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Slots: Then and Now
Before speaking about slots let’s see when the first gambling machine
appeared. Be aware that a gambling machine and a slot machine isn’t the
same. So, the first gambling machine appeared in the 19th century and it was
invented by Sittman and Pitt. In fact, it was like video poker as there were
used playing face cards as symbols and the payout depended on poker hands.
But if you had played then you wouldn’t have got money in the case of a
win. Your win would have been food or drinks from the bar in which the
gambling machine was situated. A little later there appeared the first slot
machine, which was based on the same principle.
Nearly everybody knows what a slot is. Even if you have never played slots
you have seen them for sure. Nowadays slots are an integral part of all
modern casinos. Gamblers take slots for granted, millions of people play
slots, but very few know when they were invented and who was the inventor.
All slots at modern casinos are based on the construction, which was
invented by Charles Fey in 1887. The first slot consisted of three
mechanically spinning reels. Every reel had ten sections with different
pictures on them. If three equal pictures come out at the same time it was a
win. In 1889 there appeared slots, which gave an opportunity to win the
jackpot. Then the jackpot was paid when the total weight of all coins in a
slot machine ran up to a certain edge. But slots of this kind didn’t exist
for a long time, as they didn’t make a profit for slot owners as players
found a way out. It was enough to punch a playing machine and the coins came
out. The next version of the game was much simpler. There were three
sections (or slots) inside of a playing machine. When a player made a bet to
play a slot the coin fell in one of the 3 sections. One of the sections was
a winning section. If the coin fell in a winning section a player got three
coins back. Later slots became more and more popular. For example, there
were up to 2000 slot machines only in San Francisco. In 1895 there was
invented a slot machine, on which all modern slots are based. Fey’s slot
was called “Liberty Bell”. The slot consisted of three parallel discs
with numbers on them. A player pulled the lever, which made the discs reel.
A certain number combination was a winning combination. Then the combination
of numbers “4-11-44” was a winning combination.
There were a lot of disputes about slots and their right for existence. In
the 20th century they were forbidden in the USA. As a result there appeared
so-called “Liberty Bell Gum Fruit” slots. The principle was the same,
but people used these machines for buying a bubble gum and with the bubble
gum they got an opportunity to win money, they were given a spin. The
symbols were different fruits, the most popular tastes of a chewing gum.
That’s why these machines were called “fruit machines”. And still a
lot of slots have the same symbols. Moreover, the BAR symbol, which still
exists as a wild symbol, came from those slot machines.
Other slot machines were an electro-mechanical slot machine “Money Honey”,
which appeared in 1964 and “Dollar Slot Machine”, which appeared in
1970. Later in 1980 the first video poker slot machine was invented. You can
see yourself that the development of slots is very fast and the main reason
of it is their popularity.
Of course the modern slots are different. There is no lever to pull, it is
enough to push the button, there are no mechanical reels, and you can see
everything on the screen. The computer will do everything for you, you just
make bets you want and push the button. The choice of slots is very wide.
Everybody will be able to find something to his liking. There are different
wild and scatter symbols, different bonuses and bonus rounds, and the
jackpots are also different. You are only to make a choice!
The slot machines have been existing for about 120 years and one can find
them nearly everywhere: at casinos, cafes, different stores and even at
online casinos, which give you an opportunity to play your favorite slots at
home!
> To play a slot machine:
1 Click on the bill slot on the front of the machine. You will be asked to
enter how many credits you want to put into the machine. Click OK when done.
2 Bet the amount you want for the current spin by clicking Bet One, Bet Max,
or Play Max.
3 Spin the reels by clicking the arm, clicking the Spin button, pressing S
on the keyboard, or choosing Spin from the Actions menu.
If you win, you accumulate credits. You can then bet your credits (instead
of inserting more coins) for the next spin. You can bet from one coin up to
the maximum number of coins available by clicking the Bet One or Bet Max
buttons. To collect your credits, click Cash Out. Your bankroll will be
automatically credited.
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