The Evolution of Slot Machines
Slot games have come a long way in 100 years; from mechanical machines that were introduced, to today's sophisticated technological marvels. As the industry pushes boundaries and keeps players coming back for more.
Charles Fey's Liberty Bell machine established some of the fundamental features that continue to define slots today: three reels, paylines, varying symbols and automatic payouts.
Origins
Slot machines are gambling machines that accept coins or tokens and pay out winning combinations according to its rules. A range of symbols, such as stars, card suits, bars and numbers (7 is often popular) as well as fruits can appear on its reels - this attracted the notice of lawmakers and moral guardians, though many states later banned mechanical slots despite this; nonetheless the...