ONLINE SLOT MACHINES - History Cont..
Electronics reared their ugly head
when the sixties rolled around. Nevada Electronics' solid
state "21" machines were a big deal, and by the mid-1970s,
other manufacturers had built solid state 21, dice,
roulette, horse racing, and poker machines. The most
successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic,
which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
In 1975 the Fortune Coin Company introduced the first
video bell slot machine in Las Vegas. The new machine
received only mild acceptance by the casinos, which
purchased it primarily as a novelty. It wasn't until it
was converted to a draw poker machine that it's potential
became apparent. In 1976, Bally built a black and white
video poker machine and eight months later the Fortune
Coin Company returned the favor with a color version.
A new slot manufacturing giant, founded by Willion "Si"
Redd, showed itself in 1975. After selling his Nevada
Distributing Company to Bally Manufacturing, Redd arranged
for $1.5 million to be subtracted from the purchase price
so he could keep the rights to the electronic games,
including video slots. Redd's new company, A-1 Supply,
soon acquired pioneer video game manufacturer, Nutting
Enterprises, and began building BlackJack and Draw Poker
console machines. The company flourished, and William Redd
changed it's name to Sircoma (Si Redd Coin Machines). In
1981 Redd's company underwent another name change, this
time to IGT (International Game Technology). You may Also visit Our Recommended Website to
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