slots history

The first gunman was invented by Charles Fey of San Francisco, California, United States, which created a much simpler automatic mechanism. The majority claims that the machine Fey invented in 1887, but some believe that he may have created the machine in 1895. Due to the huge number of possible wins with the original card to play poker, proved virtually impossible to invent a machine to be able to do automatic payments for all possible winning combinations. Charles Fey developed the machine with three spinning reels containing a total of five symbols - horseshoes, diamonds, spades, hearts, and the Liberty Bell, who gave the name of the machine. By replacing ten cards with five symbols and using three reels instead of five drums, the complexity of reading to win significantly reduced, allowing Fey to devise an effective automatic payout mechanism. Three bells in a row produced the best results, ten coppers. Bell Liberty was a huge success and spawned a thriving industry, mechanical gaming devices. Even if the use of these gambling devices was banned in his country after a few years, Fey still could not keep up with the demand to play elsewhere. Liberty Bell machine was so popular that it was copied by many manufacturers of the machine. So in 1907, Herbert Mills, a producer from Chicago produced gaming machines called Operator Bell. In 1908 many of the "bell" machines have been installed in most cigar shops, cafes, bowling alleys, houses and barber shops . The original Liberty Bell slot machine can still see the Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant in Reno, Nevada.

Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn, New York, USA developed a gambling machine in 1891, which was the forerunner of modern machinery. It contained five drums holding a total 50 face cards and is based on poker. This machine proved extremely popular, and soon many bars in town, had one or more machines. Players insert a nickel and pull a lever, which spin the drums and the cards they held, the player hoping for a good poker hand. There was no direct payout mechanism, so a pair of kings player can get free beer, and the color can be paid by the royal cigars or drinks, prizes wholly dependent on what was on offer at the local plant. To better odds for a house, two cards were typically removed from the deck, ten of spades and jack of hearts, which doubles the odds of winning a royal flush. Drums can also be modified to further reduce the player's chances of winning.

Machinery is another win today in the form of fruit-flavored chewing gums with pictures of flavors as symbols on the reels. Popular cherry and melon symbols derive from this machine. BAR symbol now common in slot machines from the beginning of the logo Bell-Fruit Gum Company. Payments of awards food was commonly used technique to avoid the rules against gambling in many states, and therefore the number of Gumball and other machines were treated with suspicion by the courts. Two cases of Ellis v. Iowa and the rule against Striggles are both used in classes on criminal law in order to illustrate the concept to grasp at power, because it relates to the axiomatic ignorantia juris non excusat ("Ignorance of the law is no excuse" ). In such cases, a very good machine was considered gaming machine due to the fact that (produced internally) the possibility of the device from time to time to give another user the number of spare chips for more candy. Despite the fact that the result of another use would be displayed by the device, both the court ruled that the "incentive for every game was a chance that is played by the machine would be set to indicate that it will pay the following inspection game. The thing that attracted the player a chance that eventually he will get something for nothing. machines appeal to the player's propensity to gamble, and it [and] vice. "

In 1963, Bally developed the first fully electromechanical slot machine called Money Honey, even though the machines, such as the High Hand draw poker machines for Bally electromechanical exhibited base structures already in 1940. Electromechanical approach allowed Money Honey 1960 as the first slot from the bottom of the tank and automatic payments, up to 500 coins, without the aid of an assistant . Popularity of this machine led to increased advantage of electronic games, and soon became vestigial side lever.

The first machine to offer movie "second screen" bonus round, Reel 'Em In developed by WMS Industries Inc. in 1996. In this type of machine, the indicator provide different games where extra payments can be won or accumulation.

The first one-armed bandit in no way resembled that which we have the opportunity to watch today. In 1891, two Americans and Pitt Sittman built machine, which is made up of drums and all five of them were fifty pages. The game quickly gained popularity and in a few years there were similar machines in bars and casino in the entire United States. New solutions for machines introduced by Charles Fay, who put on the pages of various symbols. The first prize in the one-armed bandit were cigarettes or beer. Steel bar patrons quickly loved the new version. Fay mass-produce his machines, renting them out to the bars in exchange for a 50% share in the profits. Although over the years, machines have undergone a metamorphosis the original concept has been preserved.

To increase the number of players slot machines were modified in such a way as to adopt more wagers. Thanks to a growing sum of money paid, sometimes reaching millions of dollars. Raised a number of drums. Thanks to the slot machine game from year to year became more and more popular and brought more emotion.

