History Of Slot Machines

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History of Slot Machines
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1891

• Early Slot machine developed by Sittman and Pitt
  of Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
• It used to comprise of five drums with a total of
  50 card faces.
• It was based on the game of Poker.

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Between 1887 and 1895

• Simpler Slot Machine eveloped by Charles Fey of
  San Francisco, California, U.S.
• It used automatic mechanism of operation
• It comprised of three spinning reels with five
  symbols namely, horseshoes, diamonds, spades,
  hearts, and a Liberty Bell.

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Between 1887 and 1895The Liberty Bell

• Simpler Slot Machine eveloped by Charles Fey of
  San Francisco, California, U.S.
• It used automatic mechanism of operation
• It comprised of three spinning reels with five
  symbols namely, horseshoes, diamonds, spades,
  hearts, and a Liberty Bell.

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1907

• Analogous to Liberty Bell machine.
• Manufactured by Herbert Mills from Chicago.
• The new machine was called the Operator Bell.

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1963

• Bally developed the first fully electromechanical
  slot machine.
• It was called the Money Honey.
• It was an upgraded version of High Hand draw
  poker machine, again manufactured by Bally, in
  early 1940s.

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1976

• First true video slot machine was developed.
• It was manufactured in Kearny Mesa, CA by the Las
  Vegas based Fortune Coin Co.
• It used a modified 19-inch (48 cm) Sony Trinitron
  color receiver for the display and logic boards
  for all slot machine functions.

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1996

• The first American video slot machine was to
  offer a "second screen" bonus round in any slot
  game.
• It was called Reel 'Em In
• It was developed by WMS Industries Inc..

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