ONLINE SLOT MACHINES - History
It is a colorful part of American history. Slot machine is
the invention of America, though has been taken over by
the entire world today. It has found its place not only in
casinos but also even at bus terminals, lounges and pubs
in England and has become unavoidable. These are all
current days scenario. But its history starts with its
inventor, Charles Fey.
Fey invented the game in the year 1895. But unfortunately
could not give it a shape till 1907 when he made tie up
with the Mills Novelty Company. They produced the first,
so called Slot machines, which was named as the Mills
Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell featured a cast iron case,
with a Liberty Bell embedded on the front of the machine.
The machine's reel selections had pictures of playing
cards (hearts, spades, diamonds). The fruit machine was
still yet to be in its existence but at the same time was
not very far behind.
A slight variation to the Liberty Bell was made in the
year of 1910 and its new name became The Operator Bell. It
was also built by the Mills Company. It featured the
famous and delicious fruit symbols. It is evident from the
different sources that by the end of 1915, over thirty
thousand (30,000) such machines were made using cast iron.
Since cast iron constituents the machine, it was becoming
expensive. Hence wooden cabinets were then introduced in
order to minimize the cost.
Over the next couple of decades the Mills Company made
numerous changes and alterations to the machines and to
the game itself. Multiple jackpots, quieter running
machines, colorful cabinets to attract players, and
eventually specific themes. The phenomenon that is still
keeping the history of slot machines fresh, themes, began
at this time and hasn't looked back since. Some of the
original themes included the 'Roman Head', the 'Castle
Front', the 'War Eagle', and the 'Lion Head'. You may Also visit Our Recommended Website to
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