American slot machine

Slot machines are one of the most popular casino games, both online and at “brick and mortar” casinos. These games are really easy to learn, and come in a huge variety of themes. They can also be played with ease on mobile phones, a good place to start on is All Slots Mobile Casino. They have colourful displays, flashing lights and usually a jackpot that’s worth playing for.

The online slotsmachine usually consists of three or more reels, turning at diff erent speeds or in different directions, when the button is pushed. There are different images on the reels. Usually when two or more images match when the reels stop the player wins different amounts of cash.

A California, USA inventor, Charles Fey built the first slot machine in 1887, or – according to other sources – in 1895. The first slots had three reels and a total of five symbols – horseshoe, diamond, spade, heart and the Liberty Bell. This symbol gave the machine its popular name. Obviously, matching three Liberty Bells offered the highest amount of winnings – ten nickels (50 cents).
Liberty Bell, the original slot machine, had a huge success. It has spawned an entire industry of gaming machines. As every popular idea, the Liberty Bell was copied by other slot machine manufacturers, sometimes called “bell” machines.

The first fully electromechanical slot machine was developed by Bally Entertainment, an American slot machine and pinball machine manufacturer in 1963. The machine, called Money Honey, was capable of automatic payouts of up to 500 coins, without human interaction.

Later, in 1976, the first real video slot machine was developed by the Fortune Coin Co. based in Las Vegas. It had a logic board for all its functions and a 19-inch display. The first such machine was tested at the Las Vegas Hilton, and after the field trial led to its approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission, it spread to most casinos in Vegas.

Later there were a host of slot machine simulators developed by gaming companies. Thus the game made its way to the personal computers, in people’s homes, and ultimately online.