With the modern technological development gambling world became more interesting and exciting. All live casinos are filled with various types of slot games. As for online casinos, they offer a lot different bonuses, promotions, a great variety of Blackjack, Roulette and many other games and different types of slot machine making online gambling much exciting and profitable for their players.
But what was the beginning of gambling itself? Our article is about the history of such popular casino game as Slots.
Slots History
The earliest gambling machine was invented in 1891 by Pitt and Sittman. The symbols were rather simple, they represented card faces. There were 5 drums with those 50 symbols on them. These machines pay out different prizes, such as sweets and booze instead of cash as modern machines pay out.
And the first slots machine or the Liberty Bell was developed in 1899 by American inventor Charles Fey. This machine contained 3 reels with 5 symbols: hearts, diamonds, horseshoes, spades and, of course, the Liberty Bell. If a player hit 3 bells on one pay line it won him/ her prize (10 nickels).
There were also such famous symbols as cherries and melons which came from first slot machines which paid out chewing gums. One more classic slot machine symbol was the bar. The company named Bell Fruit Gum had the bar as the logo.
First electro-mechanical Slots
Later, in 1964, a simple slot machine was developed to electro-mechanical one by Bally Manufacturing. Slots makers called this machine Money Honey. Standard levels and springs were substituted by electrical components. Since then slot machines offered multiple coin bets and possibility to win really high jackpots and adding more exciting to the game in such a way. During the mid-1970’s Bally Manufacturing introduced the first Dollar Slot Machine.
During 1980 the Sircoma company their first video poker slot machines. But this machine wasn’t a success with players as they didn’t believe that it is possible to win at the machine which has no spinning reels. But, later video poker game became popular and remains one of the most exciting games nowadays.
During 1992 Bally Gaming introduced a multiple games slot machine. And during the 1990s slot makers introduced machines with bonuses giving a chance for players to win some extra prizes.
Slots game is no doubt the most playable game in both land based and online casinos.
