank the bonus rounds for WMS Industries (yes, they also have an inventor), who developed the first video slot machine with a bonus round (Rееl ‘Em) in 1994. Even today there is a huge variety of slot machines in all the casinos in the world and not only in physical casinos but now you can also find them in online casinos in case you do not have time to go to a casino in person. Online casinos also function as physical casinos, you only deposit and play for real money.

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