In the seventies, the amount of money paid by the machines was $ 300,000,000 while the amount of money from other casino games such as roulette, blackjack and dice reached just over 400 million. Currently in the United States is about 40,000 machines in five states, in which the law allows for their use. However, the current ban would not be a barrier because players invest their money and emotions in online casinos. Not surprisingly, the one-armed bandit as soon gained popularity throughout the world. The game is fast, simple and play only against the machine.

Slot gaming is a term originally used for all vending machines, only in the 20th century, the term was limited to gambling machines. "Fruit Machines" or "slots" is typically a popular name machines.
 
The first Liberty Bell slot machine gambling

Liberty Bell & Charles Fey
The first mechanical machine was the Liberty Bell, invented in 1895 by car mechanic Charles Feya (1862-1944) from San Francisco. Liberty Bell had three spinning reels and included the following symbols: fruit symbols
The symbols were painted around each role, plus the symbol of Liberty Bell cracked. Spin arising from the three "Liberty Bell" s row gave the best results, a total of fifty cents or ten nickels.
The original Liberty Bell slot machines are still visible such as the Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant in Reno, Nevada. In 1901, Charles Fey invented the first machine draw poker. Fey rented machines to cafes and bars and shared revenue 50/50.

 Charles Fey - the father of gaming machines

Charles Fey Slot Machine The first founder slots

Charles Fey is considered the "father of slots" and the so-called "Thomas Edison of Slot Machines." Born in Bavaria in Germany, also for a time lived in London, and finally moved to San Francisco, where all his ideas were implemented. Charles Fey dedicated his life to the development of gaming machines.

Fruit Slot Machines

The next stage in the history of gaming machines, was the introduction of fruit machines, which resulted from the collaboration with the company Bell-Fruit Gum in 1912. Card symbols on the reels have been replaced by images of fruits

Additional BAR symbols from the first logo. Fruit Machine paid the fruit-flavored gum, and in case of win allowed to get free drinks and cigars. It was a way to avoid anti-gambling laws in many countries, which announced that the machinery can not pay cash prizes. At that time all machines are considered gambling machines, not machines. In 1920, the Senate passed a resolution that banned the sale of alcohol. This had a major impact on gambling, since most machines were installed in the lounges and bars. However, the closure of these plants did not stop the spread and growth of development in this field of entertainment.

Electromechanical Slots

money honey slot

The years 1919-1930 are known as the 'Golden Age of Slots "(the golden years of gaming machines), which initiated the future popularity of slots in the United States. Despite the numerous bans on vending machines survived the war and have been modified and improved. The first electromechanical slot machine was developed in 1964 and was called Money Honey. Due to a completely new electro-technology, machines and pay out winnings will automatically keep up to 500 frankly, this machine has started an era of electronic games and levers will soon be used solely for decoration.
1996 brought the creation of the first video slot and the second screen bonus round called Reel'Em by the famous American producer of electronic games and entertainment company WMS Industries, Inc.

 Modern slot machines gambling slot video machines

Today, players can choose from many modern slot machines. Machines have different numbers of reels and paylines, they differ as to the winning combination numbers, premiums and symbols. Most of the slots using a completely different technique, but some of them still use the traditional symbols. Types of Slots:
3-reel classic
5-drum video
Progressive slots
Bonus Slots
Big Bertha
Video Poker
i-Slots
It is practically impossible to find today living without gambling machines because they are the most popular form of gambling around the world. Moreover, slot machines are already installed in most bars, airports, racetracks, bowling alleys, hotels and other facilities visited by many people.

Slots Online

Online Slots

Currently, you can also try luck at online casinos. The story goes back to online casinos 1994, when it was adopted the Law on free trade by the State of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. The State began to attract companies from around the world have begun to open in full online casino law. Microgaming was the first software vendor, who started developing games for online casinos.The first online game Casino Club was established in 1995
The industry is evolving rapidly and the number of software companies and Internet casino offering various games grows every year. Americans are in first place when it comes to gaming despite the many prohibitions in most states. Are still many online casinos accept U.S. players. According to statistics, Americans today provide about 70% of the total income of each online casino. In Europe, led by the Scandinavians, there are also no worse English.

Tthis form of gambling is still very popular, but every year the interest is growing. With the rise of technology and Internet access is a form of entertainment over the next years, more and more popular.