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The History of Slot Machines

THE HISTORY OF SLOT MACHINES Sittman & Pitt located in Brooklyn, New York developed a gambling machine which was considered a precursor to the modern slot machine 1891 Based on poker Charles Fey, a car mechanic from San Francisco, invented the first mechanical slot machine called "Liberty Bell" It had 4 symbols on 3 reels ..... Y Every spin cost S0.05 3 bells in a row produced the biggest payoff: 0.... 10 nickels No direct payout mechanism. Prizes depended on what was offered at the Contained 5 drums holding 50 card faces establishment (i.e. free beer, cigars, etc.) Became very popular and was copied by many slot machine manufacturers 1895 1907 Herbert Mills from Chicago, Illinois developed a O knock-off machine known as the "Operator Bell" FEE The first Castle Front machine was released The Mills Novelty Cоmpany made significant modifications in More than the slot machine 30,000 machines were sold design ..... Slots became more quiet, colorful and attractive Machines were placed in saloons, cigar stores, bowling alleys, barber stores and Coin entry and featured fruit symbols brothels The double jackpot option was introduced Bally Manufacturing released "Money Honey" - the first fully electro-mechanical slot machine SDEGI 1964 Initially, players were skeptical because they did Walt Fraley invented "Fortune Coin" - the first video slot machine not trust the virtual reels First slot O machine that could make automatic payouts of up to 500 coins After many tests, video slots became extremely popular and were adopted by casinos all over Las Vegas Led to the Features: sounds, lights, and the option to bet multiple coins increasing predominance of electronic games 1975 1990'S Slot machines can now track everything from games played and money inserted to cashless transfer and error tracking Advanced technology including Player Tracking, screen-in-screen 3D graphics, and sensory immersion are now the standard features in slot machines Led to penny machines where a minimum bet to play every line may be only S0.09 O Manufacturers began to offer multi-line machines Offered a player more chances to win by giving more than one payline 2000'S SLOT MYTHS MACHINE Slot manufactures purposely program a near-miss feature into their slots to make it seem like you almost won a jackpot FALSE. Gaming regulation institutions prevent gaming manufacturers from programing near-miss features. If you play a slot machine and it's not paying out, it means it's due to hit soon Casinos can change the payback percentages on a slot machine at the flip of a switch FALSE. Every time you pull the slot lever you always have the same chances as the next time you play. The event is independent of past pulls FALSE. The casinos would have to physically go in and change the RNG to do that. .. **... Slot machines are set to pay out at set intervals or once they've collected a certain amount of money Casinos put "looser" machines by the entrance doors or on the aisles FALSE. The outcome is always completely random. All slot machines come with a specialized computer chip called a RNG (Random Number Generator) FALSE. Hold percentages vary by manufacturer and property. and the casino can set a range for the distribution and value of payouts. "Looser" machines are not placed in specific areas. Sycuan ICASINO *Sycuan Casino offers a liberal hold percentage compared to a traditional Las Vegas casino RESOURCES www.slotmachinesl.com/lot-machines/ www.howtoplayslotsgame.com/history of slots.htm www.enwikipedia.org/wiki/Slot machine#History www.casinosdarksecretswebs.com/historyofslotmachines htm www.blog practicalethics.oxacuk//2013/07/losses-disguised as wins slot machines and-deception/ www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/dispatch-7-13-ways of-looking at-aslot-machine www.entertainment howstuffworks.com/how to play slot machines htm www.entertainment howstuffworks.com/slot-machine htm www.vegasclick.com/games/slots/bow they-work html **....

The History of Slot Machines

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The following infographic brings you through a timeline dating back to 1891, goes all the way through today, and highlights the major progressions and developments of the casino-hit game: the slot mac...

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